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Florrie Forde
12+ albums
music hallfemale vocalists20saustralian30s
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Florrie Forde (August 16, 1875 - April 18, 1940), born Flora May Flannagan, was an Australian popular singer and entertainer. She was one of the greatest stars of the early 20th Century music hall. Forde was born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia in 1875. At the age of sixteen, she ran away from home to appear on the Sydney music hall stage, taking the last name of her step-father. At the age of 21 in 1897, she left for London, to make her first appearance on the stage of the British capital city. She became an immediate star, making the first of her many sound recordings in 1903. Forde had a powerful stage presence, and specialised in songs that had powerful and memorable choruses in which the audience was encouraged to join. She married in 1909 and was soon drawing top billing, singing songs such as Down At The Old Bull And Bush and Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?. She appeared in the very first Royal Command Performance in 1912. During World War 1, her most famous songs were some of the best known of the period, including Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag and It's A Long Way To Tipperary. Florrie Forde formed her own travelling Review in the 1920s. It provided a platform for new rising stars, the most famous being the singing duo of Flanagan and Allen. She collapsed and died after singing for troops in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1940. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty - 1917
8152Down at the Old Bull and Bush
4953Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
3384Oh, Oh, Antonio
2235Medley: She's A Lassie From Lancashire/Girls, Study Your Cookery Book/Hello! Hello! Who's Your Lady Friend?/Susanna's Long Stocking/Down At The Old Bull & Bush/Tipperary
2086Hold Your Hand out You Naughty Boy
1727Medley: Has Anybody Seen Kelly?/Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy/Flanagan/Oh! Oh! Antonio/Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag
1448Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty
1049I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
9910Never Mind the Food Controller
99albums
A Night At the Music Hall (Disc D)
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British Music Hall Memories
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Oh! It's A Lovely War (Vol 2)
A Night At the Music Hall (Disc A)
Music Hall Greats (Vol 1)
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Cockney Songs - The Old Bull & Bush
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The Golden Age of the Music Hall - 25 Original Mono Recordings 1905-1034
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Music Hall To Variety Vol 1: Matinee
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The World Of Music Hall
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Top Of The Bill
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Mechanical Music Hall: Street, Penny & Player Pianos
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The Golden Years Of Music Hall