Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau made a brief appearance on stage, where they said their first dance at their wedding had been to the tune of Cohen's 'I'm Your Man.' The choir from the Cohen family's Westmount synagogue, the Shaar Hashomayim choir, also took to the stage to sing backup to 'You Want it Darker,' the haunting hymnal track on Cohen's final album.

The show featured a number of top international stars including Lana Del Rey, Ron Sexsmith, Elvis Costello and The Lumineers' Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites.Ĭanadian stars included Patrick Watson as well as Feist, who strummed a guitar during a stripped down version of Cohen's 'Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye.' 'I know my father would be very grateful not only for the beautiful love you've given us, but for his songs being kept alive by these beautiful voices who've accompanied us.' 'Our goal was, as in many religions, to sing songs of praise to those who are no longer with us,' he told the cheering crowd. It opened on an upbeat note with Sting performing Cohen's hit song 'Dance Me to the End of Love,' and drew to a close with an emotional acoustic rendition of 'Coming Back to You,' by the late singer's son, Adam Cohen. The concert, titled 'Tower of Song,' took place on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Canadian singer-songwriter's death last November at the age of 82. MONTREAL - A star-studded lineup that included Sting, Feist and k.d lang delivered emotional musical tributes to Leonard Cohen in front of a rapt crowd at Montreal's Bell Centre on Monday.

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