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Elisabeth Welch (19 February 1904, New York – 15 July 2003, London) was a singer, actress, and entertainer, whose career spanned seven decades. Her best-known songs were "Stormy Weather", "Love for Sale" and "Far Away in Shanty Town". She was American-born but was based in Britain for most of her career. Elisabeth Margaret Welch was born in America on 19 February 1904 in Englewood, New Jersey, where her father was chief gardener of an estate. Her father was of indigenous American and African American ancestry; her mother was of Scottish and Irish descent. Elisabeth was brought up in a... MORE

Elisabeth Welch (19 February 1904, New York – 15 July 2003, London) was a singer, actress, and entertainer, whose career spanned seven decades. Her best-known songs were "Stormy Weather", "Love for Sale" and "Far Away in Shanty Town". She was American-born but was based in Britain for most of her career. Elisabeth Margaret Welch was born in America on 19 February 1904 in Englewood, New Jersey, where her father was chief gardener of an estate. Her father was of indigenous American and African American ancestry; her mother was of Scottish and Irish descent. Elisabeth was brought up in a Baptist Christian family, and began her singing in a church choir. She first intended to go from high school into social work, but instead chose to became a professional singer. She started her career in America, in New York, in 1922, but in 1929 she went on to Europe - first to Paris and then to London, which became her base for the rest of her life. In 1928 she was married to Luke Smith, a musician, and remained with him until his death in 1936; they had no children. She died a few months short of her hundredth birthday in Northwood, London, on 15 July 2003. After her first appearance in America in LESS