0:00:02 > 0:00:04Ten kids terrified of singing in public...
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- Hey, don't cry. What's happened? - I don't want to do it.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08Two soloists.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10- Chris and Oli.- No!
0:00:10 > 0:00:15..Have just one week before they must perform to 40,000 people.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Can't explain how I feel. I'm just really scared.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22The challenges keep getting harder and harder.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24You must be extra nervous.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Oh! I'm still shaking, I don't know why.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32This week, there's a huge decision to be made.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38The person who is going to be singing solo at Proms In The Park is...
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Could you do it? This is The Big Performance.
0:01:08 > 0:01:14Top choirmaster Gareth Malone is taking ten shy singers on a musical tour of the country.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Last time, they stepped into the world of classical music.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Singing sensation Faryl Smith gave them a jaw-dropping demo...
0:01:24 > 0:01:26SHE SINGS
0:01:26 > 0:01:30..And football fan Jordan took to the pitch...to sing.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34# Oh, Danny boy Oh, Danny boy
0:01:34 > 0:01:39# I love you so. #
0:01:39 > 0:01:42How will they cope at their next stop,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44when they sing to their biggest audience yet,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48eight million listeners, live on the radio.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Morning, children! You must be extra nervous.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Today, The Big Performance tour bus
0:02:00 > 0:02:03is in the big city for a very big day.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Yes, Gareth and his team of singers are back in London
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and there's a really important decision to be made.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Things are really getting serious now.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15We're one week away from the big performance in Hyde Park
0:02:15 > 0:02:18and I've now got to choose the soloist.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I've got a tough decision to make today.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27This is the famous O2.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30It's the most popular music venue in the whole world.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33In just a few hours, Gareth will announce who,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35out of his ten shy singers,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39will sing solo at the performance of their lives.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42This arena seats 20,000 people,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46half the amount they'll be singing in front of at Proms In The Park.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Today, I am going to pick the soloist for the big performance.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I've actually made a shortlist.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Emily, stand up.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00# Ahh. #
0:03:00 > 0:03:03You are on my shortlist.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Howard...
0:03:04 > 0:03:08# You're not blinded by the light from me. #
0:03:08 > 0:03:10..You are on my shortlist.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11Annabel...
0:03:11 > 0:03:13you are not on the shortlist.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15OK, Chloe, you are not on my shortlist,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- so you can sit down.- Join the club!
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I might not have been picked for the solo,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21but I'm just going to try my hardest
0:03:21 > 0:03:24and just try and show that I am good.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Oli...
0:03:25 > 0:03:29# But sleep won't come. #
0:03:29 > 0:03:30You are on my shortlist.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Isthaque, Chris, you're not on my shortlist.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Jordan, you have a fantastic voice
0:03:36 > 0:03:39and your confidence is growing all the time,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42but I'm not sure you're yet quite comfortable with doing a solo,
0:03:42 > 0:03:46so for that reason, you're not on my shortlist.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Miriyah...
0:03:48 > 0:03:50# Ahh. #
0:03:50 > 0:03:53..I am going to put you on my shortlist.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Katie, stand up, please.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06In week two, Katie crumbled under the pressure of singing on her own.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I'd like to be able to sing in front of people
0:04:08 > 0:04:11without getting upset about it, but I don't think I can.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16But now, her confidence has grown. But is it enough?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19You are my wildcard entry.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22So you are on my shortlist.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24'I'm ecstatic that he's given me this chance,'
0:04:24 > 0:04:28and I hope I do become the soloist, because that would mean a lot to me.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31I thought that I was never going to get it,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33but I'm proud and I just pray I've got it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37I'm really excited about being a finalist and I really hope I get it.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40In week one, I told you that the song you were going to be performing
0:04:40 > 0:04:44at Proms In The Park, for the big performance, is Rule The World.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48I think we better start practicing it to make sure it's absolutely perfect.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52# Yeah, you and me We can ride on a star
0:04:52 > 0:04:57# If you stay with me, girl We can rule the... #
0:04:57 > 0:05:00There's a great skill in performing,
0:05:00 > 0:05:04which is getting into what I call the performance zone.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09And the way that you do it is to absolutely focus on the job in hand.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13You don't let anything put you off your game.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16What I'm trying to say is expect the unexpected.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Whatever happens during the song, you keep your eyes on the audience
0:05:20 > 0:05:23and you keep smiling and you keep performing.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Do you think you can do that?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32To test if they really can keep singing, no matter what,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Gareth has a surprise distraction in store.
