Emeli Sandé
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Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder: it would leave everyone feeling good.
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A song by Ellie Goulding – I am not telling you which one.
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Christopher Eccleston
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Hot Legs by Rod Stewart: I’m going to be cremated.
Bill Bailey
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Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads. When I first heard it at 15, it was different to all the punk I was listening to. When I was starting out in my career, it was all about: ‘How is this possible? How am I doing this?’ Now it’s: ‘Is this my life? How did I get here?’ The lyrics are all about returning full to nature. That’s how I imagine death to be. So that’s what I want at my funeral. And they’ll play Combine Harvester by the Wurzels as people are leaving the church.
Gina McKee
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Ronald Binge’s Sailing By.
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Most recently, going to a 1D concert at Wembley with my nine-year-old daughter. Seeing her dream becoming real. The highlight was meeting a nice man in the elevator when it was over, who gave her Harry's autograph. Turned out to be his dad. To my daughter that was like meeting the archangel Gabriel.
Coming back to work after being ill. A year ago I couldn't see that happening. I am still pinching myself.
Jens Stoltenberg, for the way he united Norway after the massacre on Utøya in 2011.
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