Episode 2 Let It Shine

This is Let It Shine.

Grab a cuppa and settle back.

-What are we watching?!

-Well, I'll tell you, Gary.

As seen on our stage last week,

we've opened our audition doors to people from all over the UK.

-I'm from East London.

-County Tyrone.

-Neath in South Wales.

From stage show pros...

I'm currently in Thriller Live in the West End.

CHEERING

-..to regular Joes.

-I'm a maintenance engineer.

I'm currently restoring classic cars.

I work at a local campsite... hoovering caravans.

LAUGHTER

-Got a caravan, Gary?

-Not yet.

They're all out to prove they've got what it takes

to play a member of a boy band in a new musical

featuring the songs of one of Britain's best-loved bands.

Take That. Take That... Is that how you do it?

-It's a new one. We've never done that.

-OK!

After our boys perform,

they'll be scored out of five by each of our judges.

So I guess it's like the old five-star review.

You open the newspaper and you're like...

-SHE GASPS

-"What is it?"

To make it through to the next stage,

they need to light up at least 15 stars.

I am ready to be knocked out today.

Bring on the boys!

Hello, and welcome to Let It Shine.

CHEERING

-The show where it's all about the stars.

-Oh, yes, it is.

These stars, that is.

Tonight, we've got another batch of boys

hoping to impress our judges enough

to light up at least 15 of these things.

-Ooh, it's very tense up here.

-Have we? Have we? Have we?

CHEERING

So, about those judges.

If you hadn't noticed, we've got Gary Barlow.

Not that I'm bothered.

SHE SQUEALS

He's joined on the panel by these three beauties.

Dannii Minogue!

Dannii, she has a wealth of experience,

having been in musicals, having been a pop artist.

If she doesn't know what talent is, I don't know who does.

Amber Riley!

She's had many years' experience on a massive TV show.

She is a star in the West End.

Martin Kemp.

Martin was in the boy band of my generation when I was a teenager,

so his insight is fantastic.

-Totally played that cool, right?

-Totally(!)

So, judges - check.

Pumped-up Manchester audience with lighty-uppy wristbandy things -

check.

All we need now are some auditionees.

Luckily, Graham, our backstage common room is brimming with them.

-How are you feeling?

-A bit nervous, me.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

It's a great panel. They're all lovely, by the way.

-Little bit tough sometimes.

-Mm.

-But always constructive.

-Yeah.

-WOMAN:

-Can I have Jonnie Halliwell to the stage, please?

CHEERING

-Well, good, let's get on with it.

-Let's go.

CHEERING

Jonnie's always very entertaining.

Jonathan's a bit of a comedian, yes. He always likes a bit of fun.

When he were a kid, he used to like Ken Dodd.

We watched An Audience With Ken Dodd, that was it.

-Over and over again.

-Hooked, over and over again.

He's just a normal lad. He likes his football.

He's got another side where he goes to performing

and he loves it.

He's then a performer.

He's a typical Yorkshire lad.

And he's got a dream and he will get it.

Enjoy yourself and do your best.

CHEERING

-Nice entrance.

-Hello.

-How are you doing? Are you all right?

-Yeah.

-Having a good day?

-Yeah.

-LAUGHTER

-What's your name?

-Jonnie. I'm 25, from Rotherham.

CHEERING

And why this musical?

I just think I've got maybe something to give to it.

And I've been to a lot of auditions and stuff

and I just think it would be a good opportunity.

Have you done much performing in the past?

Yes, I was in White Christmas in the West End. Um...

But it's a difficult game, isn't it,

like, to stay as a regular entertainer?

So, you know, I've been jobbing around for auditions and stuff

-and just keep knocking on that door.

-Yeah.

And, hopefully, I can, you know, have a platform to perform on.

CHEERING

What do you do for a living?

Strawberries and cream, living the dream.

I sell ice creams.

CHEERING

Now, hang on a minute,

because there's a few layers of these ice creams.

-Are you Mr Whippy or not?

-No.

-No.

-Haagen-Dazs.

-Oh, hang on!

-You're the posh one!

-Hey!

-Posh.

-Hey, he's the posh one, him.

-Posh ice cream.

-Yeah.

-Do you have flakes or not?

-No, tubs.

-Let's see what you do, man, the stage is yours.

-Thank you.

CHEERING

Come on, be good, please.

MUSIC: Reet Petite

# Well!

# Lookabell, lookabell Lookabell, lookabell

# Oooooh-weeeeee

# Lookabell, lookabell, lookabell

# Oooooh-weeeeee

# Ooh, ah

# Ooh, ah

# Oooooh-weeeeee

# Well, she's so fine, fine, fine

# She's so fine, fa-fine

# She's so fi-i-i-ine

# She's so fine, fine, fine

# She's really sweet

# The finest girl you ever wanna meet

# Oh ohh-ohh-oh

# Oh oh, oh-oh

# R-R-R-R-Reet petite

# The finest girl you ever wanna meet

# Oh!

# R-R-R-R-Reet petite

# The finest girl you ever wanna meet

# Hey! #

CHEERING

Judges, have you all entered your scores?

OK. You must have loved that. That was great.

-That was great.

-Yeah, it was.

-Even you thought it was good.

-Yeah!

-Yeah! They all loved it.

-Dannii Minogue, what did you think?

-Yes.

