Vera Lynn

Vera Lynn

Musician · UK · 1917–2020

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Vera Lynn was a British singer and entertainer whose music became iconic during World War II.

She was affectionately known as the 'Forces' Sweetheart' for her performances that uplifted troops during the war.

In recognition of her contributions, Vera Lynn was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Biography

Early Life

Dame Vera Margaret Lewis, known professionally as Vera Lynn, was born on March 20, 1917, in East Ham, Essex, England. She was the daughter of Bertram Samuel Welch, a plumber, and Anne Martin, a dressmaker. At the age of two, Vera fell seriously ill with diphtheritic croup, which led to a protective upbringing by her mother, who restricted her social interactions. Despite these challenges, Vera began performing publicly at the young age of seven, adopting her grandmother's maiden name, "Lynn," as her stage name when she was eleven.

Career

Vera Lynn's career took off when she joined a juvenile troupe called Madame Harris's Kracker Kabaret Kids. By 1935, she had made her first record and began to gain popularity through radio broadcasts and performances with various bands. Her career flourished during World War II, where she became known as the "Forces' Sweetheart" for her uplifting songs that resonated with troops and civilians alike. Iconic tracks such as "We'll Meet Again" and "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" solidified her status as a beloved figure in British music. Lynn continued to perform and record music throughout her life, releasing numerous albums, including "Sincerely Yours" and "Vera Lynn 100."

Personal Life and Legacy

In 1941, Vera married Harry Lewis, a fellow musician, and they had a daughter together. The couple lived in various locations, including Finchley and Ditchling, East Sussex. Vera was also known for her charitable work, founding organizations to support cerebral palsy and veterans. She remained active in charity work throughout her life, even becoming a patron for several organizations. Vera Lynn passed away on June 18, 2020, leaving behind a legacy as a symbol of hope and resilience during one of Britain's most challenging times.

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Discography

Albums
Vera Lynn 100Vera Lynn 1002017
  1. 1.We’ll Meet Again3:31
  2. 2.Sailing3:05
  3. 3.The White Cliffs of Dover3:20
  4. 4.Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye3:29
  5. 5.As Time Goes By3:09
  6. 6.Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart2:40
  7. 7.The Loveliest Night of the Year2:33
  8. 8.When You Wish Upon a Star2:33
  9. 9.A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:29
  10. 10.I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles3:32
  11. 11.Close to You3:40
  12. 12.Yours3:19
RemembersRemembers2007