0:05:36 > 0:05:43ALL: # You light the skies above me
0:05:44 > 0:05:45BALLOON SQUEALS
0:05:45 > 0:05:48# A star so bright...
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Keep going! > # ..You blind me... #
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Katie and Miriyah are unshakeable.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Emily and the others, not so much.
0:06:02 > 0:06:12# Rule the world. #
0:06:12 > 0:06:15You have to keep going, whatever happens.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Somehow, Chris ended up with a balloon dog.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Who knows how that happened. - It's a sausage dog.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Well, you got slightly distracted and this cannot happen.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27No matter what happens, you don't - there's a clown over there - do that!
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Yeah? You don't suddenly look away.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32They were coming right up to our face and going...
0:06:32 > 0:06:37It was really hard. Just, like, stare. You can't even laugh.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41I could hear people laughing around me while it was happening
0:06:41 > 0:06:44and I think that they probably need to step up their game
0:06:44 > 0:06:46if they're going to be able to pull this off.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49What was great about Katie in that rehearsal
0:06:49 > 0:06:50was that she did not flinch,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54even when she had air being blown in her face and balloons and clowns.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59She kept going, looked straight ahead and sang. I think that's really good.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03They'll all have to be as focussed as Katie
0:07:03 > 0:07:06if they're to pass Gareth's next challenge.
0:07:06 > 0:07:12To get us ready for the big performance, tomorrow morning,
0:07:12 > 0:07:17you are going to sing the song live on Radio 2
0:07:17 > 0:07:20on Chris Evans' breakfast show.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25That is an audience of millions.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Oh, no.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32And you might not be able to see them, but, trust me, they are there.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35We're going on the Chris Evans breakfast show,
0:07:35 > 0:07:42in front of millions of people. I mean, phew, scary stuff.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45It's actually live. If it weren't live, then I'd be OK,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48cos then you can choose which one you want. But it's live,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51so if you make a mistake, people are going to hear it.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I think the challenge at the radio show is easier
0:07:53 > 0:07:55because you can't really see no-one.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58This is the biggest live performance of my life,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00it's the biggest live performance of your life,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03and it's going to be brilliant. Do you think you're ready?
0:08:03 > 0:08:04- Yeah.- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06I'm not scared of anything any more.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Not scared of anything any more?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I love that. High-five on that one. Yes!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I don't mind if they're listening on telly or anything
0:08:13 > 0:08:15but, if they're in front of me...
0:08:15 > 0:08:19So you think it's going to be scarier when you've got them in front of you?
0:08:19 > 0:08:20You might be right.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Their confidence about performing on radio is a great sign,
0:08:24 > 0:08:25but at the Proms...
0:08:27 > 0:08:32..they'll have 40,000 pairs of eyes staring right at them
0:08:32 > 0:08:34and that is very different.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41In only one week, these ten singers will be expected
0:08:41 > 0:08:45to give a fully-polished performance at Proms In The Park.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Looking and moving like a proper group is essential
0:08:48 > 0:08:50so Gareth has got them dressed and ready
0:08:50 > 0:08:53for a session with a celebrity choreographer.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56This is choreographer to the stars, Kevin Adams.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57- Hello.- Hello!
0:08:57 > 0:08:58ALL: Hello!
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- It's going to be great, isn't it?- Yes!
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Kevin has choreographed and worked with celebrity megastars,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08including the Spice Girls and Mariah Carey,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12so he knows exactly what makes a star performance.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14One. Two. And stop.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17The hardest thing to teach someone is to stand still.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20When the music's on, we don't twitch. Everyone got that?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21ALL: Yes
0:09:21 > 0:09:23'It's quite hard not to fidget,'
0:09:23 > 0:09:27cos I'm just used to fidgeting, so it's going to be quite hard.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29You have to look like you're enjoying it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Half of it is the enjoyment that I see on your face.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Like, you look happy now, but as soon as you start moving
0:09:34 > 0:09:38or the music comes on, your face goes from happy-smiley
0:09:38 > 0:09:41to "OK, I've got to think about singing and doing the routine."
