The Queen has revealed her Top 10 favourite songs - and one is by Gary Barlow
And one of them is by Gary Barlow...
Ever wondered what music Queen Elizabeth II listens to? Well wonder no more, as Her Majesty has revealed her 10 favourite songs of all time.
The British monarch put together the list for upcoming BBC Radio 2 show called Our Queen: 90 Musical Years, which airs this Sunday (June 12) at 7pm.
So which tracks get the royal seal of approval? The artist that will be familiar to most in the Top 10 is Gary Barlow, who makes the list with his Commonwealth anthem Sing, which was co-helmed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Released to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Sing hit Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart in June 2012. Have a look at Sing's full Official Chart run in Gary's artist hub here.
The rest of the list is made up of musical theatre songs, classical productions and religious hymns, including Fred Astaire's Cheek to Cheek and Vera Lynn's The White Cliffs Of Dover.
"The Queen loves the theatre and musicals like Showboat, Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun," her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Anson, told Radio 2.
"These were the tunes that remained in one's head and were very danceable to. The Queen is a fantastic dancer. She's got great rhythm."
The Queen's Top 10 favourite songs are as follows:
1. Howard Keel - Oklahoma!
2. Dolores Gray and Bill Johnson - Anything You Can Do (Annie Get Your Gun)
3. Gary Barlow and the Commonwealth Band featuring the Military Wives - Sing
4. Fred Astaire - Cheek to Cheek
5. Vera Lynn - The White Cliffs Of Dover
6. George Formby - Leaning on a Lamp-post
7. Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven (hymn)
8. The Lord is My Shepherd (hymn)
9. Lester Lanin Medley
10. Regimental March Milanollo
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Eiron Page
"...religious hymns, including Fred Astaire's Cheek to Cheek and Vera Lynn's The White Cliffs Of Dover."
Eiron Page
Entirely unsurprisingly, the Queen also does not rate the National Anthem that highly.
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RockGolf
Can't say I'm surprised. I hear a lot of Queens like show tunes.
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RockGolf
Can't believe Pistols didn't make her list.