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The Love Song and Melanie C

Melanie C selects her favourite tracks with Ken in an interview first broadcast in 2012. There's the daily love song and more from the PopMaster Music Quiz.

Melanie C, first known as Sporty Spice during her time with The Spice Girls, is choosing the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2012. It came at the time "Viva Forever!" the musical based around the songs of The Spice girls was opening on the West End stage. It was written by Jennifer Saunders and produced by Judy Craymer who was also behind the hugely successful "Mamma Mia" musical based on the songs of Abba. Melanie C continues to go from strength to strength and is still performing today. In March this year, she released "Who I Am", the lead single from her eighth album, "Melanie C".

Having co-written 11 UK Number 1s, more than any other female artist in chart history, she remains the only female performer to top the charts as a solo artist, as part of a duo, quartet and quintet. With 12 UK Number 1 singles, including the charity single as part of The Justice Collective, she is the second female artist – and the first British female artist – with most singles at number 1 in the United Kingdom, and with a total of 14 songs that have received the number 1 in Britain (including the double A-sides), Melanie is the female artist with most songs at number 1 in the UK ranking history. Her work has earned her several awards and nominations, including a Guinness Book mention, three World Music Awards, five Brit Awards from 10 nominations, three American Music Awards, four Billboard Music Awards from six nominations, eight Billboard special awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards from seven nominations, one MTV Video Music Awards from two nomination, ten ASCAP awards, one Juno Award from two nominations, and four nominations at the Echo Awards. Her next two chosen tracks come from The Beatles and her own band The Spice Girls. Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 3 Sep 2020 09:30
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Music Played

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Holding Out For A Hero

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Clean Bandit & Mabel

    Tick Tock

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
    • Warner Bros.

  • DNCE

    Cake By The Ocean

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
    • 1.

  • Record of the Week

    • Ava Max

      Who's Laughing Now

      • Heaven & Hell.
      • Atlantic.

  • Incognito

    Always There (feat. Jocelyn Brown)

    • (CD Single).
    • Talkin' Loud.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Radio Radio

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

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • Billy Ocean

    We Gotta Find Love

    • One World.
    • Sony Music.

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    Love Is You

  • John Denver

    Annie's Song

    • John Denver - Rocky Mountain Coll'n.
    • RCA.

  • Lola Lennox

    Back At Wrong

    • (CD Single).
    • LaLennoxa.

  • Dire Straits

    Lady Writer

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.

  • Rod Stewart

    Sailing

  • Keith Urban

    Superman

    • The Speed Of Now Pt. 1.
    • Capitol Nashville.

  • George Harrison

    What Is Life

  • Kylie Minogue

    Say Something

    • DISCO.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..

  • The Pointer Sisters

    I'm So Excited

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BBR.
    • 020.

  • Nell Bryden

    Amy (Radio 2 House Music 14 May 2020)

  • Album of the Week

    • Gregory Porter

      Concorde

      • All Rise.
      • Decca Records Jazz France.

  • Red Box

    Lean On Me

    • Red Box - The Circle & The Square.
    • Sire.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Scarlet (feat. Jimmy Page)

    • Goats Head Soup (2020).
    • Polydor.

  • Barbara Dickson

    Another Suitcase In Another Hall

    • Andrew Lloyd Webber - Premiere Coll'n.
    • Really Useful Records.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • The Beatles

      Drive My Car

      • 1962-1966.
      • Apple.
      • 1.

    • Spice Girls

      Viva Forever

      • The Love Songs Album (Various Artist.
      • Universal.

  • Taylor Swift

    cardigan

    • folklore.
    • TS/Republic.

  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    The Love I Lost

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

Broadcast

  • Thu 3 Sep 2020 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2