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Shirley Ballas picks the Tracks of My Years

Shirley Ballas, the head judge of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One's Strictly Come Dancing, who's also known as 'The Queen of Latin' picks her Tracks of My Years. Plus Ken has another round of PopMaster.

Shirley Ballas, the head judge of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One's Strictly Come Dancing picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Cher and Barry White. Shirley, who's also known as 'The Queen of Latin' is originally from Wallasey in Merseyside and has been dancing since the age of 7. She is 3 time β€˜British Open to the World’ Latin American Champion, 10-time US Latin American Champion, and multiple-times British National Champion. By 21, Shirley had won nearly every major title she competed in worldwide. She is the only person to have ever won the British Open to the World Latin American Championships in Blackpool with two different partners and reached the finals an impressive 17 times. Shirley still remains the youngest ever female to reach the β€˜British Open to the World’ Dance Championship finals.
Strictly Come Dancing is now in its 16th series with Shirley once again joining Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Darcey Bussell on the judging panel.

Ken also has another round of the PopMaster music quiz, the record and album of the week and the daily love song. If you want to contact the show, email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 17 Sep 2018 09:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Silk City & Dua Lipa

    Electricity

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Maneater

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.

  • Miley Cyrus

    Malibu

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Various Artists - Untitled.
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Nina Nesbitt

    Loyal To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • The Bangles

    Manic Monday

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Phil Collins

    Something Happened on the Way to Heaven

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.
    • 10.

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    Love Is You

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Refugee

    • Greatest Hits.
    • MCA.
    • 7.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Woman In Love

    • All Time Greatest Love Songs: Vol III.
    • Columbia.

  • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Record Of The Week

    • Grace Carter

      Why Her Not Me

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Pure

    • Lightning Seeds - Cloudcuckooland.
    • Ghetto.

  • Elton John

    Rocket Man

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • LSD & Labrinth

    Thunderclouds (feat. Sia & Diplo)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Dave Edmunds

    Girls Talk

    • NOW - Yearbook 1979 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Radio Radio

    • The Very Best Of Elvis Costello.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Sheridan Smith

    Priceless

    • A Northern Soul.
    • East West Records.

  • Jermaine Jackson & Whitney Houston

    Take Good Care Of My Heart

    • Whitney Houston.
    • Arista.

  • Years & Years

    King

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 90 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Album Of The Week

    • Paul Weller

      May Love Travel With You

      • True Meanings.
      • Parlophone.

  • Madonna

    The Power Of Goodbye

    • Madonna - Greatest Hits Volume 2.
    • Maverick.

  • Kodaline

    Head Held High

    • Politics Of Living.
    • B-Unique.

  • Tracks Of My Years: Chosen By Shirley Ballas, head judge on Strictly Come Dancing

    • Cher

      Strong Enough

      • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Music TV.

    • Barry White

      You're the First, the Last, My Everything

      • Barry White - The Collection.
      • Mercury.

  • All Saints

    After All

    • Testament.
    • AS Recordings.

  • Gibson Brothers

    Cuba

    • Disco & Dance Party Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Sep 2018 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2