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Michael Ball performs live

Michael Ball performs live in the Radio 2 Piano Room and Sara Bareilles picks the Tracks of My Years. Plus Ken has another round of the PopMaster music quiz.

Michael Ball performs live in the Radio 2 Piano Room with music from his new album Coming ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ To You. It's Michael's first solo album in over four years and features some original tracks Michael has written, alongside covers from Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Cliff Richard. It follows the phenomenal success of Michael’s last two albums with Alfie Boe, which saw two No.1 albums, two Classic Brit Awards and over a million album sales. Michael is a double Olivier Award winner, multi-platinum recording artist, top-selling live concert performer and a well known TV and radio presenter.

Sara Bareilles, the American singer-songwriter, actress and author picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Elton John and Britney Spears. Sara, who is a six time Grammy Award nominee is about to release her first studio album since 2013, Amidst The Chaos alongside the lead single Fire. Sara made her debut with the album Little Voice in 2007, which reached number one in 22 countries around the world. Since then, she has gone on to release a New York Times best-selling book, Sounds Like Me – My Life (so far) in Song, and numerous studio albums including, What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress. Sara wrote the music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical Waitress, which has now opened in London's West End.

Ken's got another round of the legendary PopMaster music quiz and your dedications with today's love song. There's also the record and album of the week. If you want to contact the show, just email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 26 Mar 2019 09:30

Music Played

  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

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

    So Am I

    • Heaven & Hell.
    • Atlantic.
  • The Corrs

    Old Town

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Christopher Cross

    Ride Like The Wind

    • Christopher Cross.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Lady Gaga

    Alejandro

    • (CD Single).
    • Streamline Records.
    • 1.
  • Zedd & Katy Perry

    365

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Tony Christie

    (Is This the Way to) Amarillo

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.
  • Wings

    Listen To What The Man Said

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
  • Record of the Week

    • Will Young

      All The Songs

      • Lexicon.
      • Cooking Vinyl.
  • New Order

    People On The High Line

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute.
    • 1.
  • Céline Dion

    Falling Into You

    • Celine Dion - Falling Into You.
    • Epic.
  • George Ezra

    Pretty Shining People

    • Staying At Tamara's.
    • Columbia.
  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.
  • Sweet

    Love Is Like Oxygen

    • (Single).
    • Polydor.
  • P!nk

    Walk Me ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ

    • Hurts 2B Human.
    • RCA.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Miss You

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
  • Michael Ball

    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ To You (Radio 2 Session, 26 Mar 2019)

  • Michael Ball

    I Dreamed A Dream (Radio 2 Session, 26 Mar 2019)

  • Album of the Week

    • Jack Savoretti

      Greatest Mistake

      • Singing To Strangers.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
  • Michael Ball

    Lost Without You (Radio 2 Session, 26 Mar 2019)

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Britney Spears

      Oops!... I Did It Again

      • Now That's What I Call No.1's (Various Artists).
      • EMI.
    • Elton John

      Crocodile Rock

      • Diamonds.
      • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Bebe Rexha

    Last Hurrah

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • ABC

    The Flames Of Desire

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

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 Mar 2019 09:30