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Leonard Cohen

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Leonard Norman Cohen (born 1934 in Montreal) was a Canadian poet, novelist and singer-songwriter who released his debut album in 1967 and recorded and performed through the 2010s. He died in 2016.

Born in Montreal (1934), Jewish heritage, first album released 1967 (Songs of Leonard Cohen). Renowned as a poet and novelist before becoming a recording artist. Recurring lyrical themes: love, God, death, solitude. Widely praised for his low, husky voice and literary songwriting.

DeBaser's reviews celebrate Leonard Cohen as a poet turned singer-songwriter, praising his lyricism, low voice and live presence. Recurring themes across reviews: love, God, death, memory and aging. Live albums and late-career records (Old Ideas, You Want It Darker) receive frequent positive mention.

For:Listeners who appreciate poetic, literate singer-songwriters; fans of folk, gospel and melancholic songwriting.

 there is a crack in everything and that's where the light gets in.

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 Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free.

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