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Hello and welcome to a very special edition of Blue Peter. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
If you enjoy music talent shows like the X Factor and The Voice, | 0:00:04 | 0:00:07 | |
you are going to love this programme. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:09 | |
We're giving you an insider's guide to making it in the music industry. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:13 | |
There really is no better place to base ourselves for today's show. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:16 | |
Let me give you a clue as to where we are. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:17 | |
Inside this building here, music has been made for the past 100 years, | 0:00:17 | 0:00:21 | |
-and if you like listening to this... -BBC Radio One. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
..you will have heard loads of music from this place. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:27 | |
Everyone from Katie Perry... | 0:00:27 | 0:00:30 | |
# Baby you're a firework...# | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
..to Connor Maynard. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
# Hair back, laid down like...# | 0:00:35 | 0:00:38 | |
Adele... | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
# ..someone like you. # | 0:00:40 | 0:00:42 | |
..to Jessie J, have all recorded in these studios. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:46 | |
Of course, it is the Radio One Live Lounge. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
If you have ever wanted to be a pop star then this is the show for you. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:54 | |
-Isn't that Carly Rae Jepsen? -Yes, it is. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:57 | |
That's right. We'll have performances from Carly Rae Jepsen, | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
Tinchy Stryder, and newcomer Nina Nesbitt. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
We've got insider tips from people who've worked with the likes of Ed Sheeran and JLS. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:11 | |
And Tulisa stops by to give her advice | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
on making it in the music business. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:16 | |
# I threw a wish in the well | 0:01:42 | 0:01:44 | |
# Don't ask me, I'll never tell | 0:01:44 | 0:01:46 | |
# I looked to you as it fell | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
# Now you're in my way | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
# I'd trade my soul for a wish | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
# Pennies and dimes for a kiss | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
# I wasn't looking for this | 0:01:55 | 0:01:57 | |
# Now you're in my way | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
# Your stare was holding | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
# Ripped jeans, skin was showing | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
# Hot night, wind was blowing | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
# Where you think you're going, baby? | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
# Hey, I just met you | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
# And this is crazy | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
# But here's my number | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
# So call me, maybe? | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
# It's hard to look right | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
# At you baby | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
# But here's my number | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
# So call me, maybe? | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
# You took your time with the call | 0:02:29 | 0:02:31 | |
# I took no time with the fall | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
# You gave me nothing at all | 0:02:33 | 0:02:35 | |
# Still, you're in my way | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
# I beg and borrow and steal | 0:02:37 | 0:02:40 | |
# At first sight and it's real | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
# I didn't know I would feel it | 0:02:42 | 0:02:43 | |
# But it's in my way | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
# Your stare was holding | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
# Ripped jeans, skin was showing | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
# Hot night, wind was blowing | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
# Where you think you're going, baby? | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
# Hey, I just met you | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
# And this is crazy | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
# But here's my number | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
# So call me, maybe? | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
# It's hard to look right | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
# At you baby | 0:03:06 | 0:03:08 | |
# But here's my number | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
# So call me, maybe? | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
# Hey, I just met you | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
# And this is crazy | 0:03:14 | 0:03:16 | |
# But here's my number | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
# So call me, maybe? | 0:03:18 | 0:03:20 | |
# And all the other boys | 0:03:20 | 0:03:22 | |
# Try to chase me | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
# But here's my number | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
# So call me, maybe? | 0:03:27 | 0:03:28 | |
# Before you came into my life | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
# I missed you so bad | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
# I missed you so bad | 0:03:33 | 0:03:35 | |
# I missed you so, so bad | 0:03:35 | 0:03:37 | |
# Before you came into my life | 0:03:37 | 0:03:40 | |
# I missed you so bad | 0:03:40 | 0:03:41 | |
# And you should know that | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
# So call me, maybe? # | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
Amazing, amazing! Thank you, Carly. I love that song. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
