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Music-lovers mourn songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen, dead at 82

Leonard Cohen, one of his generation's most respected musicians and poets who delved into the spiritual on songs such as "Hallelujah," has died at age 82.

11.11.2016

(AFP) Leonard Cohen, one of his generation's most respected musicians and poets who delved into the spiritual on songs such as "Hallelujah," has died at age 82.

"We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries," read a statement Thursday on his website and Facebook page.