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We’ll Meet Again (The Early Years)We’ll Meet Again (The Early Years)1995
  1. 1.We’ll Meet Again3:25
  2. 2.It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie2:49
  3. 3.Roses in December3:12
  4. 4.Rosalie3:13
  5. 5.Cinderella, Stay in My Arms3:17
  6. 6.Wishing (Will Make It So)3:18
  7. 7.I Paid for the Lie That I Told You3:18
  8. 8.Careless3:19
  9. 9.You Made Me Care3:02
  10. 10.When You Wish Upon a Star2:54
  11. 11.I’ll Never Smile Again3:04
  12. 12.There’ll Come Another Day3:28
  13. 13.Something to Remember You By3:01
  14. 14.Smilin’ Through3:05
  15. 15.Yours3:28
  16. 16.When They Sound the Last “All Clear”3:25
  17. 17.(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover3:18
  18. 18.I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time2:46
  19. 19.Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat3:29
  20. 20.Where in the World?3:27
  21. 21.Be Careful, It’s My Heart3:17
  22. 22.I Had the Craziest Dream3:20
  23. 23.You’ll Never Know3:29
  24. 24.Goodnight and God Bless You3:18
Vera Lynn Remembers: The Songs That Won World War 2Vera Lynn Remembers: The Songs That Won World War 21994
  1. 1.Yours3:19
  2. 2.Who’s Taking You Home Tonight / Wishing / Wish Me Luck3:33
  3. 3.Somewhere in France With You3:39
  4. 4.The Last Time I Saw Paris / Arm in Arm / I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time4:02
  5. 5.A Pair of Silver Wings / Silver Wings in the Moonlight / Comin’ in on a Wing and a Pray’r5:36
  6. 6.London Pride4:07
  7. 7.A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:56
  8. 8.The White Cliffs of Dover3:03
  9. 9.If I Only Had Wings / The Badge From Your Coat / Roll Out the Barrel3:25
  10. 10.I’ll Be Seeing You3:53
  11. 11.You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To2:43
  12. 12.Room Five‐Hundred‐And‐Four4:29
  13. 13.That Lovely Weekend2:53
  14. 14.Besame Mucho2:41
  15. 15.There’ll Always Be an England3:00
  16. 16.You’ll Never Know3:25
  17. 17.It Had to Be You2:48
  18. 18.Lili Marlene2:50
  19. 19.Be Like the Kettle and Sing / There’s a New World Over the Skyline2:15
  20. 20.As Time Goes By3:22
  21. 21.When the Lights Go on Again / I’ll Pray for You / We’ll Meet Again5:00
  22. 22.Land of Hope and Glory2:56
A Tribute, Volume II: It’s a Lovely Day TomorrowA Tribute, Volume II: It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow1994
  1. 1.The White Cliffs of Dover3:17
  2. 2.Be Like the Kettle and Sing2:40
  3. 3.Goodnight Children Everywhere2:55
  4. 4.It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow3:14
  5. 5.Only Forever3:10
  6. 6.There’ll Come Another Day3:20
  7. 7.The Anniversary Waltz2:43
  8. 8.The London I Love3:13
  9. 9.Something to Remember You By2:56
  10. 10.Over the Hill3:23
  11. 11.Harbour Lights3:07
  12. 12.That Lovely Weekend3:13
  13. 13.Cinderella Stay in My Arms3:11
  14. 14.Mexicali Rose3:05
  15. 15.Jealousy2:57
  16. 16.When the Lights Go on Again3:19
  17. 17.A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:13
  18. 18.The Bells of St. Mary’s2:56
  19. 19.It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie2:46
  20. 20.I’m in the Mood for Love3:08
  21. 21.The Love Bug Will Bite You2:58
  22. 22.Heart and Soul3:13
Songs of LifeSongs of Life1994
  1. 1.From the Time You Say Goodbye2:42
  2. 2.Yours3:19
  3. 3.The Holy City6:08
  4. 4.The White Cliffs of Dover3:05
  5. 5.Auf Wiederseh’n (Sweetheart)2:38
  6. 6.The Village of St. Bernadette3:20
  7. 7.I’ll Be Seeing You3:54
  8. 8.We’ll Meet Again1:38
  9. 9.Don’t Fence Me In / If I Had My Way2:25
  10. 10.Amazing Grace3:54
  11. 11.There Comes a Day4:29
  12. 12.Now Is the Hour3:18
  13. 13.Give Me Your Hand3:21
  14. 14.Scarlet Ribbons3:13
  15. 15.Lili Marlene2:50
  16. 16.As Time Goes By3:21
  17. 17.I Will Wait for You3:44
  18. 18.Who’s Garden Was This3:47
  19. 19.Unforgettable3:09
  20. 20.Land of Hope and Glory2:56
20 Great Songs20 Great Songs1994
  1. 1.A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:14
  2. 2.(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover3:17
  3. 3.The London I Love3:14
  4. 4.Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)3:10
  5. 5.Be Like the Kettle and Sing2:41
  6. 6.When the Lights Go on Again3:18
  7. 7.Yours3:25
  8. 8.Maybe3:03
  9. 9.It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow3:13
  10. 10.I’ll Pray for You3:19
  11. 11.I Shall Be Waiting3:08
  12. 12.Who’s Taking You Home Tonight2:48
  13. 13.Only Forever3:11
  14. 14.Coming Home2:42
  15. 15.There’ll Come Another Day3:22
  16. 16.After a While3:24
  17. 17.Harbour Lights3:07
  18. 18.Goodnight Children Everywhere2:54
  19. 19.Lonely Sweetheart3:21
  20. 20.We’ll Meet Again3:24
A Tribute, Volume Ⅰ: Sincerely YoursA Tribute, Volume Ⅰ: Sincerely Yours1993
  1. 1.Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye3:11
  2. 2.Who’s Taking You Home Tonight?2:48
  3. 3.I’ll Pray for You3:19
  4. 4.A Garden in Granada3:18
  5. 5.Now It Can Be Told2:55
  6. 6.The First Quarrel2:55
  7. 7.When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby2:57
  8. 8.We’ll Meet Again3:26
  9. 9.Love Makes the World Go Round3:13
  10. 10.I Won’t Tell a Soul (I Love You)3:19
  11. 11.I Shall Be Waiting3:10
  12. 12.Maybe2:57
  13. 13.Over the Rainbow3:16
  14. 14.I Hear a Dream (Come Again)3:11
  15. 15.It Always Rains Before the Rainbow3:11
  16. 16.I’ll Walk Beside You3:19
  17. 17.Wishing (Will Make It So)3:20
  18. 18.We Both Told a Lie3:12
  19. 19.I’ll Think of You2:58
  20. 20.I’ll Remember2:53
  21. 21.Yours3:19
  22. 22.Goodnight Wherever You Are2:33
We’ll Meet AgainWe’ll Meet Again1993
  1. 1.That Lovely Weekend3:12
  2. 2.Jealousy2:58
  3. 3.Be Like the Kettle and Sing2:39
  4. 4.When the Lights Go on Again3:18
  5. 5.We’ll Meet Again3:24
  6. 6.A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:13
  7. 7.Yours3:25
  8. 8.Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye3:15
  9. 9.Wishing3:19
  10. 10.The Anniversary Waltz2:41
  11. 11.The Bells of St. Mary’s2:55
  12. 12.There’s a Land of Begin Again3:22
  13. 13.I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time2:48
  14. 14.Something to Remember You By2:57
  15. 15.Be Careful, It’s My Heart3:07
  16. 16.I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire3:29
  17. 17.Maybe3:09
  18. 18.It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie2:47
  19. 19.It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow3:14
  20. 20.Mexicali Rose3:06
  21. 21.Goodnight Children Everywhere2:54
  22. 22.The White Cliffs of Dover3:14
Thank You for the MusicThank You for the Music1992
  1. 1.Thank You for the Music3:03
  2. 2.What I Did for Love3:46
  3. 3.Are You Lonesome Tonight?3:04
  4. 4.I Wonder3:47
  5. 5.Harbour Lights3:30
  6. 6.Tomorrow3:55
  7. 7.Sunshine on My Shoulders3:48
  8. 8.Weekend in New England3:25
  9. 9.In the Blue Canadian Rockies3:24
  10. 10.You and Me Against the World3:45
  11. 11.Until It’s Time for You to Go4:06
  12. 12.I Sing the Songs3:45
  13. 13.Daybreak3:20
  14. 14.You3:43
  15. 15.Caravan Song3:37
  16. 16.Colours of My Life4:20
  17. 17.That Old Feeling3:03
  18. 18.Why Don’t We Try a Slow Dance?4:02
  19. 19.Rainbow Connection3:47
  20. 20.My Friend4:24
  21. 21.It’s Easy to Remember3:36
For All World War II Sweethearts!For All World War II Sweethearts!1991
  1. 1.White Cliffs of Dover3:18
  2. 2.Until It’s Time for You to Go3:32
  3. 3.The Homecoming Waltz2:45
  4. 4.You’ll Never Know3:44
  5. 5.Something to Remember You By2:58
  6. 6.Drifting and Dreaming3:03
  7. 7.When I Grow Too Old to Dream2:32
  8. 8.Now Is the Hour3:16
  9. 9.It’s Easy to Remember3:24
  10. 10.Wonderful One2:44
  11. 11.Beautiful Isle of Somewhere2:39
  12. 12.As Time Goes By4:31
  13. 13.To Each His Own2:42
  14. 14.The Anniversary Waltz2:43
For All World War II Sweethearts!For All World War II Sweethearts!1991
  1. 1.Auf Wiedersehn2:40
  2. 2.I’ll Always Be in Love With You3:05
  3. 3.Far Away Places2:41
  4. 4.Tonight2:15
  5. 5.When the Lights Go on Again1:37
  6. 6.From the Time You Say Goodbye2:25
  7. 7.I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen1:25
  8. 8.We’ll Meet Again3:04
  9. 9.Back in Your Own Backyard3:12
  10. 10.Somewhere Along the Way / Here in My Heart / Let the Rest of the World Go By3:31
  11. 11.I’ll Be Seeing You3:53
  12. 12.You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To2:42
  13. 13.My Happiness2:45
  14. 14.Among My Souvenirs3:08
Vera LynnVera Lynn1990

