Vince Hill
Vincent Hill (16 April 1934 – 22 July 2023) 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 (staying on the chart for 17 weeks). 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 of his work in show business, he was a patron of the
Macular Society, a UK charity for anyone affected by central vision loss.
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