Gavin Rossdale
British musician
Sid Vicious doing My Way.
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I’m torn between Fauré’s Requiem and The Long And Winding Road.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2015 source ↗
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Adwoa Aboah
British fashion model
The whole of The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
Shirley Ballas
English ballroom dancer
We’ve Only Just Begun by The Carpenters.
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.
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View profile →I was very happy to be alive when I surfaced after my yacht, Drum, capsized in the Fastnet Race in 1985. I was in an air pocket for 40 minutes, and had to take off my long johns to be able to surface.
Another radio hit.
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