BBC Radio 1’s Rickie, Melvin and Charlie today announce that legendary British band The Zutons will host Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month 2024 on Wednesday 30 October with an extra special performance of Amy Winehouse’s award-winning track Back To Black and her iconic hit He announced that he would close with his performance. Valerie to celebrate Live Lounge’s 25th anniversary.

In 2007, Amy Winehouse performed Valerie on Radio 1 Live Lounge and the song became one of her best-known tracks and was voted the number one Radio 1 Live Lounge cover of all time in August. The Zutons returned to the Live Lounge to return the favor.

“We were very surprised to hear that Amy’s amazing version of Valerie was voted the number one Live Lounge cover of all time,” the Zutons say, “but she is such an amazing artist with an incredible voice that it really shouldn’t be a surprise at all. at all. It’s a real honor and makes us proud and it’s like a full circle moment to be performing her cover on Radio 1. I hope we can get justice!”

Aled Haydn Jones, Head of Radio 1, says: “Amy Winehouse’s unforgettable cover of ‘Valerie’ remains one of the best-loved Live Lounge performances of all time, so this special 25th is Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month 2024 It will be closed by The Zutons. “The anniversary year feels like the perfect tribute to the legacy of Live Lounge, a place where iconic musical moments are created and celebrated.”

Zutons’ Live Lounge performance can be heard on Wednesday 30 October at 12pm on Radio 1 and BBC Sounds, and can be watched on-demand on Radio 1’s BBC iPlayer and YouTube channels.

The special performance will cap off a massive month of live music on Radio 1, with some of the world’s hottest acts taking to the world-famous stage, including Camila Cabello, FINNEAS, JADE, Fontaines DC and many more. This year Radio 1 celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the iconic Live Lounge. Over the years, some of the biggest names around the world have performed with the alumni, including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Noah Kahan. Past Live Lounge tracks by Miley Cyrus, 30 Seconds To Mars, Dua Lipa and Bruno Mars have been viewed more than 50 million times on Radio 1’s YouTube channel.

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