By what name is singer Vera Margaret Welch better known?
"of Britain"". with: Personnel per Fitch and Mahon. Vera (song) ""Vera"" is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their 1979 album, ""The Wall"". The title is a reference to Vera Lynn, a British singer who came to prominence during World War II with her popular song ""We'll Meet Again"". The reference is ironic, as Roger Waters (and his fictional character ""Pink"") would not meet his father, lost in the war. The lyric ""Vera, what has become of you?"" suggests that Vera Lynn herself, like her promise, vanished. The opening dialogue (""Where the hell are you, Simon?"") and the"
"charts. She has devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children, and breast cancer. She is held in great affection by veterans of the Second World War to this day and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century. Vera Margaret Welch was born in East Ham, Newham, on 20 March 1917, to parents Bertram Samuel Welch (1883–1955) and Annie Martin (c. 1889–1961), who had married in 1913. She began performing publicly at the age of seven and adopted her maternal grandmother's maiden name, Margaret Lynn, as her"
"Elisabeth Welch Elisabeth Margaret Welch (February 27, 1904July 15, 2003) was an American singer, actress, and entertainer, whose career spanned seven decades. Her best-known songs were ""Stormy Weather"", ""Love for Sale"" and ""Far Away in Shanty Town"". She was American-born, but was based in Britain for most of her career. Welch was born in Englewood, New Jersey, where her father was chief gardener of an estate. Her father was of indigenous American and African American ancestry; her mother was of Scottish and Irish descent. Welch was brought up in a Baptist-Christian family, and began her singing in a church choir."
"radio programme ""Desert Island Discs"", on February 26, 1952 and November 18, 1990; her latter appearance is now part of the programme's online archive. Elisabeth Welch Elisabeth Margaret Welch (February 27, 1904July 15, 2003) was an American singer, actress, and entertainer, whose career spanned seven decades. Her best-known songs were ""Stormy Weather"", ""Love for Sale"" and ""Far Away in Shanty Town"". She was American-born, but was based in Britain for most of her career. Welch was born in Englewood, New Jersey, where her father was chief gardener of an estate. Her father was of indigenous American and African American ancestry;"
"Florence Welch Florence Leontine Mary Welch (born 28 August 1986) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and producer. She is the vocalist and songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine. Florence and the Machine's debut album, ""Lungs"", was released in 2009; on 17 January 2010, the album reached the top position in the UK after being on the chart for 28 consecutive weeks. ""Lungs"" won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010. The group's second studio album, ""Ceremonials"", released in October 2011, debuted at number one in the UK and number six in the US."
"issue. Florence Welch Florence Leontine Mary Welch (born 28 August 1986) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and producer. She is the vocalist and songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine. Florence and the Machine's debut album, ""Lungs"", was released in 2009; on 17 January 2010, the album reached the top position in the UK after being on the chart for 28 consecutive weeks. ""Lungs"" won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010. The group's second studio album, ""Ceremonials"", released in October 2011, debuted at number one in the UK and number six in the"
"Patricia Welch Patricia Welch (born September 20, 1954) is an American singer and actress. She was born Patricia Ann Carpico in Steubenville, Ohio and grew up in the small town of Colliers, West Virginia. She attended West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia where she majored in music and drama. In 1972 her vocal training was with American classical soprano opera singer Frances Yeend who was internationally known and appeared regularly with the New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. In 1980 she was cast as Tuptim in the national touring company of ""The King and I"" musical. She"
"2004 TV movie adapted for television from the novel A Mother's Gift by Britney and Lynne Spears. She went on to tour as a featured soloist with Robert Goulet in his show The Man and His Music in 2004. She also recorded a duet with Robert Goulet for a 2007 PBS special. In 2005 and 2006 Welch was a guest soloist in The Wayne Newton Show. Patricia Welch lives with her husband, (Author) A. P. DuBarry in La Quinta, California. Patricia Welch Patricia Welch (born September 20, 1954) is an American singer and actress. She was born Patricia Ann Carpico"
