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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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Desert Island Discs: Bruno Tonioli

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24/12/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Bruno Tonioli

Bruno Tonioli, Strictly judge, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Bruno Tonioli, Strictly Come Dancing judge, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Bruno Tonioli, dancer, choreographer and a judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, is Kirsty's guest. 
He was brought up in Ferrara, Northern Italy, and was the only child of hard-working parents who hoped he would be an accountant. Bruno wanted to pursue a creative career and joined a raunchy cabaret dance troupe when he was a teenager, and performed across Europe. He went on to train in other areas of dance and choreography and spent the 1980s working on pop videos with The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Bananarama, Boy George, George Michael, Duran Duran and many more. 
Since 2004, Bruno has been a judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing and is a judge on the American version of the programme, Dancing with the Stars. 

Presenter: Kirsty Young
Producer: Sarah Taylor.

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