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 > 0:00:10Two soloists - Chris and Ollie.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13..must undergo their toughest performance challenges...
0:00:13 > 0:00:15You must be EXTRA nervous.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Oh! I'm still shaking. I don't know why.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21..to face their ultimate fear -
0:00:21 > 0:00:24singing to a crowd of 40,000 people!
0:00:24 > 0:00:27There's enough people there to eat you alive.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31I can't explain how I feel, just REALLY scared.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Could you do it?
0:00:32 > 0:00:35This is The Big Performance.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04These 10 children have never sung in public before.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08They're so shy, they can't even sing in front of their parents.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Yeah, I'm feeling nervous.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14But in just nine weeks, they will have to perform
0:01:14 > 0:01:17at one of Britain's biggest outdoor concerts and one of them...
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- # La- La- La... #
0:01:20 > 0:01:22..will be chosen to sing the solo.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25I'm really bad. I won't be able to do it.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27They are so nervous,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I'm not sure they could get up in front of people
0:01:30 > 0:01:32and pull off a good performance.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36The task of turning the terrified 10 into first-class performers
0:01:36 > 0:01:39falls to top choirmaster Gareth Malone.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43He's turned the most unlikely singers into seasoned performers,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47but he's never had to deal with such a reluctant group before.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- What's happened? - I don't want to do it.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- SOBBING:- I don't want to do it.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57To prepare these nervous singers for the performance of their lives,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Gareth will be taking them on a musical tour of the country.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Last week, at a top recording studio, they just about found
0:02:06 > 0:02:10the courage to sing their first solos in front of each other.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Can I start again?
0:02:11 > 0:02:16And it was obvious just how big a challenge Gareth has taken on.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Not one person
0:02:17 > 0:02:21that I know would want to pay to see them sing at the moment.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Today, The Big Performance tour bus is heading south
0:02:30 > 0:02:33to Katie and Annabel's home town of Bournemouth.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37It's got sand, sea and more importantly - soul.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40GARETH: There's a theme for this week's big performance
0:02:40 > 0:02:42and it is soul music.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45And as I told you last week, every single week
0:02:45 > 0:02:49somebody is going to be doing a solo and this week, it is...
0:02:50 > 0:02:53..Katie and Annabel.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57My favourite type of music is R&B and country
0:02:57 > 0:02:59and my favourite place to sing is the shower.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02My favourite type of music is pop.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03My favourite artists
0:03:03 > 0:03:05are Justin Bieber and Cheryl Cole.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Last time, Katie showed signs of having a good voice,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13but is she ready to sing on her own in front of an audience?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15I'm not good enough to do a solo yet.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20Twin sister Annabel is equally lacking in confidence.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I think I'm really bad. I don't think I'll be able to do it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I'm really hoping they both are going to be able
0:03:25 > 0:03:29to get over their fear and start to put some heart into their singing.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31They really need to lose their inhibitions
0:03:31 > 0:03:33and soul singing's perfect for that.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35# Do you like good music... #
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Soul music started in America in the 1960s
0:03:38 > 0:03:41and is a mix of gospel and rhythm and blues.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Beyonce, Duffy and Michael Jackson are all famous soul singers.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I don't actually know any songs by them.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53It sounds like those opera people. I can't sing opera.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Soul is an ambitious choice for this group.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58They don't even know what it is, but they'll learn.
0:03:58 > 0:04:04I really hope soul isn't like musical theatre or classics stuff.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06It's good for them to be able to sing with passion,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08and that's what soul's all about.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10It's about really giving emotion to the song.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18The first stop on the tour bus is somewhere very familiar to Gareth.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22'I brought you to this school for a very good reason.'