Holy Moley!

CHEERING

That was so fine.

That was so fine in every direction.

Performance, energy, singing.

How are you still selling ice cream?!

Martin, what have you got to say?

You blew the roof off the house, man.

That is how you do an audition.

You came out, people fell in love with you,

fell in love with your smile as soon as you appeared,

then we fell in love with your personality

and then we fell in love with your performance.

It was absolutely on the money and you should be in the band.

CHEERING All right.

It's looking good. It's looking good. Brace yourself.

Here we go. 15 is the magic number.

That's number 15, it's got to light up.

Let's find out how Jonnie has been scored.

Here we go.

Come on.

Here we go.

15. CHEERING

Some more!

17.

18.

19. Will he? Will he?

Yes!

CHEERING

Wow!

Good job. Well done. Well done.

You are through to the next stage of the competition.

Amber, what have you got to say to Jonnie?

You know, when you come out on stage and you give it your all,

this is what happens.

You are appreciated, and we appreciate what you did here today.

You were great.

And you're a star.

20 stars! You're 20 stars.

A final word to Gary Barlow.

Well, listen, no talent show we've ever seen

is asking for as much as we need.

We need people to sing, act, dance, be in a band,

be lovable, make us sing, make us cry,

make us have a great night out.

You have got it all, my friend. Well done.

CHEERING

Does...?

When you're there selling your ice creams during the interval,

I mean, you must kind of lose...

you must kind of lose the will to live sometimes.

Have you ever thought about giving it up?

Well, I just do it in between, cos I want to keep, you know...

-Yeah, yeah.

-..improving but, yeah, it is hard.

Like, the curtain goes down for the interval

and 1,000 people come for a... Cookies & Cream.

And I just want to be up there and not going, "£3, please."

Well, Jonnie, it was brilliant.

We loved you. We'll see him again. It's Jonnie!

CHEERING Well done. Fantastic. Well done.

Oh, my goodness.

Cheeky, funny, crazy, sexy, cool.

The audience are going to come out of the theatre

-and go straight to the stage door...

-Stage door.

-..to see him.

Auditions have got off to a great start.

In the common room, Gary's Take That band mates Howard And Mark

are giving the rest of the boys a bit of a pep talk.

Are you all giving each other lots of encouragement?

Because I think it's super important,

because you've got to think that

there could be two of you in this room...

-There could be five of you...

-..or even five.

You might be working together,

you might be working together for a full year,

so you've got to be able to have that bond

and give each other encouragement.

CHATTER

20 stars!

-20 stars!

-CHEERING

First to congratulate Jonnie

is fellow musical theatre performer Dylan.

Yeah, it was great.

But with a real job in a real show on offer,

the nerves are starting to show.

CHEERING

Well, hello!

-Hiya.

-Hi.

-Whew!

-What's your name?

Hiya. My name is Dylan, I'm 20

and I'm from Derry in Northern Ireland.

CHEERING

OK, the first big question.

Are you prepared for all of this screaming?

CHEERING

Stop, you guys are making him blush. He's turning red.

-Um...I thought I was, and then...

-LAUGHTER

So, do you perform a lot?

Yeah, I've been onstage since I was three.

I come from quite a theatrical background.

I just finished Once, the musical, in Dublin...

-Wow.

-..about two weeks ago.

So, why do you want to be in this musical?

I think this musical

is completely different to anything that's on at the minute

or has been on recently,

and we're not all fighting for one place,

we're fighting for five spots to join as a team,

and I think that's really special.

CHEERING

So, you would be perfectly fine

with being in close quarters with four other guys

on the road for 12 months?

It's better than sitting there on your own, isn't it?

LAUGHTER

So, are you ready to sing for us?

I think so, yeah.

-Good luck.

-Thanks.

# I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath

# Scared to rock the boat and make a mess

# So I sat quietly

# Agreed politely

# I guess that I forgot I had a choice

# Let you push me past the breaking point

# Stood for nothing

# I fell for everything

# Held me down, but I got up

# Already brushing off the dust

# Hear my voice, hear that sound

# Like thunder Gonna shake the ground

# You held me down, but I got up

# Get ready cos I've had enough

# Hear my voice, hear that sound

# I got the eye of the tiger The fighter

# Dancing through the fire

# And I am a champion

# And you're gonna hear me roar

# Louder

# Louder than a lion

# Cos I am a champion

# And you're gonna hear me roar

# You're gonna hear me roar

# Roar, roar

# Roar, roar

# Roar

# I got the eye of the tiger The fighter

# Dancing through the fire

# Cos I am a champion

# And you're gonna hear me roar

# Louder, louder than a lion

# Cos I am a champion

# And you're gonna hear me roar

# Oh oh oh oh oh oh-ohh-ohh

# Oh-oh oh-oh oh-ohh-ohh

# You're gonna hear me...

# Roar. #

CHEERING

That is Dylan, everybody.

Wow. Judges, put in your scores, please.

Great job, Dylan.

I saw you come out with a guitar, I was not expecting Katy Perry.

I wasn't. OK, the hard bit's over.

Now you just have to stand and listen, Dylan.

All right... Amber.

It was so good. It really was.

I...

I really enjoyed

how you kind of showed us a little bit of everything.

You had it slowed down in the beginning

and then you got more excited

and then the end, all of us were clapping with you.

