Vaughan Lawrence

Vaughan Lawrence was an Auckland based singer and recording artist who originally migrated to New Zealand from England. He was for a period of time the resident singer of the popular series Happen Inn.

He was born in Liverpool.

In 1971, the September 11 edition of The Auckland Star reported that Lawrence's position of resident singer on Happen Inn was to be taken over by Bunny Walters who would be sharing the position with Suzanne Donaldson. In October 1971, along with Craig Scott and The Rumour, he was one of the supporting artists for Cilla Black for her New Zealand tour.

In 1972, he released two singles, the first one on Polydor and then the other on Philips. "So Long Love" backed with "My Ship Is Coming In" was released on Philips. The November 11 edition of Billboard reported that his composition "Take What You Can", which also was a Studio One entry in the original songwriting section, was released as a single. The single backed with "Go Away Little Girl" was released on Polydor. "Take What You Can" appeared on the N.Z.B.C. Studio One television series album 20 Studio One Hits.

In August 1976, he returned to Auckland after spending two months abroad, spending time in Australia and Hong Kong. He was planning for the following year to perform on the South Pacific circuit and also in South-east Asia. An article titled "Galloping performer" in the July 13 1977 edition of the New Zealand Herald reported that he was now based in Sydney and performing in Cabaret venues and on television across Australia.

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