It sounds so good. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
It's one of those songs I've been singing and whistling all summer. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:56 | |
-Whistling? -We'd like to hear it actually. | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
HELEN WHISTLES "CALL ME MAYBE" | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
-That's pretty good. -That's a possible extra part? -Better than my singing voice. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
Call Me Maybe is where you've exploded on to the music scene. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
You had a few albums out before but this really kicked off for you, hasn't it? | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
Yeah. It's definitely been the song that changed the game for me. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
It was really exciting and I was doing my thing in Canada and Justin Bieber came home for Christmas, | 0:04:15 | 0:04:20 | |
heard the song being played on the radio, and tweeted about it to all of his fans. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
If you take us back to when you first started to love music, | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
what was it about music that made you want to get into it as a career? | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
Oh, everything about music. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:32 | |
I love the words, melodies and stories involved. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
My family was very musical and my dad used to play guitar for me before bed | 0:04:35 | 0:04:39 | |
and I would fall asleep listening to him sing and trying to sing along before I passed out. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:43 | |
So, when I was seven, I went on stage for the first time in a local talent show, | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
and that's when I knew it was love at first try. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:49 | |
I wanted to do as many performances as I could from there on out. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:53 | |
So, what you say to anybody who is a budding musician, | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
who thinks, "I'd love to be where she is. I love music. I want to make it my career." | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
Oh, I would say, "Try and get your hands on an instrument | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
"as early as you can." And never give up. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
You know, you never know which door's going to open for you, so knock on all of them. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:10 | |
You could be exploding on to the music scene in a couple of years. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
Carly, thank you very much for now. Obviously, if you want to be a pop star, you want to release your track, | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
you must get lots of things ready. It's not just about writing a song. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
You've got to have your promoter, a publisher, a song writer as well. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
-There's a lot that goes into it. -A lot of important jobs. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:26 | |
Perhaps one of the most important is the producer. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:28 | |
I was lucky enough to go along and meet the man | 0:05:28 | 0:05:30 | |
who helped kick-start Ed Sheeran's career. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:33 | |
The English countryside is not the most obvious place | 0:05:35 | 0:05:39 | |
for a top music studio. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:40 | |
But in this oasis of creativity, | 0:05:40 | 0:05:42 | |
is the home of music producer Jake Gosling. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
It's here, at his Sticky Studios, | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
that Jake helped turn Ed Sheeran into a Brit Award-winning star. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
And I've come along to find out how - in this idyllic setting - | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
Jake creates musical magic. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:58 | |
In your job, what would you say the key things are? | 0:05:58 | 0:06:02 | |
When I first met Ed Sheeran, we hadn't met. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
And then, suddenly, we're in a studio and we're like, | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
"What should be write a song about?" And you're like a psychiatrist, I guess, a bit. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:10 | |
"So, tell me what's going on. Have you broken up with anyone or whatever?" | 0:06:10 | 0:06:14 | |
-Erm... -When there is a break-up, are you a bit like, "Yes!" | 0:06:14 | 0:06:18 | |
-Yes. -That's great material. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:20 | |
Do you need to be a musician? Do you need to have an acoustic guitar? | 0:06:20 | 0:06:25 | |
Er, not necessarily, no. I used to do piano lessons. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:29 | |
I was never particularly good, to be honest with you. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:32 | |
But um... I sort of experimented. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:34 | |
My dad played piano and stuff, so I learned a bit from him. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
So, for our budding Eds at home, where do they start? What should they do? | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
