Aphrodite Strings

Female String Group

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About Aphrodite Strings – professional string group based in Manchester & London

Aphrodite Strings are one of the UK’s leading string ensembles.

They are available for hire as a quartet, trio, duo or soloist for anyone looking for exceptional string players for their special occasion. The group can perform all of the string covers from Bridgerton (Netflix) if requested.

From large corporate events, weddings and restaurant openings, to small parties, our group will provide the perfect musical experience to enhance your memorable day.

Please take a look at our 2024 SET LIST

We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Hedsor House in Buckinghamshire, Middleton Lodge Estate in Richmond and Jack Barclay Bentley in Berkeley Square, London.

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With a large repertoire to choose from, the music will be perfectly tailored to your occasion.

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Music options include Classical, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Funk, Bollywood, Film/Musicals/TV Themes Hymns and Christmas carols.

They are based in Greater Manchester, but they are happy to travel to surrounding areas including Leeds, Liverpool, Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, North West, Sheffield, etc.

These are some of the most important clients they've worked for: Manchester City Football Club, University of Manchester, University of Suffolk, Northern Power Women, Audi, Royal Northern College of Music, the Palace Hotel in Manchester, the Hilton Hotel in Manchester, National Football Museum, Dancefloor Couture and Selfridges.

With a large repertoire of music to choose from, you are assured the music chosen will be perfectly tailored to your occasion.

Based in Manchester, our female string group is composed of current music students at the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music.

Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...

  • Middleton Lodge Estate, Richmond
  • Hedsor House, Buckinghamshire
  • Keele Hall, Staffordshire
  • Fitzrovia Chapel, Pearson Square
  • Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
  • Jack Barclay Bentley, London
  • Iscoyd Park, Wales
  • Hawkstone Hall & Gardens
  • Eccleston Square, London
  • Wildhive Callow Hall, Ashbourne
  • Hampton Manor, Solihull
  • All Saints Church, West Dulwich
  • Amrita Hall, Bromley, UK
  • Froyle Park, Alton
  • Marylebone Town Hall, London
  • Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London
  • Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue
  • Osea Island, Maldon, Essex, UK
  • Colton, Rugeley

We specialise in live classical, pop, and jazz music for weddings, receptions, private parties, and corporate events throughout the UK.

We are all highly experienced string players and have worked with artists such as Olly Murs, Claire Teal and Gregory Porter.

We have performed at various prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall, The Grosvenor Hotel, The Sage at Gateshead, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Manchester Town Hall and Liverpool Philarmonic Hall.

We are also firm favourites for both wedding ceremonies and receptions.

One of our favourite performances has been at the Bright Star Ball in London alongside Sir Tom Jones, Jack Whitehall and Sam Bailey.

We have also performed at the Etihad Stadium for their annual Woman’s Awards Ceremony and the Coronation of Awards at the RNCM. We have even been featured on Sky News!

As well as playing the standard repertoire, we also create our own arrangements. Our session work experience includes collaborations with the RNCM Session Orchestra, the James Vezer Band, James Bradshaw and the Dom Lawson Band.

Please contact us to discuss your event. We would be delighted to play for you and make your day truly memorable.

Weddings

Aphrodite Strings play classical strings at weddings, balls, receptions, corporate events and parties.

At weddings, we often starting off with classical music of your choice during your ceremony and perhaps your wedding breakfast.

The choice is entirely yours and we will play whatever you like, or suggest music from our very extensive repertoire.

Drinks Reception

Aphrodite Strings will perform some beautiful background music to entertain your guests during the drinks reception.

The music will be a mixture of different styles, including pop, jazz and some of the most well-loved classical pieces. All or any part of the set list can be picked by yourself.

The Wedding Breakfast

Aphrodite Strings will perform some light background music as the Wedding Breakfast is served.

The setlist normally includes jazz and light pop music but we are happy to include the music of your choice.

For your first dance, we will be delighted to play the music of your choice if you wish.

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16 Verified Reviews

"We had these lovely ladies to play at our daughter's wedding, they were amazing, everyone loved listening to their music. From first contact, communication has been very good, and I would definitely recommend them."

