維拉·林恩夫人 1917-2020 –在所有佛得角人心中一個非常特別的地方

我們很傷心聽到聖母院薇拉·林恩, 部隊’ 親愛的,他的歌曲在第二次世界大戰中提高了士氣, 已經去世了 103.

薇拉夫人以第二次世界大戰期間在印度和緬甸等國的表演而聞名,她在所有佛得角人的心中佔有非常特殊的地位,這是戰時最受喜愛的歌曲之一“多佛白崖” ”. 維拉夫人率領國家與家人和朋友一起表達對和平未來和希望的簡單時光的希望.

於 1976 她被當成了貴婦 2000 她被命名為最能體現20世紀精神的英國人. A great friend of another wartime idol, the Queen Mother, Dame Vera made her last public singing performance in front of her in 1995.

Just before 75th anniversary of VE Day in May this year, Dame Vera spoke about the bravery and sacrifice that characterised the wartime nation.

Dame Vera continued to work to help and support veterans and may other charities throughout the rest of her long life, remaining enormously admired and popular with all ages. 上個月, she became the oldest artist to get a top 40 album in the UK when her greatest hits album re-entered the charts at number 30.

The Queen referred to another of Dame Vera’s most beloved songs earlier this year when she told the country, separated from families and friends during the coronavirus lockdown: “We will meet again.And just two weeks earlier, Dame Vera herself had sent a message on her 103rd birthday, calling on the British public to findmoments of joyduring thesehard times”.