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Anne Shelton OBE (born Patricia Jacqueline Sibley, 10 November 1923 – 31 July 1994) was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers both on radio broadcasts, and in person, at British military bases during the Second World War.
Anne Shelton was one of the greatest British singing stars of the 40s and 50s. Her songs including 'Lili Marlene' and 'Lay Down Your Arms' kept troops and civilians in high spirits throughout the Second World War and into the 1990s.
ANNE SHELTON was, with Vera Lynn, one of Britain's best-loved popular singers of her generation. She is chiefly remembered as a 'Forces sweetheart', who regularly entertained...
Anne commenced her singing career at the age of 13. Having successfully auditioned for Bert Ambrose, she gained her own solo recording contract in 1943. Her first broadcast was from the Mayfair Hotel. She remained with Ambrose for six years. In 1942 Anne started touring Army, Navy and Air Force bases all over the country.
Aug 2, 1994 · Anne Shelton, a singer who gained stardom as a teen-ager as the "Forces' Favorite" on radio during World War II, died on Sunday at her home in Herstmonceux, England, 45 miles southeast of...
Aug 1, 1994 · OBITUARIES SINGER Anne Shelton, the 1940s teenage rage and forces' favourite, died yesterday, aged 64, at her home in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, from a suspected heart attack.
Jul 31, 1994 · One of the most important and admired U.K. pop singers in her homeland, with hits from the 1940s to '90s. Read Full Biography.