0:04:22 > 0:04:25This used to be my school, and it was right here
0:04:25 > 0:04:29that I did my first solos, my first duets,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31and I got really excited about music.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It was right here that it all started for me,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and I'm hoping it's going to all start for you this week in soul week.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39We're going to do a really, really good song.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44It's by the Jacksons, and it's called Can You Feel It.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48And, don't forget, Katie and Annabel, you two are doing the solos.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- COMPUTER:- # Can you feel it?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53# Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57# All the colours of the world should be... #
0:04:57 > 0:04:59This is a Michael Jackson classic,
0:04:59 > 0:05:01and as the group is already guessing,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03it's a tough tune to crack.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05What I want is, Can you feel it?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Can you feel it?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10No, I'm not convinced.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Soul is about putting absolutely everything into it.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Say "Can you feel it?" - Can you feel it?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16- More passion.- Can you feel it?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Can you feel it, yeah. - Can you FEEL it?- Yeah!
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Everyone!- Can you feel it?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I'm loving it! Can you do it while you sing?
0:05:24 > 0:05:29HE PLAYS THE CHORUS
0:05:29 > 0:05:32One, two, three.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34# Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36# Can you feel it? #
0:05:36 > 0:05:37OK, let's stand up.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41And what often happens when you sing is it's a little bit scary,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44and you feel like I can hear your individual voices.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I really can't.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I need you to take the plunge and really go for it.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Two, three.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- It's hard.- It's not hard. - It's too high.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55You have got to trust me.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59I am not going to make you look like an idiot.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02And I think that some of you are waiting for Simon Cowell
0:06:02 > 0:06:06to come out of the door, and this to turn into Britain's Got Talent,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08and me to go "Err!" That's not what this is about.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Let's stand up, cos you're all slouched in your chairs.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Stand up straight, let's try that.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14# Can you feel it?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17# Can you feel it? Can you feel it? #
0:06:17 > 0:06:19I'm getting some real passion there.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21I'm getting 90% from Chloe.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24I'm getting 10% less from all the rest of you. Go for it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I want to see it in your face.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28# Can you feel it?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31# Can you feel it? Can you feel it? #
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Isthaque was bang on the first note, well done.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36We're going to go over and over and over and over it again,
0:06:36 > 0:06:41because you are going to perform that song in here,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43in front of your first audience.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48And the audience is going to be members of my old school choir
0:06:48 > 0:06:50from this school.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I think I've chosen the shyest children in the whole of Britain,
0:06:53 > 0:06:54and they are struggling.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I'm scared. I'm scared of messing up,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59because if I mess up I won't be able to do it.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02I don't really want to sing at all because it's really scary.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05And if they'd put the worry out of their mind, concentrate,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08they'd be a lot better off.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11For the big performance at Proms In The Park,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14one of the ten will be chosen to sing a solo.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15At the end of today,
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Gareth will be judging Annabel's chances as high, medium, or low.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22You're worried? Why are you worried?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Because I'm singing the solo. - You are singing the solo,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27but it's going to be absolutely fine.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29We're going to sort it out right now.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31The best thing we can do is put the worry to one side.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33When Gareth first met Annabel at the audition,
0:07:33 > 0:07:38she was so worried about singing she couldn't do it at all.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Hey! Don't cry!
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Oh, sweetheart. It's absolutely fine.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Just was overwhelmed by the whole thing, by coming to sing to me,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50and she's obviously someone who's very timid about singing.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52HE PLAYS INTRO OK, and again. Ready?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- OK.- One, two, three.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55# Feel it in the air. #
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Good.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59# The wind is taking it everywhere. #
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- That's your solo.- Is that it?
0:08:01 > 0:08:02That's it.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04# Feel it in the air... #
0:08:04 > 0:08:08As this is the first solo, Gareth wants to keep it simple.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Good. Keep the energy up.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11You've gone into this, like, "urr."
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I want you to skip from here to here.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15I want you to go,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17# Feel it in the air
0:08:17 > 0:08:20# The wind is taking it everywhere. #
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- No!- Yeah, go. We'll do it together, here we go. One, two, three.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25- BOTH:- # Feel it in the air... #
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Yeah!
0:08:27 > 0:08:29# The wind is taking it everywhere #
0:08:29 > 0:08:31# Feel it in the air! #
0:08:31 > 0:08:32One, two, three.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- BOTH:- # Feel it in the air! # - Oh, you dropped it.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Gareth's tactic to take Annabel's mind off singing
0:08:37 > 0:08:38seems to be working.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40# Feel it in the air
0:08:40 > 0:08:43# The wind is taking it everywhere
0:08:43 > 0:08:44# Yeah. #
0:08:44 > 0:08:46When you do "Yeah," can you go... # Yeah! #
0:08:46 > 0:08:47# Yeah! #
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Oh, my gosh! We've found it!
