Silvia Kohan 1948 - 2003
Silvia Kohan died in Venice on June 28, 2003. She
was born in Argentina in 1948 to parents of Rumanian Jewish descent. The family
immigrated to the United States when Silvia was 10. Silvia began singing all the
show tunes she learned from listening to the radio.
By high school, she was active in the
school chorus and musicals, and was a member of the Los Angeles All-City Choir.
In 1965 she joined the musical revue “Up With People,” and spent the
next five years touring Europe, Asia, and the United
States.
In 1971, Silvia returned
to Los Angeles area and became one of the lead performers singing, dancing and
acting in the Venice Free Theatre where she created the song “ Moon Over
Venice,” by David Scott, thought by many to be the definitive song about
Venice.
She also performed in
many of the more notable cabarets and clubs such as the Troubadour and the Blah
Blah Cafe.
She recorded several
albums with jazz pianist Mary Watkins.
Recently, she returned to
Venice, where she became well known to a new generation of fans when she sang
jazz, blues and tangos on the Ocean Front Walk at Rose Ave.
She recently completed a sound
track for a movie, and was going to sing”Moon Over Venice” at the
July 4th 98th Venice Birthday Parade,
Silvia is survived by her sister, Venice resident Feliza Kohan and their
Mother, Sofie.
Posted: Tue - July 1, 2003 at 07:17 PM