Vera Lynn

Also known as Dame Vera Lynn, Dame Vera Margaret Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

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Vera Lynn was a British singer who lived from 1917 to 2020 and became famous for performing songs that boosted morale during World War II. She is remembered as an important cultural figure in British history, particularly for her contributions to the war effort through her music and public presence.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 7

Top works

We'll Meet Again
Some sunny day
Unsung heroines
The Day War Ended
Vocal refrain

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Film & TV

Acting · East Ham, London, England, UK

Dame Vera Lynn was an English singer-songwriter born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917. During World War II she toured India, Burma and Egypt, giving concerts for troops stationed there and gaining the nickname 'The Forces' Sweetheart'. Her 2009 album 'We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn' topped the UK album chart. At 92 she became the oldest artist to do so.

Known for

Dame Vera Lynn at the BBC — Self2020
13 Hours That Saved Britain — Witness2011
Entertaining the Troops — Self - Contributor2011
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom — Old Lady that sang During the War2011
The One Show — Self2006
Legends — Self (archive footage)2006
A Picture of Britain2005
Songs That Won the War — Herself/Presenter1994
Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music1986
Juliana 75! — Self1984

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1917
Active to: 2020

britishrhyming slangsingertraditional pop

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 481,550
Total plays: 6,032,137

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks
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Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
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Wikidata facts

Image: Dame Vera Lynn 4 Allan Warren.jpg
Number of children: 1

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Commons category: Vera Lynn
date of birth: 1917-03-00
name in native language: Vera Lynn
birth name: Vera Margaret Welch
start of work period: 1935-00-00
date of death: 2020-06-18
social media followers: 48000
end of work period: 1995-00-00

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Dame Vera Margaret Lewis (née Welch; 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020), known professionally as Vera Lynn, was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were popular during World War II. She is honorifically known as the "Forces' Sweetheart", having given outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India, and Burma during the war as part of the Entertainments National Service Association. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography wrote of Lynn, "Her reassuring voice and mastery of radio made her the forces' sweetheart in the Second World War—a connection she fostered with her ongoing commitment to veterans and memory of the war." The songs most associated with her include "We'll Meet Again", "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" and "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square".

She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the United Kingdom and the United States and recording such hits as "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" and her UK number-one single "My Son, My Son". In 2009, at the age of 92, she became the oldest living artist to top the UK Albums Chart with the compilation album We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn. In 2017, Decca Records released Vera Lynn 100, a collection of younger artists duetting with archive recordings by Lynn. Issued to commemorate her centenary, it was a No. 3 hit, making her the first centenarian performer to have a Top 10 album in the charts. By the time of her death in 2020, she had been active in the music industry for 96 years.