Perla Batalla, she of the angelic voice ... but her big break was when her friend Julie Christensen introduced her to singer Leonard Cohen. She toured with him for many years (and still does ...

There could be no sweeter-sounding bird on the wire that leads back to Cohen’s 50-year legacy in music than Batalla, who along with Julie Christensen formed the duo that accompanied Cohen during ...

The Gospel According to Leonard Cohen," a lovely, understated tribute to the Canadian singer-songwriter hosted by singer Perla Batalla at ... (a duet with Julie Christensen) and “Democracy.” ...

Perla Batalla, the Ojai-based and world-traveled singer ... along with fellow Ojai-connected singer Julie Christensen, in the legendary Leonard Cohen’s band in the early ‘90s. She has gone on to ...

Her repertoire ranges from Leonard Cohen favorites to traditional Mexican folk melodies, powerful ballads and pulsing rhythms with the result being stylish, sophisticated and most uniquely Perla.

For singer Perla Batalla, performing the songs of Leonard ... Batalla and her friend, Julie Christensen, appear on Cohen’s albums “I’m Your Man” and “The Future” released in 1988 ...