0:00:02 > 0:00:04Ten kids, terrified of singing in public...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Hey! Don't cry.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07- What's happened? - I don't want to do it.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Two soloists, Chris and Oli.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13..must undergo the toughest performance challenges...
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- You must be extra nervous?- Aaargh!
0:00:16 > 0:00:18I'm still shaking. I don't know why.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19..to face their ultimate fear...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21CROWD CHEERS
0:00:21 > 0:00:24..singing 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.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45# Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
0:00:45 > 0:00:46# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# Yeah
0:00:49 > 0:00:51# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:00:51 > 0:00:54# Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah... #
0:00:58 > 0:01:00In just eight weeks,
0:01:00 > 0:01:03these ten boys and girls will be performing at one of Britain's
0:01:03 > 0:01:07biggest outdoor concerts, Proms In The Park.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Only one man can make this happen,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13award-winning choirmaster Gareth Malone.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I find it really upsetting when young people say that they can't sing.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I really want to change that.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22To build their confidence, he's taking this desperately shy group
0:01:22 > 0:01:25on a musical journey around the country,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28all on board their very own luxury tour bus.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Last week they stopped at Bournemouth.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32The group attempted a Michael Jackson classic.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- Hard.- It's not hard.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39But extreme stage fright threatened their first performance.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Hey, hey, I don't want you to cry.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Today, the kids must sing in front of professional entertainers.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- CRYING:- I don't want to do it.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49# Somewhere over...
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Can a real-life Dorothy save the day?
0:01:51 > 0:01:53You CAN sing, Chloe.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55You really need to believe in yourself now.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05The Big Performance tour bus is heading west to Somerset,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07and the seaside town of Minehead.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Each week, one of the group has to try out for the coveted solo spot.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Whose turn is it today?
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Right, everybody. Today, the soloist this week is...
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Chloe.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25NERVOUS LAUGHTER
0:02:25 > 0:02:27My favourite type of music is hip-hop.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31The favourite place I like to sing is in my bedroom in the mirror.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36My favourite song is JLS, The Club Is Alive With The Sound Of Music.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Local girl Chloe proved to Gareth she can sing during her debut solo.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45# Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air... #
0:02:45 > 0:02:48But she was too scared to acknowledge the audience.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50# I know I can count on you... #
0:02:50 > 0:02:54To help Chloe find the confidence to engage with the audience,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Gareth's decided this week's musical challenge is show tunes.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Chloe's got bags of personality, lots of sparkle in real life.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04But as soon as she gets on stage that all seems to disappear.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05So I think show tunes is perfect.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I think I'm going to give it a good try,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09but it's going to be really hard.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13What I'm looking for is stage presence, cos show tunes is all about
0:03:13 > 0:03:16really putting on a big show, giving it loads of energy.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21Today's stop on the tour bus is the holiday resort of Butlins,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24where Gareth hopes the group will learn all about show tunes
0:03:24 > 0:03:28from the experts. But he's got to get them in the right mood first.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Who wants to go on a ride?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- ALL:- Me!
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Good luck! Have a great time!
0:03:40 > 0:03:45Oh, my goodness! It looks awful!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47SCREAMING
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- Again!- Again?
0:03:49 > 0:03:50- Yeah!- Again!- You're mad.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52They're so excited, they're delirious.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55And they've got this energy because we're here,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58and they need to put that into their singing.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04I've brought you here because I want you to learn about show tunes,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08and these guys really know about stage presence. Take a look at this.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11# You can't stop an avalanche
0:04:11 > 0:04:14# As it races down the hill
0:04:14 > 0:04:17# You can try to stop the seasons, girl
0:04:17 > 0:04:20# But you know you never will... #
0:04:20 > 0:04:22These professional entertainers are required to put on
0:04:22 > 0:04:26a high-energy performance like this in front of thousands of guests
0:04:26 > 0:04:28numerous times a day.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29# ..my way
0:04:29 > 0:04:31# You can't stop the beat... #
0:04:31 > 0:04:35What's wonderful about these guys is that they know how to turn it on
0:04:35 > 0:04:36and give it all their energy.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40# You can't stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky... #
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I really hope we'll get a more energetic performance today,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46because last time they were really inhibited and very scared,
0:04:46 > 0:04:48and I want them to enjoy it.
0:04:48 > 0:04:55# You can't stop the beat
0:04:55 > 0:04:56# Stop the beat! #
0:04:56 > 0:05:00That is what I expect from you when you perform
0:05:00 > 0:05:03in here to a group of them.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08So far, the trainee singers have sung in front of each other...