It was an amazing performance.

APPLAUSE

Dannii, I saw you smiling while he was performing. You liked it?

There was something missing. I don't know what it is.

I think that it was nerves, which shows everyone here,

even if you've worked in the theatre,

how nerve-racking it is, and often more

because you've had some success at what you're doing,

so there's something to risk.

I feel like if I saw you again,

you would have shaken off a few of those nerves.

It was definitely... The reaction just took me by surprise.

-AUDIENCE:

-Aww!

Thank you.

OK, we're going to go to the scoring next.

As you know, each judge has five stars to award.

You could get a maximum of 20 stars,

but you have to get a minimum of 15 to light up

if you're going through to the next stage.

Let's find out how Dylan has been scored.

OK.

Yes! Come on!

Look who you've got to thank down there.

Mr Martin Kemp, five out of five.

He came out here and he absolutely rocked this audition.

That is how you do an audition.

You know you said earlier that the audience took you by surprise?

But you played with it. You went with it.

You felt their energy, you took it on that stage

and you made everybody enjoy it.

-That's a great audition.

-CHEERING

A good score from Gary.

What would you advise Dylan to work on before we see him again?

My points were all based on potential

rather than what I saw today,

because it was interesting that you had so much experience on a stage

and you really let the nerves get to you.

-Yeah.

-There were quite a lot of flat notes,

a few wrong notes on the guitar,

and I want you to get rid of all that for the next time we see you.

-Definitely.

-Why do you think the nerves hit you so hard today,

you know, given you've got all that experience?

Going out and doing the same thing every night for a week,

you kind of get used to it.

It never gets boring, but you do get used to the feeling,

and I've lost that feeling for a while,

and coming here and hearing that just blew me away.

CHEERING Well, good luck to you, Dylan.

We'll see you again. It's Dylan, everybody!

CHEERING They love you. They love you.

He can't really sing, but he looked too good.

His potential is great, I think. I really do.

I was actually thinking of voting a three, but I thought,

"If I don't vote four, I've got a feeling he's going to go home..."

That's why I gave the five, so we didn't lose him.

-That's it, yeah.

-Saved by the boys.

-It's a good job we're here.

-Yeah.

Yeah!

Yeah!

Well done, Dylan.

-Good crowd, eh? Good crowd?

-Lads, they are unreal.

It's deafening, though, isn't it? You can't...

So loud. Just shouting and screaming at me.

-Any underwear thrown?

-Loads!

-Loads!

If they end up as one of the band members in the musical,

these boys better get used to screaming fans.

# Hey! #

At this stage, the boys are all performing alone.

But in later stages,

they'll be performing with some top-class talent

to show they can work together in a group.

Yeah!

Being in a band is extremely collaborative.

They have to really get to know each other,

each other's strengths and weaknesses,

and find what that glue is between them

that really makes them strong.

They're going to have to find their chemistry,

they're going to have to find how each person works.

When you're living in each other's pockets,

being in a band, it is hard.

The pressure builds up. You have to accept that.

In my band, it was me and my brother.

Gary and I would walk off into another room,

have a huge argument.

Because we were brothers, we would forget about it straightaway.

I've always loved growing up

having a sister who also is working in the entertainment industry.

There's so many times that we can bounce stuff off each other.

You're in a group because together, you're the full package,

and I can't tell you how it feels to walk out to a performance

stood shoulder to shoulder with other people.

It's a brilliant experience.

It's a confidence that I never have when I'm performing by myself.

-Excited to meet Gaz, aren't you?

-"Ooh, Gary!"

-"Gary!"

-How old are you?

-16.

-16!

-16, yeah.

-That's craziness.

-I know, yeah.

-16.

-How old are you?

-35.

Don't laugh! Old enough to be your dad.

Definitely.

Next to audition for a role in the boy band is Lee.

CHEERING

-Hi there. What's your name, please?

-My name's Lee.

And I'm from Bristol.

I'm 35.

-35.

-Old. Old.

-Bit of a...

-APPLAUSE

-Don't clap for 35!

Lee, you're never too old, mate. Never too old.

What do you do for a living, Lee?

So, during the day, I work for a charity.

We support people with learning disabilities,

mental health issues and dementia.

-And during the night...

-CHEERING

-I've got two jobs.

-OK.

And during the night,

-I perform a tribute to the music of Take That.

-You don't?!

CHEERING

Oh, wow.

You don't even have to say which one you are.

Do you know what? Robbie's going to go mad.

I don't play Gary, if that makes sense. I'm myself.

But I do do a Gary Barlow impression.

-Now, I just wondered...

-AUDIENCE:

-Ohh!

-I know, I know.

-Be careful. This is my area.

-I know.

-All right?

If I do it, Gary, will you do it as well after?

Probably not, but carry on.

Right, are you ready?

-AS GARY:

-Ohh, they do a lovely sausage roll.

LAUGHTER

Thank you! Thank you!

Thanks, mate.

-I'm just looking for the zero button.

-Yeah, yeah.

-The one that opens the trapdoor as well.

-Yeah!

Lee, there obviously is a serious side to this.

Are you ready to perform for us?

-Yes, let's do this.

-Fantastic. Good luck to you.

