HALLELUJAH | Leonard Cohen | ABRSM Pop Performer! Piano Grade 3

PIANO PERFORMER: William Binden (Liverpool, England, 2023)
TITLE: Hallelujah
ALBUM: Various Positions
COMPOSER: Leonard Cohen (1934 – 2016)
ORIGIN: Quebec, Canada
YEAR: 1984
PIANO ARRANGEMENT: Carolyn Miller

ASSOCIATED MUSICIANS: Leonard Cohen, John Lissauer, John Cale, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, k.d. lang, Alexandra Burke, Pentatonix, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Regina Spektor, Willie Nelson, Susan Boyle, Tim Minchin, Myles Kennedy, Bono, Bon Jovi, Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes, Askil Holm, Il Divo, Damien Rice, Katherine Jenkins, Kate Voegele, Brigyn, Ebba Forsberg, Jason Castro, Ohad Moskowitz, Justin Timberlake, Matt Morris, Charlie Sexton, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Richard Eaton Singers, Jack Everly, Maccabeats, Steven Page, Raul Esparza, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, Adam Sandler, Paul Shaffer, Tori Kelly, Luis Fonsi, Kate McKinnon, Linkin Park, Chester Bennington, Yolanda Adams

BOOK: Pop Performer! Piano Grades Initial – 3 (ABRSM)
KEY: C major
TEMPO: 60 BPM
GENRE: Folk Rock, Folk, Alternative Rock, R&B, Pop
LEVEL: Grade 3
WIKIPEDIA:
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song)

"Hallelujah" is a song written by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, originally released on his album Various Positions (1984). Achieving little initial success, the song found greater popular acclaim through a new version recorded by John Cale in 1991. Cale's version inspired a 1994 recording by Jeff Buckley that in 2004 was ranked number 259 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

The song achieved widespread popularity after Cale's version of it was featured in the 2001 film Shrek. Many other arrangements have been performed in recordings and in concert, with more than 300 versions known. The song has been used in film and television soundtracks and televised talent contests. "Hallelujah" experienced renewed interest following Cohen's death in November 2016 and re-appeared on international singles charts, including entering the American Billboard Hot 100 for the first time.