0:08:49 > 0:08:51That's it! That's exactly what I want.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53She's quite sort of feisty.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55She's still a bit timid.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57If she just goes for it a bit more, it'll be really good.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00# Ooh-ooh-ooh! #
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Will twin-sister Katie follow Annabel's lead
0:09:03 > 0:09:05and rise to her solo challenge?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08They share the same birthday,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11same house, same outfits and same love of singing...
0:09:11 > 0:09:13at home, alone.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16But singing in front of someone else? Forget it!
0:09:16 > 0:09:17# Up above the... #
0:09:17 > 0:09:20(World so high. Like a...)
0:09:20 > 0:09:22# ..Diamond in the sky... # Keep going.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25# ..Twinkle twinkle... #
0:09:25 > 0:09:26(Little...)
0:09:26 > 0:09:29She's so nervous at the moment, but there's a voice there.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32'I'm going to sing solo in front of Gareth's old choir group'
0:09:32 > 0:09:37and I'm not feeling very happy about that.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38OK, I need energy. One, two...
0:09:38 > 0:09:40# If you look around
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- BOTH:- # The whole world's coming together now. #
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- It's too high for me.- It's not too high, you just sang it.- It is.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Katie, it's not too high. It's perfectly fine.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- Now, what I want you to do... See that fan over there?- Yeah.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Aim it at the fan, sing to the fan. Here we go. One, two, three.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57# If you look around
0:09:57 > 0:10:00BOTH: # The whole world's coming together now. #
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Why do you keep looking at me to see if it's all right?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Cos it's not all right. - Why is it not all right?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Cos.- Why? Cos why?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10You just need to go for it!
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Risk getting it wrong. Take a risk, take a gamble,
0:10:13 > 0:10:15and go for it. Big smile.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- One, two...- # If you look around... #
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Katie's fear of sounding stupid is a real barrier.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Gareth's got a plan to distract her.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Come over here.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27I'm going to pass them to you. You're going to make a pile and we'll sing.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29# If you look around
0:10:29 > 0:10:31# The whole world's... # Bit of energy!
0:10:31 > 0:10:33# ..Together now... # Stack the chairs AND sing.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34# ..Yeah!
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- BOTH:- # If you look around
0:10:36 > 0:10:39# The whole world's coming together now... #
0:10:39 > 0:10:40- More energy! - # ..Yeah! #
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Pass them back.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42# If you look around
0:10:42 > 0:10:46# The whole world's coming together now... #
0:10:46 > 0:10:47- Much better! - # ..Yeah! #
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- More energy! - # If you look around... #
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Throw the chairs at me!
0:10:50 > 0:10:53# ..The whole world's coming together now! #
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Both Katie and Annabel are really inhibited
0:10:55 > 0:10:57and don't want to show any personality,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59they want to just be ignored,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02and I'm asking them to smile and open up and really perform,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04and they're finding that really hard.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11And go!
0:11:11 > 0:11:13# Spread the word and try to teach the man
0:11:13 > 0:11:15# Who's hating on his brother... #
0:11:17 > 0:11:20It takes more than learning words and hitting notes
0:11:20 > 0:11:22to pull off a soul-worthy performance.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Gareth wants his proteges to see how the professionals do it.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32'Welcome to the Pier Theatre. I've brought you here because this week'
0:11:32 > 0:11:37is all about soul and I want you to really get into soul music
0:11:37 > 0:11:41and to understand the kind of effort that you need to put into soul
0:11:41 > 0:11:43and the kind of style that you need to sing with.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46In order to do that, I brought a couple of friends with me.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50# Oooh higher
0:11:52 > 0:11:55# Ooh-ooh-ooh higher
0:11:55 > 0:11:58# Your love's lifting me higher
0:11:58 > 0:12:04# Than I've ever been lifted before
0:12:04 > 0:12:05# You know your love
0:12:05 > 0:12:07# Your love keeps lifting me
0:12:07 > 0:12:09# Keeps on lifting me
0:12:09 > 0:12:10# Higher
0:12:10 > 0:12:13# Lifting me higher and higher
0:12:13 > 0:12:15# It'll take an eternity to break us
0:12:15 > 0:12:18# Hum hum hum. #
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Hooray! What do you reckon?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Really good!- They are, aren't they? This is The Love Soul Choir.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Shall we go and meet them?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28'When I first saw The Love Soul Choir, I thought,'
0:12:28 > 0:12:32"They're going to be really good," and when I heard them,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34it wasn't good - they were amazing!
