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Album of the Week and Sam Ryder

Sam Ryder, singer-songwriter and this year's UK Eurovision entry, chooses the Tracks of My Years with Ken all week. There's the daily love song 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 next two tracks he has chosen come The Beautiful South and Iron Maiden. 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

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Tue 3 May 2022 09:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Ricky Martin

    Livin' La Vida Loca

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Keith Urban

    Nightfalls

    • (CD Single).
    • Hit Red Records.

  • James Ingram & Michael McDonald

    Yah Mo B There

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Detroit Emeralds

    Feel The Need In Me

    • Heart Full Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Record of the Week

    • George Ezra

      Green Green Grass

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.

  • Climax Blues Band

    Couldn't Get It Right

    • Top Gear 3 - Various Artists.
    • Sony.

  • Diana Ross

    Gettin' Ready For Love

    • Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.7 (Various).
    • Hitsville.

  • Robbie Williams

    Supreme

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Tom Grennan

    Remind Me

    • What Ifs & Maybes.
    • Sony.

  • Bruno Mars

    Finesse (Remix) (feat. Cardi B)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")

    • Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

  • Mabel, Jax Jones & Galantis

    Good Luck

    • About Last Night....
    • Polydor.

  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kate Bush

    Cloudbusting

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Thomas Rhett

    Paradise

    • Where We Started.
    • Big Machine.

  • Toto

    Rosanna

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys

    Purple Zone

    • Purple Zone.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Annie Lennox

    Walking On Broken Glass

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.

  • ABC

    The Flames Of Desire

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 001.

  • Album of the Week

    • The Feeling

      Never Gave Up

      • Loss Hope Love.
      • Island Records.

  • Supertramp

    The Logical Song

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    There Isn't Much

    • Let's Say For Instance.
    • Chrysalis Records.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Sweet Little Mystery

    • Wet Wet Wet - Greatest Hits & More.
    • Precious Organisation.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • The Beautiful South

      We Are Each Other

      • Carry On Up The Charts.
      • Polygram.
      • 8.

    • Iron Maiden

      The Number Of The Beast

      • The Number Of The Beast.
      • Capitol Records.
      • 5.

  • Stereophonics

    When You See It

    • Oochya!.
    • Ignition Records.

Broadcast

  • Tue 3 May 2022 09:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2