Vince Hill

Vincent Brian Hill was an English traditional pop singer, best known for his cover version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune "Edelweiss" (1967), which reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart. He recorded 25 studio albums and several soundtracks, wrote songs and plays and hosted TV shows during the 1970s and 1980s, including They Sold a Million (BBC), Musical Time Machine (BBC) and the chat show Gas Street (ITV). Outside his work in show business, he was a patron of the Macular Society, a UK charity for people affected by central vision loss.

Country

United Kingdom

Category

Musicians

Type

Singer / Musician

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1934 to 2023 · aged 89

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