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Thank you! We need to get on with our rehearsal
0:12:37 > 0:12:39and a couple of you are staying to give us a hand?
0:12:39 > 0:12:43The Love Soul Choir has definitely enthused our group musically,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45but actions speak louder than words
0:12:45 > 0:12:47and we need to get some soulful moves
0:12:47 > 0:12:49into our timid singers' performances.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52# All the colours of the world should be
0:12:52 > 0:12:55# Loving each other wholeheartedly... #
0:12:55 > 0:12:57The girls take on the dance moves,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59but there's stiff competition from the boys.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01# Can you feel it?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03# Doo-doo-doo... #
0:13:03 > 0:13:04One, two three...
0:13:04 > 0:13:07# Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09# Can you feel it?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Isthaque's certainly feeling something!
0:13:11 > 0:13:14OK, then it's Katie's solo.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17This is the moment Katie's been dreading.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19# ..The whole world's coming together now. #
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Give it your best shot.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- QUIETLY:- # If you look around
0:13:23 > 0:13:26# The whole world's coming together now... #
0:13:26 > 0:13:29I will need to do it in a lower pitch.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31I wish I could do it higher like my sister,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33but I don't think I can.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Katie, are you OK?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37KATIE SNIFFLES
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Oh... Hey, hey, hey!
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- I don't want you to cry. - All right, Katie?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Yeah, come and lend a hand.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Hey, what's the matter?
0:13:48 > 0:13:49What's the matter?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Can I please sing it in a lower pitch?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57It's not that high. You can do it. I've heard you several times.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00I don't think Katie should have been upset - her voice is pretty good.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Trust me, it will be OK.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Yeah? Do you believe me?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- Are you going to give it a go?- Mm-hm.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11Gareth knows she can do it. Now all Katie needs is faith in herself.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15I'd like to be able to sing in front of people without getting upset,
0:14:15 > 0:14:16but I don't think I can.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21It's only the rehearsal.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Katie needs to get through this if she has any hope of
0:14:24 > 0:14:27singing in front of Gareth's school choir later today.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28# It's all right
0:14:28 > 0:14:32# Take a message to your brother and tell him twice... #
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Katie's made it back on stage.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Will she finally find her voice?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40# If you look around
0:14:40 > 0:14:44# The whole world's coming together now
0:14:44 > 0:14:45# Yeah.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- ALL:- # Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50# Can you feel it? #
0:14:50 > 0:14:54It's a big step in the right direction.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55Can her twin follow suit?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57# Feel it in the air
0:14:57 > 0:15:00# The wind is taking it everywhere... #
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Well done! Yeah!
0:15:01 > 0:15:04When you go, "Yeah," put your fist in the air and go, "Yeah!"
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- I'm not doing that!- Yeah! Do it, do it! It'll be brilliant!
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- Yeah!- Yeah!- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:15:10 > 0:15:11- Yeah!- Yeah.- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I think they really came on leaps and bounds this afternoon.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15(It was brilliant!)
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Really good. I'm so proud of Katie, cos she was so frightened
0:15:19 > 0:15:22and although she sang so very, very, very quietly,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24she did it.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Group hug!- Group hug!- Wey-hey!
0:15:26 > 0:15:28'This has proved that this is about fun,'
0:15:28 > 0:15:31about enjoying it, about putting something in, yes,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33but getting something out as well.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Rehearsals over, Gareth has one final surprise for the group.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44It's time to meet a local boy
0:15:44 > 0:15:47who's achieved worldwide fame as a soul singer.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51I've organised for a workshop with somebody really special.
