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.

[3] Outside of his work in show business, he was a patron of the Macular Society, a UK charity for people affected by central vision loss.

[7] His first opportunity as a singer came when he read an advert in Melody Maker magazine, which said that the Band of the Royal Corps of Signals needed a vocalist.

[6][7] His debut entry in the UK Singles Chart was the Les Vandyke penned "The River's Run Dry", which went to No.

[6] In January 1965, Hill was offered an international recording contract with the EMI group, which signed him to their Columbia label.

[3] His first Top 20 chart success with his new label came a year later with "Take Me to Your Heart Again", Hill's cover of the Édith Piaf hit "La Vie En Rose", which climbed to No.

23, 1967), "The Importance of Your Love" (music by Gilbert Bécaud, English lyrics by Norman Newell) and "Look Around (And You'll Find Me There)".

The Dunstall-Hill composition "Why Or Where Or When" was also recorded by Mr. Lee Grant and topped the New Zealand chart in 1968, while "I Never Did As I Was Told" was covered by Broadway star Robert Goulet in 1971.

[10] Hill's long-term recording contract with EMI Columbia came to an end in 1974, by which time he had released 14 studio albums and countless singles.

[3] From the 1980s onwards, Hill concentrated mainly on his live performances and continued to play all the top venues around the world, including the London Palladium, Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House and Talk of the Town, as well as appearing on cruise ships.

[3] In 1983, he wrote and performed the song, "It's Maggie for Me", as part of the 1983 general election campaign, in support of the Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who was re-elected.

[7] His stage acting continued, including a starring role as The Cowardly Lion in an adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Wizard Of Oz.

[13] His autobiography, Another Hill to Climb (Bank House Books), written in collaboration with Nick Charles, was released in 2010.

[15] Hill and his wife Annie, who died in September 2016,[16] lived at their Oxfordshire home, close to the River Thames.

[19] In December 2019, it was reported that Hill was to play Baron Hard-Up in Cinderella 2 – The Mrs Charming Years at the Kenton Theatre in Henley-on-Thames.