He was 82. He was 82. Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82 and predicted his death in a final love letter to his dying ex-girlfriend Marianne Ihlen earlier this year. Cohen’s death was confirmed on his Facebook page by Sony Music Canada. Leonard Cohen, the Canadian poet and novelist who became a singular international presence as a singer-songwriter, died on Nov. 7 in Los Angeles. This is from an interview that 57-year-old Leonard Cohen did with Q in 1991. Leonard Cohen, a legendary Canadian-born singer-songwriter, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, according to multiple news sources. In the 1960s, an unknown poet-novelist named Leonard Cohen developed his craft on the Greek island of Hydra. He … The influential Canadian singer and songwriter’s career spanned five decades, and last month he released his fourteenth studio album. Cohen was in his early 30s when he stepped into the spotlight, guitar in hand, a poet’s worth of evocations pouring from his mouth. Marianne Christine Stang Ihlen (Norwegian: [mɑɾiˈɑ̀nə ˈìlɛn]; 18 May 1935 – 28 July 2016) was a Norwegian woman who was the first wife of author Axel Jensen and later the muse and girlfriend of Leonard Cohen has died aged 82, his record label has announced. He wrote and wrote, got depressed when his … She did the shopping, brought his meals, paid the rent, warmed his bed. It’s easy to imagine a small chuckle bouncing off the page, him shaking his head a little, a slight smile on his lips. Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet best known for penning oft-covered modern classics like “Suzanne,” “Sisters of Mercy” and “Hallelujah,” has died. Sultan of seduction: He was known as the 'Godfather of gloom'. He met Marianne Ihlen in a shop there. But Leonard Cohen, who's died at 82, was also rock's most sensual ladies' man By … Cohen was a father figure to her young son Axel, the product of a previous, failed marriage. A statement on his official Facebook pag… Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after falling during the night at his Los Angeles home, his manager has said. Except in the case of Leonard Leonard Cohen, it's a true tale, with the bizarre twist of a Tibetan Buddhist suing a Zen Buddhist, Cohen. Leonard Cohen, the influential singer-songwriter seen by some as a strong rival to Bob Dylan, has died at the age of 82.