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Idina Menzel chooses her Tracks of My Years

Broadway superstar Idina Menzel chooses her Tracks of My Years all this week. Plus, there's Vernon's music quiz Ten to the Top and a new Album of the Week.

Broadway superstar Idina Menzel chooses her Tracks of My Years all this week.

Idina is probably best known for her performance as Elsa in the hit Frozen franchise, but before then she’d already established herself as a Broadway icon. She made her debut on the Great White Way in 1997 in the rock-musical Rent, and in 2003 she performed in the original cast of Wicked. Her performance as Elphaba, the misunderstood Wicked Witch of the West, garnered critical acclaim and led her to winning a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.

A decade later, her role as Elsa in Frozen made Idina a household name, with her performance of the track Let It Go storming the charts and securing an Oscar for Best Original Song.

Alongside her acting career, Idina has had parallel success as a recording artist, and in August she’s releasing her fifth album, Drama Queen. The record is an ode to disco past and present, and sees Idina work alongside Nile Rogers and Jake Shears.

Idina’s first two choices this week come from Joe Cocker and Barbra Streisand.

There'll also be more audio nuggets as we dive in to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive in Vernon's Vault, plus there's the mid-morning music quiz Ten to the Top and a brand new Record and Album of the Week.

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.

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Mon 14 Aug 2023 09:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Madonna

    Deeper And Deeper

    • Madonna - Greatest Hits Volume 2.
    • Maverick.

  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

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

  • Peggy Gou

    (It Goes Like) Nanana

    • (CD Single).
    • XL Recordings.

  • Level 42

    Lessons In Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music '86.
    • Now.

  • Cian Ducrot

    Heaven

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • Billy Porter

    Broke A Sweat

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Snow Patrol

    Chocolate

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Record of The Week

    • James Blunt

      Beside You

      • Who We Used To Be.
      • Atlantic.

  • Billy Ocean

    Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.

  • DNCE

    Cake By The Ocean

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
    • 1.

  • Shed Seven

    Going For Gold

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 7.

  • Calvin Harris & Sam Smith

    Desire

  • Tina Turner

    The Best

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
    • Capitol.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    Open The Door, See What You Find

    • Council Skies.
    • Sour Mash Records.

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Paradise City

    • F1 Rock (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Vernon's Vault

    • Craig David

      Fill Me In (Live from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1's Live Lounge)

      • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1's Live Lounge: The Collection.
      • Ministry of Sound Recordings.
      • 24.

  • Album of The Week

    • Suzi Quatro & KT Tunstall

      Shine A Light

      • Face To Face.
      • Sun Records.

  • Gnarls Barkley

    Crazy

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Sheryl Crow

    All I Wanna Do

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Road To Joy

    • i/o.
    • Real World.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Joe Cocker

      You Are So Beautiful

      • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
      • The Hit Label Ltd.

    • Idina Menzel

      Let It Go

      • Frozen O.S.T..
      • Walt Disney Records.
      • 005.

    • London Symphony Orchestra

      Evergreen

      • Symphony of Movies.
      • Tam Tam.
      • 1.

    • Glee Cast

      Don't Rain On My Parade

      • Glee.
      • Columbia.
      • 1.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Everything

    • A Star Is Born Soundtrack.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

  • Busted & Jonas Brothers

    Year 3000 (2023 version)

    • GREATEST HITS 2.0.
    • Busted Music.

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Aug 2023 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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