0:05:08 > 0:05:12# Where with love... #
0:05:12 > 0:05:15..and Gareth's old school choir.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17# Can you feel it?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19# Can you feel it...? #
0:05:19 > 0:05:22But this will be their first professional audience.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23Chloe, you've got the solo.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- Are you going to be able to match that level of pizzazz?- No.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28No?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30After seeing the performance,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33it's made me feel even more nervous about singing.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40For their performance later today
0:05:40 > 0:05:43in front of the professional entertainers,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46the group will be singing a well-known show tune.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48# ..tip of the lips. #
0:05:48 > 0:05:51OK. The song is from one of, probably,
0:05:51 > 0:05:56the most famous musical ever written, The Wizard Of Oz,
0:05:56 > 0:05:57If I Only Had A Heart.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- That's by the Tin Man. - By the Tin Man, exactly.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Stand up and do all that for me.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04One, two, three.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06# When a man's an empty kettle... #
0:06:06 > 0:06:09If I Only Had A Heart tells the story of the Tin Man.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13It's a tough song to sing. They need to deliver it with stage presence,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16and rather appropriately, heart.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18# ..if I only had a heart. #
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I am a bit disappointed about the song,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25cos I'm not a quiet person and I like just to dance a bit.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27It's not exactly a song that you can jump around to.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30It's really important that you take it seriously
0:06:30 > 0:06:32and you try it, and you don't give it half energy.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37Look how much energy I'm giving, and I get back maybe this much.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Really need loads of energy. One, two, three.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41# Just because I'm presuming... #
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I think they've learnt from seeing the professionals.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46I think they know what they need to do,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48but they can't yet bring themselves to do it.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Gareth's determined to find out who isn't putting in the effort.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I'd like to hear "picture me" from different people. Here we go.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Chloe, on your own. One, two, three.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00# Picture me, a balcony. #
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Jordan, on your own.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- # Picture me, a balcony. # - Emily and Isthaque together.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07# Picture me... #
0:07:07 > 0:07:10'They are still so nervous, they're so timid.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12'And that means they have no presence whatsoever.'
0:07:12 > 0:07:17They're not able to just sing out, and stand up, and relax.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Oli and Katie.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22# Picture me, a balcony. #
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Katie, were you singing? - I was whisper singing.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27It's show tune week. I need to hear it.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32Last week, Katie finally overcame her extreme shyness,
0:07:32 > 0:07:34and shone in her solo performance.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Today, it looks like she's back to square one.
0:07:39 > 0:07:45Katie, I heard you screaming at the top of your lungs on the fairground.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I know you can do it. Let's hear it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48Two, three.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53GARETH PLAYS THE TUNE ON PIANO
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Why do you think I want you to sing it?
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- Why do you think I want you to go? Because I'm mean?- Yeah!
0:07:59 > 0:08:02No. I want to see that you can do it. One, two, three.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- WHISPERS:- # Picture me, a balcony. #
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Louder!- I'm done. I'm finished. I've done it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I mean, Katie, I thought we'd got over that,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14got to the point where she could sing in front of everyone. Flat refusal.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18If people say, "I'm not going to sing," the whole thing falls apart.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- If we're here till 4.00pm... - Can I do it with someone?
0:08:21 > 0:08:22- No. I'm going to hear it. - It's not fair.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- VERY QUIETLY:- # Picture me, a balcony. #
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- There, I'm done. - OK. We'll leave it there.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32'I think this week I've taken a few steps back,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35'because it's not a great song for me as a person.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38'But I don't want to let anybody down.'
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Katie's nerves have a domino effect on the rest.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I'm going to basically lose my friends.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45You're going to lose all your friends? Do you really think...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- I'm getting more friends because of this.- Of course you are!
0:08:48 > 0:08:51You are going to get so much respect for doing this,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53so much respect, I promise you.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Are you going to be so put off by those people saying,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59"Oh, I don't think Oli SHOULD sing," that you're not going to do this?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Well, I don't think I'll have any friends left.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04I know that you're afraid about this, but the best way
0:09:04 > 0:09:08for you to counteract this fear is to go for it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10One, two, three!
0:09:10 > 0:09:14# Picture me, a balcony
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- # Above a voice sings low... # - Look involved!
