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The Script perform live

Danny O'Donaghue, frontman of The Script, performs live in the Radio 2 Piano Room. Nadine Coyle chooses the Tracks of My Years plus more from PopMaster.

The Script, perform live in the Radio 2 Piano Room. The Irish rock band formed in 2008 in Dublin, Ireland. The group moved to London after signing to Sony Label Group imprint Phonogenic and released its eponymous debut album, The Script, in August 2008, preceded by the successful singles "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" and "Breakeven". The album peaked at number one in both Ireland and the UK. Their next three albums, Science & Faith (2010), #3 (2012) and No Sound Without Silence (2014), all topped the album charts in Ireland and the UK, while Science & Faith reached number three in the US. Hit singles from the albums include "For the First Time", "Nothing", "Hall of Fame" and "Superheroes". The band's fifth studio album, Freedom Child, was released on September 1, 2017 and features the UK Top 20 single "Rain".

Nadine Coyle, one-fifth of the chart-topping, award-winning band Girls Aloud, is back on the music scene after a much-needed break plus a brief attempt at running a restaurant in Los Angeles. Under the watchful eye of experimental pop alchemist Brian Higgins and Xenomania, his production outfit, Girls Aloud racked up an incredible 21 UK Top Ten singles, 20 of those consecutively. The girls could do no wrong, sashaying through a ten year, five album career, having launched on a now defunct TV talent show "Pop Stars: The Rivals" back in 2002. The band split in 2013 after their final tour and it wasn't until 2015 that Nadine reconnected with Brian and his creative crew and ever since then have been making what they believe is "gloriously off-centre, head-spinning pop songs to make people dance". Her single "Go To Work", was released in September this year and Brian, unbeknownst to Nadine, played it in a meeting with the head of Virgin EMI, Ted Cockle, refusing initially to tell him who was singing. Cockle was very impressed confirming a record deal right there and then, much to Nadine's joy. Fifteen years after her music journey started at the age of sixteen she feels she's back where she belongs.

Today Nadine has chosen music from Eva Cassidy and one of her favourites from Girls Aloud. Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the Show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Wed 29 Nov 2017 09:30
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Music Played

  • Spiller

    Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis‐Bextor)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Gwen Stefani

    You Make It Feel Like Christmas (feat. Blake Shelton)

    • You Make It Feel Like Christmas.
    • Interscope.
    • 001.

  • Bee Gees

    More Than A Woman

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Dr. Alban

    It's My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Jermaine Jackson & Whitney Houston

    Take Good Care Of My Heart

    • Whitney Houston.
    • Arista.

  • P!nk

    Beautiful Trauma

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • New York City

    I'm Doing Fine Now

    • Temptation (Various Artists).
    • Quality Television.

  • David Bowie

    Modern Love

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    He Wants To

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Evanescence

    Bring Me To Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Fat Larry’s Band

    Zoom

    • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Record of the Week

    • Sia

      Santa's Coming For Us

      • Everyday Is Christmas.
      • Atlantic.

  • The Jags

    Back Of My Hand

    • The No. 1 Punk Album (Various Artists).
    • PolyGram TV.

  • Chumbawamba

    Tubthumping

    • The Best Pub Jukebox In The World (V).
    • Virgin.

  • Sheridan Smith

    City Of Stars

    • Sheridan: The Album.
    • Atlantic.

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • The Script

    Arms Open (Radio 2 Session, 29 November 2017)

  • The Script

    The Man Who Can't Be Moved (Radio 2 Session,29 November 2017)

  • Album of the Week

    • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

      If Love Is The Law

      • Who Built The Moon?.
      • Sour Mash Records.

  • The Script

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Radio 2 Session, 29 November 2017)

  • Paloma Faith

    Guilty

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Girls Aloud

      Sound Of The Underground

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.

    • Eva Cassidy

      Fields Of Gold

      • (CD Single).
      • Blix Street Records.

  • Jimmy Somerville

    Read My Lips

    • The Singles Collection.
    • London.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Nov 2017 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2