- She was a major British recording artist in the 1950s and early 1960s
- Sister of actress Sandra Caron.
- Friend of Lionel Bart.
- Sister-in-law of Brian Greene.
- Aged 14, she was recommended by Vera Lynn for a variety show at the Grand Theatre in Brighton and in July 1947 she appeared there for a week with Max Miller.
- Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era.
- Her father was a singer, but it was Cogan's mother who had showbusiness aspirations for both her daughters (she had named Cogan after silent screen star Alma Taylor).
- Cogan first performed in public at a charity show at the Palace Theatre in Reading, and at the age of eleven, competed in the "Sussex Queen of Song" contest held at a Brighton hotel, winning a prize of £5.
- She was an English singer of traditional pop in the 1950s and early 1960s.
- Although Jewish, she attended St Joseph's Convent School in Reading.
- In deference to family custom, her death was observed with traditional Jewish rites, with burial at the Jewish Cemetery in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
- A blue plaque commemorating Cogan was installed by the entrance of 44 Stafford Court, her longtime residence, on 4 November 2001.
- Cogan's parents, Mark and Fay Cogan, had another daughter, the actress Sandra Caron, who went on to play "Mumsey" in The Crystal Maze, and one son, Ivor Cogan.
- Her father's family, the Kogins, arrived in Britain from Russia, while her mother's family were refugees from Romania.
- Cogan was close to the other Beatles as well, especially Paul McCartney, who first played the melody of "Yesterday" on her piano; he also played tambourine on her recording of "I Knew Right Away".
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