I think the first thing to do is to try and really be original. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
I think it's very easy to... We don't want another Ed. We've got Ed. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | |
We love Ed. It's about having something individual. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:52 | |
It's nuts to think you could write a song in a day | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
and that song could be around for decades and become iconic. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
It's like when I heard Lego House. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
I went to Wembley and saw 16,000 people sing it. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:06 | |
I was like, "I co-wrote that with Ed" and it was just bizarre. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
# I'm out of touch I'm out of love... # | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
The latest act to be produced by Jake is 18-year-old Nina Nesbitt. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:16 | |
She released her second single, Apple Tree, in April. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:19 | |
How did Jake put it together? | 0:07:19 | 0:07:21 | |
This song, Apple Tree, is very emotional. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:24 | |
It started with just the acoustic guitar here. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
-It was pretty empty so we thought, let's just put some "ahs" in there. -MUSIC PLAYS | 0:07:27 | 0:07:31 | |
There we go. We've got some "ahs" coming in. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:33 | |
# Ahh-ahhh...# | 0:07:33 | 0:07:34 | |
-Is that Nina? -That's Nina doing backing vocals, yeah. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:37 | |
OK, so that's nice and pretty. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
We thought, let's step it up a bit. Let try some drums. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
So, are they all recorded separately? | 0:07:44 | 0:07:48 | |
They're all recorded separately bit by bit, yeah. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
When you listen to a song, you don't realise | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
there are so many bits involved - so many layers to it, do you? | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
I know. A little cymbal here or a guitar there. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:57 | |
I think that's what makes it interesting. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:00 | |
Jake, thank you for your advice and expertise. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:02 | |
Nina sounds great on the computer. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
But I'm delighted to say that the lady herself | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
is going to give us an exclusive performance. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:10 | |
# Where do I start with you? | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
# I could say you're a bit way-lead boy | 0:08:18 | 0:08:20 | |
# Where is my heart with you? | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
# I could say I left it on the floor, boy | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
# Are you gonna pick it up pick it up? Hey-ey | 0:08:25 | 0:08:29 | |
# Things kinda got dark with you I drunk your love up too quick boy | 0:08:29 | 0:08:33 | |
# Where did our love get to? | 0:08:33 | 0:08:35 | |
# Don't ask me That's something that you destroyed | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
# Cos now we're burning up burning up, burning up, hey-ey | 0:08:38 | 0:08:42 | |
# Flames race like cars in a haze | 0:08:42 | 0:08:44 | |
# Tears in my eyes But not down my face | 0:08:44 | 0:08:47 | |
# This was a waste This was a waste, whoa-oh-oh | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
# A shame to embrace the love that we faced | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
# Hours were days when I was in your grace | 0:08:54 | 0:08:56 | |
# This was a waste This was a waste. Whoa-oh-oh | 0:08:56 | 0:09:01 | |
# Well, I'm sorry to be honest but this love is no good, boy | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
# And I'm sorry you're drunk on it But it's making me annoyed | 0:09:08 | 0:09:14 | |
# Heartbroken heartbreaker that's me | 0:09:14 | 0:09:16 | |
# I accept it, I get the point | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
# But stop jumping in to fountains Just to pick up all the coins | 0:09:18 | 0:09:24 | |
# We were rushed We had no foundations | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
# Explanations were never settled first | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
# I guess when building something special | 0:09:29 | 0:09:32 | |
# You should always use ground work | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
# We're falling down falling down, hey-ey | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
# I could blame you for a lot but I guess it was me that let us drop | 0:09:36 | 0:09:41 | |
# You go crying to your friends now And I'm left looking not so hot | 0:09:41 | 0:09:46 | |
# But now we're burning up burning up. Hey-ey | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
# Flames race like cars in a haze | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
# Tears in my eyes but not down my face | 0:09:53 | 0:09:55 | |
# This was a waste, this was a waste Woa-oh-oh | 0:09:55 | 0:10:00 | |
# A shame to embrace the love that we faced | 0:10:00 | 0:10:03 | |
# Hours were days When I was in your grace | 0:10:03 | 0:10:05 | |
# This was a waste, this was a waste Whoa-oh-oh | 0:10:05 | 0:10:10 | |
# Well, I'm sorry to be honest But this love is no good, boy | 0:10:13 | 0:10:17 | |
# And I'm sorry you're drunk on it But it's making me annoyed | 0:10:17 | 0:10:23 | |
# Heartbroken heartbreaker that's me | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
# I accept it, I get the point | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
# But stop jumping in to fountains Just to pick up