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Emeli Sande shares the struggles of her songwriting journey and how she had to push through her doubts to travel from Aberdeenshire to London to pursue her musical dreams

Gary Barlow and Emeli Sande untap the magic behind her songwriting. The lady who bought you megahits like 鈥楻ead All About It鈥� and 鈥楴ext To Me鈥� reveals how she discovered music at school in Aberdeenshire and had to power through her shyness to go to London to make it. Find out how pivotal producer Naughty Boy was in her journey and how Trevor Nelson also had a part to play.

Gary and Emeli really connect on the courage it takes to jump from songwriter only to artist singing their own songs. She reveals where her sound on her new music has come from and how gazing upon mountains as you write can give you that flash of inspiration.

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Sun 6 Mar 2022 02:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Nina Simone

    Feeling Good

    • Sex And The City (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Heaven

    • Our Version Of Events.
    • Virgin.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Clown

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 5.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Next To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Look What You've Done (feat. JayKae)

    • Let鈥檚 Say for Instance.
    • CHRYSALIS.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Brighter Days

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

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  • Sun 6 Mar 2022 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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