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Yola - Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter - picks her Tracks of My Years with Ken Bruce and has just released her second album "Stand For Myself".

Yola - Grammy nominated singer songwriter - picks her Tracks of My Years with Ken. Born in Bristol, Yola's first gigs were primarily in the jazz and rock music genres. She spent time in her early career as a front woman for hire and feature vocalist for DJ/producers such as Bugz in the Attic and Massive Attack.

Yola released her first solo EP, 'Orphan Offering', in 2016. In February 2019, she released her debut album 'Walk Through Fire' to much acclaim, including four Grammy nominations. Her brand new single 'Dancing Away In Tears' is out now, taken from her latest album 'Stand For Myself' which has received two Grammy nominations. She also received nominations for Best Americana Album - 'Stand For Myself', and Best American Roots Song - 'Diamond Studded Shoes'', bringing the rising star’s total Grammy nominations to six.

Yola has recently announced an exclusive UK headline show at legendary London venue KOKO for July 2022. Her homecoming concert will follow a major US headline run spanning more than 40 dates, and mark Yola’s anticipated return to the UK live stage as her first UK performance since 2019.

Yola returned to the UK in late November to perform on both Radio 2's Jo Whiley Show and then on The Graham Norton Show on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One. Yola will also feature as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama 'Elvis' set for release in June next year, which explores the life of Elvis Presley, played by Austin Butler, alongside Tom Hanks, Kelvin Harrison Jr and Alton Mason.

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Sun 23 Jan 2022 05:00
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Music Played

  • Elton John

    Bennie and the Jets

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Barry White

    You're the First, the Last, My Everything

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Roy Ayers

    Everybody Loves The Sunshine

    • A Shining Symbol The Ultimate Collection.
    • Polydor.

  • Smokey Robinson

    Cruisin'

    • The Best Of.
    • Dino.

  • The Hollies

    He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

    • The Hollies.
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Sunshine Of Your Love

    • The In Laws (Music From the Motion Picture).
    • WSM.
    • 13.

  • The O’Jays

    Back Stabbers

    • The Ultimate Sound Of Philadelphia.
    • Columbia.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Mary J. Blige

    Mary Jane (All Night Long)

    • The New Soul Album (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Blur

    End Of A Century

Broadcast

  • Sun 23 Jan 2022 05:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2