MUSIC: The Power Of Love

# The power of love is a curious thing

# Make a-one man weep Make another man sing

# Change that heart to a little white dove

# More than a feeling

# That's the power of love

# That's the power of love

# They say that all in love is fair

# Yeah, but you don't care

# But you know what to do

# When it gets hold of you

# And with a little help from above

# You feel the power of love

# You feel the power of love

# Can you feel it?

# Mm-mmm

# Don't take money

# Don't take fame

# Don't need no credit card to ride this train

# It's strong and it's sudden

# And it's cruel sometimes

# You won't feel nothing till you feel

# You feel the power

# That's the power of love

# That's the power

# That's the power of love. #

CHEERING

Well done. Lee, everybody.

-All right?

-Very nice to meet you.

Right, let's go to the judges.

Now, Dannii, at the start of the song,

I saw you put your head in your hands,

but then I feel he maybe won you over as it went along?

I've never seen an air grab, fist pump AND a skip.

When you watch it back, there's a little...skip.

That was not choreographed. That was all me.

You're funny. You are definitely funny.

Let's go to Amber. What did you think?

Well, I mean, there's no doubt that you have a great personality

and you're fun and people like you, they've been laughing,

but at the end of the day,

the performance has to be put into perspective,

and I'm not sure that I see you for this,

but I do think that you have a great voice.

-I wish you well, Lee.

-Thank you.

-Here we go.

Let's find out how Lee has been scored.

Oh!

Wow.

Just eight stars.

That seems harsh to me, Gary, because Lee is clearly talented.

You know what?

There comes a point for us as judges where we have to consider relevance,

and it's no use just being a good singer and a good performer

if you're not relevant for the part you're here for.

This is to audition for a part in a boy band in a musical,

and at this moment, I just can't see you in that band,

so I have to vote based on relevance rather than what I've just seen.

Martin, what would you say in terms of encouragement for Lee?

For encouragement? You've got a really nice voice.

It's nice and smooth.

Like Gary, I don't think you're right for the part.

But, Lee, they are saying you've got a great voice,

so what would you say to the judges' comments?

I'm 35. I was not expecting to get this far, let alone meet you guys.

Will you continue to perform in the Take That tribute...?

Yeah, I love singing Take That songs,

and I know people love hearing them, so...

CHEERING

Well, look, thanks for being part of the process.

Ladies and gentlemen, Lee. CHEERING

He might get some comedy gigs out of it.

He'll get a lot of comedy, he's very good.

I wonder if he realises he's really good at that.

That's what he should be doing - comedy with the singing in it.

-It was a nice voice.

-It wasn't bad at all, was it?

-Yeah.

We absolutely score on what we think that person is worth.

# Dear darlin'

# Please excuse my writing... #

Ohh!

A score of one or two

would mean they're definitely not right for this production.

Guys who are in a boy band, they all have this thing.

It was missing for me.

I just thought you're not right for the part.

# Treasure

# That is what you are

# Honey, you're my golden star... #

Three is...it could tip either way. You see talent there.

I think there's room for improvement there,

but what you can't teach somebody

is to have that confidence and that energy,

so you've got that there.

Just got to push the rest.

# And I'm giving it my all

# I'm not the guy you're taking home

# Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

# I keep dancing on my own

# Ooh-ooh-ooh... #

Four stars is they have to be through to the next audition.

Someone who's got a very good crowd reaction, nice personality,

a good singing voice.

GRAHAM: Yes!

A four means it wasn't perfect, but it was great.

I love a great, full voice,

and you definitely have it.

It was so, so good.

# You're too sexy, beautiful

# And everybody wants a taste

# That's why

# I still get jealous... #

Five is...

I don't know what the rest of these judges are going to say right now

and I need you to be in this,

and it means that I really, really, really enjoyed it.

# I still get jealous... #

CHEERING

Yes!

That soulful voice, and it has a little bit of pop,

so I think it's a perfect mixture for a theatre show

with pop music in it. I loved it.

If you want to find out more about how Let It Shine's made

or relive the highlights,

go to the website or follow us on social media.

Well, I know what I'll be watching.

# Could it be the noise I'm making here

# Deserves a bigger audience than my flannel and shampoo? #

-The hairdo.

-What about the hairdo?

-It's quite...

-Do you not like my hairdo?

-I do love your hairdo.

-That's OK, then. I love your hairdo.

-Thank you so much.

-Brilliant.

I'm glad we see eye to eye on this.

Would you ever, for the purposes of a show, take your hair down?

-Yes.

-Oh, look, it's luxu...

-Look at that.

-Yeah.

-Ohh! That smells fragrant.

-Yeah.

-Hey, man, how are you?

-I'm great. How are you?

-What's your name?

-My name's Damien.

I'm 26 years old, from Derry in Ireland.

Oh, OK.

CHEERING

What do you do for a living?

I am a special effects trainee on the TV series Game Of Thrones.

-ALL:

-Ooh!

-Whoa!

-Wow!

What do you do in special effects?

Every day's different. That's why I love it so much.

One day I could be using big smoke machines,

the next day it could be fire or snow. It's great.

All right. Well, listen, good luck to you. I hope it goes well.

# Shot through the heart

# And you're to blame, darlin'

# You give love a bad name... #

Come on!

