<P> Ernest Arthur Lough ( pronounced `` Luff '' ; 17 November 1911 -- 22 February 2000 ) was an English boy soprano who sang the famous solo `` O for the Wings of a Dove '' , from Felix Mendelssohn 's `` Hear My Prayer '' , for the Gramophone Company ( later HMV and then EMI ) in 1927 . The record became HMV 's biggest seller for 1927 , and made the piece , the choir and the soloist world - famous . The original master recording wore out , and a second version had to be recorded to replace it in 1928 . In 1962 , it became EMI 's first million - selling classical record , earning it `` gold disc '' status . </P>
<P> Ernest Arthur Lough ( pronounced `` Luff '' ; 17 November 1911 -- 22 February 2000 ) was an English boy soprano who sang the famous solo `` O for the Wings of a Dove '' , from Felix Mendelssohn 's `` Hear My Prayer '' , for the Gramophone Company ( later HMV and then EMI ) in 1927 . The record became HMV 's biggest seller for 1927 , and made the piece , the choir and the soloist world - famous . The original master recording wore out , and a second version had to be recorded to replace it in 1928 . In 1962 , it became EMI 's first million - selling classical record , earning it `` gold disc '' status . </P>
who sang oh for the wings of a dove
who sang oh for the wings of a dove
Ernest Arthur Lough
Ernest Arthur Lough