0:00:02 > 0:00:05Get ready, cos two of the biggest pop stars in the universe
0:00:05 > 0:00:06are about to go into battle.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09US superstar Demi Lovato,
0:00:09 > 0:00:11against the uber-talented Rixton.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14There can only be one winner,
0:00:14 > 0:00:15so stay right here.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18I'm Amberley Lobo and this is Pop Slam!
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Going head-to-head we've got...
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# Don't want to break your heart
0:00:38 > 0:00:40# Wanna give your heart a break
0:00:40 > 0:00:41# I know you're scared... #
0:00:41 > 0:00:43..Demi Lovato.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46The all singing, dancing and acting former Disney star
0:00:46 > 0:00:50who's become a totally awesome. Pop-Rock Princess!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55She's huge but how will she fare against the awesome pop of...
0:00:55 > 0:00:58# All I need's a little love in my life... #
0:00:58 > 0:01:00..Rixton.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Jake, Danny, Charley and Lewi.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05They're the home grown lads from the North who are now
0:01:05 > 0:01:07breaking hearts all over the world.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11This Pop Slam is going to be totes amaze.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13So, whose team are you on?
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Team Demi or Team Rixton?
0:01:15 > 0:01:19If you can't decide then take a seat and get comfy
0:01:19 > 0:01:22cos I'm going to be delving into the lives of these superstars
0:01:22 > 0:01:25to see who has what it takes to win the ultimate prize in pop,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27The Ambo!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29There's only one way to win the Ambo
0:01:29 > 0:01:34and that's by gaining as many of my Ambo points as possible.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I'll be dishing them out over three slamming rounds of popocity.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Where I meet the people who knew the stars back in the day,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44then I check out how hard they've been working,
0:01:44 > 0:01:47And, finally, I scrutinise their style.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49All before the big moment.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52And the winner of the Ambo is...
0:01:52 > 0:01:56This is going to be big, so head to the CBBC website and tell us
0:01:56 > 0:01:58whose team you're on.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I'm on Team Demi lovato.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Cos nothing can beat her.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Especially her style.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06She's really inspirational.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Her songs are just like angels singing to me.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I am on Team Rixton.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14They've got great lyrics and they've all got great voices,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16well, all pop stars have.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18We think that they're awesome singers
0:02:18 > 0:02:20and we love their music, don't we?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22It's going to be a tough one.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Demi's got the whole rock vibe going on...and so have these guys.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Demi's got awesome songs and so have these guys.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Who do you think is going to win?
0:02:30 > 0:02:31SHE SCREAMS
0:02:31 > 0:02:33There's only one way to decide this.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35It's time, for Pop Slam!
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Round one, Pop Potential.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44This round is all about how our stars made it big.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47First up, Demi Lovato.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50# Don't surrender, surrender, surrender... #
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Demi Lovato might be rocking stages all over the world right now...
0:02:57 > 0:02:59# We were so in love back then,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01# Now you're listening to what they say... #
0:03:01 > 0:03:03But before all that, she was
0:03:03 > 0:03:07a little pageant performer right here, in Dallas, Texas.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Yeehaw!
0:03:12 > 0:03:15This is Collyville, Texas.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19It's just outside of Dallas and it's where one Demi Lovato grew up.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Back then, she was just a tap-dancing kid
0:03:21 > 0:03:23who loved performing in beauty pageants.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26This is the story of how a Texan girl became
0:03:26 > 0:03:28one of the biggest names in pop.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32# You'll be coming home with me tonight
0:03:32 > 0:03:35# And we'll be burning up like neon lights... #
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Demi loved music and this is the very house
0:03:39 > 0:03:42where she taught herself to play the piano and drums.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45She had her sights set on becoming a star
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and started entering local talent competitions.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49And then, at age eight,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52she won the Texas State Cinderella Miniature Miss.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Nice one, Demi.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58For being a Cinderella Miniature Miss,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I'm giving you two Ambo Points,
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Little Miss Lovato.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Pageants were great, but it was when Demi was ten,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10she saw an advert for a TV audition that would change her life forever.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14That audition was for a hit children's show, Barney And Friends.
0:04:14 > 0:04:161,400 girls showed up that day,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and who should Demi end up sitting next to?
0:04:19 > 0:04:23None other than future BFF, Selena Gomez!
