Perla Batalla
Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen were the lead singers on Leonard Cohen's tours in 1988 and 1993. They collaborated with Cohen on the studio recordings of I'm Your Man and The Future, participating in various television shows and documentaries.
She started her solo career in 1993.
An Evening of Songs by Leonard Cohen Under the Stars
Brooklyn's Prospect Park New York, June 28, 2003. Produced by Hal Willner.
02 Nick Cave with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - I'm Your Man
06 Laurie Anderson with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - The Guests
07 Martha Wainwright with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - Tower of Song
12 Nick Cave with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - Diamonds in the Mine
19 Perla Batalla - Bird on the Wire
21 Laurie Anderson with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - If It be Your Will
(In red missing)(unrecorded)(1).
An Evening of Songs by Leonard Cohen songs by the sea
Brighton Festival 22, 23 May 2004. Produced by Hal Willner.
03 Nick Cave with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - I'm Your Man
07 Laurie Anderson with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - The Guests
08 Martha Wainwright with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - Tower of Song
13 Nick Cave with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - Diamonds in the Mine
22 Beth Orton with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - Sisters of Mercy
24 Perla Batalla - Bird on the Wire
26 Laurie Anderson with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - If It be Your Will
29 Nick Cave with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - Suzanne
(Source audience - complete)(unrecorded)(1).
The Leonard Cohen Files Event 2004.
Perla, Julie and the Band at the Knitting Factory, June 11, with Paul Ostermayer on saxophone... and Special Guest Bob Metzger.
02 Perla Batalla, Julie Christensen - Dance Me to the End of Love
03 Perla Batalla, Julie Christensen - Famous Blue Raincoat
04 Perla Batalla - Coming Back to You
06 Perla Batalla - Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
07 Perla Batalla - Bird on The Wire
08 Julie Christensen, Perla Batalla - Ain't No Cure for Love
09 Julie Christensen, Perla Batalla - Joan of Arc
11 Perla Batalla - Came So Far for Beauty
12 Perla Batalla - Suzanne
13 Perla Batalla, Julie Christensen - Anthem
14 Perla Batalla, Julie Christensen - If It Be Your Will
15 Perla Batalla, Julie Christensen - So Long, Marianne
(Source viedo audience DVD-> MP4, MP3 - complete)(unrecorded)(1).
at the Sydney Opera House in January 28, 30 2005. Produced by Hal Willner.
01 Nick Cave with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - There is a War
22 Perla Batalla - Bird on the Wire
24 Antony with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - If It be Your Will
27 Nick Cave with Julie Christensen and Perla Batalla - Suzanne
31 Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen - Anthem
33 Anna McGarrigle, Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen - I Came So Far for Beauty
(In red missing) (Source CD and DVD I'm Your Man Film documentary by Lian Lunson - incomplete)(1).
(1) Perla Batalla participates as lead singer in different songs, only the songs she performs as a soloist are mentioned.
2005 Bird On The Wire - The Songs Of Leonard Cohen
01 If it be your will
02 Seems so long ago, Nancy
03 Coming back to you
04 Dance me to the end of love
05 So long Marianne
06 Came so far for beauty
07 Ballad of the absent mare
08 Famous blue raincoat
09 Bird on the wire
10 Suzanne
20 July 2006 – Sant Feliu de Guixols (Girona), 22 July 2006 – Lorca (Murcia). Produced by Alberto Manzano.
01 Perla Batalla - Suzanne
13 Javier Colis, Perla Batalla – Balada de la yegua ausente (Ballad Of The Absent Mare)
(Source audience - incomplete)(1).
At The Point Theatre, Dublin, 4 and 5 October 2006. Produced by Hal Willner.
22 Perla Batalla - Bird on the wire
27 Nick Cave with Perla and Julie - Suzanne
31 Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen - Anthem
(Source audience - complete)(unrecorded)(1).
January 13, 2007 – Auditori de Sant Cugat (Barcelona). Produced by Alberto Manzano.
02 Perla Batalla - Suzanne
21 Perla Batalla and Javier Colis - Balada de la yegua ausente (Ballad of the Absent Mare)
29 Perla Batalla - Baila Conmigo (Dance me to the End of Love)
(Source official DVD and CD )(1).
(1) Perla Batalla participates as lead singer in different songs, only the songs she performs as a soloist are mentioned.
2007 Perla Batalla a Luz de Gas
January 20, 2007, BarnaSants.
05 Suzanne
06 If it be your will
08 Famous blue raincoat
09 Balada de la yegua ausente (Ballad of the Absent Mare)(with Javier Colis)
10 Javier Colis and Javier Mas - El carnicero (The Butcher)(part)
11 Baila Conmigo (Dance me to the End of Love)
13 Bird on the wire
(Source audience).