all the coins | 0:10:28 | 0:10:33 | |
# I let you walk all over me Leave your footprints on my heart | 0:10:33 | 0:10:39 | |
# And it's becoming clear to see It's been like this from the start | 0:10:39 | 0:10:44 | |
# I let you walk all over me Leave your footprints on my heart | 0:10:44 | 0:10:50 | |
# And it's becoming clear to see It's been like this from the start | 0:10:50 | 0:10:54 | |
# Well, I'm sorry to be honest But this love is no good, boy | 0:10:58 | 0:11:03 | |
# And I'm sorry you're drunk on it But it's making me annoyed | 0:11:03 | 0:11:09 | |
# Heartbroken heartbreaker that's me, I accept it, I get the point | 0:11:09 | 0:11:14 | |
# But stop jumping in to fountains Just to pick up all the coins | 0:11:14 | 0:11:19 | |
# And I'm so-o-rry | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
# To be honest | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
# But this love is no good, boy | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
# Love is no good boy | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
# And I'm so-o-rry | 0:11:30 | 0:11:32 | |
# To be honest | 0:11:32 | 0:11:36 | |
# To be honest This love is no good, boy. # | 0:11:36 | 0:11:43 | |
We're in BBC Maida Vale Studios - the home of the Radio 1 Live Lounge. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:48 | |
Now all kinds of people have recorded here. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:50 | |
Our next guest is no stranger to the place either. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
-Tulisa, thank you for joining us. -Thanks for having me. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
Now, this programme is all about giving everybody a guide to making it in the music industry. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:59 | |
Now, I mean, your year has been so successful, hasn't it? | 0:11:59 | 0:12:03 | |
Singles, album on the way. Success with N-Dubz. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
Rewind a bit. Did you ever think you would be this much of a success? | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
I think when I was really young | 0:12:10 | 0:12:12 | |
I did believe I was going to be a pop star in my mind. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:17 | |
There was nothing else I could do. I won't be able to do anything else - this is it. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:21 | |
And then, when I hit like 15, 16, and I started to see the real world, | 0:12:21 | 0:12:26 | |
and wake up a bit, I was like, "Hmm, this is a lot tougher than what I thought it would be. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:30 | |
"I've got just as much chance as everyone else, so I've got to work triple as hard." | 0:12:30 | 0:12:35 | |
Maybe that was good then. You realised it was tough and it made you keep going? | 0:12:35 | 0:12:38 | |
Exactly! And kept you grounded as well. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:43 | |
Everyone, when they're 11 years old, "I'm going to be a pop star!" | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
And then you get a bit older and you're like, "This is a tough industry." | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
So, for kids out there, who are thinking, "I can do it. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:52 | |
"I've got the X Factor. I'm going to make it in the music industry." | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
What would you advise? What are your top tips? | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
For an audition, I would say, the first thing we're going to see | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
before you open your mouth, is going to be what you're wearing. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
So, make sure you get your outfit right. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
Something that represents you as a character | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
and makes you stand out from the crowd. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
I don't mean come dressed up as a giraffe, I just mean... | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
It would get you noticed. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:17 | |
It would. If that's what you're about, then dress up as a giraffe. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:20 | |
But, just an outfit that expresses you. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
The second thing will be warm up. So many people come on stage and they haven't warmed up. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
Because they've been in the queue all day, they think, | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
"I don't want to do it. There's other people around." | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
Warm up, so, when you step on the stage, | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
your voice is in tip-top condition. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:38 | |
And, third tip would obviously be song choice. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:42 | |
Make sure you pick something that shows off your voice to the best of its ability. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:47 | |
Something that the public... You think everyone can relate to. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:51 | |
This is a song that everybody will know. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:53 | |
Um, and also that is close to the genre of music you want to do. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:56 | |
Some people might pick a song that they personally love. | 0:13:56 | 0:14:00 | |
You've got to think about everything. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:02 | |
You're pitching yourself as a package. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
How do they go about getting the right people to hear their music? | 0:14:04 | 0:14:08 | |
It's definitely all about the internet. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:10 | |
I think it's the easiest way to get noticed by the public - | 0:14:10 | 0:14:14 | |