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Both Demi and Selena got roles on the show.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Here they are on set.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Demi's on the left and Selena on the right - if you can't tell.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Demi, have four Ambo Points for bagging a role
0:04:34 > 0:04:37on a world famous TV show.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Demi was one lucky girl,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41she had an awesome TV job
0:04:41 > 0:04:43and a future celeb friend!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45And get this - I'm going to check out the studio
0:04:45 > 0:04:49where she made her first step into TV. Woop!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51# Never put my love out on the line
0:04:51 > 0:04:54# Never said yes to the right guy.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55# Never had trouble... #
0:04:55 > 0:04:57MUSIC SLOWS TO A HALT
0:04:58 > 0:05:00What? Major sad times,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05but old Barney And Friends' TV studio is now a chair warehouse.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07But that hasn't stopped me before,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09so I'm here to meet Shelley Aubrey -
0:05:09 > 0:05:12a performance director who cast Demi on the show.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Take me back to Demi's audition for the show. What was she like?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20She was beautiful. She had the sparkle. She had IT!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Her face always shined, but...
0:05:23 > 0:05:25not real sure about the dancing.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27SHE LAUGHS Let's see, the word... A clutz.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Oh, really?- Oh, yeah, and that's why I'm shocked
0:05:30 > 0:05:33when I see some of her tours or see what she's...
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Oh, well, she's learned some lessons.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Maybe I wasn't a good enough teacher.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Were Demi and Selena probably your best?- I guess they were.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42She and Selena would do little plays after we had gone off
0:05:42 > 0:05:45in their room and they would write their own little things.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Usually, Selena was writing
0:05:47 > 0:05:49and being the ogre or something
0:05:49 > 0:05:52and Demi was singing and being the queen or princess.
0:05:52 > 0:05:58# I think I'd have a heart attack
0:05:58 > 0:06:01# I think I'd have a heart attack...#
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Demi was on Barney And Friends for two years
0:06:04 > 0:06:06It's been great seeing the warehouse,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09but what's even better is that Shelley's brought
0:06:09 > 0:06:11some old Barney photos to show me.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14These are some of my memorabilia of some of the shoots.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16There's Demi,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18with Selena right next to her.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Oh! That's so cute! - And this is another series.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- There's Demi...with Selena right next to her.- They were always together?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27They were always together in these pictures.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Shelley, thank you so much, it has been such a treat. Bring it in.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Oh, you are welcome. Thank you.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I might need you to show me out, though.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I might need help too.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43# I think I'd have a heart attack
0:06:43 > 0:06:48# I think I'd have a heart attack
0:06:48 > 0:06:51# I think I'd have a heart attack. #
0:06:51 > 0:06:55After Barney And Friends, Demi's BFF Selena moved to LA,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58so what better time to pack up your bags
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and move across country in search of your dreams?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04# I should have known when I got you alone... #
0:07:04 > 0:07:07This was a really brave move for a teenage Demi,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10but one that paid off big time because,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14in 2008, Demi scored the starring role
0:07:14 > 0:07:17in hit TV Movie Camp Rock.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19# This is real, this is me
0:07:19 > 0:07:22# I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now... #
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Demi co-starred with huge boyband, The Jonas Brothers.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30# Now I've found who I am
0:07:30 > 0:07:34# There's no way to hold it in. #
0:07:34 > 0:07:36The film was massive, getting over
0:07:36 > 0:07:39eight and a half million viewers
0:07:39 > 0:07:42when it premiered in the US alone.
0:07:42 > 0:07:4615-year-old Demi Lovato became an overnight superstar.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49# ..to feel so in the dark
0:07:49 > 0:07:54# To dream about a life where you're the shining star
0:07:54 > 0:07:56# Even though it seems... #
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Demi, have five Ambo Points
0:07:57 > 0:07:59for starring in a massive movie.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Demi had made it,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03but Camp Rock was just the start,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06bigger things were around the corner.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09# This is real, this is me
0:08:09 > 0:08:13# I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now... #
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Demi, take the weight off,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17it's time to check out those Rixton Boys.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20# All I need's a little love in my life,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23# All I need's a little love in the dark
0:08:23 > 0:08:26# A little but I'm hoping it might kick-start
0:08:26 > 0:08:28# Me and my broken heart
0:08:28 > 0:08:31# I need a little loving tonight...#
0:08:31 > 0:08:33They're the boyband who've got it all.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Talent, tunes and legions of fans across the globe.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40# Me and my broken heart. #
0:08:41 > 0:08:43But before they were rocking all over the world
0:08:43 > 0:08:46they were dreaming of stardom
0:08:46 > 0:08:48right here in Blackpool!
