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Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs live

Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs live in the Radio 2 Piano Room and Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas picks the Tracks of My Years.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs music from her latest album 'The Song Diaries' live in the Radio 2 Piano Room. Sophie's latest single 'Love Is You' is inspired by the sounds of Studio 54 and a cover of Carol Williams’ disco classic, featuring the original sample from Sophie's hit with Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love). Sophie’s Orchestral Greatest Hits will be her seventh studio album and is the follow-up to her recent album β€˜Familia’ and previous record β€˜Wanderlust’, both of which charted in the Top 10 and marked a change in musical direction for her.

Shirley Ballas, the head judge of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One's Strictly Come Dancing picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from The Carpenters and Gloria Gaynor. 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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Tue 18 Sep 2018 09:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Michael Jackson

    Black Or White

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Calvin Harris & Sam Smith

    Promises (feat. Jessie Reyez)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Katie Melua

    The Flood

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Can't Stop The Feeling!

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Cher

    Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

    • Dancing Queen.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Drifters

    Hello Happiness

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • Selena Gomez

    Back To You

    • 13 Reasons Why - Season 2 O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Interscope Records.

  • Stevie Wonder

    I Wish

    • Motown Party (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • Marshmello & Bastille

    Happier

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Portugal. The Man

    Feel It Still

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Mariah Carey

    Hero

    • Mariah #1's - The Best Of Mariah Care.
    • Columbia.

  • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Record Of The Week

    • Grace Carter

      Why Her Not Me

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Waiting For An Alibi

    • Thin Lizzy - Greatest Hits.
    • Universal Music.

  • Kate Bush

    Cloudbusting

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Elle King

    Shame

    • Shake The Spirit.
    • RCA.

  • Matthew Wilder

    Break My Stride

    • Love & Pride - A Kick Up The 80's: Vo.
    • Old Gold.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Wishing I Was Lucky

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

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    Love Is You (Radio 2 Session, 18th Sept 2018)

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    Murder On The Dancefloor (Radio 2 Session, 18th Sept 2018)

  • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Album Of The Week

    • Paul Weller

      Old Castles

      • True Meanings.
      • Parlophone.

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    I Feel It Coming (Radio 2 Session, 18th Sept 2018)

  • Rick Astley

    Try

    • Beautiful Life.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • David Guetta & Sia

    Flames

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

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

    • Carpenters

      (They Long To Be) Close To You

      • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
      • A&M.

    • Johnny Cash

      Ring Of Fire

      • Johnny Cash - Man In Black.
      • Columbia.

  • Carrie Underwood

    Love Wins

    • Cry Pretty.
    • Capitol Nashville.

  • Blondie

    Call Me

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Sep 2018 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2