Leonard Cohen

One of the most fascinating and enigmatic – if not the most successful – singer/songwriters of the late '60s, Leonard Cohen retained an audience across six decades of music-making, interrupted by various digressions into personal and creative exploration, all of which have only added to the mystique surrounding him. Second only to Bob Dylan (and perhaps Paul Simon), he commanded the attention of critics and younger musicians more firmly than any other musical figure from the '60s who continued to work in the 21st century, which is all the more remarkable an achievement for someone who didn't even aspire to a musical career until he was in his thirties. Cohen was born in 1934, a year before Elvis Presley, and his background – personal, social, and intellectual – couldn't have been more different from those of the rock or folk stars of any generation.

Leonard Cohen (1934 - 2016) was een Canadese singer-songwriter en dichter. Tot zijn bekendste nummers horen "Hallelujah", "Suzanne" en "So Long, Marianne". Hij breekt door in de jaren zestig en hij blijft met zijn muziek steeds weer nieuwe generaties fans aanspreken en jonge muzikanten beïnvloeden. In 2016 brengt hij zijn veertiende en laatste studioalbum You Want It Darker uit. Negentien dagen na de release overlijdt Cohen op 82-jarige leeftijd in zijn woonplaats Los Angeles.

Leonard Cohen (1934 - 2016) was een Canadese singer-songwriter en dichter. Tot zijn bekendste nummers horen "Hallelujah", "Suzanne" en "So Long, Marianne". Hij breekt door in de jaren zestig en hij blijft met zijn muziek steeds weer nieuwe generaties fans aanspreken en jonge muzikanten beïnvloeden. In 2016 brengt hij zijn veertiende en laatste studioalbum You Want It Darker uit. Negentien dagen na de release overlijdt Cohen op 82-jarige leeftijd in zijn woonplaats Los Angeles.

For over four decades, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a figure whose body of work achieves greater depths of mystery and meaning as time goes on. His songs have set a virtually unmatched standard in their seriousness and range. Sex, spirituality, religion, power - he has relentlessly examined the largest issues in human lives, always with a full appreciation of how elusive answers can be to the vexing questions he raises. But those questions, and the journey he has traveled in seeking to address them, are the ever-shifting substance of his work, as well as the reasons why his songs never lose their overwhelming emotional force. Documentaries, awards, tribute albums and the ongoing march of artists eager to record his songs all acknowledge the peerless contribution Cohen has made to what one of his titles aptly calls "The Tower of Song."

In 2008 Leonard Cohen embarked on his first tour in 15 years. Quickly recognized as musical folklore in the making, 29 of the original dates sold out almost immediately, leaving fans and critics alike hailing the show as a once in a lifetime experience. By popular demand, the Canadian/UK tour was extended and by the end of that year it had reached 84 markets worldwide, selling more than 700,000 tickets. The Live In London release fully captures and recreates the extraordinary show from that tour that earned Cohen more than 80 five-star reviews for his performances.

Songs of Leonard Cohen is the debut album by Canadian folk singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released in December 1967 on Columbia Records. Less successful in the US than in Europe, Songs of Leonard Cohen foreshadowed the kind of chart success Cohen would go on to achieve. It reached number 83 on the Billboard 200 and achieving gold status in the US only in 1989, but peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart, and spent nearly a year and a half on it. Songs of Leonard Cohen was released on CD in 1989, while a digipak edition was released in some European countries in 2003. A remastered version, with the bonus tracks "Store Room" and "Blessed is the Memory," was released in the United States on April 24, 2007.

Songs of Leonard Cohen is the debut album by Canadian folk singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released in December 1967 on Columbia Records. Less successful in the US than in Europe, Songs of Leonard Cohen foreshadowed the kind of chart success Cohen would go on to achieve. It reached number 83 on the Billboard 200 and achieving gold status in the US only in 1989, but peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart, and spent nearly a year and a half on it. Songs of Leonard Cohen was released on CD in 1989, while a digipak edition was released in some European countries in 2003. A remastered version, with the bonus tracks "Store Room" and "Blessed is the Memory," was released in the United States on April 24, 2007.