Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ was an English singer, songwriter and entertainer. Her musical recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World War. She gave outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India and Burma during the war as part of Entertainments National Service Association. She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ was an English singer, songwriter and entertainer. Her musical recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World War. She gave outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India and Burma during the war as part of Entertainments National Service Association. 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\”. Her last single, \”I Love This Land\”, was released to mark the end of the Falklands War. 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 2000, she was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century. She devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. By the time of her death in 2020 she had been active in the music industry for 96 years. She was the daughter of plumber Bertram Samuel Welch and dressmaker Annie Martin, who had married in 1913. Lynn is best known for the popular song \”We’ll meet Again\”, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. She first recorded it in 1939 with Arthur Young on Novachord, and later again in 1953 accompanied by servicemen from the British Armed Forces.
The lyrics were very nostalgic and made the song one of its emblematic hits. During the Phoney War, the song came out on top and became known as ‘the Forces’ Sweetheart’ In July 1940, Lynn made her first appearance as a solo act in a show at Coventryentry’s Coventry Castle. Instead of classical music, she fledged solo as a’more martial’ act. She died in a hospice in London on October 17, 2018. She is survived by her husband, two children and a step-son. She will be buried in a private ceremony at St James’ Park, London. She has been awarded a CBE for services to music in the First World War, and the Order of the British Empire for her services to the arts and science. She also received a OBE for her contributions to music and the arts in the 1950s and 1960s. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For confidential. support in the Middle East, call the Samaritans on 0800 555 111.
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