You may not have known his name, but there’s no way you haven’t heard his signature song, “Hallelujah.”
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Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died at age 82. He wrote and recorded “Hallelujah” in 1984, but the song rose to prominence in the mid-‘90s thanks to this version by the late Jeff Buckley.
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From there, just about every season of “The Voice” and “American Idol” have featured some contestant singing their version of “Hallelujah.” When she was a judge on the short-lived ABC music show, “Duets,” Kelly Clarkson teamed up with contestant Jason Farol to sing this version of the song.
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It’s a beautiful arrangement. Other stars who’ve covered “Hallelujah” include Willie Nelson, Josh Groban, k.d. lang, Celine Dion and Pentatonix.
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Leonard Cohen’s passing was announce on his Facebook page.
A memorial will take place in Los Angeles in the coming weeks.