0:08:48 > 0:08:52# Baby, aimed at my heart, you got one
0:08:52 > 0:08:54# Tear me apart and then some
0:08:54 > 0:08:57# How do we call this love?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59# Whoah-oh-oh... #
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Rixton's story starts right here in Blackpool,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04with a young Jake Roche.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Jake was a musical kid and he had showbiz in his blood.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14But it'd be when he teamed up with Danny, Charley and Lewi
0:09:14 > 0:09:17that he'd take the UK and US by storm.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Here's how it all went down.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Jake's mum is famous singer Coleen Nolan
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and his dad is entertainment royalty Shane Ritchie.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Jake and his big brother both wanted
0:09:32 > 0:09:35to follow in their parents' showbiz footsteps
0:09:35 > 0:09:39So, in 2009, he started a band with a keyboardist called...
0:09:39 > 0:09:40You guessed it, Danny!
0:09:42 > 0:09:44And you are never going to believe this.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I'm off to the pub where they played their first ever gig together...
0:09:47 > 0:09:50So keen!
0:09:50 > 0:09:52# Someone like you...
0:09:52 > 0:09:54# Whoa, whoa... #
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I want to know all about their first gig,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00so I'm meeting Jake's big bro and fellow singer,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Shane Richie Jnr.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06This is footage from that very gig with Shane singing in the middle
0:10:06 > 0:10:08and Jake and Danny to the right of him.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- Jay!- How's it going? Yeah.- So good.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16This is the site of where you guys did your first ever gig.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Tell me everything.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19It was amazing, to be fair.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21It was really, really good.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Jake was still young, he was only 16-17.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25It was his first big thing,
0:10:25 > 0:10:27and every night before the gig...
0:10:27 > 0:10:30"Shane, I don't think I can go on...
0:10:30 > 0:10:33"Honestly, mate, you might just have to go on tonight by yourself."
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Then, as soon as he'd step on, he's like, "Here I am!"
0:10:36 > 0:10:37Apparently still does it now.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40HE PRETENDS TO CLEAR THROAT "La, la, la, la la."
0:10:40 > 0:10:42One, two, three, four...
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- # It's all about you - It's about you
0:10:46 > 0:10:48# It's all about you, baby...#
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Was he always a singer, like, growing up, around home?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Just always singing, it used to do my head in -
0:10:54 > 0:10:56and he's still the same now, so annoying.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57If he wasn't going to sing,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59he'd have acted or been in the West End
0:10:59 > 0:11:01or Broadway or something like that.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03He was destined for it.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06# Dancing on the kitchen tiles
0:11:06 > 0:11:08# It's all about you. #
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Now, I've got to ask you this...
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Is it true that Jake still comes home and gets his pants washed?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Yeah, he still takes them back to my mum...- Oh, really?!
0:11:16 > 0:11:18..and she washes his boxers, yes, she does.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Oh, still a mummy's boy at heart.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- Absolutely.- Oh, well, thank you so much, it has been amazing.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Bring it in.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29# The thing about my baby, it don't matter if you're black or white! #
0:11:29 > 0:11:32For some big time brotherly love and rocking out to a packed crowd,
0:11:32 > 0:11:34have three Ambo Points.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36But, hey! I'm taking one away
0:11:36 > 0:11:39for still getting Mum to clean your undies.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42After a handful of gigs Jake and Danny left the band
0:11:42 > 0:11:44to start working on their own tunes.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47They wanted to write songs nonstop,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49so they moved in together,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51into this caravan.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52# Take it, take it
0:11:52 > 0:11:55# I'll give my heart to you for free, girl
0:11:55 > 0:11:57# Don't you break it, break it... #
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Not only is this is where Jake and Danny started writing together
0:12:01 > 0:12:05but the Rixton boys came back to record a live performance.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08I want a tour, so I've called Danny's Mum Angela
0:12:08 > 0:12:11to find out what things were like back then.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- What's up?- Hey.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Angela, give me some.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I'm a little bit excited.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21I can't believe that this is where Danny and Jake
0:12:21 > 0:12:22used to write out music.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Give me the grand tour.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26OK. This is it!
