Vera Lynn was born in March 1917 in London.
By the age of seven she was singing on a regular basis in working men's clubs and she joined a dancing troupe in which she stayed until the age of fifteen.
Vera Lynn made her first broadcast in 1935 when she san with the famous Joe Loss Orchestra.
Before the war, she also worked with such luminaries as Charlie Kunz. However, it was during the war that Vera Lynn found fame.
