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Sometimes occurring in a nightclub, but any large auditorium will do the trick. A sexy female singer, singing a song to a bunch of soldiers/sailors/airmen who are a long way from home and their significant others. Her outfit will be sexy, but not too revealing, [[LadyInRed possibly in red]]. If the main male characters of the story aren't in attendance, they will likely be in the middle of battle, with her songs providing the background music, and scenes switching between her performance and the heroes fighting.
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Sometimes occurring in a nightclub, but any large auditorium will do the trick. A sexy female singer, singing a song to a bunch of soldiers/sailors/airmen who are a long way from home and their significant others. Her outfit will be sexy, but classy: shapely and form-fitting, but not too revealing, particularly revealing or flashy, [[LadyInRed possibly in red]]. If the main male characters of the story aren't in attendance, they will likely be in the middle of battle, with her songs providing the background music, and scenes switching between her performance and the heroes fighting.
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* In Creator/SandyMitchell's Literature/CiaphasCain novel ''For the Emperor'', Amberley Vail first appears as one -- albeit for an [[BlueBlood upper-class]] reception for notables, including officers -- down to the sentimental songs and the romance. (Cain denies believing in LoveAtFirstSight but admits he can remember every detail of his first sight of her.)
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* In Creator/SandyMitchell's Literature/CiaphasCain novel ''For the Emperor'', Inquisitor Amberley Vail first appears posing as one -- albeit for an [[BlueBlood upper-class]] reception for notables, including officers -- down to the sentimental songs and the romance. (Cain denies believing in LoveAtFirstSight but admits he can remember every detail of his first sight of her.)
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* Marlene Dietrich, at least twice, in 1930's ''Morocco'' and again in 1948 in Creator/BillyWilder's ''Film/AForeignAffair''.
** And don't forget the flashback scene in Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Witness for the Prosecution.'' "I may never go home anymore..."
* Marlene Dietrich, at least twice, in 1930's ''Morocco'' and again in 1948 in Creator/BillyWilder's ''Film/AForeignAffair''.
** And don't forget the flashback scene in Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Witness for the Prosecution.'' "I may never go home anymore..."
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* A rather...peculiar example from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Grandpa mentions in one of his war stories that he was stranded behind enemy lines in France, and rode out the war undercover as a cross-dressing Cabaret singer entertaining ''German'' soldiers.
-->(Abe's fake breast flies out, landing in Hitler's lap)
--> '''Hitler''': "Ach du lieber! Das is nicht eine Booby!"
-->(Abe's fake breast flies out, landing in Hitler's lap)
--> '''Hitler''': "Ach du lieber! Das is nicht eine Booby!"
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* A rather... peculiar example from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Grandpa mentions in one of his war stories that he was stranded behind enemy lines in France, and rode out the war undercover as a cross-dressing Cabaret singer entertaining ''German'' soldiers.
-->(Abe's -->''[Abe's fake breast flies out, landing in Hitler's lap)
--> '''Hitler''': "Achlap]''\\
'''Hitler:''' Ach du lieber! Das is nicht eineBooby!"Booby!
--> '''Hitler''': "Ach
'''Hitler:''' Ach du lieber! Das is nicht eine
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* These ladies are part of the USO stage show in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''.
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* These ladies are part of the USO stage show in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. Cap is supposed to be the star of the show, with the singers/dancers just as chorus, but when the show is taken to the European front, Cap gets booed off the stage by the soldiers, who demand to see the girls instead.
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* BrookeMcEldowney has written this story as ''Edie Ernst, USO Singer - Allied Spy'', a comic only available directly from the author.
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* BrookeMcEldowney Brooke [=McEldowney=] has written this story as ''Edie Ernst, USO Singer - Allied Spy'', a comic only available directly from the author.
