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40 Favourite Songs of Famous People

Barack Obama proves how cool he is again

40 Favourite Songs of Famous People

We all have our favourite songs; perhaps it was a childhood favourite, or a track associated with a particular fond memory. Perhaps it was something that taught you about a different way of life, or a different way of looking at things - either way, it's a deeply personal choice which no one should judge.

That's not going to stop us laughing at Cristiano Ronaldo's selection though.

Enjoy our selection of celebrities' favourite songs; Bob Dylan and The Clash appear twice and David Cameron takes the award for most appropriate selection.

Cristiano...seriously?

(Images: All Star/Rex)

Cristiano Ronaldo

Artist: R Kelly

Song: I Believe I Can Fly


George Clooney

Artist: Dinah Washington

Song: Destination Moon


Ashley Greene

Artist: Counting Crows

Song: Colorblind


Ozzy Osbourne

Artist: Procul Harem

Song: Whiter Shade of Pale


Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Artist: Run DMC

Song: It's Like That


Michael Sheen

Artist: Tim Buckley

Song: Song To The Siren


Boris Johnson

Artist: The Clash

Song: Pressure Drop


Barack Obama

Artist: The Fugees

Song: Ready or Not


Al Pacino

Artist: Rodgers & Hammerstein

Song: You've Got to be Carefully Taught


Kevin Pietersen

Artist: Bon Jovi

Song: We Weren't Born to Follow


Kevin Spacey

Artist: Frank Sinatra

Song: In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning


Danny Baker

Artist: Bernard Cribbins

Song: I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face


Michael McIntyre

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald

Song: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered


Michael Johnson

Artist: McFadden & Whitehead

Song: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now


Mark Ronson

Artist: The Stone Roses

Song: Fools Gold


Tony Blair

Artist: Renee Fleming

Song: Ave Maria


Johnny Vegas

Artist: Johnny Cash

Song: Hurt


Frank Skinner

Artist: The Fall

Song: Rowche Rumble


Rob Brydon

Artist: Bruce Springsteen

Song: Born To Run


David Tennant

Artist: Tim Minchin

Song: White Wine in the Sun


Megan Fox

Artist: The Animals

Song: House of the Rising Sun


Sir Michael Caine

Artist: Frank Sinatra

Song: My Way


Morrissey

Artist: New York Dolls

Song: (There's Gonna Be a) Showdown


Steve Coogan

Artist: Louis Armstrong

Song: We Have All the Time in the World


Piers Morgan

Artist: Dean Martin

Song: Mambo Italiano


Jools Holland

Artist: Stevie Wonder

Song: For Once In My Life


David Walliams

Artist: The Smiths

Song: Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want


James Nesbitt

Artist: Frank Sinatra

Song: Come Fly With Me


Bill Bailey

Artist: Talking Heads

Song: Once in a Lifetime


Bill Nighy

Artist: Bob Dylan

Song: Things Have Changed


Ricky Gervais

Artist: Cat Stevens

Song: Lilywhite


Heston Blumenthal

Artist: Bobby Womack

Song: Love Has Finally Come At Last


Angelina Jolie

Artist: The Clash

Song: Know Your Rights


Frankie Dettori

Artist: The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

Song: Amazing Grace


David Cameron

Artist: Bob Dylan

Song: Tangled Up In Blue


Matthew Pinsent

Artist: Sting

Song: Fields of Gold


George Foreman

Artist: The Beatles

Song: All You Need Is Love


Gordon Ramsay

Artist: Coldplay

Song: Yellow


Daniel Radcliffe

Artist: Weezer

Song: Buddy Holly


Natalie Portman

Artist: Michael Jackson

Song: Ben

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