MUSIC: You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi

# An angel's smile is what you sell

# You promised me heaven

# Then put me through hell

# Chains of love got a hold on me

# When passion's a prison

# You can't break free

# Whoa, oh-oh

# You're a loaded gun

# Yeah-h-h-h

# Whoa, oh-oh

# There's nowhere to run

# No-one can save me

# The damage is done

# Shot through the heart

# And you're to blame

# You give love a bad name

# I play my part and you play your game

# You give love a bad name

# Yeah, you give lo-o-o-o-ove... #

Sing it with me!

# O-o-o-o-h!

# Shot through the heart

# And you're to blame

# You give love a bad name

# I play my part and you play your game

# You give love a bad name

# Yeah, you give lo-o-o-ove

# A bad name. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Let's hear it for Damien, everybody!

They love you!

They love you!

Well done!

Wow. Way to work a crowd.

It woke me up, I tell you. I was backstage...

LAUGHTER

I'd popped slippers on and everything and then, "Ooh!"

That was amazing.

Let's go to Amber. What did you think?

Landed!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

There was so much energy. Yeah, the vocal, kind of, got off,

-just a bit, here and there, but I think...

-I agree.

..it was cos you were so excited.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Eh, Gary, what did you think about that?

Listen, no-one is going to deny

that energy is fantastic.

APPLAUSE

GRAHAM: All right.

We are going to find out now if you have got enough stars

to go through to the next stage of the competition.

Let's find out how Damien has been scored.

AUDIENCE: Oh-h-h-h-h-h!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, that man!

Look at that. Dannii Minogue - five out of five.

Back when you started, I was like "Oh, oh-oh!"

Like I was being electrocuted! And you didn't stop from there.

-Thank you very much.

-Loved it.

-Thank you.

Erm, Martin, what would have made it a five?

There was just a few little pitchy bits in the vocals.

You were that far away from me giving it a five.

-Well done.

-Well, you are going through! You'll be seeing them.

Congratulations!

Oh, go on!

Big hug! Damien, everybody!

Oh, I stay here! Goodbye. Goodbye. Bye!

-You love rock?!

-Oh, I'm a secret rocker.

-Are you kidding me?

-Oh, my God, you just went, "Whoo!"

-Yeah!

Gary was like, "What the heck is happening?!"

-Who are your favourite rock band?

-Oh, my God.

-I love Guns N' Roses.

-Yeah.

-I love anybody you can think of.

I love rock.

So, with Damien power ballading his way through to the next stage,

he is one step closer to our awesome prize -

a role in this exciting new stage show.

This musical has been in the planning for about two years.

Every since I got involved in theatre,

I was desperate to try and find a way

of putting the music of Take That in a stage show.

The musical's not about Take That, but it uses Take That's songs

to tell a new and unique story.

It is all about friendship,

commitment

and looking after one another.

We need the best possible group of people

to make the ultimate boy band.

There's a feeling I get

when our auditionees walk on stage

and it wants me to feel like

the 19-year-old version of me.

When I feel that, I know they are right for the part.

-What's your name?

-Curtis.

-Curtis. I'm Mel. Good to see you.

Have you been playing for ages?

-You know, since you were a kid?

-Yeah, yeah.

I was playing when I was really young,

when I was about eight or nine, I used to walk

early to school, so I could use the practice room

and learns chords

and things like that. It's just progressed from there.

You are living and breathing the art, aren't you?

He has always been writing songs.

He said, "I've got 120 songs, that I've written, in my song bank."

I thought, "Yeah, course you have(!)"

And then, when he showed me his computer, actually, no,

he was telling the truth.

I think Gary Barlow's influenced him throughout his life

and that seal of approval,

even if he didn't get through to the next stage,

would be enough for Curtis.

Whenever he performs, every stops and everybody listens.

He is quite little and dinky and cute and cuddly.

Then, this massive noise comes out

and people just stand still and think, "Wow!"

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

How are you doing, fella? How are you?

-How are you doing?

-What's your name?

I'm Curtis. I'm 23 and I'm from Leeds!

CHEERING

-What do you do for a living?

-I work at a rugby club full-time

and I also song-write.

So, my day is a bit jumbled. One minute, I could be cleaning up sick

and, then, the next minute, I could be writing a song.

When you say you song-write, is that for you or for other people?

For me and other people.

I wrote a few tracks on Matt Cardle's upcoming album.

Oh.

Really good.

CHEERING

-All right, let's see what you've got.

-Thank you.

MUSIC: Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae

# Three little birds

# Sat on my window

# And they told me I don't need to worry

# Summer came like cinnamon

# So sweet

# Little girls double-dutch on the concrete

# Maybe

# Sometimes

# You feel afraid

# But it's all right

# The more things seem to change

# The more they stay the same

# Oh, don't you think it's strange?

# Girl, put your records on

# Tell me your favourite song

# You go ahead

# Let your hair down

# Sapphire and faded jeans

# I hope you get your dreams

# Just go ahead

# Let your hair down

# You're gonna find yourself somewhere

# Somehow

# When you gonna realise

# That you don't even have to try

# Any longer?

# Do what you want to

# Girl, put your records on

# Tell me your favourite song

# You go ahead

# Let your hair down

# Sapphire and faded jeans

# I hope you get your dreams

# Just go ahead

# Let your hair down

# You're gonna find yourself

# Somewhere

# Somehow. #

CHEERING

GRAHAM: Ha-ha-ha!

Curtis, everybody!

CHEERING

Judges, have you entered your scores? Have you? Great.

