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10 years after Leonard Cohen’s passing, his grappling with the divine lives on

His final albums and recent commemorations show how Cohen’s songs still wrestle with God, doubt and despair a decade after his death.

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Right now, Leonard Cohen is on many of his fans’ minds. The Canadian poet, novelist and singer-songwriter died Nov. 7, 2016, just one day before United States President Donald Trump was first elected. Ten years later, as the Democrat “blue wave” hopes to close the bracket on a president who once memed himself as Jesus personified, Cohen’s legacy has become effortlessly epic — even biblical — in quite a different way. Tribute gatherings Tribute g…

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"I'm pretty much on the same page. I'm ready to die. I hope it's not too uncomfortable," Leonard Cohen said in a summer interview with his signature dry humor. But in a year that robbed music lovers of David Bowie and Prince, the news of the 82-year-old Canadian singing legend's passing still came as a shock. The new album, released just a few weeks ago, turned out to be a farewell.

IN OUR ARCHIVES – On November 7, 2016, the great Canadian poet died at the age of 82. Ten years later, we republished an interview made in 1992, for the release of the album "The Future", where Leonard Cohen was rarely performing.

·Paris, France
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Thank you for the dance – it's been ten years since Leonard Cohen has been with us only in songs - He became a poet and songwriter.

·Budapest, Hungary
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10 years ago, Canadian Leonard Cohen died. He was more than a singer, he was a philosopher and celebrated life as a fight worth fighting.

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Kristeligt Dagblad broke the news on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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