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The Police, Lulu, a DJ, and a vocal coach... meet the Just the Two of Us judges
MOBOs, international chart hits and Grammy and Golden Globe nominations are just a few of the attributes that can be boasted by the four judges on BBC ONE's singing showdown Just the Two of Us.
British pop icon Lulu joins BBC Radio 1's Trevor Nelson, The Police's Stewart Copeland and vocal coach to the stars, CeCe Sammy.
Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie - better known as Grammy and Ivor Novello-nominated Scottish singing sensation Lulu - had her first hit single in 1964 with Shout.
Lulu's singing career spans five decades and has included hits with Take That and Ronan Keating and tours with musical legends including The Hollies, Roy Orbison and The Walker Brothers.
She also famously represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969.
The song, Boom Bang-A-Bang, became one of her biggest hits going to the top of the charts all over Europe and reaching No.2 in the UK singles chart.
As well as being an accomplished singer, Lulu has starred in several TV and stage shows such as Lulu's Back in Town and It's Lulu.
One of Radio 1's established presenters and DJs, Trevor Nelson MBE has been keeping the nation dancing for more than 15 years.
His career as a DJ started at Kiss FM before joining Radio 1 in 1996.
Trevor also spent time as Club Promotions Manager at Cooltempo (EMI Records).
He has won two MOBO awards for DJ of the Year, released two major compilation albums and presented music shows for the BBC, MTV, ITV and Channel 4.
As well as champion for RnB music in the UK, he is known and respected throughout the global music industry.
Stewart Copeland was the founding member and drummer of The Police, the biggest band of the late Seventies and early Eighties.
Stewart's work with fellow band members Andy Summers and Sting inspires new artists and bands to this day.
Their first hit, 1979's Roxanne, saw the trio emerged as one of the most popular and innovative bands of the post-punk era.
They continued to have a series of smash singles including Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Every Breath You Take and King of Pain.
Stewart is also a composer of film scores, opera and ballet, and he has become one of Hollywood's most requested musicians.
He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Golden Globe for his work.
Graduate from the London College of Music, CeCe Sammy has worked in the music industry for years.
She has coached some of the charts biggest selling artists including Charlotte Church, Will Young and S Club.
CeCe first became known to viewers when she acted as one of the vocal coaches on ITV-1's Pop Idol.
Prior to her coaching career, CeCe was a backing singer performing with the likes of Diana Ross.
She was also one fourth of the band United Colours of Sound along with vocal coach partner John Modi and David and Carrie Grant.
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