All right, Curtis. The crowd loved it.

Let's go to the judges.

Gary, what did you make of Curtis?

Oh, my goodness!

CHEERING

GARY: What a voice!

It's amazing, actually, because we have seen a lot of great singers,

but that soul,

you are not taught that. You either have that or you don't.

CHEERING

It was a bit of a masterclass, to be honest.

Fantastic. Well done.

GRAHAM: Dannii?

What I always love is energy, spirit

and a sparkle in the eye.

You rocked that stage.

Come on.

Come on!!

CHEERING

This is the moment of truth. We're going to find out how many stars

you have received, in total.

You need 15 or more to light up.

-You understand that you're on the 15th star.

-Yep.

All right, Curtis. Good luck.

Let's find out

how Curtis has been scored!

Here we go!

AUDIENCE: Oh-h-h-h-h-h!

Come on!

Yes!

Get them in!

18!

19!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

You nearly got 20.

19 stars!

The whole room is so happy for you!

Amber, what do you want to say to Curtis?

A five from me is when I feel it right here. And I felt that

right in my heart. You were just so...

Breath of fresh air.

-Breath of fresh air.

-Gary.

Seriously,

would it have killed you to give him a five(?)

LAUGHTER

He's got somewhere to go.

Got somewhere to go.

GRAHAM: Is there anything he needs to work on?

You know what, it was all about the voice for me.

I want to see a little bit more performance next time.

All right. How are you feeling after that, Curtis?

It's really exciting. It's, like, amazing to do it.

Well, listen, they are thrilled for you.

Everyone is thrilled for you.

You're through to the next stage. It's Curtis, everyone!

CHEERING

Well done, buddy. Fantastic.

Incredible, mate. Incredible.

-Well done, mate.

-Thank you very much.

-If that's the start,

-I look forward to seeing what else you have got. Well done.

-Cheers!

He is going to do well in this. Really well.

THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER

Maybe he will believe it now. Bit of a confidence boost.

I loved him. He sent a shiver up my spine.

Yeah, I got through. Whoo!

-MEL:

-Like Curtis, most of our boys

applied to audition themselves.

But some were secretly nominated to take part

by their friends and family.

CHURCH ORGAN MUSIC

In a serene, respectful corner of West London

sits this charming church.

Inside, however,

it's all go...

..as a documentary is being filmed on urban choirs.

Well, that's what this man, dance tutor Julius, THINKS is going on.

THEY SING

But he has been hoodwinked by his best friend and biggest fan, Omari.

Ho-ho, the cheeky scamp!

Yeah, music is so important

in Julius's life. His main focus is just

getting his music out there.

THEY SING

He is always telling me how he wants the opportunity.

# Clock strikes, upon the hour... #

If I have to tell a white lie to make it happen, then that's cool.

Very sneaky, Omari.

I like your style!

Speaking of style,

here comes a fella simply oozing the stuff...

..our main man, GB!

# I'm so surprised

# You got it right

# And spending the night.... #

Good voice

and really good confidence.

I love that. Can't wait to see him sing live.

Who doesn't love gospel music?

Right. The choir is rocking. Time for Gary to come a-knocking.

(Come on.)

# I want to feel the heat with somebody

# Whoa, oh-oh-oh

# Yeah, I want to dance with somebody

# With somebody

# With somebody who loves me... #

SINGERS GIGGLE

Julius has clocked him...

but the show must go on, my darling!

That's professionalism, kids!

# ..With somebody who loves me. #

GARY: Whoo!!

APPLAUSE

I am just going to interrupt,

because I am guessing you're Julius, right?

-Yeah, yeah. What's up here?!

-I thought so. Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you.

-I'm sorry to tell you that

your friend Omari here

has set this little surprise up for you today.

I am out, around the country,

looking for amazing talent to be in my new show and I wanted to ask you,

will you come and audition for us on the Let It Shine stage?

Yeah, yeah! Definitely!

CHEERING

Are you sure about that?!

I definitely thought it was a documentary

about different choirs. When I saw Gary Barlow,

I was like...I was in shock.

Then, he picked me out, I was like, "What, me?!"

-He's the guy!

-Oh, yeah! You watch out for him!

Just knowing that I have been able to give Julius the opportunity to do

what he loves. I just feel great that he is actually able to do it.

CHEERING

'Thank you, Gary, for the opportunity.'

I'll see you in Manchester.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You!

-Hello, there, Julius.

-Hello, Gary.

-Well, we know each other, don't we?

-Yes, yes, yes.

-OK.

And is your friend Omari here today? I think... There he is. There he is.

-Hello, sir.

-How are you doing?

-How are you?

-Good.

Julius, tell everyone a little bit about yourself.

I am 20. I am from South London, guys,

and I teach kids dance, singing...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Listen, we can't wait to hear you sing. Good luck.

MUSIC: All Night Long by Lionel Ritchie

# Da-da

# Oh, yeah

# Whoa, oh-oh, whoa

# Well, my friends

# The time has come

# Raise the roof

# And have some fun

# Throw away the work to be done

# Let the music play on

# All night long

# All night long

# All night long

# Yeah-h-h-h

# All night long

# Everyone you meet

# They're jamming in the street, all night long

# Everyone you meet

# We're dancing in the street

# All night long

# All night long. #

CHEERING

GRAHAM: Come back here, sir.

