Laura Mvula
English singer
To Be Young, Gifted And Black, by Nina Simone.
Death & what remains
What song would you like played at your funeral?
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Rita Ora
British singer-songwriter
Frank Sinatra singing My Way.
James Bay
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd – the greatest guitar solo ever.
Adwoa Aboah
British fashion model
The whole of The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
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