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It's great, it's great. I'm loving it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- Don't hold back, tell me everything!- OK.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34This is where Danny and Jake signed it originally and Charley
0:12:34 > 0:12:36and Lewi added on when they joined.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Just clear this space, I might try to take that and put it on my wall.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Nope, that's not going anywhere.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44You're lucky.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46# Say it, say it
0:12:46 > 0:12:49# I know there's something on your mind, girl
0:12:49 > 0:12:50# And I hate it, hate it... #
0:12:50 > 0:12:54What was it like when the guys were living here? Was it this neat?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Or was it just a load of stuff...? - It definitely wasn't neat.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59There'd be a keyboard,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03all the equipment that they would use, the recording equipment,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05clothes everywhere,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08cups everywhere, plates everywhere.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09So, no, it definitely wasn't neat.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12# Wait on me I know how to love you
0:13:12 > 0:13:14# And I want to love you some more
0:13:14 > 0:13:17# Wait on me Come a little closer... #
0:13:17 > 0:13:20It sounds like this place was a tip but, boys,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I'm giving you two Ambo Points for making the most
0:13:22 > 0:13:24out of your little home.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25# I wanna feel your body
0:13:25 > 0:13:27# Wait on me I know how to love you
0:13:27 > 0:13:30# And I wanna love you some more... #
0:13:30 > 0:13:33To complete the band, Jake and Danny needed more members.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Enter Charley, a guitarist from Essex
0:13:36 > 0:13:38and a drummer from Lancashire called Lewi.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43And that was it. The band Relics were born!
0:13:43 > 0:13:45What? Yep, that's right.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Back then, Rixton were called Relics.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50But the story's not over yet!
0:13:50 > 0:13:52# We've got the sweet, hot loving
0:13:52 > 0:13:54# Dancing in the dark
0:13:54 > 0:13:57# Out in the streets we're running
0:13:57 > 0:13:59# Shut down every bar... #
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Relics hit the studio and started uploading cover songs
0:14:02 > 0:14:05to the internet, like this version of Rita Ora's Like We Do.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07# ..Cos that's just how we do.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11# We do... #
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Their videos got loads of views and managed to catch the attention
0:14:15 > 0:14:17of one Scooter Braun,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20who's only the manager of...JUSTIN BEIBER!
0:14:20 > 0:14:23He got in touch and arranged to meet the boys
0:14:23 > 0:14:26at a recording studio, right here in London.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30# Just go numb
0:14:30 > 0:14:33# You'll never know until you let go
0:14:33 > 0:14:34# Just go numb... #
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Scooter liked the boys so much that he signed them right there and then.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Boom!
0:14:40 > 0:14:43# I can feel you now. #
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Have three Ambo Points for making a mega impression on a showbiz legend.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51# Keep on doing the same old things... #
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Unfortunately, the band name Relics was taken,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56so the boys became Rixton.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58They had the name, a record deal
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and were ready to take the world by storm.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05And that all started with this bad boy.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07# Let's make out
0:15:07 > 0:15:09# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:15:09 > 0:15:11# Let's make out
0:15:11 > 0:15:13# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:15:13 > 0:15:14# Let's make out... #
0:15:14 > 0:15:18The video for their debut track Make Out went viral in 2013
0:15:18 > 0:15:21and peeps in the USA went wild for it.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Rixton had cracked America with their very first song,
0:15:24 > 0:15:29something most artists spend their whole career trying to do.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Have three Ambo points
0:15:31 > 0:15:33for making it in the US, boys.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36# T-t-t-tell somebody. #
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Let's have a look at the scores...
0:15:40 > 0:15:42These guys have astronomical levels
0:15:42 > 0:15:43of pop potential
0:15:43 > 0:15:45but it's Demi Lovato
0:15:45 > 0:15:46who takes an early lead.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49We've seen how our stars made it,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53now it's time to see how hard they've been working.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55It's time for Round 2!
