Amy Hawkins
Amy Winifred Hawkins (née Evans, 24 January 1911 – 8 September 2021) was a Welsh supercentenarian and dancer from Monmouthshire in South Wales, who became famous for singing the World War I song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"[1] on her 110th birthday.
The performance was uploaded to the TikTok video service by her 15-year-old great-grandson Sacha Freeman. She was also the oldest living person in Wales at the time of her death.[2]
Biography
Hawkins was born in
fire watcher in her neighbourhood. Hawkins had six siblings, amongst them five brothers and a surviving 101-year-old sister named Lillian.[2][3]
She died in Monmouth on 8 September 2021, aged 110, from old age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "TikTok singer Amy Hawkins, 110, becomes viral sensation". BBC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b Rawlinson, Kevin (29 January 2021). "Welsh woman marks 110th birthday with viral TikTok fame". The Guardian. United Kingdom. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/19576463.amy-winifred-hawkins---wales-oldest-woman---dies-age-110/
- ^ https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/indomitable-lovely-oldest-woman-wales-21561039
- ^ Oldest People in Britain: Recent deaths aged 107+
- ^ Wales' oldest woman and TikTok star, Amy Winifred Hawkins, dies aged 110
See also
- Vera Lynn
- Captain Sir Tom Moore