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Ordinary people work with music producers to create tracks with a personal meaning. Grandfather and grandson Ronnie and Jordan perform Ben E King's classic Stand By Me.

This is My Song invites ordinary people to work with the music industry's most talented producers to create a track for a very personal reason. Every song tells a story, celebrating the power of music to uplift, to inspire and to transform.

The first episode sees 23-year-old Jordan and his grandad Ronnie, 72, step up to the mic to record a duet to cement their close bond. They love nothing more than to sing together, anywhere and everywhere, and now they want to lay down a track that they can both treasure for years to come. Mentored and recorded by acclaimed producer Andrew Hunt and top vocal coach Mark De-Lisser, they sing their own version of Ben E King's classic Stand By Me, a track that represents their close relationship. Ronnie's memory isn't what it used to be, so remembering the lyrics is a bit of a struggle. He doesn't want to let grandson Jordan down, but when he sings from the heart in the performance, he doesn't forget a thing.

The transformative power of music is powerfully demonstrated by thirteen-year-old Jasmine, who overcomes chronic anxiety to record her own version of a track that has helped her through tough times - Andra Day's Rise Up. Andrew Hunt and Mark De-Lisser support Jasmine through the recording process to the moment she performs the track in front of her proud parents.

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Last on

Sat 29 Dec 2018 01:55

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Music Played

  • Birdy

    Keeping Your Head Up

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

  • Dua Lipa

    IDGAF

  • Zara Larsson

    Ruin My Life Instrumental

  • Sam Smith

    Pray (feat. Logic)

  • Faithless

    Insomnia

  • 补濒迟鈥怞

    Left Hand Free

  • Alela Diane

    Ether And Wood

  • Alela Diane

    Ether And Wood

  • Dua Lipa

    Homesick

  • Calum Scott

    Dancing On My Own

  • Jess Glynne

    Rollin

  • Lily Allen

    What You Waiting For

  • Lily Allen

    Family Man

  • Gabrielle Aplin

    Salvation

  • Little Mix

    A Different Beat

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Jimmy Mack

  • Ed Sheeran

    Little Lady (feat. Mikill Pane)

  • Incognito, Incognito

    Always There (feat. Jocelyn Brown, Jocelyn Brown)

  • Naughty Boy

    La La La (feat. Sam Smith)

  • Years & Years

    All For You

  • Years & Years

    Don't Panic

  • Camila Cabello

    I Have Questions

  • Sam Fender

    Dead Boys

  • Jorja Smith

    Let Me Down (feat. Stormzy)

  • Kylie Minogue

    Golden

  • Lily Allen

    Pushing Up Daisies (Explicit)

  • Rae Morris

    Someone Out There

  • Andra Day

    Rise Up

  • Ed Sheeran

    Perfect

  • Of Monsters and Men

    Mountain Sound

Credits

Role Contributor
Sister Bliss Ayalah Bentovim
Naughty Boy Shahid Khan
Music Andrew Hunt
Series Producer Helen Crampton
Series Producer Emily Smith
Executive Producer Ben Mitchell
Executive Producer Kathryn Lennox
Production Manager Zoe Mello

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