At the age of 103 years, died British singer Vera Lynn, whose voice is inextricably linked with the history of the Second world war. She died at her home in East Essex, where she lived the last 60 years.In September 2009 the hit parade of the best British albums topped the album of the singer Vera Lynn “We’ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn”, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second world war. It was a real sensation. By the time of the album’s release, the retirement age has reached even some of those audiophiles who name Faith Lynn has learned from the songs of Pink Floyd “Vera”, released on the 1979 album “The Wall”. In this song, Roger waters asked the question: “does anyone here Vera Lynn” The Vera Lynn in 2009 was 92 years old and actually in the UK remembered her always.Vera Margaret Lynn was born in worker’s family March 20, 1917, and at seven, began performing on stage, and 18 first appeared on stage with the orchestra. The first song of Vera Lynn was released on vinyl in 1936, it was called “Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire”. The program was called “Sincerely yours”. Vera Lynn went to the maternity hospital and recorded greetings young mothers to their husbands at the front. And veterans have sent her requests for songs that I would like to hear on the air.In 1943 Vera Lynn starred in the film “We’ll meet again”, the plot of which was largely based on her biography. The title song of the film “We’ll Meet Again” (1939, by Ross Parker and Hugh Charles) by that time, was one of the most popular in the UK. The soldiers went to the front in fact, with the words of the song on his lips: “I know that one Sunny day we will meet. Let the smile on your lips. Tell the boys that I’m leaving for a while. Tell me that when I left, I sang this song”.Vera Lynn performed for British soldiers in different parts of the world: India, Burma, Egypt. It was believed that the manner of singing of Vera Lynn had a special impact on morale. In 1944 she sang in front of Marines at a military base Shamsunnahar, and right after the concert they went to the front to Kohima, the Indian city where British forces won a historic victory over the Japanese.After the war, after a pause, Vera Lynn continued his career and played mostly for the military. In 1947, the Union of American musicians for a year, stopped working with record companies, requiring them to pay not only one-time fees, but potiranie deductions. The label of Vera Lynn Decca took the opportunity and has strengthened its presence in USA, causing Lynn song “You Can’t Be True, Dear” was included in America in the top 10. In 1952, Vera Lynn was the first British performer, who headed the Billboard chart (with the song “Auf Wiedersehn, Sweetheart”). Then just three songs Lynn became the first hit parade of the United Kingdom, published �� magazine New Musical Express.Meanwhile, the song “We’ll Meet Again” included in its repertoire The Byrds and Barry manilow, and Stanley Kubrick filmed it under the final scene of the film “Dr. Strangelove”. “Does anyone here Vera Lynn Do you remember her words that we’ll meet again some Sunny day? Faith! Faith! What happened to you?” — sang Roger waters on the album “The Wall”. The Vera Lynn continued to perform regularly at charity concerts, raising money for war veterans, disabled children and women affected by breast cancer.In 1995, the song “We’ll Meet Again” was first heard in “the simpsons”, in 2002 was released by johnny cash in the new century she was regularly heard in the TV series, and video games, and in 2009 the album “We’ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn” topped the British album chart, where it competed four reissued albums by the Beatles.”We should be comforted by the fact that, although we still have to endure a lot of difficulties, better days will return. We will be back with our friends, with our relatives, we will meet again”. A month ago, Vera Lynn became the oldest artist, whose album entered the list of top 40 albums in the UK. It was a collection of “Vera Lynn 100”, commemorating its centenary. He rose to 30th place. For 80 years the song and its performer was literally a national treasure. To imagine a more impressive career impossible. And there is hardly a more compelling argument in favor of pop music as a genre.