build a fan base - and by the record labels as well. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:16 | |
They have people that go on to the internet and search for people | 0:14:16 | 0:14:20 | |
that have buzzes around them just online. And then, you never know. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
You could have a record label get in contact with you before you contact them. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:26 | |
Wise words, Tulisa. Thank you very much for your advice. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
Thank you for having me and listening. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:31 | |
Form one pop star to another, Barney, who's with you? | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
-Tinchy, thanks for coming. -Good to see you. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:36 | |
Can you talk us through what it was like starting as a young musician and getting to where you are now? | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
Yeah, definitely. It's never been easy | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
from when I started when I was young. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
When I was much younger, it felt like something | 0:14:45 | 0:14:48 | |
it was just like fun - a hobby. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
There were always things where you feel, is this really possible? | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
You have dreams - what you want to achieve. But... | 0:14:53 | 0:14:55 | |
I needed the right people round me and the right attitude. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
I thought like, you go through so many stages and there's so many things, like trials and... | 0:14:58 | 0:15:02 | |
I always say, you can never experience how good something is | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
if you don't see the bad side of it. That's what I went through. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:08 | |
You've got to do something wrong before you do it right, that's always the way. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:11 | |
You learn more from failing than success I've always been told. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
And that's actually a key saying. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:17 | |
When everything's going right, you don't know what wrong is. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:19 | |
So, when things don't go as good, you realise or notice, wait, | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
I need to change this, and change that to make it that much better. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:25 | |
Let's imagine for a second, we've got an army of little Tinchy Stryders, | 0:15:25 | 0:15:29 | |
who want to be like you. They're watching what you do - listening to your music. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
What advice would you give? | 0:15:32 | 0:15:33 | |
Try and be yourself. That's the key thing. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:36 | |
Being unique is the easiest thing, the way I look at it. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
Picture this. You look in the mirror and there's only of you. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
-Sure. -Trying to be someone else is harder, so being unique - | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
working hard, focussed - never feel like... | 0:15:45 | 0:15:48 | |
Everyone's entitled to have their opinion but, if you believe in something, stick with your heart. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:52 | |
You're renowned for being unique and your new single, Help Me, | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
is going to show that. So, without further ado, let's hear it. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
-Thank you. -Cheers, mate! | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
# God, help me | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
# I'm down on my knees, help me | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
# I'm begging you to please help me out | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
# You're all I've got, save me | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
# Don't know how I'll make it | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
# Begging you to please help me out | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
# Do you hear me? | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
# They had me knocked down sent on a race, conflicts | 0:16:21 | 0:16:23 | |
# I made hell break loose I'm a whirlwind | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
# Still the ish round here so I must stink | 0:16:26 | 0:16:28 | |
# But I'm nothing like the waste in the dustbin | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
# Bout to shut it down knocking down everybody's door | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
# Different sort of madness There's never been a cure | 0:16:33 | 0:16:35 | |
# Back like I left something when I visited before | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
# Where's Tinie Holes that I'm looking for? | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
-# Yeah. -From the late 80s, some call me Tinch | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
