Leonard Cohen

Born in 1934 in Westmount and died in 2016 in Los Angeles, Leonard Cohen was a Canadian singer, poet and novelist. His career as a singer-songwriter earned him a wide international audience and left a legacy of classics such as Hallelujah, Suzanne and So Long Marianne. In poetry, he is credited with several collections, including Book of Mercy, Stranger Music and Book of Longing; the latter two were translated in Quebec by his friend Michel Garneau.