0:15:51 > 0:15:58This person has sold over 13 million records worldwide!
0:15:59 > 0:16:03They're going to help you to really get some emotion into your singing
0:16:03 > 0:16:04and it is...
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Craig David.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09# Listen to your heart Hear what it's saying... #
0:16:09 > 0:16:1229-year-old Craig David was born down the road in Southampton
0:16:12 > 0:16:15and is now one of Britain's most successful soul singers.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20He's had 12 Brit nominations and won four MOBO Awards
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and celebrity fans include P Diddy and J-Lo.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24- Are you excited?- Yes!
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Let's go and meet him!
0:16:29 > 0:16:31I've got some very, very shy kids
0:16:31 > 0:16:34who are, at the moment, singing a little bit robotically
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- and who need to put their heart and soul into it.- OK.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38I'm hoping you can help me out.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41# I met this girl on Monday
0:16:41 > 0:16:43# Took her for a drink on Tuesday
0:16:43 > 0:16:46# And on Thursday and Friday and Saturday
0:16:46 > 0:16:48# We chilled on Sunday. #
0:16:48 > 0:16:52APPLAUSE Hey! We like, we like!
0:16:52 > 0:16:54The great thing is, for me, I've found,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56is to find...some emotion.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Lyrically, to touch the lyrics of the song.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Five minutes to come up with something you want to write about.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06It might be a happy memory, might be something you're sad about.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Off you go.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09The task of writing their own poem
0:17:09 > 0:17:12should get the group connecting real emotion to their words,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15especially with a superstar mentor on hand.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Soul music for me is very simple,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20it's just singing songs from the heart,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22it's...not having to think about it.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23What's yours about, Emily?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Gun shots at night. - Gun shots in the night?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Wow! Do you actually hear them? Really?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31The hardest thing as a songwriter is to open up
0:17:31 > 0:17:34and talk about something that is personal, you know.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35This is really good
0:17:35 > 0:17:38because you've focused on something you've experienced yourself.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- What's it called?- Em, Believing.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- What are you believing in?- That's what I'm trying to figure out.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47When Gareth first met Chris,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50his insecurities were destroying his confidence.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54I get bullied about my hair colour,
0:17:54 > 0:18:00freckles, because I'm small, em...
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I get called names.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Just that, really.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Do you believe you're a good singer?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- No.- OK.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17When I was 12, I was still learning if I could sing, if I couldn't sing.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19I was listening to different artists
0:18:19 > 0:18:22and that was the one thing that made me feel passionate -
0:18:22 > 0:18:26I believed. When people told me, "Maybe you're not a good singer,"
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I believed I could sing, I could sing,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31and then one day, it all starts to...
0:18:31 > 0:18:33sort of happen and you think,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35"Wow, I believed in myself and it happened."
0:18:35 > 0:18:37I think if you start working on
0:18:37 > 0:18:40thinking of things that you believe in yourself,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43because all this is about believing in yourself.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Can the group impress Gareth and Craig
0:18:46 > 0:18:49with their first attempt at writing from the heart?
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Well done, everyone. You've come up with some really good lyrics
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and I'd really like to hear them.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58I want you to read it with real emotion.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I'm going to write it all in song.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Hey, maybe not today,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04maybe tomorrow when I'm away.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I wake up in the morning and I feel like going back to sleep
0:19:08 > 0:19:09even though I'm not tired.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13You get mugged and you cry, it's better than the fact that you die.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16You've got to look at those lyrics you've written,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19think about what you're trying to say. We can all shout the words,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21"Can you feel it, can you feel it?"
0:19:21 > 0:19:24It's like, well, I don't really feel what you're saying.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26If we're like, "CAN YOU FEEL IT? YO!"
0:19:26 > 0:19:29See, I'm talking to the brick wall, but you were feeling that.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33I think we all need a bit more of that passion, quite frankly.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36That Craig David passion. Let's thank Craig for coming.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37- THEY CLAP - Thank you.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41The workshop with Craig David was awesome. I want to do it again!
