Vera Lynn

Vera Lynn fotografert i sitt hjem i Sussex i 1975

Foto: Allan Warren

Vera Lynn

Vera Lynn (født 20. mars 1917 i East Ham i London i Storbritannia, egentlig Vera Margaret Welch) er en engelsk sangerinne. Høydepunktet under hennes karriere var under annen verdenskrig, og da fikk hun tilnavnet «The Forces' Sweetheart».

Vera Lynn begynte å synge i syvårsalderen. Kunstnernavnet Lynn var hennes bestemors pikenavn.

Hun hadde sin første radioopptreden i 1935 sammen med Joe Loss Orchestra. I 1939 giftet hun seg med klarinettisten og saksofonisten Harry Lewis. I 1940 startet hennes egen radiosending Sincerely Yours.

Lynn er utnevnt til Dame Commander av Order of the British Empire. Hun er derved opphøyet i ridderstanden og har rett til å føre tiltaleformen Dame foran sitt navn.

Diskografi

• The General's Fast Asleep (1935)
• No Regrets (1935)
• When the Poppies Bloom Again
• I'm in the Mood for Love (Rex Records, 1935)
• Sailing Home With The Tide (Rex Records, 1935)
• Thanks A Million (Rex Records, 1935)
• Heart Of Gold (Rex Records, 1936)
• A Star Fell Out Of Heaven (Rex Records, 1936)
• Crying My Heart Out For You (Rex Records, 1936)
• It's Love Again (Rex Records, 1936)
• Did Your Mother Come From Ireland? (Rex Records, 1936)
• Have You Forgotten So Soon? (Rex Records, 1936)
• Everything Is Rhythm (Rex Records, 1936)
• When My Dream Boat Comes Home (Rex Records, 1937)
• Goodnight, My Love (Rex Records, 1937)
• All Alone In Vienna (Rex Records, 1937)
• Careless (1940)
• Until You Fall in Love (1940)
• It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1940)
• When You Wish upon a Star (1940)
• Memories Live Longer Than Dreams (1940)
• There'll Come Another Day (1940)
• Smilin' through (1941)
• When They Sound the Last All Clear (1941)
• Yours (1941)
• My Sister and I
• I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
• We'll Meet Again (fra filmen ved samme navn, 1942)
• You're in my Arms
• You Can't Be True, Dear (1948)
• Again
• Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart (1952)
• If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
• My Son, My Son (nummer 1 i Storbritannia, 1954)
• Homing Waltz
• Forget Me Not
• Windsor Waltz
• Who Are We
• A House With Love In It
• The Faithful Hussar (Don't Cry My Love)
• Travellin' Home
• Hits Of The Sixties (album)
  • «By the Time I Get To Phoenix»
  • "Everybody's Talking"
  • "The Fool On The Hill"

Filmografi

• We'll Meet Again (1942)
• Rhythm Serenade (1943)
• One Exciting Night (1944)

Litteratur

• Vera Lynn: Vocal Refrain. 1975, W.H. Allen, London.
• R. Cross: We'll Meet Again