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A special guest talks about their favourite records.

Vernon Kay is honoured to welcome singer, actor and TV personality Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie. Better known as Pop icon Lulu, she will choose the songs that have soundtracked her life in this omnibus edition of Tracks Of My Years.

Starting her career with her band ‘The Luvvers’ at just 14, Lulu had hits in the mid-60s with “Shout” and “Leave a Little Love”, playing alongside the giants of the time such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks.

After going solo, Lulu entered the world of acting and debuted with Sidney Poitier, singing the title track “To Sir, With Love”, which became a huge hit both sides of The Atlantic. She then went on to present various ѿý television series. Other musical accomplishments from her varied career include winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 with “Boom-Bang-A-Bang”. She’s recorded a Bond theme, “The Man With The Golden Gun”, and famously collaborated with Take That on “Relight My Fire”.

More recently, Lulu launched the closing ceremony of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and appeared in the TV shows “Absolutely Fabulous”, “Strictly Come Dancing”, “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” and “The Masked Singer”, and was recognised for her services to Music, Entertainment and Charity, having been awarded an OBE and a CBE.

Lulu is off on her “Champagne for Lulu” farewell tour in April, celebrating 60 years in music. The tour starts in Glasgow on the 9th and concludes at the London Palladium on the 17th April, with warm-up shows on the 6th and 7th April at Glenrothes and Aberdeen.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Mar 2024 05:00

Music Played

  • Bobby Darin

    Splish Splash

    • Splish Splash -Best Of Bobby Darin Vo.
    • Atco.
  • Perry Como

    When You Were Sweet Sixteen

    • The Essential Perry Como.
    • Legacy.
    • 8.
  • The Isley Brothers

    Shout

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • The Beatles

    I Want To Hold Your Hand

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 004.
  • Bee Gees

    I've Gotta Get A Message To You

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Bonnie Raitt

    I Can't Make You Love Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
  • Derek and the Dominos

    Layla

    • Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs.
    • Polydor.
  • Tina Turner

    I Don't Wanna Fight

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • Naughty Boy

    Runnin' (Lose It All) (feat. DzԳé & Arrow Benjamin)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 001.

Broadcast

  • Sun 10 Mar 2024 05:00