Shirley Ballas' Final Tracks of My Years
Shirley Ballas, Strictly head judge, chooses her final Tracks of My Years in an interview first aired in 2018. There's the daily love song and more from Champions League PopMaster.
Shirley Ballas, head judge of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Strictly Come Dancing, chooses her final Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast 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. She encountered bullying, betrayal and two broken marriages along the way plus a personal tragedy that left her whole family devastated. Never one to cave in Shirley came out fighting and says she is stronger today than she has ever been before.
The final two tracks Shirley has chosen are from Frankie Valli and Abba. Ken also has the daily love song and another round of Champions League PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk
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Slade
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Whitney Houston
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Robbie Williams
Can't Stop Christmas
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The Script
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Gabriella Cilmi
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Shakin’ Stevens
Merry Christmas Everyone
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Beverley Knight
A Christmas Wish
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Daft Punk
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Eagles
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Jamie Cullum
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Jona Lewie
Stop The Cavalry
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Ava Max
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Nu Shooz
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Liam Payne & Dixie D’Amelio
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Dolly Parton
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Tracks of My Years
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Frankie Valli
My Eyes Adored You
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
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Jennifer Lopez
In The Morning
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Kylie Minogue
At Christmas
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Broadcast
- Fri 18 Dec 2020 09:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 2