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Sam Ryder chooses the Tracks of My Years

Sam Ryder, singer-songwriter and this year's UK Eurovision entry, chooses the Tracks of My Years. Ken has your love song dedications plus another round of PopMaster.

Sam Ryder, singer-songwriter and this year's UK Eurovision entry, chooses the Tracks of My Years all week with Ken. Born in Essex, Sam will be performing at the 66th Eurovision Song Contest this May in Turin, Italy. His song 'Space Man' has already enjoyed a couple of weeks on the Radio 2 playlist.

Sam began working in the music industry as a singer and guitarist in 2009, working for the groups The Morning After, Blessed By A Broken Heart and Close Your Eyes.
He rose to prominence thanks to Tik Tok where, starting with the first lockdown during the pandemic in March 2020, he started posting his music covers.
By the end of that year he'd become the most followed artist on the platform, leading him to sign a record contract.

Sam wrote 鈥楽pace Man鈥� in the late summer of 2020 and was the song that got him his record deal. He was selected from hundreds of names to represent the UK at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, following the most intense and high stakes search in recent Eurovision memory. Sam has been watching the contest since he was a kid and the idea of actually performing in it is still overwhelming for him. His main plan is to get out there, sing his head off for three minutes and make his country proud.

The first two tracks he has chosen come from Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballo and Earth, Wind & Fire. Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 2 May 2022 09:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Cher

    Believe

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • David Guetta, Becky Hill & Ella Henderson

    Crazy What Love Can Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Spandau Ballet

    This Is The Love

    • The Very Best Of Spandau Ballet - The Story.
    • Rhino.

  • Lady Gaga

    Alejandro

    • (CD Single).
    • Streamline Records.
    • 1.

  • ABBA

    When All Is Said And Done

    • The Visitors.
    • Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Sam Ryder

    SPACE MAN

    • There's Nothing But Space, Man!.
    • Parlophone.

  • Albert Hammond

    It Never Rains In Southern California

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artists).
    • Stardust.
    • 2.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Harry Styles

    As It Was

    • Harry's House.
    • Columbia.

  • Clean Bandit

    Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Paul Simon

    Still Crazy After All These Years

    • Still Crazy After All These Years.
    • CBS.

  • Record of the Week

    • George Ezra

      Green Green Grass

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Poison Prince

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.

  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

    • What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis.
    • Creation Records.

  • Jon Batiste

    FREEDOM

    • WE ARE.
    • Verve.

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • Lizzo

    About Damn Time

    • Special.
    • Atlantic.

  • Manfred Mann鈥檚 Earth Band

    Blinded By The Light

    • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Adele

    Set Fire To The Rain

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 5.

  • Album of the Week

    • The Feeling

      Love People

      • Loss Hope Love.
      • Island Records.

  • Alexander Rybak

    Fairytale

    • Eurovision Song Contest Moscow 2009 (Various Artists).
    • CMC.
    • 11.

  • Shawn Mendes

    When You're Gone

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin/EMI.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Over My Shoulder

    • Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caball茅

      Barcelona

      • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
      • Now.

    • Earth, Wind & Fire

      Fantasy

      • The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
      • CBS.
      • 5.

  • The Shires

    Cut Me Loose

    • 10 Year Plan.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Four Tops

    I Can't Help Myself

    • The Singles Collection.
    • Polygram TV.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 May 2022 09:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2