A legend in music, with a career that spanned five decades, Cohen was
globally renowned, praised and acclaimed for his poetry, novels, lyrics
and artistic work.
Cohen's most famous song, "Hallelujah" has been covered by such artists
as John Cale, Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley and performed by almost
200 artists in various languages. Born Jewish and ordained as a Zen
Buddhist monk, he was forced back on the road after his manager
embezzled all his money, but this gave him a new lease of life and
exposure to a new generation. He released three albums in the final four
years of his life with another released posthumously to make 15 studio
albums in all.