Vera Lynn

Dame Vera Lynn 4 Allan Warren
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About the artist

Dame Vera Margaret Lynn (Vera Margaret Welch, 20 March 1917 - 18 June 2020) widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart", was an English singer, songwriter and actress. Her musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War. During the war she toured Egypt, India, and Burma (Myanmar) as part of ENSA, giving outdoor concerts for the troops. The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England".

Top songs

  1. We'll Meet Again
  2. White Cliffs of Dover
  3. Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
  4. (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
  5. You'll Never Know
  6. The White Cliffs of Dover - 2016 Remaster
  7. The White Cliffs of Dover
  8. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
  9. Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart - 2017 Version
  10. You'll Never Know - 2016 Remaster

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