A Tribute To Vera Lynn on VE Day
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This year, we’re marking VE Day with this tribute to Forces’ sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn, who sadly passed away last year aged 103.
This article was originally written for us by Douglas MacPherson, and published in “The People’s Friend” in summer 2020.
In 1939, when Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced on the radio that Britain was at war with Germany, Vera Lynn thought, “Oh, well, bang goes my career.”
Little did the young singer suspect that she would become one of Britain’s brightest beacons of hope during the conflict that was to follow. Or that her songs, such as “We’ll Meet Again” and “The White Cliffs Of Dover”, would remain emblems of resilience eight decades later.
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The BRIT Awards 2021 today announced that one of this year’s most nominated artists Arlo Parks, and twice nominated British rapper and songwriter Headie One will perform at this year’s BRITs, alongside the already-announced Dua Lipa and Griff, on 11th May.
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Eternal were a British R&B girl group formed in 1992 with the line-up consisting of sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan and Louise Nurding. The group became an international success, selling around 10 million records worldwide. Nurding left for a successful solo career in 1995. Bryan was sacked in 1998 by the other two members, who gave a breakdown in professional relations as the reason. The remaining duo split in 2000. They were considered the UK s answer to the American girl group En Vogue.