# Close ones call me Kwasi | 0:16:42 | 0:16:44 | |
# Floating above like I've never heard of gravity | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
# Brainstorm, trialling them out help me. Yeah | 0:16:46 | 0:16:49 | |
# And I'm asking you to save me | 0:16:49 | 0:16:50 | |
# Losing the screws in my head I'm going crazy | 0:16:50 | 0:16:53 | |
# 100%, why you giving them 50? | 0:16:53 | 0:16:55 | |
# I am the fool LP Slim Shady I'm screaming | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
# God, help me | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
# I'm down on my knees, help me | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
# I'm begging you To please help me out | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
# You're all I've got, save me | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
# I don't know how I'll make it | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
# Begging you to please help me out | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
# Can you hear me? | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
# Yeah, and there's more where it comes from | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
# And I'm hoping it's reachin' your eardrum | 0:17:21 | 0:17:23 | |
# Money can't buy this Not even a lump sum | 0:17:23 | 0:17:25 | |
# Can you hear me? | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
# Yeah, and there's more where it comes from | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
# And I'm hoping it's reachin' your eardrum | 0:17:30 | 0:17:32 | |
# Money can't buy this not even a lump sum | 0:17:32 | 0:17:34 | |
# See I scope, aim and I'm taking out the targets | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
# Girls with the lifestyle money with the chart hits | 0:17:37 | 0:17:40 | |
# I don't wanna hear you pressing any charges | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
# Ask world I am going in the hardest | 0:17:43 | 0:17:44 | |
# Funny how this world change round Some girls said no | 0:17:44 | 0:17:46 | |
# And now they chase me down | 0:17:46 | 0:17:48 | |
# Now my enemies have gotta face me, how? | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
# Gotta fire right back and got them like that | 0:17:50 | 0:17:52 | |
-# And they're screaming... -Hear me | 0:17:52 | 0:17:54 | |
# In my head she was the perfect picture | 0:17:54 | 0:17:56 | |
# Drove past and saw her shopping | 0:17:56 | 0:17:58 | |
# That same night Driving in a beamer | 0:17:58 | 0:18:00 | |
# Scored a long shot but she's far from a keeper | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
# Got my head screwed on trying to pick a brain | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
# And I promised my fam I will never change | 0:18:05 | 0:18:07 | |
# So I'm messing round with notes never change | 0:18:07 | 0:18:09 | |
# Coming for the... who nominates | 0:18:09 | 0:18:12 | |
# I've come this far | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
# I do this so hard | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
# And what is it all for? | 0:18:16 | 0:18:18 | |
# What is it all for? | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
# So I call to you | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
# That's all I can do | 0:18:23 | 0:18:25 | |
# You know that I need your love | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
# Right now | 0:18:28 | 0:18:31 | |
# I'm down on my knees, help me | 0:18:33 | 0:18:36 | |
I'm begging you to please help me out | 0:18:36 | 0:18:38 | |
# You're all I've got, save me | 0:18:38 | 0:18:42 | |
# I don't know how I'll make it | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
# Begging you to please help me out | 0:18:45 | 0:18:48 | |
# Can you hear me? | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
# Yeah. And there's more where it comes from | 0:18:50 | 0:18:54 | |
# And I'm hoping this reachin' your eardrum | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
# Money can't buy this not even a lump sum | 0:18:56 | 0:18:58 | |
# Can you hear me? | 0:18:58 | 0:19:00 | |
# Yeah. And there's more where it comes from | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
# And I'm hoping it's reachin' your eardrum | 0:19:02 | 0:19:04 | |
# Money can't buy this not even a lump sum. Yeah. # | 0:19:04 | 0:19:08 | |
It's amazing that he manages to get so many words in one breath. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
-I've tried it, it's impossible. -Go on! | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
De be do bi da. Just... I can't even say words. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
That's great. It might be a hit. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
Anyway, it's one thing having a great song, | 0:19:23 | 0:19:24 | |
but to make it a hit you need to make sure | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
that a lot of people listen to it. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
Tulisa said that one way to do that is by using the internet. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
Another great way to do that is to go on tour | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
and perform your song for thousands of people. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
Recently, that's exactly what happened | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
when I met a girl called A*M*E. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:38 | |
She's an aspiring pop star and got to live out every pop star's dream | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
by going on tour with the fabulous JLS. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
Here's what happened when I went along to meet her. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:46 | |
Welcome to Lincoln. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
Famous for its cathedral, its Lincolnshire sausages, | 0:19:50 | 0:19:53 | |
and steep hill - voted Britain's greatest street, | 0:19:53 | 0:19:56 | |
though I don't know who voted for it. I'm exhausted! | 0:19:56 | 0:20:01 | |
But even better than that is the Lincolnshire Showground. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
Not so much the showground itself, but the fact that tonight | 0:20:04 | 0:20:06 | |
it's playing host to a huge concert with JLS. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
Also on the bill tonight is a brand new popite | 0:20:09 | 0:20:13 | |
about to take the music world by storm. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:15 | |
She's called A*M*E, so let's say hello. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:17 | |
-A*M*E, hi! -Hello. -How are you? -I'm good. How are you? | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
Very well. Nice to meet you. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:22 | |