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Got to keep the same face.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44People think that good choreography
0:09:44 > 0:09:47is just a lot of moves and gesticulation and that's great,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49but the hardest thing is to work with a singer
0:09:49 > 0:09:50that is singing a ballad
0:09:50 > 0:09:53and teach them how to use their face and engage an audience.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Change your face.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Howard's pulling out a star performance,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59but smiling is just the start.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01They've still got a whole routine to learn.
0:10:01 > 0:10:07Arms up. One...two...three...four.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Let's try it with music.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Four, three, two, one.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23The sort of choreographer that we need for the Proms
0:10:23 > 0:10:25is not fancy and florid and exciting.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29We just need something synchronised, absolutely in formation
0:10:29 > 0:10:31nice and simple.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33..Seven...eight. Now walk.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36# Don't leave me now... #
0:10:36 > 0:10:37Go back, please.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40When you walk, it will happen.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44You don't need to look down to check it's going to happen.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48You will walk. You don't need to go...
0:10:48 > 0:10:51"Gareth, I'm walking! My legs are moving!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53"They're moving!"
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Head up and just walk.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Just walk.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03If he can get the choreography and the singing together, perfectly,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I think the performance will be really good.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09But it's a long way to go from right now.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Strong arms!
0:11:11 > 0:11:14The last time you're going to do it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17# We can rule the...
0:11:17 > 0:11:24- Two, three and... - # ..World. #
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Hey!
0:11:25 > 0:11:27It is actually starting to sink in now.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30We're a little way off where it needs to be for the Proms
0:11:30 > 0:11:33but it's starting to become a performance
0:11:33 > 0:11:35and that's all I really want.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42While half the group check out the technology on offer
0:11:42 > 0:11:44at one side of the venue...
0:11:44 > 0:11:49on the other side, things are getting serious.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54There's only seven days till Proms In The Park and less than 24 hours
0:11:54 > 0:11:58until the live radio performance to eight million people.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01It's time for Gareth to make the big decision.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02I've got to choose my soloist
0:12:02 > 0:12:05and I want to make sure that it's absolutely the right person
0:12:05 > 0:12:09and in order to do that, I'm going to re-audition every single one.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12It's a huge pressure on them to get it absolutely right
0:12:12 > 0:12:15and it's a massive responsibility for me to pick the right person.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18First to audition is Howard.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22I really want to get the Big Performance solo role
0:12:22 > 0:12:25because I just want to see that I can sing in front of more people
0:12:25 > 0:12:27than I have so far.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28- Hi, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Howard's fear of being laughed at
0:12:30 > 0:12:33because of his Tourette's used to hold him back.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35I don't get a single tic when I sing.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- Cos you suffer from Tourette's?- Yes.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41At the very end, I go bright red.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Really, and it all of a sudden comes on?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46And I get nervous and I try to run off stage.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Hi.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52Now, he's desperate to sing solo in front of 40,000 people.
0:12:52 > 0:13:00# A star so bright you blind me
0:13:00 > 0:13:03# Yeah, yeah... #
0:13:03 > 0:13:09Pretty good. I'm pretty impressed. Yeah. It's good. Nicely in tune.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Next, it's Emily's turn.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I'm scared in case I get the words wrong or mixed up.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Emily used to be so timid about singing,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20she'd only ever let her mum listen.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24# Twinkle, twinkle little... # I can't!
0:13:24 > 0:13:26You just did! You just did.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Can she show Gareth she's now ready to sing to thousands?
0:13:31 > 0:13:38- OUT OF TUNE: - # You light the skies up above me. #
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Yeah, shall we do it...
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Just start it again. I think you just got a bit confused on the first note.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45# You light. #
0:13:45 > 0:13:46One, two, three.
