- 2025-02-13
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MUSIC
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Celeste Performs “This Is Who I Am” on BBC Radio 2 Piano Room
British singer-songwriter Celeste appeared on BBC Radio 2 Piano Room to perform “This Is Who I Am” with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.
The song was released last November as the title track for the Sky and Peacock Original series “The Day of the Jackal”, starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch.
“The Day of the Jackal” is based on the Frederick Forsyth novel and 1973 film of the same name.
The track was written by Celeste and produced by Beach Noise.
Celeste said of the song, “This song has existed for a long time, and it felt almost unjust that circumstances didn't allow it to come out four years ago. Now, with everything aligning, this moment serves as a powerful acknowledgment of something that, back then, felt unresolved.”- Celeste told Jack Saunders of BBC Radio 1 about the song, “It's a song about an emergence of being and a song about finding a sense of empowerment in who you truly are. I think it's important for everybody. Sometimes you can feel a bit like you've lost who you are, or you lose touch within yourself, and takes a little bit while, you know, to regain a sense of who that is. And this song is just kind of for people as well, to feel a sense of confidence in instilling that belief again within themselves, and standing by with conviction, with who they are, despite their flaws.”
She added, “This film, this other thing that you're talking about 'The Day of the Jackal', is a TV show featuring the artist and actor Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch.” - source : BBC Radio 2
