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Alma Cogan

アルマ・コーガン　/　あるま・こーがん

Singer from United Kingdom

May 19, 1932 – October 26, 1966　・　Whitechapel, United Kingdom

singer

My Take

Alma Cogan fascinates me as a snapshot of a vanished British era. Nicknamed the 'Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice,' she became the highest-paid British female entertainer of the 1950s, which tells you how genuinely beloved she was at her peak. What lingers for me is the tragedy of the timing: born in 1932 in Whitechapel, she died in 1966 at just 34, right as the music world she'd ruled was being swept aside by a new generation. I find something poignant in a star so dominant in traditional pop fading just as the British scene exploded. A bright, brief, distinctly mid-century career.

Overview

Alma Angela Cohen Cogan (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1966) was an English singer of traditional pop in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alma Cogan
Name (Japanese): アルマ・コーガン
Reading: あるま・こーがん
Born: May 19, 1932 – October 26, 1966
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Monkey
Origin: Whitechapel, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: St Joseph's College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.almacogan.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3

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