Rufus Wainwright Has Baby With Leonard Cohen's Daughter as Surrogate - Spinner

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Canadian singerRufus Wainwrightannounced Friday (Feb. 18) that he is the proud father of new baby girl Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen. Cohen? Yes, as in legendary croonerLeonard Cohen, daughter Lorca was the surrogate for Wainwright and his fiancé, Jorn Weisbrodt.

"Darling daughter Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen was born on February 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, California to proud parents Lorca Cohen, Rufus Wainwright and Deputy Dad Jorn Weisbrodt,"said a statement on Wainwright'swebsite.

"The little angel is evidently healthy, presumably happy and certainly very, very beautiful. Daddy #1 would like to offer everyone a digital cigar and welcome the little lady in with a French phrase from his favorite folk song, A La Claire Fontaine:"Il y a longtemps que je t'aime, jamais je ne t'oublierai."

This is the first baby for Wainwright -- who released his sixth studio album, 'All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu,' last year -- and given those incredible genes, we'll likely see Viva Katherine lighting up the stage alongside her famous family in the years to come.

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