Alma Cogan

Alma Cogan (May 16, 1932-October 26, 1966) was a United Kingdom singer of traditional pop music.

She was born Alma Angela Cohen of East European Jewish parentage, in Stepney, in the East End of London, England, get

Alma Cogan (May 16, 1932-October 26, 1966) was a United Kingdom singer of traditional pop music.

She was born Alma Angela Cohen of East European Jewish parentage, in Stepney, in the East End of London, England, getting her first name because her mother liked the motion picture actress Alma Taylor. While she was still a young child, her family moved to Worthing, Sussex. She later went to school in Reading, Berkshire. Her mother encouraged her to enter show business, and she auditioned for Ted Heath as a child. But her real patron was an executive of HMV Records, Walter Ridley, who saw her potential as a teenage art school student.