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The stories behind the songs from the world’s best loved songwriters

Gary Barlow extends his personal conversations with some of the world’s most exciting songwriters as he delves beyond the melodies and lyrics to discover the stories behind the songs. 

What really makes a great song? Gary Barlow has written some of the most beloved of the last few decades, and in this new series he meets fellow musicians and songwriters to get the inside story on what really makes the magic happen in the studio. From Barry Gibb to MNEK, Paloma Faith to Robbie Williams and many more, these great musical minds share their secrets of how some of their biggest hits came about.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 3: Emeli Sande

Emeli Sande

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Emeli Sande and Gary Barlow explore the magic behind her songs.

Emeli Sande shares the struggles of her songwriting journey and how she had to push through her doubts to travel from Aberdeenshire to London to pursue her musical dreams

Gary Barlow and Emeli Sande untap the magic behind her songwriting.  The lady who bought you megahits like ‘Read All About It’ and ‘Next To Me’ reveals how she discovered music at school in Aberdeenshire and had to power through her shyness to go to London to make it.  Find out how pivotal producer Naughty Boy was in her journey and how Trevor Nelson also had a part to play.  

Gary and Emeli really connect on the courage it takes to jump from songwriter only to artist singing their own songs.  She reveals where her sound on her new music has come from and how gazing upon mountains as you write can give you that flash of inspiration.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 3

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