Fiona Harris, 5 March 2024, wedding in Derbyshire
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"Ines and the girls have been incredible from the start, response to emails and ending the best option for music on our day was perfect. On the day the ladies created the most beautiful atmosphere at our ceremony and drinks, it filled our venue perfectly and I am so glad we decided to have live music. Incredibly talented and the nicest people. Wish I could thank them more. Will always recommend aphrodite strings in future. Thank you again ladies!"

Amy Clavey, 6 November 2023, wedding at Hawkstone Hall & Gardens, Shrewsbury, UK
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"Aphrodite Strings played at our wedding ceremony and drinks reception. Their music was absolutely stunning - they played beautifully and have a great repertoire. They were super communicative and everything went so smoothly on the day. Could not be happier to have booked them :)"

Hanna Kereszturi, 4 September 2023, wedding at Hedsor House, Bourne End, UK
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"Unfortunately we didn’t manage to speak to the ladies on Saturday, but we just wanted to say a big thank you for being there and playing really beautiful music. It really made the ceremony and the drinks reception."

Hanna Kereszturi, 22 August 2023, wedding at Hedsor House, Taplow, Bourne End, UK
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"Hi Ines, We hope you had a good weekend. We wanted to get in touch to thank the band for such an amazing performance at our wedding on Friday. So many people came up to us to say how impressive the string music was. Our only regret is that we didn’t get to thank you on the day! However, we are truly grateful for your contribution to such a memorable day for us. Wishing you all the best in the future, Richard and Rebecca."

Richard Jennings, 24 July 2023, wedding at Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue, London
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"Happy Monday Ines, Thank you so much for your help in the past few weeks. You’ve been an absolute dream to work with! The 13th July night was a great success and I’m in love with the quartet! They performed beautifully and we can’t thank them enough for helping us create a memorable experience for our guests. We’ve got very positive feedback from the event attendees and I’m grateful for all of your help and I’m in awe of all of your talent – absolute stars of the show! Best wishes, Linh."

Linh Nguyen, 17 July 2023, corporate event at Lincoln's Inn, London, UK
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"Aphrodite Strings played during our ceremony and our drinks reception - they helped to make our day even more special and one we will never forget! We had so many comments throughout the day and have had so many since on how great they were. The song selection was perfect and I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. The booking was easy and once in contact they were so helpful and answered all our questions quickly. We couldn’t have asked for a better quartet to play at our wedding! Amazing."

Dominique Lambert, 12 June 2023, wedding at Middleton Lodge Estate, Richmond
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"Aphrodite's group played at our wedding. They were brilliant! Such talented and nice girls. They even arranged a piece I had written and played it for our first dance, it made it even more special."

Amy Waters, 13 March 2023, wedding in Manchester
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"Aphrodite played at my daughter's wedding recently. The girls arrived early, played as the guests entered and then played All Of Me by John Legend for my daughter to walk down the aisle to and it was absolutely beautiful. I would definitely recommend them and will be using them in the future!"

Sally Lynch, 5 February 2023, wedding in Manchester
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"Aphrodite Strings played at my 50th birthday party. They blew us all away with their amazing playing and went out of their way to ensure the music was exactly what I wanted. Made my birthday very special indeed."

Annabel Claris, 24 November 2022, birthday party in London
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"Hey Aphrodite Strings, Well that was just beautiful. The song as I walked in blew me away and all the way through the music was tingly and gorgeous. We loved you, very professional. You did an incredible job. Thank you for being part of our most memorable and cherished day. Thanks again."

Lucy and Paul Jedburgh, 1 August 2022, wedding in Yorkshire
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"We booked Aphrodite Strings for our Annual Corporate Event and they were a great choice. The girls are incredibly talented and the music was so good, everyone loved them! We will definitely be booking them again soon. Thanks girls!"

Dan Saunders, 15 January 2022, corporate event in Manchester
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"Wonderful music, lovely girls, just perfect for our wedding. Thank you so much."

Simon Perry, 10 May 2021, wedding in Cheshire
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"Everyone loved the music our trio played. They were a great addition to the ambience and, dare I say, class of the event. Flexible too. Steve."

Steve Clarke, 25 January 2020, wedding in London
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"I saw Aphrodite performing on their instruments at an awards ceremony. They incorporated choreography into their playing and really made the venue come alive! Brilliant!"

Gaynor Littlewood, 17 June 2019, awards ceremony in Manchester
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"Beautiful music in a beautiful setting for our wedding. Thank you so much x."

Melissa Hampton, 10 September 2018, wedding in Cheshire
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Events & Locations

Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...

