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Lissie performs live

Lissie, the American singer-songwriter performs live in the Radio 2 Piano Room and Nicola Adams, Great Britain's most successful female boxer picks the Tracks of My Years.

Lissie, the American singer-songwriter performs live in the Radio 2 Piano Room with music from her new album When I'm Alone: The Piano Retrospective. After releasing her top 10 record Castles last year, Lissie is back with a collection that reinterprets songs from her first decade in music as well as exceptional covers of Fleetwood Mac and The Dixie Chicks. As a child Lissie starred as the lead role in Annie in a professional regional theatre production and learned how much she enjoyed singing and performing. Previous artists to perform in the Radio 2 Piano Room include; Gary Barlow, Joan Armatrading, James Blunt and Amy Macdonald.

Nicola Adams OBE, Olympic Gold medallist and Great Britain's most successful female boxer picks the Tracks of My Years. In August 2016, Nicola became the first British boxer to successfully defend their Olympic title for 92 years. Having also become World Champion in May 2016 she has now secured a grand slam of titles, and is the only female boxer in the history of the sport to have won every major title available to her; Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth.
Over the course of the London 2012 Olympic games, Nicola became an icon after winning Great Britain's first ever female boxing Gold, having defeated three time world champion Red Cancan she instantly became a role model. Nicola achieved her dream in front of millions, as the nation tuned in to see the world鈥檚 best female boxers come toe-to-toe for the first time in the Olympics.

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

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Wed 3 Apr 2019 09:30
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Music Played

  • Cher

    Love & Understanding

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.

  • Johnny Marr

    Armatopia

    • (CD Single).
    • ADA.

  • George Michael

    Amazing

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • The O鈥橨ays

    I Love Music

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • 尝脡翱狈

    You And I

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Forrest

    Rock The Boat

    • Sealed With A Kiss (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Record of the Week

    • John Newman

      Feelings

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.

  • Pat Benatar

    Love Is A Battlefield

    • The 80's Collection: 1984 (Various).
    • Chrysalis.

  • R & J Stone

    We Do It

    • Rediscover The 70's - Emotions.
    • Old Gold.

  • Will Young

    All The Songs

    • Lexicon.
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Keane

    Somewhere Only We Know

    • (CD Single).
    • Transcopic Records.

  • Tears for Fears

    Sowing The Seeds Of Love

    • The Best Of Drive Time (Various Artists).
    • Polygram TV.
    • 7.

  • Ava Max

    So Am I

    • Heaven & Hell.
    • Atlantic.

  • Texas

    Summer Son

    • Texas - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • Lissie

    When I'm Alone (Radio 2 Session, 3 Apr 2019)

  • Lissie

    Don't You Give Up On Me (Radio 2 Session, 3 Apr 2019)

  • Album of the Week

    • Michael Ball

      When The Loving Was Easy

      • Coming 成人快手 To You.
      • Decca.

  • Lissie

    Another Love (Radio 2 Session, 3 Apr 2019)

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Sparrow

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Calvin Harris

      Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch)

      • Now That's What I Call Music! 83 (Various Artists).
      • Now.

    • Ben E. King

      Stand By Me

      • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
      • Global Television.

  • Emma Bunton

    Baby Please Don't Stop

    • My Happy Place.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Moody Blues

    The Voice

    • Voices In The Sky.
    • Threshold.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Apr 2019 09:30
    成人快手 Radio 2