0:09:18 > 0:09:20'My biggest problem is that they are'
0:09:20 > 0:09:24so worried about what's going to happen to them later on that
0:09:24 > 0:09:28they can't concentrate on learning the song. There's so much work to do.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31It's a difficult song. They've got to work hard,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34but if they're spending time worrying, they'll never get there.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37# ..I would stay young and chipper... #
0:09:37 > 0:09:39'It's all about confidence, and at the moment,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42'I don't have much of that.'
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I don't think singing is the done thing for boys.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47No offence, Gareth.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53# Picture me, a balcony... #
0:09:53 > 0:09:56In eight weeks, the group will be singing to 40,000 people
0:09:56 > 0:09:57at Proms In The Park.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01One of them will be picked to sing the solo.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04# ..how sweet! #
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Today it's Chloe's turn to try out for the spot.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Hi, Chloe.- Hiya.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11- How are you?- Good, thank you.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Gareth will be judging her chances later today
0:10:14 > 0:10:16as high, medium or low.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19When Gareth first met Chloe, she was so nervous,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22she couldn't even finish her audition song.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27# Gonna run while we're young and keep the faith. #
0:10:29 > 0:10:30I don't want to do no more.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Just a tiny bit more? No? Too scared?
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Yeah. Really scared.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Ready, and...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38HE PLAYS THE PIANO AS CHLOE SINGS AN ARPEGGIO
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Gareth believes Chloe has real potential
0:10:41 > 0:10:43and has picked a special role for her solo spot.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45How do you feel about playing Dorothy?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Well excited, because I didn't exactly want to be a Tin Man!
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- So, Dorothy better than Tin Man?- Yeah.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53We are singing the Tin Man song, but I think it'd be nice
0:10:53 > 0:10:56if, in our performance, you're Dorothy
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- and everyone else is a Tin Man.- OK. - Let's try it.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02# Said a tin man rattling his gibs
0:11:02 > 0:11:05# To a straw man Sad and weary-eyed... #
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Chloe's got bags of personality,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10and at the moment she is frozen and terrified,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13and I want to loosen her up and get her enjoying herself.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Gareth has a plan to transfer
0:11:15 > 0:11:18some of her sparkly personality into her performance.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21..you are a children's entertainer and I want you to tell me the words
0:11:21 > 0:11:23and I want you to imagine that I'm five.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- LOUDER AND CLEARER: - # Said a tin man rattling his gibs
0:11:27 > 0:11:30# To a straw man sad and weary-eyed... #
0:11:30 > 0:11:33After her earlier misgivings about the song,
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Chloe's finally starting to forget her nerves and have fun.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- What's this with the feet? You want to move, don't you?- No!
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Let's move around. Let's do it together.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46# Said a tin man rattling his gibs... #
0:11:46 > 0:11:49'Here, Chloe puts in loads of personality,'
0:11:49 > 0:11:53but if the rest of the group, with their rather terrified attitude,
0:11:53 > 0:11:54drag her back down,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58then we're going to lose a great opportunity to lift everyone up.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00When you give it a little sparkle,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02and your eyes and your face come alive,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05you are SO engaging. Everyone will want to watch you.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- You need to put all of that bubbly personality into your singing.- OK.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Can you do it?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13How will Chloe cope with Gareth's next challenge -
0:12:13 > 0:12:18singing in front of the coolest boys in her school?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Who's this?- My school mates and a boy in Year Nine.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30A first-rate show-tune performance
0:12:30 > 0:12:33needs more than just catchy lyrics.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36It's about putting on a show, and you can't do that if you're not moving.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39They need to learn choreography.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41I want this to be exciting, to draw in the audience.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Gareth has called in top dance teacher Lizzi Gee.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Hello!- Hello!
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Former choreographer for the musical Billy Elliot,
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Lizzi has the perfect credentials
0:12:51 > 0:12:54to help the group find their dancing feet.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Know much about the Tin Man?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- No.- OK, he's made by a tinsmith and they forgot to put a heart in him
0:12:59 > 0:13:02when he was made, which is why he sings this song.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04When it rains, he rusts, like you do if you're tin -
0:13:04 > 0:13:06you would rust if it rains.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Armed with suitable props,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Lizzi has devised a routine to bring their performance to life.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Dorothy, you've got to come along and make this Tin Man come to life.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Help him, because he's been like this for years!