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Round 2, Pop Success.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02This is all about what our stars have been up to,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05to make sure that they stay at the top of the charts.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07First up, Demi.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10# I'm not a supermodel
0:16:10 > 0:16:14# I still eat McDonalds, baby
0:16:14 > 0:16:16# That's just me. #
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Camp Rock made Demi Lovato a massive star.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22So, it wasn't long before she started writing
0:16:22 > 0:16:24and releasing her own songs.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Demi released two albums within a year of each other.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30The first, Don't Forget,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33got to number two in the US album charts in 2008
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and her second, Here We Go Again,
0:16:36 > 0:16:38got that all important top spot.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42# Hey, hey! #
0:16:42 > 0:16:48Have two Ambo Points for totally bossing the charts from the get go.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49But what about Rixton?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56# Girl, let me love you, baby
0:16:56 > 0:16:57# Ooh-ooh. #
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Rixton work around the clock to promote their music
0:17:02 > 0:17:06and they've appeared on some of the biggest TV shows in the USA.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09And all this TV promo work
0:17:09 > 0:17:13has helped them smash into the US top 20 billboard charts.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Nice work.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19# I just wanna be the one to remind you
0:17:19 > 0:17:22# What it is to smile... #
0:17:22 > 0:17:24But the Rixton boys aren't just big in the US.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29In the UK, Me and My Broken Heart went straight to number one,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31outselling Nicole Scherzinger
0:17:31 > 0:17:33by 12,000 copies.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Now, that's schamazing!
0:17:36 > 0:17:38# All I need's a little love in my life
0:17:38 > 0:17:40# All I need's a little love in the dark... #
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Rixton, I'm throwing three Ambo Points your way
0:17:43 > 0:17:45for instant world domination.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48# Me and my broken heart. #
0:17:48 > 0:17:51# You can take everything I have
0:17:51 > 0:17:55# You can break everything I am
0:17:55 > 0:18:00# Like I'm made of glass
0:18:00 > 0:18:03# Like I'm made of paper. #
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Demi Lovato was huge in the USA
0:18:06 > 0:18:10but it wasn't until 2012 that she cracked the UK charts,
0:18:10 > 0:18:15with this track, Skyscraper, that rocketed into the top 10.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18# Like a skyscraper
0:18:18 > 0:18:22# Like a skyscraper. #
0:18:22 > 0:18:27And, in 2013, the super awesome track Heart Attack went even higher,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29crashing into the UK top 5.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32# If I ever did that
0:18:32 > 0:18:36# I think I'd have a heart attack
0:18:36 > 0:18:39# I think I'd have a heart attack. #
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Demi, I'm giving you two Ambo points for two killer tunes.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Not only that, Demi also sang the single version
0:18:46 > 0:18:50of a small song you might have heard of from Frozen!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Let it go, let it go...
0:18:53 > 0:18:57# Turn my back and slam the door
0:18:57 > 0:18:59# And here I stand, and here I'll stay... #
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Demi, you can have three Ambo Points
0:19:02 > 0:19:04because everybody loves Frozen.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Let it go, let it go!
0:19:07 > 0:19:10The cold never bothered me anyway.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13OK, so I may not have the best voice,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16but there has to be someone to thank for Demi's rock awesomeness
0:19:16 > 0:19:20and that would be vocal coach and tour buddy Linda Septien.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Whoop!
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Linda Septien is a showbiz icon.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29She's worked with Beyonce, Selena Gomez
0:19:29 > 0:19:33and has coached Demi since she was nine years old.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37I want to know all about how hard-working Demi is.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Hello!- Hello.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44You're living mine and everyone's dream by getting to tour with Demi.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45What's it like?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48She is probably one of the hardest workers
0:19:48 > 0:19:51of any female singer I've ever worked with.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53So, what do you do, and what do you tell her,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56to keep that voice really powerful and strong?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Well, I can tell you a story that she may not mind.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01We were, I think, here in Dallas
0:20:01 > 0:20:05and she said, "I'm so hoarse right now I'm really struggling."
0:20:05 > 0:20:07She says, "I've got a two hour show."
0:20:07 > 0:20:08and I said, "OK, there's a trick
0:20:08 > 0:20:13"that you can do with cayenne pepper and lemon and a little bit of honey.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14"Let's see if it works."
0:20:14 > 0:20:18And, so, she eats this whole little thing and goes,
0:20:18 > 0:20:19"Oh, that's awful,"
0:20:19 > 0:20:22and then about 30 minutes later, she's going,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24"Wow! I can talk. I can do anything."
0:20:24 > 0:20:27"This is amazing. Let me have another one."
0:20:27 > 0:20:31And I said, "Demi, I don't think you want two of those things."
