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New To 2 and Emeli Sande

Ken's got another round of PopMaster and two more Tracks Of My Years from Emeli Sande., in an interview first broadcast in 2012.

Emeli Sande, multi-award winning singer songwriter, chooses the Tracks Of My Years in an archive edition first broadcast in 2012. Born in Sunderland and raised in Aberdeenshire by an English mother and Zambian father, Emeli studied medicine before deciding to follow her musical career full-time. She rose to prominence after featuring on the 2009 Chipmunk track 'Diamond Rings'. It was their first top 10 single on the UK singles chart and in 2010 she performed on 'Never Be Your Woman' by the rapper Wiley which was another top ten hit.

Emeli released her first solo single 'Heaven'' in 2011 and has two number-one singles across the UK and Ireland with 'Read All About It' featuring Professor Green and 'Beneath Your Beautiful' with Labrinth. Her album 'Our Version of Events' spent ten non-consecutive weeks at number one and became the best-selling album of 2012 in the UK, with over one million sales. She performed in both the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics and the following year claimed Best British Female Solo Artist and British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards.

In 2016, she released her second studio album 'Long Live the Angels', which debuted at number two on the UK album chart and In 2017 was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours for her services to music. Her most recent album 'Real Life' came out in 2019 and peaked at number six on the UK charts.

The next two tracks Emeli has chosen come from Gnarls Barkley and Amy Winehouse. Ken also has the daily love song plus another round of PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Thu 21 Jan 2021 09:30
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Music Played

  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

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

  • Record of the Week

    • Steps

      To The Beat Of My Heart

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

  • The Killers

    Caution

    • Imploding The Mirage.
    • Island Records.

  • The Four Seasons

    Who Loves You

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.

  • Dua Lipa

    Don't Start Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Records.

  • Harry Styles

    Treat People With Kindness

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Baccara

    Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

    • Million Sellers Vol.14 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Bryan Adams

    Cloud Number Nine

    • Now 43 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Lola Lennox

    La La Love Me

    • (CD Single).
    • LaLennoxa.

  • Keane

    This Is The Last Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.

  • Fat Larry’s Band

    Zoom

    • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Jason Derulo & Nuka

    Love Not War (The Tampa Beat)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • The Cardigans

    Lovefool

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Dire Straits

    Private Investigations

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.

  • Thomas Rhett

    What's Your Country Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine.

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • Nathan Dawe & Little Mix

    No Time For Tears

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.

  • JC Stewart

    Break My Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Records.

  • Album of the Week

    • Passenger

      Tip Of My Tongue

      • Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted.
      • Black Crow Records.

  • Adele

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔtown Glory

    • (CD Single).
    • Pacemaker Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Afterglow

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Britney Spears

    Oops!... I Did It Again

    • Now That's What I Call No.1's (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Renaissance

    Northern Lights

    • (Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Gnarls Barkley

      Crazy

      • (CD Single).
      • Warner Bros.

    • Amy Winehouse

      Love Is A Losing Game

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.

  • Skerryvore

    You & I

    • (CD Single).
    • Tyree Records.

  • Dave Edmunds

    Queen Of Hearts

    • The Best Of Dave Edmunds.
    • Swansong.

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Jan 2021 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2