Leonard Cohen
Born | September 21, 1934 |
Hometown | Westmount, Canada |
Net worth | $10 million |
Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
Partner | Marianne Ihlen |
Children | Adam Cohen , Lorca Cohen |
Parents | Nathan Bernard Cohen , Marsha Klonitsky |
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Famous blue leotard: the Leonard Cohen dance show the singer never lived to see
- The gravel-throated legend gave his blessing to a show set to his greatest songs, but died before rehearsals began. As Dance Me hits the UK, its performers describe feeling his presence on stage
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Music show: French rocker H-Burns on touring his Leonard Cohen tribute album
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A Ballet of Lepers by Leonard Cohen review – intimations of immortality
A fascinating collection of early fiction foreshadows motifs and concerns that Cohen the performer later mined across decades
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A Ballet of Lepers by Leonard Cohen review – violent literary beginnings
A novella and short stories from the 1950s showcase Cohen’s fascinating self-fashioning, but also a taint of bitterness
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song review – a thorough, respectful documentary
Contributions from John Cale, Judy Collins and more illuminate the singer-songwriter’s art through his best-known song
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‘Trying not to be funny was a challenge’: Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie on his serious solo debut
He has written duets for man and Muppet, parodied Morrissey in The Simpsons, and become Hollywood’s go-to for bringing ‘heart’ to the movies. Now he’s ready to see if people want to hear the guy behind the gags
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‘There’s a raw energy’: Hydra, artists’ haven, still casts its spell
The Greek island has attracted poets, writers and musicians for over 8o years, from Henry Miller to Leonard Cohen and Jeff Koons
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From American Pie to All Too Well: the most debated lyric mysteries ever
Recent reveals over the meaning of Don McLean’s classic have shown once again how much fans love to turn detective when singers remain mysterious
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How the light gets in on the darkest days
Brief letters: Leonard Cohen’s Anthem | Champagne socialists | Betting on high blood pressure | Relatives at Wimbledon | Country diary’s play on words
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The Guardian view on Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah: praise be
Editorial: Great anthems are not always the best songs but they play the important role of channelling communal emotions
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‘It is more than a song’: the enduring power of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah
In a new documentary, fans and experts explore the legacy of a song that was originally shunned before becoming a timeless classic
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Bittersweet by Susan Cain review – a mawkish manifesto for the happy-sad
The author of Quiet again bangs the drum for the world’s sensitive souls, but her unflagging earnestness is depressingly short of nuance and humour
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