-Well done. Congratulations.

-You're welcome.

Well done, Julius.

You don't appear to have a nerve in your body.

That was like you were dancing at the bus stop. It was amazing.

-Well, good job, Julius.

-Yeah.

-This crowd loved you. They loved you.

CHEERING

Let's go to Dannii Minogue. What did you think of Julius?

What I love about you is your energy and that you said

that you were teaching other kids and that you would work

so well in a group and in a company

and make everyone smile

and inspire everyone. And you would

soak it all up and learn so much.

I just felt such a good energy. Thank you for that performance.

APPLAUSE

Julius's good mood is kind of infectious. Martin.

-Did you catch the good vibes?

-Oh, you're absolutely right.

-It was so infectious. Your audition was fantastic.

-Thank you, Martin.

Let's find out how Julius has been scored.

AUDIENCE: Oh-h-h-h-h!

-16! You have another one!

-Oh, oh! OK!

-Well done, sir.

-Thank you, guys.

-Congratulations.

-Thank you.

-You're glad Omari put you through now, aren't you?

-Yeah, thank you,

Omari, for the surprise!

-A good surprise.

-Yeah, yeah!

Amber, four from you.

It was infectious, it was fun.

I have been smiling the whole time you've been out here

because your smile is so infectious.

-But I really enjoyed it.

-Thank you.

Gary, were you sitting there just hoping he was going to be good?

LAUGHTER

Yeah, well, I was. But it is so hard,

what we're asking people to do, and there you were.

You've got the song, you've got the dance,

a very good integration, by the way, of song and dance.

It wasn't just a sing, and then I'm going to dance,

and now I'm too out of breath to sing again.

It was the whole thing. So I thought it was a brilliant audition.

-Well done.

-Thank you. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Anything you want to say to the judges, Julius?

I love Glee. I love you on Glee. So, yeah...

Thank you.

So, you love the others, too? You love the others as well?

You love them all. LAUGHTER

Everybody. I do.

-It's Julius!

-Hey!

APPLAUSE

We'll see you later. Congratulations. Good job.

Good for him.

He was so natural.

I just thought some of his dancing was a little bit...stage school.

-Yeah.

-And I think that's going to have to come out of him.

-Oh, yeah, it was definitely rehearsed.

-Yeah.

# I know I don't know you

# But I'd like to

# Skip the small talk and romance, girl

# That's all I have to say

# So, baby, can we dance? #

To win a role in this musical,

these boys will need to be able to bust some moves.

Dancing is not something that comes naturally to everyone.

# Everybody dance... #

My wife can never understand why I can get behind a bass guitar

and I can jog around as if I have some kind of timing,

but when it comes to dancing, I absolutely have none.

GRAHAM: No-one's looking at your dancing in those trousers, Martin.

There's people who literally, from two years old,

have great timing and rhythm,

and they just have a sense of how their body can move.

And then there's people, unlike myself,

who struggle moving round,

and they have to work on it, but that's fine, too.

I learnt to dance on the job.

It becomes muscle memory.

If a song of mine comes on, those dances are inside your body.

When you're putting a band together,

if one of the guys is better vocally and not so much dancing, well, then,

the other guy can make up for that, and that's where you get your blend.

I've never been a good mover. But I didn't need to be.

All the other guys were great dancers.

It means I don't have to worry about that.

I'll help them, "Right, we need to learn these harmonies."

And that's how it works.

The strength is all of us.

That's the power of a band.

Oops, I actually stepped on your toe. I'm so sorry!

It's all right. That's not a problem.

That's a really good start(!)

Are you a dancer?

I am. I'm a professional dancer and singer.

I've worked on cruise ships and stuff.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

When you do your audition today, are you going to dance as well?

-Yes, I am.

-What moves?

Can you give me some names of moves? I won't know what they are.

OK, well, there's a nip up.

-A nip up. Nip up or lip up?

-Nip up.

-Nip up.

Straight from the floor on your shoulders, onto your feet.

So, it's when you're like that.

-Laying on the floor like this.

-And then from there...

Then you rock back onto shoulders, then kick up onto your feet.

Do you think Gary Barlow could do a nip up?

-I think he could.

-He probably did in the past, didn't he?

-I think so.

-What about Martin Kent?

Good for a nip up?

-I reckon so, yes.

-I think he's done several nip ups.

-I think he'd give it a good go.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

I'm now obsessed with the nip up,

and I want to train and be able to do one.

-You want to be able to do one?

-Yes, please, Jamie.

That won't take long. I can teach you.

Thank you very, very much.

-I look forward to our first nip up workshop.

-Amazing.

That sounds rude. Back to your magazine.

APPLAUSE

-Hi, there.

-All right?

-Yeah. I'm good.

-Good.

-LAUGHTER

-What's your name?

My name's Jamie, I'm 24, and I'm from Essex.

From Essex!

CHEERING

And do you perform much?

Well, I've just recently come back off of doing two cruise contracts

-as part of a show team.

-Yeah?

I was the male dancer, I got to travel all around the world,

see all different places. It was great.

So you've worked with a team before? That's always interesting.

Yeah. I love meeting new people,

love creating teams and seeing what we can come up with together,

-and things like that.

-APPLAUSE

It's quite an interesting thing, like,

being in a band and then being on stage.