"Martha Wash Martha Elaine Wash (born December 23, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her distinctive and powerful voice, Wash first achieved fame as one half of the successful act Two Tons O' Fun who sang backing for American disco singer Sylvester. After gaining their own record deal, they released three consecutive commercially successful songs which all peaked at number 2 in the dance charts. The duo was renamed The Weather Girls in 1982 after they released the multi-platinum single ""It's Raining Men"", which brought the band to mainstream pop attention. As a duo, Two Tons/The Weather Girls released"
"Valeria Lynch María Cristina Lancelotti (January 7, 1952 in Buenos Aires), better known by her stage name Valeria Lynch, is an Argentine singer and actress. Named by the New York Times as one of the 5 best voices on the planet. Valeria Lynch was born on January 7, 1952 in the neighborhood of Villa Urquiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, the first child of the marriage of María Antonia Spano (Tony) and José Julio Lancellotti. At age 14 while studying at the Commercial College Donato Álvarez in the neighborhood of La Paternal, she defined her vocation and began to study singing with"
"Ava Barber Ava Barber (born June 28, 1954) is an American country music singer and performer. She is best remembered for her performances on ""The Lawrence Welk Show"" throughout much of the 1970s and early 1980s. She is also known as a recording artist, her best-known hit being the song, ""Bucket to the South"", which peaked at No. 13 on the Hot Country Songs list in 1978. She has done many reunion specials on PBS for ""The Lawrence Welk Show"" over the past number of years. Ava Marlene Barber was born and reared in Knoxville, Tennessee, named after actress Ava"
"adaptation ""The Glass Virgin"" (1995); and she appeared opposite Jimmy Nail in BBC's ""Spender"" (1991–1993). In 1993, Welch became a household name when she was cast as Marsha Stubbs in ITV's drama series ""Soldier Soldier"". Owing to her success in the series, she released a single in 1995, a double-A side ""You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me/Cry Me a River"" which reached #23 and spent three weeks in the UK singles chart. Welch gained even wider notability in 1997, when she was cast as Natalie Horrocks in the long-running ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"". Natalie was introduced as"
"'Can I Get An Amen?' and debuted after the season 5 episode of RuPaul's Drag Race of the same name. In December 2015, Wash released a single ""N2U"", produced by Showtek and Eva Shaw on Spinnin' Records. In February 2018, Wash collaborated with Turkish singer Serhat, releasing a single with multi-versions of his Eurovision 2016 entry ""I Didn't Know"". In March 2018, Wash began her YouTube web series called ""10 Minutes with Martha Wash"". Wash has never married and has no children. Martha Wash Martha Elaine Wash (born December 23, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her distinctive and"
"Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress. Commonly referred to by the media as the Goddess of Pop, she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her six-decade-long career. Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song ""I Got You Babe"" reached number one on the American and"
"Marianne Mendt Marianne Mendt (born Marianne Krupicka, 29 September 1945, Vienna) is an Austrian jazz singer and actress, best known for her participation in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest. Mendt trained as a jazz singer and toured as a singer and bass player, with group the Internationals, around Europe. Back in Vienna she was noticed by talent-spotter Gerhard Bronner, who wrote for her the song ""A Glock'n"", which was used as the theme tune for a television drama and reached #12 when released as a single in 1970. Marianne Mendt published several 'Austrian versions' of well-known jazz and pop songs"
"Margaret (singer) Małgorzata Jamroży (; born 30 June 1991), known professionally as Margaret, is a Polish singer and songwriter. Before her mainstream debut, she performed in underground bands, recorded soundtracks for television commercials and produced a fashion blog. While blogging, she was discovered by manager Sławomir Berdowski and signed by her record label, Extensive Music. The singer gained international recognition with her singles ""Thank You Very Much"" (2013) and ""Cool Me Down"" (2016). Margaret's 2013 debut single, ""Thank You Very Much"", was included on her first extended play (EP) ""All I Need"". The song charted in the top 30 in"
"Bob Welch (musician) Robert Lawrence Welch Jr. (August 31, 1945 – June 7, 2012) was an American musician who was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974. He had a successful solo career in the late 1970s. His singles included ""Hot Love, Cold World"", ""Ebony Eyes"", ""Precious Love"", and his signature song, ""Sentimental Lady"". Welch was born in Los Angeles, California, into a show business family. Welch's father was movie producer and screenwriter Robert L. Welch, who worked at Paramount Pictures in the 1940s and 1950s, producing films starring Paramount's top box office stars, Bob Hope and Bing"
