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Foreign Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dies at age 82


A statement on his official Facebook page said: "It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist Leonard Cohen has passed away.
"We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries."
A memorial is going to take place in Los Angeles at a later date, and it is not publicly known how or where he died.


Cohen's death comes three weeks after he released his 14th studio album, called You Want It Darker.
Following the release, he told The New Yorker magazine: "I've got some work to do. Take care of business. I am ready to die. I hope it's not too uncomfortable. That's about it for me."
One of the artist's best-known songs was Hallelujah, which he recorded and released in 1984.
Hundreds of cover versions have been recorded in the decades since - with the song appearing on countless TV shows and films.
But Cohen revealed that the song and the album it was on, Various Positions, were almost not released.
He said he enjoyed a "mild sense of revenge" over its success, after CBS chief Walter Yetnikoff was unimpressed.http://news.sky.com/story/singer-leonard-cohen-dies-aged-82-10652736

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