0:20:31 > 0:20:35So, she put another one in her mouth, and was fine. She was great.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37After the show, she comes backstage
0:20:37 > 0:20:39and she whispers in my ear,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42"I threw up cayenne pepper the entire time."
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I said, "What did you do with it? While you were onstage?"
0:20:45 > 0:20:49And she said, "Yeah, I just swallowed it and it was awful."
0:20:50 > 0:20:52So, we do all kind of tricks.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54# Don't wanna break your heart
0:20:54 > 0:20:55# Wanna give your heart a break
0:20:55 > 0:20:58# I know you're scared it's wrong... #
0:20:58 > 0:20:59What a legend!
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Demi, you can have two Ambo Points
0:21:01 > 0:21:05for keeping the show going despite being sick all the way through.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07# So, let me give your heart a break... #
0:21:07 > 0:21:11It's not just Demi's fans who love to see her perform live,
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Rixton's legions of followers are seriously dedicated too.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16# Wait on me
0:21:16 > 0:21:20# I know how to love you and I wanna love you some more
0:21:20 > 0:21:21# Wait on me... #
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Get this.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27In July 2014, tickets for their US headline tour went on sale
0:21:27 > 0:21:29and sold out in a staggering ten minutes!
0:21:30 > 0:21:32# Wait on me
0:21:32 > 0:21:35# I know how to love you and I wanna love you some more... #
0:21:35 > 0:21:37For being a mega in demand band,
0:21:37 > 0:21:39have three Ambo Points, boys.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42# Take it, take it... #
0:21:42 > 0:21:43And that's the end of round two.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Let's see those scores.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Both these guys have had big-time success
0:21:48 > 0:21:52but Demi has increased her lead by four points.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54If you don't agree, you know what to do.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Go to the CBBC website and have your say.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01We've found out how our pop royalty made it big,
0:22:01 > 0:22:03and how successful they've been.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06It's now time to see how glam they've become in round three.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Round three. Pop style.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14This is all about our celebrity's lives.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Clothes, cars, pets or whatever else
0:22:16 > 0:22:19they splash their cash on.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22First up, Miss Lovato.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24# Our love runs deep like a Chevy
0:22:24 > 0:22:27# If you fall I'll fall with you, baby... #
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Demi is one trendy lady
0:22:29 > 0:22:33and no-one rocks the rock goddess look quite like her.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37With fame and fortune comes fabulous fashion and hot hair
0:22:37 > 0:22:40and Demi certainly doesn't disappoint in that arena!
0:22:40 > 0:22:43She changed her hair more times than I've even brushed mine.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45No, seriously.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48# No matter how far we go... #
0:22:48 > 0:22:50She's rocked blonde, brunette,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53black, pink, blue, red,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56curly, straight and even shaved.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58# No matter what the people say... #
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Demi, have three Ambo Points
0:23:00 > 0:23:02for mixing up your dos
0:23:02 > 0:23:04and looking 100% every time.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Sometimes fabulous hair always work out how you'd like it to.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10This one time, Demi was doing a gig at Kansas City
0:23:10 > 0:23:12on a particularly warm night.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16It was so hot that her hair extension melted off her head.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Not only did she not realise,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21but, during a dance move, it got stuck in her bracelet.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Now, I wasn't there at the time but I imagine it went
0:23:23 > 0:23:25a little something like this.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30"Hello, everyone, my name is Demi Lovato.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33"OK, it's a little bit hot in here but we are doing this.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36"Yeah, let's go. Make some noise.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38"Whoop, whoop, whoop."
0:23:38 > 0:23:41# Even if the stars and moon collide
0:23:41 > 0:23:43# Never watch your back... #
0:23:43 > 0:23:44"Ooh, ah.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47"Sorry, guys, my hair is just stuck in my bracelet.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49"You keep rocking, I'll be right back.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52"OK, Demi, you're going to have to pull it out. No pain, no gain."
0:23:52 > 0:23:54"Oh, no, but I don't want to. Don't make me do it."
0:23:54 > 0:23:55"Come on, Demi. No pain, no gain."
0:23:55 > 0:23:57"OK, on three. One, two, three."
