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Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. And my headstone should read: “Game, set and match.”
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗
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Ice-T
American rapper and actor
Flashlight by Parliament.
Sofie Gråbøl
Danish actress
A song by Ellie Goulding – I am not telling you which one.
Anna Paquin
New Zealand actress
I don’t have a favourite song, but I will definitely give it some thought, so no one’s arguing about it when I die.
Shirley Ballas
English ballroom dancer
We’ve Only Just Begun by The Carpenters.
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Watching tennis.
The Queen. Long may she reign.
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