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Leonard Cohen: Poet and musician
The influential Canadian singer-songwriter, Leonard Cohen, has died aged 82. He is best known for his song Hallelujah, which has become one of the most covered tunes of all time. Neil McCormick, the Telegraph newspaper's chief music critic, says Cohen was one of the two greatest lyricists there have ever been in popular music. The other is Bob Dylan.
(Image: Leonard Cohen. Credit: AFP/Joel Saget)
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