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* ''Film/ForTheBoys'' is a movie about two singers (played by Creator/BetteMidler and James Caan) who perform for U.S. troops in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
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* ''Film/ForTheBoys'' ''For The Boys'' is a movie about two singers (played by Creator/BetteMidler and James Caan) who perform for U.S. troops in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
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* ComicBook/BlackCanary in ''ComicBook/DCBombshells'' is this, with MakeMeWannaShout powers to back up her singing ability.
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* ComicBook/BlackCanary in ''ComicBook/DCBombshells'' ''ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells'' is this, with MakeMeWannaShout powers to back up her singing ability.
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* ComicBook/BlackCanary in ''ComicBook/DCombshells'' is this, with MakeMeWannaShout powers to back up her singing ability.
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* ComicBook/BlackCanary in ''ComicBook/DCombshells'' ''ComicBook/DCBombshells'' is this, with MakeMeWannaShout powers to back up her singing ability.
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* Creator/JudyGarland took a stab at it in 1942, in ''For Me And My Gal'' with Creator/GeneKelly. She's glamorous, but not too glamorous.
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* Dinah Shore, at least when appearing AsHerself in the wartime morale-boosting movies ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) and ''Follow The Boys'' (1944).
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* Dinah Shore, at least when appearing Creator/DinahShore appeared AsHerself in the wartime morale-boosting movies ''Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) and ''Follow The Boys'' (1944).(1944), and toured American troops in liberated France after the Normandy landings in the second half of 1944.
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* Creator/JenniferLopez portrayed such a character on a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' episode for which she was host and musical guest.
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* Music/RobZombie's ''Werewolf Women of the SS'' trailer for ''Film/{{Grindhouse}}'' is a parody of 1970s {{Nazisploitation}} movies and includes one of these.
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* On the ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' episode "Last Man Standing" (Season 6, Episode 1, original airdate September 23, 2008), Ziva David is undercover as a bar singer in a SexyBacklessOutfit and resembles one of these.
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** The ''Luminous Witches'' spinoff has a comparitively straighter take, featuring a whole group of non-combattant Witches working as wartime singers.
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* ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016'': Etta Candy and Pamela Smuthers are both pretty war time singers leading their own musical groups, the Holiday Girls and Pamela and the Peas respectively and they are both fashion conscious and tend to look quite glamorous on stage.
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* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In "Starcrossed", Michael Ryan gives his former lover Cass Trenton a job as a singer in his coffee bar Heaven to help her hide from the Hing.
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%%* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', "Captain Jack Harkness".
* ''Series/{{Mash}}'', in several episodes.
* Recurring character Louise in French series ''Series/LazyCompany'' combines this trope with TheChanteuse and LadyInRed.
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "The Killing Game" (both parts). With MsFanservice Seven of Nine doing the singing for [[PuttingOnTheReich alien Nazis]].
* The ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode honouring Creator/BobHope and the USO cast Creator/CatherineBell as one of these, during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar.
%%* ''Series/TheXFiles'', "Triangle".
* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'', in the miniseries Nuts to War. When the dinosaurs went to war over pistachios, Charlene, Earl, and Roy (all in dresses) performed for the soldiers, as it was the only way to get to the front lines and bring Robbie home.
* Julia Sugarbaker in Charlene's WWII fantasies in ''Series/DesigningWomen''.
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* ''Series/{{Mash}}'', in several episodes.
* Recurring character Louise in French series ''Series/LazyCompany'' combines this trope with TheChanteuse and LadyInRed.
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "The Killing Game" (both parts). With MsFanservice Seven of Nine doing the singing for [[PuttingOnTheReich alien Nazis]].
* The ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode honouring Creator/BobHope and the USO cast Creator/CatherineBell as one of these, during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar.
%%* ''Series/TheXFiles'', "Triangle".
* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'', in the miniseries Nuts to War. When the dinosaurs went to war over pistachios, Charlene, Earl, and Roy (all in dresses) performed for the soldiers, as it was the only way to get to the front lines and bring Robbie home.
* Julia Sugarbaker in Charlene's WWII fantasies in ''Series/DesigningWomen''.
