Alma Cogan

British pop singer (1932–1966)
Person human Q466250
Alma Cogan
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Alma Cogan

Summary

Alma Cogan is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Whitechapel[2]. She was born on May 19, 1932[3]. She died in London[4]. She died on October 26, 1966[5]. She worked as a singer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,582 views/month, #7,044 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alma Cogan's place of birth was Whitechapel[2].
  • Alma Cogan died in London[4].
  • Alma Cogan was born on May 19, 1932[3].
  • Alma Cogan died on October 26, 1966[5].
  • Burial took place at Hertfordshire[8].
  • Alma Cogan held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Alma Cogan worked as a singer[6].
  • Alma Cogan was educated at St Joseph's College[10].
  • Alma Cogan is recorded as female[11].
  • Alma Cogan's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Alma Cogan's genre is traditional pop[13].
  • Alma Cogan's genre is pop music[14].
  • Alma Cogan's record label is recorded as His Master's Voice[15].
  • Alma Cogan's record label is recorded as Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.[16].
  • Alma Cogan's Commons category is recorded as Alma Cogan[17].
  • The cause of death was ovarian cancer[18].
  • Alma Cogan's family name is recorded as Cogan[19].
  • Alma Cogan's given name is recorded as Alma[20].
  • Alma Cogan's official website is recorded as http://www.almacogan.com/[21].
  • Alma Cogan's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Alma Cogan's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Alma Cogan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Alma Cogan's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alma Angela Cohen'}[25].
  • Alma Cogan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alma Cogan'}[26].
  • Alma Cogan's start of work period is recorded as 1952[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1932-05-19[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1966-10-26[31]

  • Genre(s): easy listening, pop, traditional pop[32]

  • Community tags: 1960s, british, easy listening, english, pop, traditional pop, uk[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9cadcc15-043f-4fed-ba38-de3c0131ddf5[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Whitechapel[2], Alma Cogan… she was born on May 19, 1932[3].

Education

Alma Cogan's education included a stint at St Joseph's College[10].

Career and Affiliations

Alma Cogan worked as a singer[6].

Death and Burial

Alma Cogan died on October 26, 1966[5]. She died in London[4]. The cause of death was ovarian cancer[18]. She is buried at Hertfordshire[8].

Why It Matters

Alma Cogan ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,582 views/month, #7,044 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Alma Cogan born?

Alma Cogan's place of birth was Whitechapel[2].

Where did Alma Cogan die?

Alma Cogan died in London[4].

What did Alma Cogan do for work?

Alma Cogan worked as singer[6].

Where did Alma Cogan go to school?

Alma Cogan was educated at St Joseph's College[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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