Who originally sang Leonard Cohens Hallelujah?
You’re thinking of Jeff Buckley. However, Leonard Cohen is the composer of the song, and he released it on his 1985 album, “Various Positions.” The earliest album where Jeff Buckley recorded the song was on Grace, in 1994. In addition, that song has also been recorded by Angelou, Maya Azucena, Bono, Chris Botti, John Cale, The Choir of Hard Knocks, Popa Chubby, Carrie Clark, Allan Comeau, Allison Crowe, Elisa, Julie Felix, Sara Gazarek, Gennarose, Marjorie J, Freddie James, The Jazz Mandolin Project, k.d. lang, Damian Leith, Holly Lerski, The Malchicks, Kevin Max, Michael McDonald, Euan Morton, Patricia O’Callaghan, Darby O’Gill, Jason Ring, Teenage Girls, Dale Turner, 22 Brides, Jeffrey Wilgus, Michael Wolff, and last but certainly not the least, Rufus Wainwright. However, Leonard Cohen was the original.