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* ''Series/{{Mash}}'', in several episodes.
* Recurring character Louise in French series ''Series/LazyCompany'' combines this trope with TheChanteuse and LadyInRed.
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "The Killing Game" (both parts). With MsFanservice Seven of Nine doing the singing for [[PuttingOnTheReich alien Nazis]].
* The ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode honouring Creator/BobHope and the USO cast Creator/CatherineBell as one of these, during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar.
%%* ''Series/TheXFiles'', "Triangle".
* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'', in the miniseries Nuts to War. When the dinosaurs went to war over pistachios, Charlene, Earl, and Roy (all in dresses) performed for the soldiers, as it was the only way to get to the front lines and bring Robbie home.
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* Vic Fontaine in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' is a male holographic example.
* Chloe Webb's character on Series/ChinaBeach. The show also featured a performance by Nancy Sinatra, who performed for the troops during the era.
* Chloe Webb's character on Series/ChinaBeach. The show also featured a performance by Nancy Sinatra, who performed for the troops during the era.
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* Julia Sugarbaker in Charlene's WWII fantasies in ''Series/DesigningWomen''.
* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'', in the miniseries Nuts to War. When the dinosaurs went to war over pistachios, Charlene, Earl, and Roy (all in dresses) performed for the soldiers, as it was the only way to get to the front lines and bring Robbie home.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E9TheEmptyChild "The Empty Child"]] has one of these, doubling as TheChanteuse, at a nightclub the Doctor enters. After she's done singing, the Doctor goes on stage to ask the audience a question and inadvertently perform BlackComedy.
* The ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode honouring Creator/BobHope and the USO cast Creator/CatherineBell as one of these, during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar.
* Recurring character Louise in French series ''Series/LazyCompany'' combines this trope with TheChanteuse and LadyInRed.
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* Recurring character Louise in French series ''Series/LazyCompany'' combines this trope with TheChanteuse and LadyInRed.
%%* ''Series/{{MASH}}'', in several episodes.
* Vic Fontaine in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' is a male holographic example.
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "The Killing Game" (both parts). With MsFanservice Seven of Nine doing the singing for [[PuttingOnTheReich alien Nazis]].
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* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "The Killing Game" (both parts). With MsFanservice Seven of Nine doing the singing for [[PuttingOnTheReich alien Nazis]].
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* The ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode honouring Creator/BobHope and the USO cast Catherine Bell as one of these, during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar.
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* The "statues" of ''Mrs Henderson Presents'' also keep going during air raids.
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* Music/KatherineJenkins, Welsh opera singer, is a modern example. She gave concerts for British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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* Music/KatherineJenkins, Welsh opera singer, is a prominent modern example. She gave concerts for British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Germans had Lale Andersen, of "Lili Marleen" fame, and Evelyn Künneke.
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* Music/KatherineJenkins, Welsh opera singer, does it for the British.
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* ''RedHotRidingHood'' of Creator/TexAvery's Creator/{{M|etroGoldwynMayer}}GM cartoons is a classic example.
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* In the video for "Good to You" by Marianas Trench, Jessica Lee is very much this trope, swaying back and forth on the stage in a red dress.
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* There's an unusual version of this in the WWII-themed film version of ''Film/RichardIII'' (1995). Bet you didn't know Creator/ChristopherMarlowe's "Passionate Shepherd to His Love" made a good swing song...
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* There's an unusual version of this in the WWII-themed film version of ''Film/RichardIII'' (1995). Bet you didn't know Creator/ChristopherMarlowe's [[https://youtu.be/x2l-zjYnSnA?t=2m12s "Passionate Shepherd to His Love" Love"]] made a good swing song...
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* Greta in ''Series/UnsereMuetterUnsereVaeter''.
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* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', "Captain Jack Harkness".
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* ''For the Boys'' is a movie about two singers (played by Bette Midler and James Caan) who perform for U.S. troops in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
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