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Katy Perry chooses the Tracks of My Years

Katy Perry chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2014. There's the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster.

Katy Perry, American singer songwriter, chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2014. It came at the time she was embarking on her Prismatic World Tour in support of her fourth studio album 'Prism'. The tour eventually grossed more than Β£150 million from 149 shows and is her most successful tour to date. As a child, Katy enjoyed singing in church and first pursued a career in gospel music. She rose to fame in 2008 with her second album 'One of the Boys', containing the hits 'I Kissed A Girl' and 'Hot n Cold'. Four of her five subsequent albums have topped the US Billboard 200. The disco influenced 'Teenage Dream' topped the UK Album charts in 2010 spawning more hits such as 'California Gurls', 'Firework' and 'E.T.' Today Katy is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 18 million albums and 125 million singles worldwide. In film, she released an autobiographical documentary titled 'Katy Perry: Part of Me' in 2012 and voiced Smurfett in the 2011 film 'The Smurfs' and its sequel in 2013. Her Super Bowl XLIX halftime show performance in 2015 is the most watched in history. Two years ago she began serving as a judge on the TV Show 'American Idol' with Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. Katy's latest album 'Smile' was released in August this year shortly before the birth of her daughter Daisy Dove and is described as her "journey towards the light, with stories of resilience, hope and love".

Katy's first two chosen tracks come from Queen and Bjork. Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week and more from the legendary PopMaster Music Quiz. If you'd like to find out more you can email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Mon 5 Oct 2020 09:30
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Music Played

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • David Guetta & Sia

    Let's Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Santana

    The Game Of Love (feat. Michelle Branch)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Junior

    Mama Used To Say

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Steps

    What The Future Holds

    • What The Future Holds.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Bryan Adams

    You Belong To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    I Don't Want To Be A Hero

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

  • Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson

    The Best Things In Life Are Free

    • (CD Single).
    • DEF JAM.

  • Record of the Week

    • Gary Barlow

      Elita (feat. Michael BublΓ© & SebastiΓ΅n Yatra)

      • Music Played By Humans.
      • Polydor.

  • CeeLo Green

    Cry Baby

    • The Lady Killer.
    • WEA.
    • 1.

  • Fern Kinney

    Together We Are Beautiful

    • The All Time Greatest Love Songs Vol.
    • Columbia.

  • Alicia Keys

    Love Looks Better

    • ALICIA.
    • RCA.

  • Jessie Ware

    Spotlight

    • What's Your Pleasure?.
    • Virgin.

  • Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

    What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    • Goin' Back - Best Of Dusty Springfiel.
    • Philips.

  • Paul Simon

    Graceland

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Biffy Clyro

    Space

    • A Celebration Of Endings.
    • Warner Records.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.

  • Melanie C

    In And Out Of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Red Girl Media.

  • John Denver

    Calypso

    • Greatest Hits Vol 2.
    • RCA.

  • Sixx:A.M. Presents: Artists for Recovery

    Maybe It's Time (feat. Corey Taylor, Joe Elliott, Brantley Gilbert, Ivan Moody, Slash, AWOLNATION & Tommy Vext)

    • (CD Single).
    • Better Noise Music.

  • Album of the Week

    • Bon Jovi

      Let It Rain

      • 2020.
      • Island.

  • The Killers

    Blowback

    • Imploding The Mirage.
    • Island.

  • Roachford & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Imagine (Radio 2 House Music 1 Oct 2020)

  • Sheryl Crow

    In The End

    • (CD Single).
    • Anthem.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Queen

      Killer Queen

    • µώΒαΓ¶°ω°μ

      It's Oh So Quiet

  • Cass Elliot

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • Bubble Gum, Lemonade & Something for Mama.
    • Dunhill.
    • 12.

Broadcast

  • Mon 5 Oct 2020 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2