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Tinie Tempah's final two Tracks Of My Years

Vernon finishes the week with Tinie Tempah's final two selections in Tracks Of My Years, and today they're from Calvin Harris and Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne.

Vernon finishes the week with Tinie Tempah's final two selections in Tracks Of My Years, and today they're from Calvin Harris and Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne.

Plus, there's a final round of Ten To The Top before the weekend, and Vernon finds more fun in the BBC Archive in Vernon's Vault.

Born in 1988 in London, Tinie Tempah began his music career in the mid-00s as part of the collective Aftershock Hooligans before going solo and founding his own independent label. In 2010 he released his huge breakthrough single, Pass Out, which spent two weeks at #1 in the UK singles chart, followed by a second chart-topper and massive international hit Written In The Stars, then his debut album Disc-Overy. The album topped the UK chart, went top 30 in the US and has been certified 3x platinum, leading to two Brit Awards for British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single. He's also won four MOBO Awards, as well as an Ivor Novello and has released two more records. Over the years he's collaborated with Zara Larsson, Calvin Harris, Labrinth, Swedish House Mafia, Kelly Rowland and many more. In the last few years he's presented TV documentaries and shows including Extraordinary Extensions on Channel 4 and appearing as a guest investor on Dragons' Den. He's also a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has recently returned to music, with the latest single Living Life released earlier this year.

Listen to Vernon's full conversation with Tinie Tempah for Tracks Of My Years along with previous episodes on BBC Sounds, and watch it on BBC iPlayer and Radio 2's YouTube channel, just search for 'Tracks Of My Years'.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Blondie

    Call Me

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.
  • Belinda Carlisle

    We Want The Same Thing

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.
  • Taylor Swift

    I Knew It, I Knew You

    • (CD Single).
    • Walt Disney Records.
  • The Supermen Lovers

    Starlight (feat. Mani Hoffman)

    • Now 50 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Brother Wallace

    Let's Get Together

    • Electric Love.
    • ATO Records.
  • Roxy Music

    Same Old Scene

    • The Best Of.
    • EG Records.
  • Backstreet Boys

    Bottle Up

    • Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • IEMI.
  • Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

    A Fifth Of Beethoven

    • A Fifth Of Beethoven.
    • BBR.
  • Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg

    Boogie's In My Soul

    • Chakzilla.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Olivia Rodrigo

    stupid song

    • you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
    • Geffen.
  • Gipsy Kings

    Bamboleo

    • Mundo Latino (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Alex Party

    Don't Give Me Your Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Systematic.
  • DJ Jean

    The Launch

    • (CD Single).
    • AM:PM.
  • Blue Boy

    Remember Me

    • Global Television.
  • Appleton

    Ready To Begin

    • Side By Side.
    • Appleton Recordings.
  • Martha and the Muffins

    Echo Beach

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Myles Smith

    Stargazing

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • The Cure

    Friday I'm In Love

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Olivia Dean

    So Easy (To Fall In Love)

    • The Art Of Loving.
    • Capitol.
  • Keith Urban

    We Go Back (feat. Michael McDonald)

    • Flow State.
    • MCA.
    • 6.
  • Calvin Harris

    The Girls

    • The Girls.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Route 94

    My Love (feat. Jess Glynne)

    • Rinse / Virgin EMI.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Jealous Lover

    • Foreign Tongues.
    • Polydor.

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  • Fri 26 Jun 202609:30

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