0:13:47 > 0:13:54- # You light the skies... # - That's it.- # Up above me. #
0:13:55 > 0:13:58She faltered and that's absolutely not what I'm looking for.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I need someone who gets it right first time,
0:14:01 > 0:14:02so whilst she has a lovely voice,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05I'm worried about whether she can deliver.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Can Oli deliver what Gareth's looking for?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11I'm Gareth...
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Oli's always been embarrassed about singing
0:14:13 > 0:14:16and had a unique way of dealing with it.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I can sing in front of anyone when I've got my eyes closed
0:14:19 > 0:14:23and I've got headphones on, so I can't hear or see anything.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26So, when you get that gig at Wembley Stadium, you'll do this...
0:14:26 > 0:14:30That technique won't please the crowds at the Proms.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Oli, tell me why you want to be the Big Performance soloist.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37I don't.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Really?
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Don't you have some small competitive urge...?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44- Not really.- No?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47OK. Let's have a listen to it.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51# Don't close your eyes
0:14:51 > 0:14:53# Don't fade away
0:14:53 > 0:14:56The fact is that he says that he doesn't want to do it.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I'm not going to make him.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00It's a shame cos he's got one of the strongest voices.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04I kind of want to get the soloist spot but I don't really want to
0:15:04 > 0:15:10then do the solo. That might sound like I'm selling out,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12but it's not, it's just...
0:15:12 > 0:15:13fear.
0:15:13 > 0:15:19It appears singing solo to 40,000 is one step too far for Oli.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Does Katie have what it takes?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I'm feeling really nervous
0:15:23 > 0:15:26because I need to prove to him that I can do this more than anyone,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29as he wasn't really that sure about me.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30When Gareth first met Katie,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34she was so shy she could barely make a sound.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38SHE WHISPERS
0:15:40 > 0:15:42# ..diamond in the sky... # Keep going.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45# Twinkle, twinkle...
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Now she wants 40,000 people to hear her sing solo.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55# Star, so bright
0:15:55 > 0:15:57# You blind me
0:15:57 > 0:15:59# Yeah, yeah... #
0:15:59 > 0:16:02YES! I'm SO pleased for her.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Whether she does the solo or not, that's a major success.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09This is the girl who cried buckets
0:16:09 > 0:16:13when I asked her to sing in public. Now she's standing in here
0:16:13 > 0:16:16and singing with confidence. I'm really happy for her.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Can Miriyah have the same effect?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I don't think words can explain how much I want the solo.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Are you Miriyah? I'm Gareth, hi.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Miriyah's lack of confidence has always held her back.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32What's the worst thing that's happened to you with singing?
0:16:32 > 0:16:33People used to make fun of me.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35That must have been very upsetting.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Yeah.- Hmm, OK.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Is it just about improving your voice?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41And being more confident.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Can she prove to Gareth she's now got what it takes
0:16:44 > 0:16:46to be his soloist?
0:16:50 > 0:16:55# You light the skies
0:16:55 > 0:16:59# Up above me... #
0:16:59 > 0:17:03I think Miriyah is absolutely fantastic, really confident.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Has really built right the way through this and worked hard.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08But she was a bit out of tune.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Really quite out of tune.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14So if she can sort that out by the performance,
0:17:14 > 0:17:15maybe.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17But like that wasn't good enough.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Auditions over, now Gareth has to choose who will sing solo
0:17:23 > 0:17:27in front of 40,000 people at Britain's largest outdoor concert
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Proms In The Park.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36No, possibly, possibly.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38While Gareth deliberates,
0:17:38 > 0:17:42there's anticipation amongst the group as they sit and wait.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Shall we all say who we think the soloist will be?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47I think Oli.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48OK.
0:17:48 > 0:17:5250% Emily and 50% Katie.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54I think it could be Katie or Miriyah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I think I've decided.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00It comes down... It really comes down to one person.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02And they've got the right voice, I think.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07I hope it's the right decision, I hope they can handle it.
0:18:07 > 0:18:13After 10 weeks of singing training, it all comes down to this moment.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Who will be the big performing soloist?
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Hello.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22OK, I know who is going to be singing a solo at Proms In The Park.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25The person who is going to be singing
0:18:25 > 0:18:29in front of 40,000 people
0:18:29 > 0:18:30is...