0:23:57 > 0:24:01SHE SCREAMS
0:24:01 > 0:24:03"I'm back.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06# Even if the stars and moon collide... #
0:24:06 > 0:24:09That's right, Demi and her hair were A-OK.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11She went off stage, removed it from her bracelet
0:24:11 > 0:24:13and then kept on rocking.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15What a pro.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19# But even if the stars and moon collide... #
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Have three Ambo Points for not letting your hairstyle
0:24:22 > 0:24:24get in the way of the show.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Hey, Demi isn't the only one who knows how to bring
0:24:27 > 0:24:29some glitzy style to the party.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31# Wait on me
0:24:31 > 0:24:32# I know how to love you
0:24:32 > 0:24:34# And I wanna love you some more. #
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Those Rixton boys scrub up pretty well too.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45The boys look great together but also have their own things going on.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47# Wait on me... #
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Jake loves a pair of sunglasses,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Danny keeps it cas',
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Charley likes the shirt and blazer look
0:24:55 > 0:24:57and as for drummer Lewi,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59it's all about the backwards cap
0:24:59 > 0:25:02and that mysterious backpack.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Nobody knows what he keeps in that backpack...
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Until now!
0:25:06 > 0:25:09I've have managed to exclusively get a hold of his backpack.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11OK, guys we're doing this, let's go inside.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13He's got a flip-flop, yep. Check.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Oh, teddy bear, that's nice. What else have we got?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Oh, he's got a beetroot?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20OK, fine, you got me. It's not his. It's mine.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23I guess what he keeps in the bag will remain a mystery.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24So good.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26# Wait on me
0:25:26 > 0:25:27# I know how to love you
0:25:27 > 0:25:29# And I wanna love you some more
0:25:29 > 0:25:30Lads, have an Ambo Point each
0:25:30 > 0:25:32for your awesome, individual style.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35And Lewi you get a bonus Ambo Point
0:25:35 > 0:25:36for your curious backpack.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40# No matter what the people say
0:25:40 > 0:25:43# I know that we'll never break
0:25:43 > 0:25:46# Cos our love was made
0:25:46 > 0:25:48# Made in the UK
0:25:48 > 0:25:49FANS SCREAM
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Demi Lovato may be a super stylish, mega famous pop star,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56but it doesn't mean she's forgotten her roots.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Demi loves her family so much that, for her 18th birthday
0:26:00 > 0:26:03she bought them a big house all to live in. Not only that,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05but she let them live in the main house
0:26:05 > 0:26:08whilst she bunked at the small building out the back.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Nice one, Demi.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12# Why are you singing me love songs?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- # What good is a love song? # - Hooking the fam up with a new pad
0:26:15 > 0:26:16gets you three Ambo Points.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18But Demi and her family
0:26:18 > 0:26:20aren't the only ones who are close.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22# Cos it's you, who
0:26:22 > 0:26:26# Somehow is always the first to
0:26:26 > 0:26:28# take care of me... #
0:26:28 > 0:26:31The Rixton boys are so close they recorded
0:26:31 > 0:26:34some of their debut album naked!
0:26:34 > 0:26:37# Appreciated. # Let's go!
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Being bessie mates gets the lads
0:26:39 > 0:26:40three Ambo Points
0:26:40 > 0:26:42but I'm taking one away
0:26:42 > 0:26:44because that's just weird.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46And that brings us to the end of round three.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Oh, I know, it's almost over.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54I don't ever want to leave you guys,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57but it's time to get a little bit serious and find out
0:26:57 > 0:26:59who has won the Ambo.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Right after we take a look at what we've learnt.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06This has been one epic Pop Slam, people.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Both Rixton and Demi Lovato are loved across the globe
0:27:10 > 0:27:12and have some seriously good tunes.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14This is a close one.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Ladies and gentlemen, yes, get excited.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21It's the moment we've all been waiting for.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25The votes have been counted and independently verified, by me.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29And the winner of the Ambo is...
0:27:35 > 0:27:36Oh, no way. It's Demi!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Sorry guys.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Bring it in, I am so proud of you.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Let's take a look at you in action.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46# You can take your words and all your lies
0:27:46 > 0:27:47# Oh-oh-oh
0:27:47 > 0:27:49# I really don't care
0:27:49 > 0:27:53# Even if the stars and moon collide... #
0:27:53 > 0:27:55That Pop Slam was epic.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Make double sure you guys tune in next time
0:27:57 > 0:27:59to see more of your favourite pop stars
0:27:59 > 0:28:01battle it out to win the Ambo.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03# Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06# I really don't care
0:28:06 > 0:28:07# Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10# I really don't care.