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Shirley Ballas chooses the Tracks of My Years

Shirley Ballas, head judge of 大象传媒's Strictly Come Dancing, chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2018. There's the daily love song and PopMaster.

Shirley Ballas, head judge of 大象传媒's Strictly Come Dancing, chooses the 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 first two tracks Shirley has chosen are from Cher and Barry White. 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

Mon 14 Dec 2020 09:30

Music Played

  • Bee Gees

    Tragedy

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Beverley Knight

    A Christmas Wish

    • The Loss Adjuster O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Pink Flamingo Records.
  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • KT Tunstall

    Mele Kalikimaka (Christmas in Hawaii)

    • The KT Tunstall Holiday Collection.
    • EMI.
  • Ava Max

    Christmas Without You

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Chris Squire & Alan White

    Run With The Fox

    • Yesyears (Disc 3).
    • Atco.
  • John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band

    Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (feat. The Harlem Community Choir)

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • EMI.
  • Record of the Week

    • Nathan Dawe & Little Mix

      No Time For Tears

      • (CD Single).
      • Atlantic.
  • Jennifer Lopez

    Love Don't Cost A Thing

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Journey

    Open Arms

    • American Dream (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
    • 3.
  • Miley Cyrus

    Prisoner (feat. Dua Lipa)

    • Plastic Hearts.
    • RCA.
  • Showaddywaddy

    Hey Mr Christmas

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Crimson.
  • ABBA

    The Day Before You Came

    • Abba - Love Stories.
    • Polydor.
  • Robbie Williams

    Can't Stop Christmas

    • The Christmas Present (Deluxe).
    • Columbia.
  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Carrie Underwood

    Favourite Time Of Year

    • My Gift.
    • Capitol Records Nashville.
  • Toploader

    Dancing In The Moonlight

    • Onka's Big Moka - Toploader.
    • Sony Soho Square.
  • Ella Henderson & AJ Mitchell

    Blame It On The Mistletoe

    • CD Single.
    • Atlantic.
  • Album of the Week

    • Dolly Parton

      Comin' Home For Christmas

      • A Holly Dolly Christmas.
      • Butterfly Records.
  • Steve Miller Band

    Abracadabra

    • The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Ban.
    • Arcade Records.
  • Rick Astley

    Love This Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Roxy Music

    Dance Away

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Cher

      Strong Enough

      • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Music TV.
    • Barry White

      You're the First, the Last, My Everything

      • Barry White - The Collection.
      • Mercury.
  • 大象传媒 Children In Need

    Stop Crying Your Heart Out (大象传媒 Radio 2 Allstars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Troika

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

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Dec 2020 09:30