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Fingers are going! Very good!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Then try and move that part. That's the one.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26It's like robotics. Very good.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29The thing about musical theatre is you add choreography
0:13:29 > 0:13:31and acting and movement and mime sometimes,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33so if you took the lyrics out, you could
0:13:33 > 0:13:36still understand what they're portraying.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38ALL: # I'd be tender, I'd be gentle
0:13:38 > 0:13:40# And awful sentimental
0:13:40 > 0:13:44# Regarding love and art
0:13:44 > 0:13:48# I'd be friends with the sparrows and the boy who shoots the arrows
0:13:48 > 0:13:50# If I only had a heart. #
0:13:50 > 0:13:52We need to do it with our voices, though.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55That's the hard thing about when you're doing musicals.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58It's not just singing and standing there on your own.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01You have to learn the acting and the singing. It's four
0:14:01 > 0:14:04or five different things you have to do at the same time.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Put it together, make a performance and take in the audience.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09'It's hard trying to mix'
0:14:09 > 0:14:10the words in with the moves,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13because you're going to do one thing and another
0:14:13 > 0:14:16and it's multitasking, and I'm not very good at that.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18LIZZIE: Imagine the birds.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21The song before we put the choreography in was like,
0:14:21 > 0:14:26"Yawn! Only had a heart." But now we've got choreography,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30we can really express the emotions in the song.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33# ..how sweet! #
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Lizzie's taught them a routine that helps them with the story,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39gets them in the mind of the Tin Man and Dorothy
0:14:39 > 0:14:43and also helps with the words. It's taking them through step by step.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- ALL: # If I only had a heart. # - A nice bow at the end.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Very good! Well done!
0:14:54 > 0:14:57To really bring the performance to life,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Gareth wants the group to discover the magic behind the Wizard Of Oz.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05I've got someone to help us. This person got to the final
0:15:05 > 0:15:07of BBC's Over The Rainbow,
0:15:07 > 0:15:12and she knows an awful lot about The Wizard Of Oz.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Shall we go and meet her? ALL:- Yeah!
0:15:14 > 0:15:15Come on! Let's go!
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- This is Sophie.- Hi, guys.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19Hello!
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Sophie Evans became a household name overnight
0:15:22 > 0:15:25when she wowed Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and the judges
0:15:25 > 0:15:28on the hit BBC show Over The Rainbow.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34# When all the world is a hopeless jumble... #
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Sophie spent ten weeks singing live in front of millions of viewers
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and knows all about performance nerves.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Stage presence is very important,
0:15:42 > 0:15:44and it's something I've struggled with,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47so I know exactly how the children are feeling,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50and it's something you need to have because it allows the audience
0:15:50 > 0:15:52to see that you are owning that stage.
0:15:52 > 0:15:58# Somewhere over the rainbow... #
0:15:58 > 0:16:00She's only five years older than
0:16:00 > 0:16:03some of them, and she's been through it.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06She understands what it's like to be criticised and then fight back
0:16:06 > 0:16:09and find your confidence in a public arena.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14# ..once in a lullaby. #
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Stage presence has been the main theme today.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23You've got to remember to connect with the audience
0:16:23 > 0:16:25and bring them into your performance
0:16:25 > 0:16:28and be confident and show them why you love singing
0:16:28 > 0:16:31and why they should be watching and paying attention to you.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- That's why, when she is singing, you want to watch, don't you?- Yeah.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38She stands there and thinks, "I can do this."
0:16:38 > 0:16:39You should be doing the same.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- You should be feeling...- I can't sing.- You CAN sing, Chloe. You can.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47You can sing. You really need to believe in yourself now.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50To realise that she's a real person just like them
0:16:50 > 0:16:52with real fears I think was really useful.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55I hope that they will now realise that they can do it too.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58So Chloe, I know you've got a solo performance later on,
0:16:58 > 0:17:02so I just want to tell you that Andrew always told me
0:17:02 > 0:17:04to lose your inhibitions
0:17:04 > 0:17:06and completely indulge yourself in the stage.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Try not to be nervous
0:17:08 > 0:17:11and really prove to those professional entertainers
0:17:11 > 0:17:13that you are brilliant and you can sing.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I'm supporting you, if that helps.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19So, just remember that you can do this, and you'll be fantastic.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Thanks for helping me.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Later today, the group will be singing If I Had A Heart
0:17:27 > 0:17:30in front of their first professional audience.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Is Chloe ready to be under the solo spotlight?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I think you need to face your fears. Come with me.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- Bye, Chloe!- Bye! - Tell us what happens!- Good luck!
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Waiting for Chloe are four boys from her school.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Not just any boys - the coolest boys.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Cos we're the boys,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52she's never sung in front of us, so she'll be really scared.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Chloe's probably really scared
0:17:54 > 0:17:57singing in front of me cos I'm three years older than her
0:17:57 > 0:18:00and I'm really involved with the performing arts at school.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03For Chloe, this is her worst nightmare.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05'I feel like they're going to laugh at me
0:18:05 > 0:18:07'and not appreciate my singing voice.'