  • Middleton Lodge Estate, Richmond
  • Hedsor House, Buckinghamshire
  • Keele Hall, Staffordshire
  • Fitzrovia Chapel, Pearson Square
  • Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
  • Jack Barclay Bentley, London
  • Iscoyd Park, Wales
  • Hawkstone Hall & Gardens
  • Eccleston Square, London
  • Wildhive Callow Hall, Ashbourne
  • Hampton Manor, Solihull
  • All Saints Church, West Dulwich
  • Amrita Hall, Bromley, UK
  • Froyle Park, Alton
  • Marylebone Town Hall, London
  • Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London
  • Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue
  • Osea Island, Maldon, Essex, UK
  • Colton, Rugeley
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Set List

CLASSICAL

Albinoni - Adagio in G minor
Bach - Air from Suite in D
Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man’s desiring Beethoven - Ode to Joy
Bizet - Habanera from Carmen
Brahms - Hungarian Dance no. 5 Capua - O sole mio
Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary
Debussy - The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Delibes - Flower Duet
Elgar - Salut d’amour
Gounod - Ave Maria
Handel - Arrival Queen of Sheba
Handel - Air in F (Water Music)
Handel - Air in D (Water Music)
Handel - La Réjouissance (Firework)
Handel - Hallelujah Chorus
Handel - Hornpipe in D
Handel - Hornpipe in F
Handel - Largo from Xerxes
Handel - Zadok the Priest Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana Massenet - Meditation from Thais Mendelssohn - Wedding March Mozart - Ave Verum
Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Pachelbel - Cannon in D
Piazzolla - Libertango
Puccini - O mio babbino caro
Saint Saens - The Swan
Schubert - Ave Maria
Tartini - Cantabile
Schumann - Träumerei
Strauss - Pizzicato Polka
Strauss - Radetzky March
Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty Waltz Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers Verdi - La Donna e Mobile
Verdi - Nessun Dorma
Vivaldi - Spring
Vivaldi - Winter
Wagner - Wedding March

FROM BRIDGERTON

bad guy - Billie Eilish
Dancing on my own - Robyn Diamonds - Rhianna
Girls like you - Maroon 5
In my blood - Shawn Mendes Material Girl - Madonna
Sign of the times - Harry Styles Spring 1. 2012 - Max Richter thank you, next - Ariana Grande What about us - P!nk
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus

FILM AND TV

Aladdin – A whole new world
Aladdin – Friend like me
Beauty and the Beast – Be our guest Beauty and the Beast – Tale as old as time Book of Love – Main Theme
Breakfast at Tiffany's – Moon River Dirty Dancing – Time of my life
Ennio Morricone – Ecstasy of gold Ennio Morricone – Gabriel's Oboe Fiddler on the Roof – Sunrise, Sunshine Friends (TV series) – I’ll be there for you Frozen – Into the unknown
Game of Thrones - Main Theme
Game of Thrones – The Rains of Castamere Ghostbusters - Main Theme
Godfather Love Theme
Greatest Showman - A million dreams Greatest Showman - Never enough Greatest Showman - Rewrite the stars Greatest Showman - This is me
Harry Potter Suite (Medley)
James Bond - Main Theme
Jungle Book – The Bare Necessities
Jungle Book – You’ve got a friend in me Jurassic Park - Main Theme
La la land - City of stars
La vie en rose by Edith Piaf
Lion King – Can you feel the love tonight Lion King – Circle of life
Little Mermaid - Kiss the girl
Little Mermaid – Part of your world
Little Mermaid – Under the sea
Lord of the Rings –Concerning Hobbits Love Actually – Portuguese Love Theme Mamma Mia - Mamma Mia
Mamma mia – I dreamed a dream
Moulin Rouge – Your Song
Once upon a time in America – Amapola Phantom of the Opera – All I ask of you Pinocchio - When you wish upon a star Pirates of the Caribbean Medley
Pretty Woman – Main Theme
Romeo & Juliet – Everybody's free
Romeo & Juliet – Kissing you by Des’ree Scent of a Woman – "Por una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel
Schindler’s List - Main Theme
Shrek – Accidentally in love
Singing in the Rain – Singing in the Rain Star Wars - Main Theme
Star Wars - The Imperial March
Star Wars - The Throne Room
Tangled – I see the Light
The Avengers - Main Theme
The Entertainer – Main Theme
Thriller – Michael Jackson 'This is it' Titanic – My heart will go on
West Side Story - America
West Side Story - Maria
West Side Story - One hand, one heart West Side Story - Somewhere
West Side Story - Tonight

