You’ve never heard Leonard Cohen’s classic song “Hallelujah” quite like this.

Rufus Wainwright joined 1,500 Choir! Choir! Choir! members in June for a moving performance of the song at the Luminato Festival in Toronto.

Wainwright posted a video of the performance on his Facebook page, saying that the experience was “pretty unreal.”

The video has generated over 10 million views.

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Carleigh Knight (left) and her sister, Natalie Rogovin, look at Christmas ornaments while shopping at Kudzu Antiques + Modern in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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