Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen
Cohen in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Leonard Norman Cohen
Born	September 21, 1934 (1934-09-21) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Folk, folk rock, rock, world
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician, poet, novelist
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	1956 - Present
Labels	Columbia

Leonard Cohen (born 21 September 1934) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and writer.

Titles and honors

• In 1968, Cohen refused a Governor General's Award (in category for English language poetry or drama) for Selected Poems 1956–1968.
• In 1991, Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
• In 1993, Cohen won the Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year.
• In 1994, Cohen won another Juno Award this time for Songwriter of the Year.
• In 1996, he was ordained a Rinzai Buddhist monk.
• In 2001, Cohen was awarded a SNEP Award for more than 100,000 copies sold of Ten New Songs in France. Photo of the award.
• In 2003, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour.
• In 2004, Beautiful Losers was chosen for inclusion in Canada Reads 2005. It was selected and originally to be championed by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright; however, tour commitments meant that Wainwright had to be replaced by singer Molly Johnson.
• In 2006, Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
• In 2007, Cohen received a Grammy for Album of the Year as a featured artist on Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters.
• In 2008, Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• In June 2008 he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec [1]