POP / MODERN

A million love songs - Take That
A thousand years - Christina Perri
Ain’t no mountain high enough
All of me - John Legend
All the small things - Blink 182
All you need is love - Beatles
Angels - Robbie Williams
Another one bites the dust - Queen
At last - Etta James
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Ben - Michael Jackson
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Blurred lines - Robin Thicke
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Burn - Ellie Goulding
Call me maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Can’t take my eyes off you - Frankie Valli Can’t help falling in love - Elvis Presley Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners Chandelier - Sia
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Cheap Thrills - Sia
Clocks - Coldplay
Counting Stars - One Republic
Crazy in love - Beyonce
Crazy little thing called love - Queen Dancing Queen - ABBA
Despacito - Luis Fonsi
Don’t look back in anger - Oasis
Don’t stop believing - Journey
Don’t stop me now - Queen
Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
Every teardrop is a waterfall - Coldplay Everything I do - Bryant Adams
Eye of the Tiger - Queen
Fields of Gold - Sting
Final Countdown - Europe
Firework - Katy Perry
Fix you - Coldplay
Flashlight - Jessie J
Fly me to the moon - Frank Sinatra Galway girl - Ed Sheeran
Get back - The Beatle
God only knows - The Beach Boys Greatest Day - Take That
Hall of Fame - The Script
Halleluja - Jeff Buckley
Halo - Beyonce
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Havana - Camilla Cabello
Hello - Adele
Here comes the Sun - Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Hey brother - Avicci
Highway to hell - ACDC
Hold my hand - Jess Glyne
Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros
How long will I love you - Ellie Goulding Hotel California - The Eagles
I don’t wanna miss a thing - Aerosmith
I feel good - James Brown
I Giorni - Ludovico Einaudi
I got rhythm - Gershwin
I shot the sheriff - Bob Marley
I want to hold your hand - The Beatles
I want you back - The Jacksons
I will always love you - W. Huston
I’m yours - Jason Mraz
Imagine - John Lennon
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Isn’t she lovely - Stevie Wonder It must be love - Madness
It’s all about you - Mcfly
It’s my live - Bon Jovi
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry Just dance - Lady Gaga
Just give me a reason - Pink
Just the way you are - Bruno Mars Kids - MGMT
Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra Life - Ludovico Enaudi
Live on Mars - David Bowie
Love on top - Beyoncé
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Make you feel my love - Adele Mamma mia - ABBA
Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys
Marry you - Bruno Mars
Money - ABBA
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
My Girl - The Temptations
My heart will go on - Celine Dion No tears left to cry - Ariana Grande No woman no cry - Bob Marley Nothing else matters - Metallica One day like this - Elbow Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers Palladio - Jenkins
Paradise - Coldplay
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Please, please, please - The Smiths Radioactive - Imagine Dragons Rather be - Clean Bandit
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Rock around the clock - Bill Haley Rockabye - Clean Bandit
Rolling in the deep - Adele
Royals - Lorde
Rude - Magic
Rule the world - Take That
Say a little prayer - Aretha Franklin
The Scientist - Coldplay
Secrets - One Republic
Señorita - Camila Cabello
Set fire to the rain - Adele
Sex on fire - Kings of Leon
Shape of you - Ed Sheeran
She’s the one - Robbie Williams
Shut up and Dance - Walk the Moon Signed, sealed, delivered - Stevie Wonder Sky full of stars - Coldplay
Skyfall - Adele
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
Smoke on the water - Deep Purple Smooth criminal - Michael Jackson Somebody to love - Queen
Someone you loved - Lewis Capaldi Something stupid - Frank Sinatra Somewhere over the rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin
Stay with me - Sam Smith
Starlight - Muse
Stay - Rhianna
Stitches - Shawn Mendes
Strangers in the night - Frank Sinatra Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Sway Cherry Pink - Ruiz Louiguy
Sweet Child of Mine - Guns and Roses Symphony - Clean Bandit
Summertime - Gershwin
Take me to church - Hozier
Thank you for the music - ABBA
Thinking out loud - Ed Sheeran
Titanium - David Guetta
Toxic - Britney Spears
Time of your life - Green Day
Unconditionally - Katy Perri Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars Viva la Vida - Coldplay Wake me up - Avicci
Wake me up when September ends - Greenday
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the waves We found love - Rihanna
What a wonderful world - L.Armstrong Whatever - Oasis
When I was your man - Bruno Mars Who wants to live forever - Queen With or without you - U2
Without you - David Guetta Wonderwall - Oasis
Yellow - Coldplay
Yesterday - Beatles
You Got the Love - Florence & the Machine You’re beautiful - James Blunt
You’re my best friend - Queen