-So, you're going to be our tour guide for the day. -I am indeed. Yes. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-Shall we start backstage? -Let's do it. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
17-year-old A*M*E was discovered last year | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
when performing at her high school talent show. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:34 | |
This led to her signing to Gary Barlow's record label. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
Since then, A*M*E's been getting her music heard | 0:20:37 | 0:20:39 | |
by supporting the likes of Jessie J, The Wanted, | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
and now touring with JLS. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
She's about to release her first commercial single, Play The Game Boy. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:50 | |
-First things first - make-up. -OK. Do you think I need some? | 0:20:53 | 0:20:57 | |
I think you might need a little powdering. | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
-This is my lovely make-up artist, Heather. -Nice to meet you. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
Can we start from the beginning? When did it all start? | 0:21:02 | 0:21:04 | |
Probably when I was round about eight. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:07 | |
The transition from Sierra Leone to here. I was born in Sierra Leone. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
Just discovering more music and like discovering different genres | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
and things that I didn't know existed kind of like musically. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:18 | |
How important are influences to you? People that you look up to. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
I'm really a massive 90s pop head. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
I look up to all the greats - people like Beyonce and Mariah Carey. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
With someone like Jessie J as well - being able to tour with her | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
was the greatest thing ever because she is pop right now. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:32 | |
If someone's watching now, who wants to be a pop star, | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
what would you say to them? | 0:21:35 | 0:21:37 | |
I would say get into clubs definitely. Stuff like choir. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:41 | |
Choir was what made me where I am today. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
I would say after school clubs - like singing lessons or dancing. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:47 | |
Every opportunity you get, just dive at it. That's what I think. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:50 | |
How about taking your hairbrush and singing in front of the mirror? | 0:21:50 | 0:21:53 | |
-I still do that. -That's 100% the best way to become a pop artist. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:57 | |
As the crowd begin to arrive, | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
it's time for A*M*E to pick her costume. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
-We need something bright that will pop out on stage. -Yeah. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
Most of my outfits are really bright and they go with my lips. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
This is a nice little pink number. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
It's like a little blazer | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
but like cut-off sleeves and it's got spikes. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
Everyone needs a bit of spikes on stage. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:17 | |
I'll leave you to get changed. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:19 | |
-Thank you. -I'll see you on your way to the stage. -See you then. -OK. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:24 | |
With a packed crowd waiting, | 0:22:24 | 0:22:26 | |
there's just a quick chance to ask the boys from JLS | 0:22:26 | 0:22:28 | |
if they have any tips on how to command such a large audience. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
When you're out there and you see thousands of people, it's showtime. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:35 | |
Do you know what I mean? | 0:22:35 | 0:22:36 | |
All you can do is go out there, have fun and enjoy it. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
The more you enjoy it, the more the audience will. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:41 | |
For us, we like to get totally mad and physical on stage. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:47 | |
We're jumping about, singing and dancing at the same time. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:50 | |
It involves for us a lot of outside training | 0:22:50 | 0:22:53 | |
as much as anything else. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:55 | |
No matter how good you get, you still get pre-show nerves, surely? | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
It's always a good thing to get nervous. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:01 | |
I don't think you should stop getting nervous. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:03 | |
As soon as you go out there, and you feed off the crowd, | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
and you're halfway through your first song, | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
usually your nerves have gone | 0:23:08 | 0:23:09 | |
and that makes you put on a better performance. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
I'm keeping you obviously from getting ready for your big gig. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
-You'd better get on there and get that crowd warmed up. -Yes! Showtime. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
