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Anastacia, Pet Shop Boys, Gabrielle and more perform live for Piano Room Month 2024.

Live performances from much-loved music stars, alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra, at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.

Radio 2's Piano Room: Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé

BBC Radio 2 - Radio 2's Piano Room, Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sande performed exclusively for Radio 2's Piano Room Month back in February.

Award-winning singer/songwriter Emeli Sande performed for Radio 2's Piano Room Month back in February, with her set including 'Clown' and a cover of Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song'.

Emeli Sande performed at Maida Vale back in February's as part of Radio 2's Piano Room Month. Accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra with arranger Anne Dudley at the piano, Emeli's set includes 'Clown' and a cover of Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song'.

Emeli established herself as one of the UK's most exciting artists in 2012, with the release of her debut album 'Our Version of Events'. The album spent a total of ten weeks at number one and was the bestselling album of 2012 in the UK. Her follow-up, 'Long Live the Angels', came in 2016 and featured the singles 'Hurts' and 'Breathing Underwater'. 

She performed in both the opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and the following year was named as winner of Best British Female Solo Artist and British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards.

She's released three more albums since that debut success, including this year's 'Let's Say For Instance', which garnered some of the best reviews of Emeli's career.

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