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Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton.
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Emilia Fox
English actress and presenter
I would like the poem Cherish by Raymond Carver. It was read by my dad at my wedding, and is my absolute favourite.
Gary Barlow
British singer
The cancan. It’s celebratory and it would demonstrate the ridiculousness of this life.
John Bishop
English comedian and actor
If I Can Dream, by Elvis Presley.
Lorraine Pascale
British model and cook
Desafinado, by Julie London.
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