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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 Johnny Cash and UB40. 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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Thu 20 Sep 2018 09:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    Love Is You

  • Black Eyed Peas

    I Gotta Feeling

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 4.

  • Keith Urban

    The Fighter (feat. Carrie Underwood)

    • Ripcord.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 001.

  • Brandon Flowers

    Crossfire

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Black Coffee, David Guetta & Delilah Montagu

    Drive

    • CD Single.
    • Columbia.

  • Tom Robinson Band

    2-4-6-8 Motorway

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Average White Band

    Let's Go Round Again

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 1980: The Millennium Series (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Cher

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

    • Dancing Queen.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Coral

    In The Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.

  • Diana Ross

    All Of My Life

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Record Of The Week

    • Grace Carter

      Why Her Not Me

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.

  • OneRepublic

    Counting Stars

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Wings

    Let 'Em In

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    People Give In

    • Resistance Is Futile.
    • Columbia.

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli

    Fall On Me

    • Si.
    • Decca Classics.

  • Sigala

    Lullaby (feat. Paloma Faith)

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Radio 2 Album Of The Week

    • Paul Weller

      Gravity

      • True Meanings.
      • Parlophone.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Josh Groban

    River

    • Bridges.
    • Warner Bros.

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

    • Gloria Gaynor

      I Will Survive

      • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
      • Global Television.

    • UB40

      Red Red Wine

      • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
      • EMI.

  • Rick Astley

    Try

    • Beautiful Life.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Sep 2018 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2