Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ (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 (ENSA). The songs most associated with her include "We'll Meet Again", "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England". More about Vera Lynn
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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 2014, she released the collection Vera Lynn: National Treasure and in 2017, she released Vera Lynn 100, a compilation album of hits to commemorate her centenary—it was a No. 3 hit, making her the first centenarian performer to have a Top 10 album in the charts. By the time of her death in 2020 she had been active in the music industry for 96 years.In total, we tracked 241 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Vera Lynn (Vera Lynn Signed Lyrics Poster Framed Display) was sold in January 2024 for £200.00 while the cheapest item (VERA LYNN, UNSIGNED EARLY B/W GLOSSY PHOTO) found a new owner for £0.60 in March 2018. The month with the most items sold (29) was June 2020 with an average selling price of £29.99 for an autographed item of Vera Lynn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2022 with £79.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2014. In average, an autographed item from Vera Lynn is worth £12.00.
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