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Vernon Brings the Big Tunes!

Award-winning classical tenor Russell Watson reveals the songs that shaped his life in Tracks of My Years. Plus Vernon's got the music quiz Ten to the Top.

Award-winning tenor Russell Watson reveals the penultimate songs that shaped his life in Tracks of My Years.

Widely known as 'The People’s Tenor', Russell first caught a break after winning a local radio station’s talent contest , and his first record The Voice became the fastest-selling classical record in British history.

Russell has collaborated with artists as varied as Meatloaf, Robin Gibb, Alexandra Burke and Luciano Pavarotti, and has sung all over the world for presidents and popes. He's also performed at major sports events such as the Champions League and FA Cup Final.

To date Russell has released thirteen studio albums - his most recent a collaboration with Aled Jones - and he's currently touring his 'Magnificent Buildings Concert series'. In this special tour Russell is performing at some of Britain's amazing cathedrals accompanied by his arranger and pianist Mike Moran.

In recent years Russell gained a new generation of fans when he appeared in the 2020 series of 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' The cast of the acclaimed 20th series also included eventual winner Giovanna Fletcher, Shane Richie, Mo Farah...and Vernon Kay!

Russell's penultimate choices this week are by Elton John and The Beatles.

Plus we have more audio nuggets from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive in Vernon's Vault and there's the mid-morning music quiz, Ten To The Top.

Whatever you're up to, Vern wants to hear from you - email vernon@bbc.co.uk - and if you’d like to apply to take part in Ten To The Top, the address you need is tentothetop@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 15 Jun 2023 09:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Tavares

    Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Can't Stop The Feeling!

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Loreen

    Tattoo

    • Eurovision Song Contest Liverpool 2023.
    • Universal Music A/S.
    • 34.

  • Whitney Houston

    I'm Your Baby Tonight

    • Whitney Houston-I'm Your Baby Tonight.
    • Arista.

  • Jason Mraz

    You Might Like It

    • Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Dolly Parton

    Jolene

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Billy Joel

    Uptown Girl

    • An Innocent Man.
    • CBS.

  • P!nk

    Runaway

    • TRUSTFALL.
    • RCA.

  • Record of The Week

    • KAMILLE

      Muscle Memory (feat. Nile Rodgers)

      • (CD Single).
      • Believe.
      • 1.

  • Razorlight

    America

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Paint It Black

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Blur

    The Narcissist

    • The Ballad Of Darren.
    • Parlophone.

  • Average White Band

    Let's Go Round Again

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Tom Grennan

    How Does It Feel

    • What Ifs & Maybes.
    • Sony.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Snow Patrol

      This Isn't Everything You Are (6 Music Session, 3 Nov 2011)

  • Album of The Week

    • Jake Shears

      I Used To Be In Love

      • Last Man Dancing.
      • Mute.

  • Destiny’s Child

    Survivor

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Taylor Swift

    Karma

    • Midnights.
    • Republic Records.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Elton John

      Circle Of Life

      • Diamonds.
      • Virgin EMI Records.

    • Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver & Joseph Williams

      Hakuna Matata

      • Disney's Greatest Hits.
      • BMG.

    • The Beatles

      Let It Be

      • Simply the Best Karaoke - Vol 3.
      • Klangheim Records.
      • 1.

    • Russell Watson

      Panis Angelicus

      • The Voice.
      • Decca.
      • 5.

    • The Beatles

      Let It Be

      • The Beatles - 1.
      • Apple.
      • 026.

  • Def Leppard & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Hysteria (Drastic Symphonies Version)

    • Drastic Symphonies.
    • Mercury.

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 Jun 2023 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

Ten To The Top

Ten To The Top

Get all the details of how to enter and listen to Vernon's daily music quiz.