0:19:41 > 0:19:46He taught us how to be, like, have emotion when you're singing.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50When you're singing, you can't just say it. You have to mean it.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52# Ooh-ooh-ooh. #
0:19:52 > 0:19:56For some, the excitement of meeting a world-famous singer
0:19:56 > 0:19:58still hasn't worn off.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00We saw Craig David in the park for free
0:20:00 > 0:20:02and people pay to see him in a concert
0:20:02 > 0:20:05where they can't actually see his face or hear his voice.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06Whoo! We saw him for free.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09That is the best thing that has ever happened! Whoo!
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Can I do some actions with my bit?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13What actions can we come up with for your bit?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15# If you look around
0:20:15 > 0:20:19# The whole world's coming together now. #
0:20:19 > 0:20:22With their first performance just hours away,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24there's one more stop Gareth wants to make.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30OK, everyone, you've probably noticed we're at a school.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32It is Katie and Annabel's school
0:20:32 > 0:20:35and we've come here because they're doing the solo today
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and I've got a bit of a challenge for you.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Ready?- Yeah.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Right, you two, come with me.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48So, Annabel, Katie, we've come to your school music department.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Have you got any idea why? - No.- To sing?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53To sing, definitely. You are going to be singing.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55In your music classroom, I've got some people
0:20:55 > 0:20:58who I want you to sing your solos to.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59It's some of your classmates.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07To be honest, I think it all hangs on who's in there.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I think it will be pretty hard to sing in front of us.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13If it's a boy that I know and am good friends with, I wouldn't mind,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15but if it's a boy kind of boy...
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- ANNABEL:- Boys would be too much cos they criticise you.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19They're going to... If I'm bad,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22they're going to spread it round the whole class.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Will Katie and Annabel have the guts to face their own personal fears
0:21:26 > 0:21:28and sing in front of their classmates?
0:21:28 > 0:21:32I have two singers who I think you know.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35'Can we give a huge, warm round of applause for...'
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Katie and Annabel!
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Two, three...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46One, two, three...
0:21:46 > 0:21:47# Can you feel... #
0:21:47 > 0:21:48We've started.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50KATIE WHISPERS
0:21:50 > 0:21:52# When you look around... #
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- That's it. OK, would you like to start again?- No!
0:21:54 > 0:21:56The audience are in, they're here!
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Ready and...
0:21:58 > 0:21:59One, two, three...
0:21:59 > 0:22:01# Can you feel it?
0:22:01 > 0:22:03# Can you feel it?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05# Can you feel it?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12# If you look around
0:22:12 > 0:22:16# The whole world's coming together now
0:22:16 > 0:22:17# Yeah
0:22:17 > 0:22:19# Can you feel it?
0:22:19 > 0:22:20# Can you feel it?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22# Can you feel it?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26# Feel it in the air
0:22:26 > 0:22:29# The wind is taking it everywhere
0:22:29 > 0:22:31# Yeah
0:22:31 > 0:22:32# Can you feel it?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35# Can you feel it?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37# Can you feel it?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40# Yeah, can you feel it? #
0:22:43 > 0:22:46They did it...after three attempts!
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Take the applause, bow.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51There'll be no second chances when they take to the stage later today
0:22:51 > 0:22:54in front of Gareth's old school choir.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Katie needs to believe in herself a bit more
0:22:56 > 0:22:58and Annabel just needs to be louder.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00She's got confidence, she just needs to be louder.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It was like really nice, proper singing.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06I'm proud of myself, yes. # I did it! #
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I'm feeling OK with myself, but there's still the big...
0:23:09 > 0:23:10bigger one to go, isn't there?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14I genuinely thought that Katie would crumble,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17but she did it and she has a nice voice!
