Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, born in Westmount, Quebec, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. His works are filled with discussions of religion, loneliness, sexuality and power. Cohen has been elected to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Creation Hall of Fame, and the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the same time, he was awarded Canada's highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada and the Order of the Nation of Quebec.