"Kate Walsh (singer) Kate Walsh (born 20 February 1983) is an English singer from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. A graduate of the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, her first album was ""Clocktower Park"" (produced by Lee Russell), released in 2003 by Kitchenware Records. The album was named for a meeting place in her home town. In 2007, she released her second album, ""Tim's House"". It quickly became the No. 1 album on the UK iTunes Store. The album also features her most popular song, ""Your Song"". Her big break came when she gained iTunes customers' attention when her song ""Talk of the"
"15 million albums worldwide. Lynch has participated in other television shows as a special guest. Valeria Lynch María Cristina Lancelotti (January 7, 1952 in Buenos Aires), better known by her stage name Valeria Lynch, is an Argentine singer and actress. Named by the New York Times as one of the 5 best voices on the planet. Valeria Lynch was born on January 7, 1952 in the neighborhood of Villa Urquiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, the first child of the marriage of María Antonia Spano (Tony) and José Julio Lancellotti. At age 14 while studying at the Commercial College Donato Álvarez in"
"make their home in Australia. Andra Willis Andra Willis (born August 27, 1943) is an American singer best known from television's ""The Lawrence Welk Show"" from 1967 to 1969. Born and raised in Danville, Virginia. Andra began singing professionally with her sisters Toneda and Sheryl. Billed as the Willis Sisters, they started out locally with bands such as the Freddie Lee Orchestra and later guest starred on national television programs such as The Tonight Show and ironically, on Lawrence Welk's The Plymouth Show. Later, when the Willis Sisters split up, Andra became a solo vocalist, and was a frequent regular"
"in her condition eventually led to its amputation. She received many honors in her later years, including the key to Newark. She died in 1984 and is buried in Heavenly Rest Cemetery in East Hanover, New Jersey. Viola Gertrude Wells Viola Gertrude Wells Evans (14 December 1902, Newark, New Jersey - 22 December 1984, Belleville, New Jersey), better known by her stage names Viola Wells or Miss Rhapsody, was an American jazz, blues, and religious singer. The book ""Swing City: Newark Nightlife, 1925-50"" by Barbara J. Kukla is dedicated to Viola Wells. Wells was the first child of Robert Olivia"
"Gillian Welch Gillian Howard Welch (; born October 2, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, bluegrass, country and Americana, is described by ""The New Yorker"" as ""at once innovative and obliquely reminiscent of past rural forms."" Welch and Rawlings have collaborated on seven critically acclaimed albums, five released under her name, and two released under the name Dave Rawlings Machine. Her 1996 debut, ""Revival"", and the 2001 release ""Time (The Revelator)"", received nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary"
"the English rock band Florence and the Machine, and has two other children and three step-children. She is married to Professor Peter Openshaw, an immunologist and Professor of Experimental Medicine at Imperial College, London. Evelyn Welch Evelyn Welch (born 1959) is a scholar of the Renaissance and Early Modern Period, and Professor of Renaissance Studies, Provost, and Senior Vice President (Arts & Sciences) at King’s College London. Welch was born Evelyn Kathleen Samuels in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ellen Richards and John S. Samuels III. Her younger brother is actor John Stockwell. She was educated and raised in the"
"Lynn Benesch Lynn Benesch, born Lynn Benish in Westchester, New York, aka Lynn Chester, is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Meredith Lord Wolek on the daytime drama ""One Life to Live"" from 1969 to 1973. In 1972 she won praise for her portrayal as a mother who had twins and one was stillborn; this led to addressing the issues around postpartum depression which was still struggling to be understood as a legitimate medical concern. She briefly reprised the role in 1987, when her character's sister Victoria Lord, having an out of body experience, took"
"packed audiences in local British Legion and working men's clubs and with local big bands, becoming known as ""the Vera Lynn of the Potteries"". Her first single, ""Pick Up the Pieces"", was released in 1962 on the Oriole label, but it was not until Pye Records and three years later that she scored her first hit with ""Where Are You Now"", written by Tony Hatch and Trent, who at that time were involved in a successful professional collaboration with Petula Clark. The song was featured in the popular TV series ""It's Dark Outside"". ""Where Are You Now"" reached number one"
