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Champions League PopMaster and Shirley Ballas

Champions League PopMaster 2020 begins and Shirley Ballas, 成人快手 Strictly's head judge, picks the Tracks of My Years in an interview first aired in 2018.

Champions League PopMaster 2020 begins! Fourteen contestants who scored full marks - or 36 plus the 3 in 10 - are put to the ultimate test in the ultimate quiz of quizzes. Questions are harder and the question master is tougher as this year's elite battle it out for that coveted trophy, with the grand final on Christmas Eve.

Shirley Ballas, head judge of 成人快手's Strictly Come Dancing, picks the Tracks of My Years in an interview first aired in 2018. Shirley joined the panel in 2017 after the departure of Len Goodman and will be at the helm on Saturday for this year's final joined by fellow judges Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mobuse. Veteran panellist Bruno Tonioli has only been able to put in the occasional appearance from Los Angeles due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dubbed 'The Queen of Latin', Shirley hails from Merseyside and has been dancing since the age of 7. She has been crowned US Latin American Champion and British National Champion on numerous occasions. By 21 she had won nearly every major title she competed in worldwide. She is the only person to have ever won the British Open to the World Latin American Championships in Blackpool with two different partners and reached the finals an impressive 17 times.

Earlier this year she published her autobiography 'Behind The Sequins: My Life' leading us through her dramatic and determined life, from growing up on a rough estate and leaving home at 14 years old to conquer the high octane world of ballroom dancing.

The next two tracks Shirley has chosen are from The Carpenters and Johnny Cash. Ken also has the daily love song and another round of the legendary music quiz PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 Dec 2020 09:30

Music Played

  • Mariah Carey

    All I Want For Christmas Is You

    • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas.
    • Columbia.
  • Jess Glynne & The Dap鈥怟ings

    This Christmas (Hang All The Mistletoe)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • The Four Seasons

    December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 11.
  • Leona Lewis

    One More Sleep

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.
  • Record of the Week

    • Nathan Dawe & Little Mix

      No Time For Tears

      • (CD Single).
      • Atlantic.
  • The Beach Boys

    Little Saint Nick

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Forrest

    Rock The Boat

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

    Wonderful Christmastime

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
    • 7.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    The Power Of Prayer

    • Letter To You.
    • Columbia.
  • Scissor Sisters

    I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Jim Croce

    It Doesn't Have To Be That Way

    • Jim Croce- The Collection.
    • Castle Communications.
  • Gary Barlow

    Incredible

    • Music Played By Humans.
    • Polydor.
  • Sia

    Santa's Coming For Us

    • Everyday Is Christmas.
    • Atlantic.
  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.
  • Josh Groban

    Your Face

    • Harmony.
    • Reprise Records.
  • Chris Rea

    Driving 成人快手 For Christmas

    • NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 1.
  • Maisie Peters

    Maybe Don't (feat. JP Saxe)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Gloria Estefan

    Christmas Through Your Eyes

    • Christmas Through Your Eyes.
    • Epic.
  • Lola Lennox

    La La Love Me

    • (CD Single).
    • LaLennoxa.
  • Album of the Week

    • Dolly Parton

      Christmas Where We Are (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)

      • A Holly Dolly Christmas.
      • Butterfly Records.
  • James

    She's a Star

    • James - Whiplash.
    • Mercury.
    • 9.
  • Lapwing

    Hope Christmas Gets You To Me

    • Lapwing.
  • Emma Bunton

    What Took You So Long?

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Carpenters

      (They Long To Be) Close To You

      • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
      • A&M.
    • Johnny Cash

      Ring Of Fire

      • Johnny Cash - Man In Black.
      • Columbia.
  • Callum Beattie

    Don't Walk Alone

    • People Like Us.
    • 3Beat Productions.
  • Jermaine Stewart

    We Don't Have To

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 Dec 2020 09:30