| Birth: | May 19, 1932 | | Death: | Oct. 26, 1966 | 
Singer. Known as "The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice," she began performing as a child, auditioning for bandleader Ted Heath. She was signed as a recording artist for HMV Records while still in her teens, releasing her first record in 1952. Shortly afterwards, she became the resident singer on the BBC Radio show "Take It From Here," and followed up with a string of hits including "Bell Bottom Blues," "Little Things Mean A Lot," "I Can't Tell A Waltz From a Tango," "Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo" and "You, Me And Us." She was also well known for her outrageously huge dresses and her celebrity life style, with her London apartment becoming a meeting place for fellow showbusiness icons to relax away from the eyes of the public and media. She was particularly close to The Beatles, and after the music business changed direction in the early 1960s she recorded many successful interpretations of their songs, including "Eight Days A Week" and "I Feel Fine." In 1966 she was diagnosed with throat cancer but continued to sing until her death at the tragically early age of 34. In 1991 interest was revived in her career after the publication of the novel "Alma Cogan" by Gordon Burn, which involved a hypothetical plot based on a reclusive Alma who had survived her illness but withdrawn from public life. Alma was the sister of singer-actress Sandra Caron. (bio by: Mount Hope NY)
Search Amazon for Alma Cogan | | | Burial:
Bushey Jewish Cemetery
Bushey
Hertfordshire, England |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Feb 12, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10464873 |
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- Shelley Nico
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Added: Jun. 16, 2013 |
Ms Cogan died from Ovarian...not throat cancer.Not that it matters...she was a beautiful lady with a beautiful voice! I knew the words to "Tell Him" &"Fly Me To The Moon" when i was 4 years old!! One of those stones on your grave is mine Alma. I promised ...(Read more)
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Gary. England.
Added: May. 30, 2013 |
Ms Cogan died from Ovarian...not throat cancer.Not that it matters...she was a beautiful lady with a beautiful voice! I knew the words to "Tell Him" &"Fly Me To The Moon" when i was 4 years old!! One of those stones on your grave is mine Alma. I promised ...(Read more)
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Gary. England.
Added: May. 30, 2013 |
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