"Lenny Welch Lenny Welch (born Leon Welch, May 31, 1940) is an American MOR/pop singer. He was born in New York and raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey. His biggest hit, a cover version of the big band standard ""Since I Fell for You,"" reached number 4 on U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1963, selling a million copies. His other hits included ""Ebb Tide"" in 1964, which was featured in the film ""Sweet Bird of Youth""; ""You Don't Know Me,"" and ""Breaking Up is Hard to Do"". He also recorded the first vocal version of ""A Taste of Honey"" in"
"fellow member of Ambrose's orchestra whom she had met two years earlier. They had one child, Virginia Penelope Anne Lewis. Her husband died in 1998. After the Second World War Lynn and Lewis moved to Finchley, north London. Lynn has lived in Ditchling, Sussex, since the early 1960s. Vera Lynn made her solo recording debut with the song ""The General's Fast Asleep"" on 3 October 1935, accompanied by the Rhythm Rascals (a pseudonym for Jay Wilbur's orchestra). The 9"" 78 rpm single was issued on the Crown Records label, which went on to release a total of 8 singles recorded"
"Wierk, and her (according to present knowledge) husband Taly at a Karaoke-Bar in Ingolstadt (Bavaria), and was invited to sing and produce ""Moonlight Shadow"". She is perhaps most famous for her vocals on the Groove Coverage cover of ""Moonlight Shadow"". While she was pregnant with her second child until summer 2003 was replaced by Verena Rehm in music videos, singles, and album covers. Melanie Munch Melanie Münch, (born August 4, 1981), better known by the stage name Mell, is a German singer, best known for being the lead singer of dance group Groove Coverage. Mell was born in Munich, Germany"
"Raquel Welch Raquel Welch (born Jo Raquel Tejada; September 5, 1940) is an American actress and singer. She first won attention for her role in ""Fantastic Voyage"" (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to a British studio, for whom she made ""One Million Years B.C."" (1966). She had only three lines in the film, yet images of her in the doe-skin bikini which she wore became best-selling posters that turned her into a celebrity sex symbol. She later starred in notable films including ""Bedazzled"" (1967), ""Bandolero!"" (1968), ""100 Rifles"" (1969) and"
"Rosanna Munter Rosanna ""Rosie"" Bella Victoria Mirsch (nee: Eriksdotter-Munter) (born 26 September 1987) is a Swedish actress, model, recording artist and singer-songwriter. She is most known as a former member of the Swedish girl group Play and has recently undertaken a new collaborative project with White Lies bassist Charles Cave titled K.I.D.S. Rosanna's first introduction to stardom, prior to joining Play, was at the age of 11, with the supporting role of """"Petra"""" in the hugely successful Swedish film """"Eva & Adam - Fyra Födelsedagar och ett Fiasko"""", directed by Catti Edfeldt which was a film based on the popular"
"Andra Willis Andra Willis (born August 27, 1943) is an American singer best known from television's ""The Lawrence Welk Show"" from 1967 to 1969. Born and raised in Danville, Virginia. Andra began singing professionally with her sisters Toneda and Sheryl. Billed as the Willis Sisters, they started out locally with bands such as the Freddie Lee Orchestra and later guest starred on national television programs such as The Tonight Show and ironically, on Lawrence Welk's The Plymouth Show. Later, when the Willis Sisters split up, Andra became a solo vocalist, and was a frequent regular on Don McNeill's radio program,"
"and early 1970s along with a childhood friend. According to All Media Guide/New York Times: Lynn Benesch Lynn Benesch, born Lynn Benish in Westchester, New York, aka Lynn Chester, is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Meredith Lord Wolek on the daytime drama ""One Life to Live"" from 1969 to 1973. In 1972 she won praise for her portrayal as a mother who had twins and one was stillborn; this led to addressing the issues around postpartum depression which was still struggling to be understood as a legitimate medical concern. She briefly reprised the role"
"María Elena Walsh María Elena Walsh (1 February 1930 – 10 January 2011) was an Argentine poet, novelist, musician, playwright, writer and composer, mainly known for her songs and books for children, who has been considered a ""living legend, cultural hero (and) crest of nearly every childhood"". María Elena Walsh was born in Villa Sarmiento, Ramos Mejía, Greater Buenos Aires, to an English railway worker of Irish descent, who played the piano and an Argentine woman of Andalusian descent. As a child, she lived in a big house, where she greatly enjoyed reading and listening to music in a cultural"