-Thank you, boys. -Have a good one. -See you later. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
With what feels like half of Lincoln out there, | 0:23:21 | 0:23:26 | |
it's time for 17-year-old Amy to dominate the stage | 0:23:26 | 0:23:28 | |
and become A*M*E - the popstar. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:31 | |
They sound ready. | 0:23:31 | 0:23:32 | |
Come on. Let's make some noise - come on! | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
Go wild for A*M*E. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:38 | |
-Good luck! -Thank you. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
-Let's do this. -It's all yours. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:42 | |
I'm nervous and I'm just watching. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
A*M*E. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
# You can't stop me now Or hold me down... # | 0:23:54 | 0:23:59 | |
So amazing to see somebody who's so quiet back stage go on there | 0:23:59 | 0:24:04 | |
and just command that stage. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:06 | |
So confident for somebody so young. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:08 | |
If you're there sat thinking you want to be a popstar, | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
there's proof that you can do it. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:13 | |
All I'm going to say is watch this space. She was amazing. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:19 | |
You absolutely loved it. He said, "She ripped it up!" | 0:24:19 | 0:24:21 | |
Stop it! I'm trying to be cool and it's not working. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:23 | |
You can pull that sentence off, I'm sure you can. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:26 | |
Right, we are in the Radio One Live Lounge, | 0:24:26 | 0:24:28 | |
with the fabulous Carly Rae Jepsen. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:30 | |
We hope we've shown you today being a popstar is a fantastically glamorous life | 0:24:30 | 0:24:33 | |
but it can be hard work. Is that fair? | 0:24:33 | 0:24:35 | |
Totally worth it though, totally worth it. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:37 | |
So many questions for you on our message boards. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:40 | |
-We'd love it if you would answer them for us. -Absolutely, yes! | 0:24:40 | 0:24:43 | |
Brilliant. It's an exclusive on the Blue Peter website so check them out. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:46 | |
Now though, it is time for Carly Rae Jepsen and Good Time. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:49 | |
Let's go dance. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:51 | |
# Woke up on the right side of the bed | 0:25:02 | 0:25:06 | |
# What's up with this Prince song inside my head? | 0:25:06 | 0:25:10 | |
# Hands up if you're down to get down tonight | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
# Cos it's always a good time | 0:25:13 | 0:25:18 | |
# Slept in all my clothes like I didn't care | 0:25:18 | 0:25:22 | |
# Hopped into a cab Take me anywhere | 0:25:22 | 0:25:26 | |
# I'm in if you're down to get down tonight | 0:25:26 | 0:25:30 | |
# Cos it's always a good time | 0:25:31 | 0:25:35 | |
# Good morning and good night | 0:25:35 | 0:25:38 | |
# I wake up at twilight | 0:25:38 | 0:25:42 | |
# It's gonna be all right | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
# We don't even have to try It's always a good time | 0:25:45 | 0:25:50 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:25:50 | 0:25:53 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh It's always a good time | 0:25:53 | 0:25:58 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:25:58 | 0:26:02 | |
# We don't even have to try It's always a good time | 0:26:02 | 0:26:05 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
# Freaked out Dropped my phone in the pool again | 0:26:14 | 0:26:18 | |
# Checked out of my room Hit the ATM | 0:26:18 | 0:26:22 | |
# Hang out if you're down to get down tonight | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
# Cos it's always a good time | 0:26:25 | 0:26:29 | |
# Good morning and good night | 0:26:29 | 0:26:34 | |
# I wake up at twilight | 0:26:34 | 0:26:38 | |
# It's gonna be all right | 0:26:38 | 0:26:40 | |
# We don't even have to try | 0:26:40 | 0:26:43 | |
# It's always a good time | 0:26:43 | 0:26:45 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:26:45 | 0:26:49 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:26:49 | 0:26:51 | |
# It's always a good time | 0:26:51 | 0:26:53 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:26:53 | 0:26:57 | |
# We don't even have to try | 0:26:57 | 0:26:59 | |
# It's always a good time | 0:26:59 | 0:27:01 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:27:01 | 0:27:05 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh It's always a good time | 0:27:05 | 0:27:09 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:27:09 | 0:27:13 | |
# We don't even have to try It's always a good time | 0:27:13 | 0:27:17 | |
# It doesn't matter where | 0:27:17 | 0:27:19 | |
# It's always a good time | 0:27:19 | 0:27:21 | |
# Doesn't matter where | 0:27:21 | 0:27:23 | |
# It's always a good time | 0:27:23 | 0:27:25 | |
# It doesn't matter where | 0:27:25 | 0:27:27 | |
# It's always a good time there | 0:27:27 | 0:27:30 | |
# It's always a good time | 0:27:31 | 0:27:34 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh, it's always a good time | 0:27:37 | 0:27:41 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh | 0:27:41 | 0:27:45 | |
# We don't even have to try | 0:27:45 | 0:27:47 | |
# It's always a good time | 0:27:47 | 0:27:49 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh, doesn't matter where | 0:27:49 | 0:27:53 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh It's always a good time | 0:27:53 | 0:27:57 | |
# Woah-oh-oh-oh, doesn't matter where | 0:27:57 | 0:28:01 | |
# We don't even have to try It's always a good time. # | 0:28:01 | 0:28:06 | |
Subtitles by Red Bee Media | 0:28:08 | 0:28:11 |