IRISH REPERTOIRE

Ballydesmond polka
Black Velvet Band
Danny Boy
Finnegan's Wake
Girl I left behind me
Jug of Punch
Maggie in the woods polka Molly Malone
Seven drunken nights St. Anne's Reel
The Chronos Reel The gold ring jig
The Irish Rover
The Rights of man hornpipe The Wild Rover
Top of the cork road jig Whiskey in the Jar

BOLLYWOOD REPERTOIRE

Afreen Afreen
Aye Ho Meri Zindagi me Balle Balle
Churaliya
Dheere Dheere
Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain
Ek Ladki ko Dekha
Ghal aaja sonja
Jai Ho
Kabhie Kabhie
Kabootar Ja Ja Ja
Kal ho na ho
Mein huu na
Tera Meri Pyar Mein
Teri Ore
Tere Liye
Monsoon Wedding Theme Tumhi Dekho Naa
Beegey Hont
Main Yahaan Hoon
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Pehli Nazar Mein

JEWISH REPERTOIRE

Chosen Kale Mazel Tov Dona, dona
Hatikvah
Hava Nagilah
Kuando El Rey Nimrod Lecha Dodi
Mayim Mayim
Oif'n Pripetshok Siman Tov Mazel Tov Tumbalalaika
Tzena, trena, tzena Yedid Nefesh

CHRISTMAS MUSIC

Away in a Manger
Deck the Halls
Ding Dong Merrily on High
The first Nowell
God rest ye Merry Gentlemen
Good Christian Men Rejoice
Good King Wenceslas
Hark, the Herald Angels sing
The Holly and the Ivy
I saw three Ships
In the Bleak Midwinter
It came upon a Midnight Clear
O Come All ye Faithful
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O little Town of Bethlehem
Once in Royal David’s City
Silent Night
We three Kings
While Shepherds Watched
We wish you a Merry Chirstmas
Jingle Bells
Joy of the World
The Coventry Carol
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
O Christmas Tree
What Child is this?
Carol of the Bells
All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth The Christmas Waltz
I’ll be home for Christmas
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
The little drummer boy
Winter Wonderland
The twelve days of Christmas

HYMNS & CHRISTIAN MUSIC

A Mighty Fortress is our God
All Creatures of our God and King All Hall the Power of Jesus Name Amazing Grace
At the Cross
Be Thou My Vision
Blessed Assurance
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Crown Him With Many Crowns
Give me oil in my lamp
Great is my faithfulness
How Firm a Foundation
How Great Thou Art
Holy, Holy, Holy
I Will Glory in My Redeemer
In Christ Alone
It is well with my Soul
Jerusalem
Jesus Paid it All
Jesus, Thank you
Lord of the Dance
One more step along the world I go Praise to the lord, the Almighty Shine Jesus, Shine
To God be the Glory
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
What a Friend We Have in Jesus When I Survey the wondrous Cross 10,000 Reasons (Bless the lord)

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Audio samples

Habanera from Carmen (Trio)
Chasing Cars (Trio)
James Bond Theme (Quartet)
Goldfinger (Quartet)
A Thousand Years (Trio)
Canon In D (Trio)
Viva La Vida (Trio)
Sweet Child Of Mine (Quartet)
All Of Me (Quartet)
Largo From Xerxes (Quartet)
Wake Me Up by Avicii (Quartet)
Hello (Quartet)
Counting Stars (Quartet)
In The Name Of Love
Pachelbel Canon (Duo)
Secrets (Duo)
All The Small Things
Game of Thrones
Hey Brother
Love Me Like You Do
Love Actually
Greatest Showman
Rockabye
Rolling in the Deep
Someone You Loved
You Belong With Me
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