0:18:38 > 0:18:40..Miriyah.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- YES! Thank you! - Very, very, very well done.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48You did absolutely brilliantly, really, really good.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Yes, yes, yes! Thank you!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Thank you SOOOO much!
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I'm really happy for Miriyah,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00cos she's wanted it SO bad.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02I feel a little bit disappointed
0:19:02 > 0:19:04that I didn't get the solo
0:19:04 > 0:19:07but Miriyah did but I'm happy for Miriyah in a way.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I'm really pleased for Miriyah.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11I think the right person got it,
0:19:11 > 0:19:12she's very confident
0:19:12 > 0:19:15and she's got a really brilliant voice and I hope she does well.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I know Miriyah can deliver the goods under pressure
0:19:18 > 0:19:21and that's why I've picked her.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30The soloist has been chosen
0:19:30 > 0:19:32but there's still a lot of work to be done
0:19:32 > 0:19:35to get the whole group ready for Proms In The Park.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39They're about to go and rehearse with an 80-piece orchestra.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41If you've never sung with an 80-piece orchestra,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44it's like nothing else.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48If you miss where you are supposed to start the song with an orchestra,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50they are not going to wait for you.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54They will carry on playing and we will be all at sea.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56An orchestra bends to no-one.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02This is the home of the London Symphony Orchestra.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Artists from pop stars to the very top classical musicians
0:20:06 > 0:20:09have performed here. Now it's your turn.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13You're going to be rehearsing with the orchestra you'll be singing with
0:20:13 > 0:20:15at Proms In The Park. Let's go rehearse.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18The BBC Concert Orchestra is on a very tight schedule.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Gareth and his group have just 15 minutes with them
0:20:22 > 0:20:25to rehearse something they've been working towards for 10 weeks.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28That is the BBC Concert Orchestra.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33The conductor will stand in the middle,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35you'll stand in front.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38When I first walked in and saw all those instruments,
0:20:38 > 0:20:42I was like, OK! This seems much more than I expected.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Remember all the things we've done in rehearsal,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50about enjoying it, using your face, singing out,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52really, really concentrating.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04# You light the sky
0:21:04 > 0:21:07# Up above me
0:21:10 > 0:21:14# Don't close your eyes
0:21:14 > 0:21:17# Don't fade away
0:21:17 > 0:21:20# Don't fade away
0:21:20 > 0:21:22# Oh-oh...
0:21:22 > 0:21:27With all these instruments, it's proving hard to concentrate.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33THEY SING OUT OF TUNE
0:21:33 > 0:21:37# Yeah, you and me we can ride on a star
0:21:37 > 0:21:40# If you stay by my side
0:21:40 > 0:21:48# We can rule the world... #
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I lost you a couple of times, yeah?
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Just drifted away.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56You've got be with me, concentrating the whole time.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Eyes on me and I need more faces.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Get the faces involved now and it'll be great on Saturday.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Really, really important to look involved.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07My mind expands thinking there's so many people there.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12I'm panicking in case something goes wrong and the orchestra stops.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15So it was like, nerve-wracking and everything.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19That's not all Miriyah needs to worry about.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Tomorrow morning, she'll be singing solo live on the radio.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28I'm just concerned that we're not putting on a performance.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31People listening at home on the radio will be listening
0:22:31 > 0:22:34and if it doesn't sound good, they'll switch off.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36As night falls on London,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39there's no more Gareth can do but hope they find their voices
0:22:39 > 0:22:40for the morning.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- ON RADIO: - Good morning, welcome to Friday!
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Whoopididoo!
0:22:52 > 0:22:56The day of their live radio debut on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show
0:22:56 > 0:22:59to over 8 million listeners has arrived.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01They've been up since 6am getting ready
0:23:01 > 0:23:04and it's certainly taken its toll.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06I've never gotten up so early in my life.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10I've never sang so early in front of so many people.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11It is so early in the morning,
0:23:11 > 0:23:13it's really hard to stay awake.
