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 442 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 (59) was June 2020 with an average selling price of £18.29 for an autographed item of Vera Lynn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2017 with £56.24 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was April 2013. In average, an autographed item from Vera Lynn is worth £10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Vera Lynn were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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60th Anniv VE Day Signed by Dame Vera Lynn Benham FDC | £11.95 | ||
Operation Thursday Wingate's Airborne Invasion of Burma Signed Vera Lynn | £15.95 | ||
ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH VERA LYNN Singer | £1.99 | ||
RAFA7 Battle of Britain 16-17 Aug 1940 Signed J W White B of B and Vera Lynn | £21.00 | ||
SIGNED Dame Vera Lynn Best of CD - Super-clear autograph | £3.20 | ||
This is Vera Lynn - vinyl LP THIS22 - near mint SIGNED BY VERA LYNN | £25.00 | ||
VERA LYNN - WWII SINGER AND FORCES SWEETHEART - SIGNED ALBUM PAGE | £12.50 | ||
vera Lynn Autobiography With Autographed Ticket Stub And Photo | £10.00 | ||
Vera Lynn Forces Sweetheart Signed Autograph | £0.99 | ||
Vera Lynn Signed Photograph | £13.99 |
How hits from a bygone age can benefit the health of older people: Songs by like (03/10/15): Dame Esther Rantzen believes songs from a bygone age can benefit the health of older people and has collaborated on an album of 1940s to 1970s music called Silver Linings, Songs of a Lifetime.
Parents rally to hold public meeting in bid to restart service after Dame Vera L (03/08/15): A public meeting is being held tomorrow in a bid to save a school for children with motor learning difficulties.
Parents rally to hold public meeting in bid to prevent the closure of Dame Vera (03/08/15): A public meeting is being held today in a bid to save a school for children with motor learning difficulties.
VIDEO: Cash crisis Vera Lynn school to shut (02/06/15): A school which caters for children in Suffolk with serious conditions such as cerebral palsy is to close next week because of financial difficulties.
Dame Vera Lynn Trust school for children with cerebral palsy in Sproughton will (02/05/15): Parents and staff at a school for children with cerebral palsy are “devastated” after learning the centre will close because of a lack of funding.
VIDEO: Cash crisis Vera Lynn school to shut (02/2015): A school which caters for children in Suffolk with serious conditions such as cerebral palsy is to close next week because of financial difficulties.
Dame Vera Lynn says she’s just an ordinary girl (12/2014): Dame Vera Lynn is a superstar. She has been blessed with as much talent, success and beauty as any of the most respected celebrities in the world today, but she sees herself as ‘an ordinary girl’, and always has.
Dame Vera Lynn urges UK to 'stay together' (09/2014): Dame Vera Lynn says the Last Night of the Proms is a "wonderful opportunity" to share the United Kingdom's heritage, adding: "The best way of sharing our cultural lives is to stay together."
Dame Vera Lynn sends Arundel’s Privates her good wishes (08/2014): Why register?
£750,000 appeal for ‘Dame Vera Lynn’ (06/2014): A NEW £750,000 appeal is underway at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR).
'Ambition's one thing, but why is everyone so greedy now?': Dame Vera Lynn on wh (05/2014): Vera Lynn releases a new album to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day at the remarkable age of 97 on June 2, here she describes her incredible journey.
Dame Vera Lynn announces new album (04/2014): Celebrating her 97th birthday today, the Forces’ sweetheart confirms the release of Vera Lynn: National Treasure - The Ultimate Collection Harriet Gibsone
AUDIO: Dame Vera Lynn plans new album at 97 (03/2014): Dame Vera Lynn marks her 97th birthday by announcing plans to release a new album.
Ipswich: Town players Berra and Loach spend time with youngsters at Dame Vera Ly (11/2013): Two Ipswich Town players took some time out of their busy training schedule this week for a visit to a school for youngsters with cerebral palsy and physical difficulties.
Britain's best Vera Lynn brings 1940s to Hampton Hill (08/2013): The sound of air raid sirens will signal the start of a 1940s variety show as the Blitz comes to Hampton Hill.