0:18:07 > 0:18:10I feel I need to conquer that,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12but it's going to be really hard.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Come on in, I've got some people for you to sing to.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Oh, no!
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Who's this?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- Lewis, Brendan, Imran, Aaron. - And who are they?
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- My schoolmates and a boy in year nine!- A boy in year nine!
0:18:35 > 0:18:39'That was my biggest fear ever. It was horrible.'
0:18:39 > 0:18:41I hate singing in front of boys, it's scary!
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Are you OK?- No!
0:18:44 > 0:18:47'I think Chloe's going to really struggle with this.'
0:18:47 > 0:18:50She's really frightened of these boys.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54'These are the coolest boys in her school.'
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Tough.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58I want you to face your fears, and sing to them.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00'If she can get over this, I think it's going to be'
0:19:00 > 0:19:02plain sailing from here on in.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04PIANO INTRODUCTION
0:19:05 > 0:19:08I can't even remember any of the words!
0:19:08 > 0:19:09DISCORD
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Can I have a look at the words?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Yeah.- I'm too scared! - SHE INHALES DEEPLY
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Have a quick look.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22All right, fine. All right.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Face them.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29PIANO INTRODUCTION
0:19:33 > 0:19:34# Said a tin man... #
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Oh, I can't do it.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Yes, you can.- No, I can't.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Why not, Chloe?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Chloe.- I can't.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- You can, you can.- I can't.- Look.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47BOYS: Come on, Chloe!
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Look how supportive they are. You'll be fine.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52There's nothing to be scared of.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Let's try it again, here we go.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57# Said a tin man... # Oh, no, I can't!
0:19:57 > 0:20:01# ..rattling his jibs... # Chloe, this is the challenge.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04The challenge is, it doesn't matter who's out there.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- It shouldn't put you off your game. - I'm shaking.- I know you are.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11I absolutely believe you can get through this song.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Everyone has been worried about "what people at school will think".
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I think people overestimate how much people are going to...
0:20:17 > 0:20:21be down on them for singing. It's just singing!
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Face your fears.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26It's make or break for Chloe. If she can't get through this,
0:20:26 > 0:20:30her fragile confidence will be totally knocked.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32PIANO INTRODUCTION
0:20:32 > 0:20:36# Said a tin man rattling his jibs
0:20:36 > 0:20:40# To a straw man sad and weary-eyed
0:20:40 > 0:20:44# Oh, the Lord gave me tin ribs
0:20:44 > 0:20:48# But forgot about the heart inside
0:20:53 > 0:20:55# When a man's an empty kettle
0:20:55 > 0:20:57# He should be on his mettle
0:20:57 > 0:20:59# And yet he's not apart
0:20:59 > 0:21:04# Just because I'm presumin' that I could be kinda human
0:21:04 > 0:21:07# If I only had a heart. #
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Wow!
0:21:14 > 0:21:15OK, what did you think?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19I thought that was great. And she carried on trying to do it
0:21:19 > 0:21:21and she done it really well, so that was good.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24You have nothing to worry about, you've got a great voice!
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Thank you.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28I managed to sing the whole song, so I'm really proud of myself.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- Take a bow.- Chloe had the guts to sing to the boys from school.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Will she find her voice
0:21:34 > 0:21:36before an audience of professional entertainers?
0:21:41 > 0:21:46The group may be petrified of the stage, but putting on a good show
0:21:46 > 0:21:48is key when performing show tunes.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Singing a show tune and you want a better stage presence...
0:21:51 > 0:21:53You've got to get into that character,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55you can't just sing the words of the song
0:21:55 > 0:21:57and expect people to go, "That's lovely."
0:21:57 > 0:22:01I saw Jay-Z at Wireless and when he came out, he didn't even do nothing.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04He walked out and his swagger and his presence was just...
0:22:04 > 0:22:06No-one could touch him, like.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10He literally walked out four steps and everyone was like...
0:22:10 > 0:22:14The biggest gig that we ever did was in Hyde Park, Prom In The Park,
0:22:14 > 0:22:18which was before Terry Wogan came on, and it was phenomenal.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19People as far as you could see.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23There's nothing really that compares to standing on a stage
0:22:23 > 0:22:26in the West End, or in any theatre.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28It's absolutely magical.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38They've sung to each other and in front of Gareth's old school choir.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Today, the stakes are raised.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42The novice singers must perform their show tune
0:22:42 > 0:22:45in front of professional entertainers.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Will they rise to this performance challenge?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52I've never done a performance on a big stage like this,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54it's always been, like, just my mum watching.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58I am feeling scared, like I'm going to wet myself!
