Leonard Cohen 1934 - 2016

1. LEONARD COHEN 1934-2016

2. Leonard Norman Cohen was born into a middle-class Jewish family in a Montreal, Canada
on 21st September 1934. From a young age he studied music and poetry and, even before
attending McGill University in 1951 to study English, was already performing his poems in
various clubs round Little Portugal.
In 1954 Cohen had his poemspublished in the short-lived but hugely influential ‘CIV/n’
magazine beforepublishing his first book of poetry, ‘Let us Compare Mythologies’, in
1956. When he graduated at Columbia University, New York, in 1957 he moved back to
Montreal where he undertook menial work to support his writing. Cohen was able to
supplement this with money from his father’s will who died when he was nine-indeed,
his first book is dedicated to his late father.
In 1967 Cohen moved back to New York where he was a fringe figure in Andy Warhol’s
‘Factory’ scene. His song ‘Suzanne’ became a hit for folk singer Judy Collins which courted
the attention Columbia records.

3. Cohen having a drink, circa 1960. Photograph: Roz Kelly/Getty Images

4. On stage at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970. Photograph: Tony Russell/Redferns

5. Leonard Cohen during his participation in the
Festival of the Isle of Wight in United
Kingdom. TONY RUSSEL/REDFERNS

6. Performing at the Musikhalle in Hamburg in 1970.
Photograph: K&K Ulf Kruger OHG/Redferns

7. Surrounded by members of the audience in Hamburg. Photograph: K&K Ulf Kruger OHG/Redferns

8. In Amsterdam in 1972.
Photograph: Gijsbert
Hanekroot/Redferns

9. Leonard Cohen in April 1972 in Amsterdam,
Netherlands.. GAB Archive/Getty Images

10. In Amsterdam in 1972. Photograph: Gijsbert
Hanekroot/Redferns

11. Leonard Cohen in London in June 1974.

12. Leonard Cohen on April
25, 1976 in Frankfurt,
Germany. Istvan Bajzat—
AP

14. A portrait in the early 1970s. Jack Robinson/Getty Images

16. On stage in Denmark in 1972. Jan Persson/Redferns

17. With Bob Johnston and Ron Cornelius in
concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1973.
Photograph: Ilpo Musto/Rex Shutterstock

18. Smoking a cigarette in 1980. : Evening Standard/Getty Images/Hulton Archive

19. Leonard Cohen in 1985. ullstein bild/Getty Images

20. At Amsterdam’s Muziektheater in 1988. Frans Schellekens/Redferns

21. In Toronto in 1993. Alan Messer/Rex Shutterstock

22. Performing in 1993. Photograph: Ebet Roberts/Redferns

23. At the Mount Baldy Zen Center, east of Los Angeles, in 1995. Neal Preston/Corbis

24. Leonard Cohen in London in 2001. Eamonn McCabe—Getty Images

27. From left: Leonard Cohen,
Judy Collins and Taylor
Swift at the 41st Annual
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Ceremony on June 17,
2010 in New York City.
Larry Busacca—Getty
Images

28. Leonard Cohen is inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame in New York City, on
March 10, 2008. Jason DeCrow—AP

29. Leonard Cohen and Neil
Portnow, President/CEO
of the Recording
Academy, attend the 52nd
annual GRAMMY Awards-
Special Merit Awards on
Jan. 30, 2010 in Los
Angeles. Frederick M.
Brown—Getty Images

30. At the 47th Montreux jazz festival in Switzerland in 2013. Valentin Flauraud/Reuters

32. Hats off for Leonard Cohen Photograph: Diego Tuson/AFP/Getty Images

33. At Leeds arena in 2013. Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns via Getty Images

34. Leonard Cohen during an interview in Madrid. GORKA LEJARCEGI

35. The Canadian composer, Leonard
Cohen, weeps during a tribute in
Gijón (Spain), on October 19,
2011. ELOY ALONSO REUTERS

36. Acknowledging the applause
before A Tribute to Leonard
Cohen concert at the Jovellanos
theatre in Gijon, Spain. Javier
Soriano/AFP/Getty Images

37. Canadian singer-songwriter, Leonard Cohen, after being
awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Letters 2011, at the
Campoamor Theater in Oviedo (Spain). J.L CEREJIDO EFE

39. The Canadian poet and singer passed away at the age of 82
leaving one of the most important legacies for pop music.

40. END11-NOVIEMBRE-2016