THE INSIDER: No nervous nineties for Vera
Reaching 100 is "an incredible adventure of song, dance, and friendship", says Dame Vera Lynn
Dame Vera Lynn, the singer whose performances were enormously popular during the Second World War, is set to celebrate her 100th birthday by releasing a new album featuring reorchestrated versions of her most famous music alongside original vocals. The new record will be released on March 17, three days before her big birthday, which will make Dame Vera the first singer to have a new album in the market as a centenarian. She has teamed up with Alfie Boe on We’ll Meet Again, Alexander Armstrong on White Cliffs of Dover and Aled Jones on As Time Goes By. She told The Guardian: "It’s truly humbling that people still enjoy these songs from so many years ago, reliving the emotions of that time. I was after all just doing my job as a singer – and it’s so wonderful for me to hear my songs again so beautifully presented in a completely new way." The record comes eight years after she became the oldest living artist to land a UK Number One album with We’ll Meet Again. Her new album will also...
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