0:23:17 > 0:23:19It sounded lovely and I think everyone could hear.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22If you just go for it, that would be really, really good.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24It's very tough.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25There's a lot to remember
0:23:25 > 0:23:29and there's more to soul than just singing the lyrics.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31I find that putting emotion into singing
0:23:31 > 0:23:35is something that you just try and delve into yourself.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Think about a time where you've felt
0:23:37 > 0:23:40the same as you need to feel in this song and make it real.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44It is about believing. If you believe, they'll believe.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Soul music does what it says on the tin,
0:23:46 > 0:23:48it really enriches the soul.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53The moment has come.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56There's no more soul training for these singers.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Can they feel it?
0:23:57 > 0:24:02I don't feel that confident because there are some dead high notes.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I'm sure people sitting at home think, "I could do that, easy,"
0:24:05 > 0:24:07but they come up here and do it...
0:24:07 > 0:24:11I mean, it's a lot harder than it looks.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It's show time!
0:24:19 > 0:24:23The audience is in and there's one final pep talk from Gareth.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26I really want you to go for this performance.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28You've got one chance to get it right.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31When you're up on stage at the end of this,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34in front of 40,000 people, there'll be no second chances,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36I want you to get used to that.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39We'll go out there and do it right first time, won't we?
0:24:39 > 0:24:40- ALL:- Yes.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41Fantastic. Let's go.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44This is the first time the group has performed
0:24:44 > 0:24:46in front of people they don't know.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Gareth's old school choir has real credentials as performers,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52having sung to hundreds of people before.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57This performance is doubly important for twins Katie and Annabel.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Gareth will be assessing their suitability
0:24:59 > 0:25:02for the solo spot at Proms In The Park.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03(One, two, three.)
0:25:03 > 0:25:06# Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08# Can you feel it?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16# If you look around
0:25:16 > 0:25:20# The whole world's coming together now
0:25:20 > 0:25:21# Yeah
0:25:21 > 0:25:25# Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
0:25:25 > 0:25:26# Can you feel it?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28# Feel it in the air
0:25:28 > 0:25:32# The wind is taking it everywhere
0:25:32 > 0:25:33# Yeah
0:25:33 > 0:25:37# Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39# Can you feel it?
0:25:40 > 0:25:43# Spread the word and try to teach the man
0:25:43 > 0:25:45# Who's hating on his brother
0:25:45 > 0:25:47# When hate won't do
0:25:48 > 0:25:49# Can you feel it?
0:25:49 > 0:25:53# Can you feel it? Can you feel it? #
0:25:56 > 0:25:57APPLAUSE
0:25:57 > 0:26:01The group has managed to perform to their first ever audience,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04but they're a long way off having the confidence
0:26:04 > 0:26:06to sing in front of 40,000 people at Proms In The Park.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08When I was doing the performance,
0:26:08 > 0:26:12I just got less nervous and just more confident
0:26:12 > 0:26:14and I wasn't scared at the end.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Everybody was really pleased that I did do it
0:26:17 > 0:26:20and everybody was patting me on the back and saying, "Well done."
0:26:20 > 0:26:21It was brilliant!
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I didn't really get in my, "Yeah!" But, em, I did it.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34That wasn't the greatest performance I've ever seen,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37but for them to go and perform to that small group
0:26:37 > 0:26:38was very, very frightening.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42It was the equivalent of going out in front of Wembley Stadium.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44We've got Proms In The Park coming up.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46I would say that Katie and Annabel
0:26:46 > 0:26:49both have a low chance of being the soloist
0:26:49 > 0:26:51because they are so nervous at the moment.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I'm not sure they could get up in front of that many people
0:26:54 > 0:26:56and pull off a really good performance.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Being the first soloists,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01they now have nine weeks to improve and impress Gareth.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Oh, I can't do it.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Next time on The Big Performance, Gareth turns up the heat...
0:27:10 > 0:27:11- CRYING:- I don't want to do it.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15..as the group takes on show tunes...
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I don't think singing is like the done thing for boys.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23..and perform in front of their first professional audience.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24'It's a difficult song.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26'They've got to work hard,'
0:27:26 > 0:27:28but if they're spending their whole time worrying,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30they'll never get there.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33# Aaah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
0:27:33 > 0:27:35# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:27:35 > 0:27:38# Yeah-eah
0:27:38 > 0:27:39# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:27:39 > 0:27:43# Aaah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Whoa-oh! #
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