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BBC Radio 2's Festival in a Day features performances from popular music artists

BBC Radio 2's Festival in a Day features performances from popular music artists, introduced by Radio 2's best-loved presenters

Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park: 2017

Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park: 2017: Emeli Sande

Emeli Sande Promo

10/09/2017

Emeli Sande

2017

BBC Radio 2 - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, 2017, Emeli Sande

Jeremy Vine and Jo Whiley introduce soulful songstress Emeli Sande.

Emeli Sande made her musical debut in 2009 on a track by rapper, Chipmunk. She released her first solo single in 2011, has had three number 1s and has won a string of awards including 4 Brits and 2 Ivor Novellos. She's sung for President Obama, and gave memorable performances at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics. Jeremy Vine joins Jo Whiley to introduce Emeli onto the Hyde Park stage.

Other entertainment on the day includes a live DJ set from Ana Matronic, a special edition of Popmaster, with Ken Bruce pitting Zoe Ball against Claudia Winkleman, and Sounds of the 80s, with Sara Cox presenting the era's pop videos. Clare Balding hosts A Question of 2, with Jeremy Vine, the Rev Kate Bottley and Jon Culshaw competing in a quiz testing their knowledge of Radio 2. And marking the network's 50th anniversary, Tony Blackburn and Paul Gambaccini introduce an orchestra piece encompassing Radio 2 themes and signature tunes.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

Radio 2's Festival in a Day returns, with top musical acts and Radio 2 personalities

BBC Radio 2's Festival in a Day returns for 2017 with performances from popular music artists, introduced by Radio 2's best-loved presenters.

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