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Leonard Cohen dead: Celebrities react to songwriter’s passing

Legendary songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen died at age 82, a statement on his Facebook page read on Thursday, Nov. 10.

“We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries,” a post on his Facebook page said.

Leonard moved to New York in 1966 with the hopes of kick-starting a career in the music industry, which he did so successfully. The artist’s most popular songs include “Hallelujah,” “Suzanne” and “So Long, Marianne.”

See how artists who were influenced by Cohen and other celebrities reacted to his passing.