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Leonard Cohen

1934 - 2016

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Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith and mortality, isolation and depression, betrayal and redemption, social and political conflict, sexual and romantic love, desire, regret, and loss. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Cohen is the 12th most popular musician (up from 15th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Canada and the most popular Canadian Musician.

Leonard Cohen is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist. He is most famous for his song "Hallelujah."

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Among musicians, Leonard Cohen ranks 12 out of 3,175. Before him are Niccolò Paganini, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Louis Armstrong, and Clara Schumann. After him are Lemmy, Jeff Beck, Roger Taylor, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, and Jean-Michel Jarre.

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Among people born in 1934, Leonard Cohen ranks 6. Before him are Yuri Gagarin, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Pratibha Patil, and Charles Manson. After him are David J. Thouless, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Albert II of Belgium, Gene Cernan, Maggie Smith, and Richard Chamberlain. Among people deceased in 2016, Leonard Cohen ranks 10. Before him are Umberto Eco, Bhumibol Adulyadej, John Glenn, Bud Spencer, Shimon Peres, and David Bowie. After him are Debbie Reynolds, Alan Rickman, Zaha Hadid, Imre Kertész, Islam Karimov, and Dario Fo.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Leonard Cohen ranks 2 out of 1,622. Before him are Mary Pickford (1892). After him are Justin Trudeau (1971), Leslie Nielsen (1926), Donald Sutherland (1935), Albert Bandura (1925), Mary Simon (1947), Celine Dion (1968), Christopher Plummer (1929), Jordan Peterson (1962), James Cameron (1954), and William Giauque (1895).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Leonard Cohen ranks 1. After him are Glenn Gould (1932), Neil Young (1945), Joni Mitchell (1943), Oscar Peterson (1925), Avril Lavigne (1984), Gil Evans (1912), Loreena McKennitt (1957), David Foster (1949), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Deadmau5 (1981), and Robbie Robertson (1943).

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