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Alma Cogan

1932 - 1966

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alma Cogan is the 1,707th most popular singer (down from 1,462nd in 2019), the 4,708th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,922nd in 2019) and the 178th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alma Cogan ranks 1,707 out of 4,381. Before her are Regina Resnik, Allan Clarke, Clementina de Jesus, Bizarre, Birthe Kjær, and Ellen Greene. After her are Heather Harper, Curt Smith, Edwin Starr, Jenni Rivera, Diomedes Díaz, and Alessia Cara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Alma Cogan ranks 457. Before her are Eeva Ruoppa, Nikolay Anikin, Bruno Visintin, Aladár Kovácsi, Vasily Belov, and Els Borst. After her are Gösta Sandberg, Dániel Magay, Sidney Verba, Marguerite Pindling, Joe Arpaio, and Peter Blake. Among people deceased in 1966, Alma Cogan ranks 202. Before her are Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, Natalena Koroleva, Áron Tamási, Verna Felton, Charles Bassett, and Néstor Guillén. After her are Alice Calhoun, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, George Goulding, Claire McDowell, Maxfield Parrish, and Knut Torell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alma Cogan ranks 4,709 out of 8,785. Before her are Rick Allen (1963), David Garnett (1892), Robert Service (1947), Glenn Cornick (1947), Rupert Davies (1916), and Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393). After her are Heather Harper (1930), Stan Mortensen (1921), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Joanna Pettet (1942), Curt Smith (1961), and Humphrey Carpenter (1946).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Alma Cogan ranks 178. Before her are Lonnie Donegan (1931), Calvin Harris (1984), Barney Greenway (1969), Alex Kapranos (1972), Amy Macdonald (1987), and Allan Clarke (1942). After her are Heather Harper (1930), Curt Smith (1961), Bryn Terfel (1965), Jim Kerr (1959), Joe Elliott (1959), and Richard Thompson (1949).

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