Leonard Cohen
Sound
Born September 21, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Leonard Norman Cohen, CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, and painter. His work mostly explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships.[2] Cohen was inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honor. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize. Cohen pursued a career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early 1960s, and did not launch a music career until 1967, at the age of 33. His first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967), was followed by three more albums of folk music: Songs from a Room (1969), Songs of Love and Hate (1971) and New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974). His 1977 record Death of a Ladies' Man was co-written and produced by Phil Spector, which was a move away from Cohen's previous minimalist sound. In 1979 Cohen returned with the more traditional Recent Songs, which blended his acoustic style with jazz and Oriental and Mediterranean influences. "Hallelujah" was first released on Cohen's studio album Various Positions in 1984. I'm Your Man in 1988 marked Cohen's turn to synthesized productions and remains his most popular album. In 1992 Cohen released its follow-up, The Future, which had dark lyrics and references to political and social unrest.
Filmography
Leonard Cohen - Dance Me to The End Of Love European Tour
Le Parfum d'Irak
Looking for Laurie
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
Sheku Kanneh-Mason - My Playlist
Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts
Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will
Self
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Self
Canadian Hits at the BBC
Self
Symphony Of The Invisible
Self (voice)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Self (archive footage)
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Self (archive)
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Omega
Self
Supermax
Night Flight: Born Again
Self
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, From Montreal to the World
Self
Al Purdy Was Here
(voice)
Leonard Cohen - Live in Dublin
Self
First We Take Milán
Leonard Cohen's Lonesome Heroes
Himself
Leonard Cohen: Songs from the Road
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
Self
Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
Self
Leonard Cohen: Live in London
Self
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Self
Leonard Cohen: First We Take Austin
Vocals
Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1978-2006
Self
The Last Trapper
In the Forest... Again
The Favourite Game
Homage to Hung Tung
The Genius of Lenny Breau
Self
Beautiful Losers
Self
Leonard Cohen: Spring 96
I'm Your Man
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Self
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation
Narrator
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life
Narrator
The Power of Speech
Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
Self
Leonard Cohen: San Sebastián 1988
On s'est tous défilé
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
Night Magic
Miami Vice
Zolan
Cœur bleu
The Song of Leonard Cohen
Self
Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977
Poets on Film No. 1
Like a Bird on a Wire
Numéro un
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Guitare au poing
Fata Morgana
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
The Ernie Game
Singer
Palace of Pleasure
Narrator (voice)
Creative Person: Leonard Cohen
Self
Poen
Narrator (voice)
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
Self
Angel
Man (uncredited)