Alma Angela Cohen
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Alma Angela Cohen, better known by her stage name Alma Cogan, was a popular mid-20th-century English singer famed for her distinctive laugh in her vocals and a string of chart hits in the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alma Angela Cohen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9044122 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alma Angela Cohen Context triple: [Alma Cogan, fullName, Alma Angela Cohen]
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A.
Lona Cohen
Lona Cohen was an American-born Soviet spy who, along with her husband Morris Cohen, played a key role in passing atomic and military secrets from the West to the USSR during the Cold War.
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B.
Alice Edith Cohen
Alice Edith Cohen was the wife of Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, a prominent British Liberal politician and Viceroy of India.
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C.
Viva Cohen
Viva Cohen is the daughter of Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen and artist Suzanne Elrod, and the sister of photographer and musician Adam Cohen.
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D.
Leonore Cohn
Leonore Cohn, later known as Leonore Annenberg, was an American philanthropist and arts patron who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States under President Ronald Reagan.
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E.
Sonia Ahimeir
Sonia Ahimeir was the wife of Zionist activist and Revisionist ideologue Abba Ahimeir.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alma Angela Cohen Target entity description: Alma Angela Cohen, better known by her stage name Alma Cogan, was a popular mid-20th-century English singer famed for her distinctive laugh in her vocals and a string of chart hits in the 1950s.
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A.
Lona Cohen
Lona Cohen was an American-born Soviet spy who, along with her husband Morris Cohen, played a key role in passing atomic and military secrets from the West to the USSR during the Cold War.
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B.
Alice Edith Cohen
Alice Edith Cohen was the wife of Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, a prominent British Liberal politician and Viceroy of India.
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C.
Viva Cohen
Viva Cohen is the daughter of Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen and artist Suzanne Elrod, and the sister of photographer and musician Adam Cohen.
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D.
Leonore Cohn
Leonore Cohn, later known as Leonore Annenberg, was an American philanthropist and arts patron who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States under President Ronald Reagan.
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E.
Sonia Ahimeir
Sonia Ahimeir was the wife of Zionist activist and Revisionist ideologue Abba Ahimeir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1966 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bushey Jewish Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | ovarian cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-05-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-10-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
popular music
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ vocal pop ⓘ |
| givenName | Alma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Irene Cohen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nickname | The Girl with the Laugh in Her Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive laugh in her vocals
ⓘ
elaborate stage dresses ⓘ mid-20th-century English pop music ⓘ string of chart hits in the 1950s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bell Bottom Blues
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dreamboat NERFINISHED ⓘ I Can’t Tell a Waltz from a Tango NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Middle of the House NERFINISHED ⓘ Never Do a Tango with an Eskimo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugartime NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of My Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
entertainer
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| performerOf | cover versions of contemporary American hits ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| recordLabel |
EMI
ⓘ
His Master’s Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Kensington, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| stageName | Alma Cogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alma Angela Cohen Description of subject: Alma Angela Cohen, better known by her stage name Alma Cogan, was a popular mid-20th-century English singer famed for her distinctive laugh in her vocals and a string of chart hits in the 1950s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.