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We’ll Meet AgainWe’ll Meet Again1989

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Vera Lynn RemembersVera Lynn Remembers1988

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Sweetheart of the ForcesSweetheart of the Forces1984

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This Is Vera LynnThis Is Vera Lynn1980

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The Vera Lynn SongbookThe Vera Lynn Songbook1979

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Vera Lynn at ChristmasVera Lynn at Christmas1976

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The Great Years - Original Recordings 1935-1957The Great Years - Original Recordings 1935-19571975

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Kerstmis met Vera Lynn, Marco Bakker, Mieke Telkamp, Martine Bijl en Het Residentie KerkkoorKerstmis met Vera Lynn, Marco Bakker, Mieke Telkamp, Martine Bijl en Het Residentie Kerkkoor1972

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The Best of Vera LynnThe Best of Vera Lynn1968

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Hits of the BlitzHits of the Blitz1962

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Sincerely YoursSincerely Yours1949

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Legends of the 20th CenturyLegends of the 20th Century

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Label

Record label
EMI
Record label
His Master's Voice
Record label
Decca
Record label
London Records

Achievements

Award
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Award
War Medal 1939–1945
Award
Burma Star
Award
Officer of the Order of Saint John
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Companion of Honour
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Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Classic Brit Awards

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Passport
Country

GB

Born

1917-03-20

Died

2020-06-18

Instruments

voice

Identifiers & aliases

Also known as: Very Lynn

ISNI

0000000078399462

Description

British singer (1917–2020)

Extract from Wikipedia

Dame Vera Margaret Lewis, 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".

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