New album for British WWII forces' sweetheart Vera Lynn, 97
AFP
LONDON- British singer Vera Lynn, the "forces sweetheart" who helped keep up morale during World War II, celebrated her 97th birthday on Thursday with the announcement of a new album of re-mastered songs.
The album will include more than 40 songs from 1940-45, including her wartime anthem "We'll Meet Again", and some unreleased tracks uncovered by her daughter Virginia.
It will be released on June 2 to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings four days later.
A previous compilation in 2009, timed for the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, reached number one, making Lynn, then 92, the oldest living singer to top the British album charts.
"I think it's wonderful that my songs are still enjoyed, especially if it encourages people to commemorate what happened 70 years ago," Lynn said in a statement on Thursday.
"It's moving for me to relive those days, and humbling to know that people still think of me -- after all, it was simply my duty to keep singing."
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A previous compilation in 2009, timed for the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, reached number one, making Lynn, then 92, the oldest living singer to top the British album charts.
"I think it's wonderful that my songs are still enjoyed, especially if it encourages people to commemorate what happened 70 years ago," Lynn said in a statement on Thursday.
"It's moving for me to relive those days, and humbling to know that people still think of me -- after all, it was simply my duty to keep singing."
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