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Alma Cogan - Biography
Alma Cogan (19 May – 26 October ) was an English singer of traditional pop music in the s and early s. Dubbed "The Girl With the Laugh/Giggle/Chuckle In Her Voice", she was the highest paid British kvinnlig entertainer of her era. Throughout the mids, she was the most consistently successful kvinna singer in the UK.
Early life
She was born Alma Angela Cohen in Whitechapel, East London, England, of Russian Jewish nedstigning. Her parents Mark and Fay Cohen had another daughter, the future actress Sandra Caron, four or five years later and Alma Cogan also had a brother. Mark Cohen's work as a hattmakare involved opening stores in different areas; this entailed frequent relocation for his family. One of Cogan's early residences was in Worthing, Sussex – where her family originally lived above her father's shop.
Although Jewish, she attended St Joseph's Convent School in Reading. Her father was a singer but it was Cogan's mother who had show business aspira
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Alma Cogan
British pop singer (–)
For the Gordon Burn novel, see Alma Cogan (novel).
Musical artist
Alma Angela Cohen Cogan[1] (19 May – 26 October ) was an English singer of traditional pop in the s and early s. Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era.
Childhood and early musical career
[edit]Cogan was born on 19 May [1] in Whitechapel, London. She was of Russian-Romanian Jewish descent.[1] Her father's family, the Kogins, arrived in Britain from Russia, while her mother's family were refugees from Romania.[2] Cogan's parents, Mark and Fay Cogan, had another daughter, the actress Sandra Caron,[3] who went on to play Mumsey in The Crystal Maze,[4] and one son, Ivor Cogan. Mark's work as a haberdasher entailed frequent moves. One of Cogan's early homes was over his shop in Worthing, Sussex.
Although Jewish, she attended St Joseph's Conv
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Alma Angela Cohen (19 May – 26 October ), known professionally as Alma Cogan, was an English singer of traditional pop music in the s and early s. Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era.
Childhood and early musical career[]
She was born on 19 May [1] in Whitechapel, London, of Russian-Romanian Jewish descent.[2] Her father's family, the Kogins, arrived in Britain from Russia, while her mother's family were refugees from Romania.[3] Cogan's parents, Mark and Fay Cohen, had another daughter, the actress Sandra Caron,[4] and one son, Ivor Cogan. Mark's work as a haberdasher entailed frequent moves. One of Cogan's early homes was over his shop in Worthing, Sussex.