But you have some experience already,

-like, working with a team of people.

-Yeah.

This is your moment to shine. So show us what you can do.

Thanks very much.

MUSIC: Johnny B. Goode

# Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans

# Way back up in the woods among the evergreens

# There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood

# Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode

# Who never ever learned to read or write so well

# But he could play a guitar just like a-ringing a bell

# Go go

# Go Johnny go

# Go

# Go Johnny go

# Go

# Go Johnny go

# Go

# Go Johnny go

# Go

# Johnny B Goode... #

CHEERING

# Go go

# Go Johnny go

# Go

# Go Johnny go go go

# Go

# Johnny B Goode. #

APPLAUSE, CHEERING

Let's hear it for Jamie, everybody.

-Hi, buddy.

-Hi, there.

-How are you doing? Nice to see you, Jamie.

-Yeah, good.

Is that a number you've done before?

-Do you do that on the ships, or...?

-No, I just learned it for here.

-Yeah? Bust a move!

-Yeah. Yeah, why not?

-Well done, Jamie.

-Thank you.

Amber, what did you think?

I really dug the choreography.

LAUGHTER

I really did. You had great energy coming out.

I would have liked to...just to hear a little more, vocally,

-cos it was just kind of straight all the way through.

-Uh-huh.

But your tone was really great, and you stayed on key,

-stayed on pitch, and the dancing was really good.

-OK.

So I'm a little on the fence, but I do think that it was good.

OK. Dannii, what did you think of Jamie?

Well, you've got the energy, you can dance.

What I was missing was the believability.

You know, in theatre, it's got to be...

-real, to move people.

-Yeah.

You've got it all there,

but you need to really not be scared to let it go.

OK. We're going to go to the scores.

-We're going to find out total number of stars you've been awarded.

-OK.

Remember, you need a minimum of 15 stars to light up.

-This is the star.

-This one.

OK. You ready?

-Yeah, I'm ready.

-All right.

Let's find out how Jamie has been scored.

17!

-Well done!

-Thank you so much.

Cheering in Essex corner! Look at them.

That's my mum and my dad and my brother!

He did good! He did good!

Gary?

I like the attitude of someone who comes on stage...

And in fact, it takes me back to when we started as a band.

It wasn't enough for us to just go out there and sing,

we wanted to put a show on for the audience.

And that's a performer who respects the audience,

-you want to entertain people.

-Yeah.

So, OK, it was a little bit dated.

There was a little bit of the cruise stuff coming in there.

If you've learnt those steps, if you're that sort of performer,

you'll be able to take anything on board.

You're like a sponge, and that's what I get from you.

-So I think the potential is massive with you.

-Thank you so much.

Look what you got. Look what you got from the Kempster!

I know, that's... Yeah. That's insane.

Five points from the Kempster!

I think you were absolutely great. It was a really great audition.

And I give you five because we cannot lose you on this show.

-Wow!

-Thank you!

Well, we haven't lost you. What do you say to those comments?

-Thank you so much. Thank you.

-Congratulations.

Ladies and gentlemen, one more time for Jamie!

-Well done.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

-Good energy to him.

-He looks so great.

Did you see the little bit when he winked at the camera,

he winked at the girls?

Are you pleased with how you're looking today, guys?

Maybe we should give you a quiff.

Go on. How do you do a... I've never had a quiff. Come on.

Oh, my gosh, right. Come and sit down.

Just, well, do... Give me a frontal quiff.

Guys, the problem is we're working with some quite fine...

-quite fine hair.

-Yeah. Yeah. Maybe we'll do low heat.

-Low heat.

-Yeah.

And a lot of product.

-Mm.

-And possibly a roller.

-A roller.

-Can I feel yours?

-That's good.

-It has this ability to spring back.

-You watching?

-OK.

-Here we go.

Just straight back.

That's like a well-baked sponge.

-Like music to my ears.

-Isn't it?

-Yeah.

With the hairdressing class over,

it's showtime for the lad with a lifelong love of musicals.

APPLAUSE

What's your name?

My name's Scott, I'm 23, and I'm from Liverpool.

APPLAUSE, CHEERING

Hang on, Scott, red or blue?

AUDIENCE: Oooh!

-Uh-oh. AUDIENCE: Red!

-Blue!

People are shouting red, but it's blue!

CHEERING

-Oh!

-Oh!

Oh, Scott. LAUGHTER

We'll put that aside. Don't worry, don't worry.

What you do for a living?

-I'm a performer.

-OK.

I've done a few shows.

The biggest thing I've probably done is Mamma Mia!.

I did that in the West End for a year.

What part were you playing?

I covered one of the lead roles, the role of Pepper.

I went on three times.

So you sat every night for a year,

-and went on three times?

-Yeah.

Well, I get to be in the ensemble,

so I still get to do the ensemble stuff.

So you were on stage anyway, but not the role you wanted to do.

-Not the role I wanted.

-Yeah.

AUDIENCE: Aww!

Is there anyone with you tonight?

I've got my mum and my sister, who're just over there.

CHEERING

Hiya!

So,

should he be in the lead role?

-Yes!

-Yes!

Well, you've got to show us, now.

-I know. Hopefully I can.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Give it everything, good luck.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

MUSIC: Against All Odds

# How can I just let you walk away

# Just let you leave without a trace?