About Susan Cogan

A magnetic and charismatic artist, this passionate singer generates excitement from audiences across Canada, the U.S. and in The Middle East. Susan Cogan is an accomplished entertainer with a kaleidoscope of genres and instruments at her command. She has performed in countless venues over the years, solo and as leader of her various duos, trios and larger bands. Her singing ranges from soft and sultry to passionate and powerful. Her music bridges many styles and defies pigeon holing. Based on Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Toronto born Susan Cogan moved to Jerusalem, Israel in 1966 where she began singing for audiences at the age of 15.

Susan Cogan has been recording and performing most of her life. At 16 she was singing and playing guitar between sets of her uncle Benny Louis’ Big Band. Her career really took off in Israel in the 1970s in the duo Susan & Fran. Their first disc was produced in Montreal by the CBC, but it was in Israel that these Canadian women achieved fame. Their recordings stand the test of time getting regular airplay and many of their songs are well-loved standards of that country.

After returning to Canada and singing solo at festivals, universities and clubs, Susan recorded in Toronto the LP "Susan Cogan o-n-e", a collection of her original folk and soft-rock songs. She toured across Canada with it in 1981, breast-feeding her baby between sets. In 1991 Susan created the indie label and recording studio "Nomad Music" together with producer Paul Brosseau, and in 1993 Nomad released Susan’s CD "Space-Age Primitives", featuring her songwriting and personal style she dubs "folk/jazz". In 1999 Susan again toured across Canada and into the U.S. with her CD "Gypsy Hill" - a new collection of original songs with her folk rooted world, R&B, and soft rock. Then in 2001 returning to her roots, Susan recorded her world CD "Mayim" a collection of popular Israeli songs ranging from the 1920’s to the 1970’s all in the Hebrew language.