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Leonard Cohen was born on September 21, 1934, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and passed away on November 7, 2016, in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a Canadian poet, singer, and songwriter. Cohen published his first collection of poetry, "Let Us Compare Mythologies," in 1956, followed by "The Spice Box of Earth" in 1961. After traveling throughout Europe, he settled on the Greek island of Hydra for seven years, where he wrote another poetry collection, "Flowers for Hitler" (1964), and two novels, "The Favorite Game" (1963) and "Beautiful Losers" (1966). In 1967, Cohen moved to the United States to pursue a career as a folk musician. In 1994, he retreated to the Mt. Baldy Zen Center near Los Angeles, entering a period of seclusion that lasted five years. In 1996, he was ordained as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk and took the Dharma name "Jikan," meaning "silence." Throughout his lifetime, Cohen recorded 14 studio albums. A tribute album featuring 18 songs was released in 1991, including contributions from various artists. John Cale's cover of the song "Hallelujah" on this album served as the basis for the version released by Jeff Buckley in 1994. Cohen was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of

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