0:23:13 > 0:23:19I don't think we're nervous, I think it's just cos we're a bit tired.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Gareth, however, is more than aware of the task at hand.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26I think it's really important that we do a good performance this morning.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Even though it's early and there are millions of people listening,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32and it's one of the biggest radio shows in the UK.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33We've got to turn it on.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Singing on the radio means sounding good is more important than ever.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44This is a big moment. We're about to perform to millions of people
0:23:44 > 0:23:47on the radio, so we need to be warmed up, ready.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48This has GOT to be good.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52# Ahhh...
0:23:52 > 0:23:54# Euhhhh...
0:23:54 > 0:23:57# Ooooh... #
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- JINGLE: - # Chris Evans Breakfast Show. #
0:24:00 > 0:24:01Good morning, Britain.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Welcome to another day here on Planet Earth.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06It's 7.40.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11I know you can't see the audience but they're out there.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Just make sure you really concentrate and give it your all.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Sing your best, try your hardest, if you do that,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20then we can all be happy.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Good luck.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26There's a girl called Miriyah, we're going to check her out.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28She's going to sing solo!
0:24:28 > 0:24:29Blimey, Charlie!
0:24:29 > 0:24:33That's coming up, which is why we're not having a top ten today.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37But what a worthy reason to bypass it.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39There's nothing more Gareth can do.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43There's just moments to go until they are live to the nation.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45All right? Is everybody tired?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- Yes!- Ha-ha!
0:24:49 > 0:24:55This is it. They're live. There's no second chances.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Blondie, Heart Of Glass, BBC Radio 2. It's Friday morning,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01September 10, 2010.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Very special morning.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Every morning's special but particularly today,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08for the stars of the Big Performance,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12a brand new CBBC TV show. Morning, children!
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Morning!
0:25:13 > 0:25:14How are we today?
0:25:14 > 0:25:15Fine!
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Morning, Gareth.- Morning. - How you doing?- Mildly nervous.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23Miriyah, your super solo, you must be extra nervous.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26I'm really nervous but I'll do it anyway.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27OK. Good luck with this.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Gareth, it's over to you.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30GARETH PLAYS KEYBOARD
0:25:30 > 0:25:35# You light the skies
0:25:35 > 0:25:39# Up above me...
0:25:40 > 0:25:46# A star so bright...
0:25:46 > 0:25:48# You blind me
0:25:48 > 0:25:50# Yeah
0:25:50 > 0:25:54# You saved my soul
0:25:54 > 0:25:57# Don't leave me now
0:25:57 > 0:25:59# Don't leave me now
0:25:59 > 0:26:01# Oh-oh
0:26:01 > 0:26:04# Hey, you and me we can ride on a star
0:26:04 > 0:26:07# If you stay with me now
0:26:07 > 0:26:13# We can rule the world... #
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- CANNED APPLAUSE - Superb! That was absolutely brilliant!
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Spine-tingling! How you doing at the back, Howard? Enjoy it?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Yeah!- Rock and roll!
0:26:22 > 0:26:23Bye, children.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Bye!
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Radio 2, don't forget. It's better than Radio 1, all right, you got it?
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Let's hear it, Radio 2!
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Radio 2!- Radio 2!
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Radio 2!- Like you mean it!
0:26:34 > 0:26:36RADIO 2!
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Got it, thanks!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40That was really good. I think it went well, don't you?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43I dunno, it seemed to pass in a blur.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Felt good.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Miriyah, my goodness.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Did she get it right!
0:26:48 > 0:26:51When we first started singing...
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Yes! Really happy, so proud of them.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57I was proud of everyone and of myself, too.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01I didn't think I was going to do it or anybody else, either.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I can't believe, I can't believe where we've got to.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07I feel ready for Proms In The Park now.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11We're nervous, Miriyah's nervous.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- Even Gareth's nervous. - Reality kicks in
0:27:14 > 0:27:17as the group catch their first glimpse of Proms In The Park.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Right to the back, it will be full of people.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24And as they get used to their new celebrity status...
0:27:24 > 0:27:26This is sick!
0:27:28 > 0:27:31..will they put into practice their newly-learned skills?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34What has happened to the actions?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Or will it all fall apart?
0:27:37 > 0:27:4211 weeks of work and it all comes down to 3 minutes on that stage.
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