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It's even more pressured for Chloe.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Gareth will be assessing her suitability
0:23:03 > 0:23:05as a Proms In The Park soloist.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06I feel really scared
0:23:06 > 0:23:09about coming on and really terrified,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11cos I don't want to forget my lines.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14They really need to deliver a fantastic performance,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16with stage presence, energy and character,
0:23:16 > 0:23:18and they need to draw in the audience.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21APPLAUSE
0:23:32 > 0:23:36# Said a tin man... #
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Oh...
0:23:40 > 0:23:41# Said a tin man... #
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Oh, I can't do it.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Chloe's fluffed her first line.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Will she be able to get back on track?
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Come on, Chloe! - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Despite support from the audience,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Chloe has lost all her early confidence.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- SHE SOBS - I don't want to do it!
0:23:58 > 0:24:00What's the matter?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02I don't want to do it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03You can do this.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07You did it in front of the coolest boys in your school,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09and now you can do it in front of them.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- I'm scared, though. - I know you're scared.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13You've got to face your fears, yeah?
0:24:13 > 0:24:15It's the only way you'll get over them.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20Think how good you're going to feel after you've done this.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Can Chloe finally find the courage?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Come on, Chloe! - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Go on, Chloe!
0:24:36 > 0:24:39# Said a tin man rattling his ribs
0:24:39 > 0:24:43# To a straw man sad and weary-eyed
0:24:43 > 0:24:47# Oh, the Lord gave me tin ribs
0:24:47 > 0:24:51# But forgot to put a heart inside
0:24:51 > 0:24:55# Then he banging his hollow chest and cried
0:24:55 > 0:24:57# I'd be tender, I'd be gentle
0:24:57 > 0:24:58# And awful sentimental
0:24:58 > 0:25:01# Regarding love and art
0:25:02 > 0:25:06# I'll be friends with the sparrows and the boys that shoots the arrows
0:25:06 > 0:25:08# If I only had a heart. #
0:25:11 > 0:25:14CHEERING
0:25:14 > 0:25:15A bow.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19They've succeeded in singing to their first professional audience.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21It's a massive achievement.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24But did their show tune leave the audience wanting more?
0:25:24 > 0:25:28A little bit disappointed, cos I think, when the guys got on stage,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31the nerves got the better of them, there was no eye contact,
0:25:31 > 0:25:32they were all a bit nervous.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Well done. I know you were super-scared, but you did it.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39'They're doing what they've been told to do, but not performing it.'
0:25:39 > 0:25:41They need to remember that they're on stage.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43The things going through my mind
0:25:43 > 0:25:45was that they're going to think I'm rubbish
0:25:45 > 0:25:47and that I can't sing.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50And I just thought, "Oh, no. I can't stand up on the stage."
0:25:50 > 0:25:54I think the audience thought that our performance was OK,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57but I thought that some of them probably thought
0:25:57 > 0:25:59we could be doing so much better.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02In eight weeks, the group will be standing on a stage
0:26:02 > 0:26:05with an 80-piece orchestra,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08performing to a crowd of 40,000 people.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Will they be ready?
0:26:09 > 0:26:13That was their first performance in front of a professional audience
0:26:13 > 0:26:17and frankly, it was touch and go. Chloe just forgot the words
0:26:17 > 0:26:19and got really struck by nerves,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22and she did incredibly well to calm herself down
0:26:22 > 0:26:24and pulled it back!
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Last week, Gareth rated Annabel and Katie
0:26:27 > 0:26:31as having a low chance of doing the solo at the big performance.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33It's crunch time. How does he rate Chloe's chances?
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Chloe, after that performance, has a medium chance of being the soloist.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41She did run off stage, can I trust her
0:26:41 > 0:26:44not to run off stage in front of 40,000 people?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46It's a worry.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Next time on The Big Performance...
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- Yee-ha!- The cowboys come to town.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Do you like country music? - BOTH: No.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57- Hate country music? - BOTH: Yep.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02The star of hit TV show Outnumbered gets them playing the part.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Get up!- No! Please! I have two starving kids at home!
0:27:05 > 0:27:09And a refusal to sing threatens the entire group's performance.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- What's happened? - I don't want to do it.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15If he pulls out now, he'll regret it for the rest of his life.
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