SINGER

Vera Lynn

1917 - 2020

Photo of Vera Lynn

Icon of person Vera Lynn

Dame Vera Margaret Lynn (née Welch; 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020) was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vera Lynn is the 477th most popular singer (down from 438th in 2019), the 1,779th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,488th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Singer.

Vera Lynn is most famous for her time as a singer during World War II, when she was known as the "forces' sweetheart."

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Vera Lynn by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Vera Lynn ranks 477 out of 4,381. Before her are Zeynab Khanlarova, Kemal Monteno, Alfredo Kraus, Renato Carosone, Ahmet Kaya, and GZA. After her are Lil Jon, Ghena Dimitrova, Violetta Villas, Fritz Wunderlich, Marcia Barrett, and Anette Olzon.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Vera Lynn ranks 117. Before her are Wilhelm Brasse, Phaedon Gizikis, Pedro Infante, Charlotte Salomon, Sharof Rashidov, and Džemal Bijedić. After her are June Allyson, John Connally, Carlos Puebla, Erich Rudorffer, Paul Frère, and Petar Brzica. Among people deceased in 2020, Vera Lynn ranks 152. Before her are Ben Cross, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Rocky Johnson, Bill Withers, Jānis Lūsis, and Kang Kek Iew. After her are Mario Bunge, James E. Gunn, Sergei Khrushchev, Jaswant Singh, Ivry Gitlis, and Mad Mike Hoare.

Others Born in 1917

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2020

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Vera Lynn ranks 1,779 out of 8,785. Before her are Rosamund Pike (1979), Philip Sidney (1554), Paul Scofield (1922), Edward Blyth (1810), Robert Stevenson (1905), and Joseph Boxhall (1884). After her are Robert Pattinson (1986), Oliver Hart (1948), Nora Stanton Barney (1883), Christopher Hitchens (1949), Woodes Rogers (1679), and John Bevis (1695).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Vera Lynn ranks 64. Before her are Jon Anderson (1944), Jessie J (1988), Sandie Shaw (1947), Maggie Reilly (1956), Christine McVie (1943), and Neil Tennant (1954). After her are Tony Martin (1957), Charli XCX (1992), Gary Brooker (1945), Sam Smith (1992), Black (1962), and Tricky (1968).

British born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous