0:00:02 > 0:00:04Ten kids, terrified of singing in public.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Hey, don't cry.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07What's happening?
0:00:07 > 0:00:10- I don't want to do it. - Two soloists. Chris and Oli.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14They must undergo tough performance challenges...
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- You must be extra nervous. - I'm still shaking.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20..to face their ultimate fear -
0:00:21 > 0:00:24singing to a crowd of 40,000 people.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28There's enough people there to eat you alive.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31I can't explain how I feel. I'm really scared.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Could you do it? This is The Big Performance.
0:00:58 > 0:01:04Last time the Big Performance bus visited one of the UK's top resorts.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08The trainee singers took on a show tunes number.
0:01:08 > 0:01:15- But embarrassment...- I don't think singing is the done thing for boys.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21- Oh, I can't do it.- ..and fear threaten to ruin their performance.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25It's a difficult song. They've got to work hard.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28If they're worrying, they will never get there.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29And one...
0:01:29 > 0:01:34How will they fare today, when they attempt a country classic?
0:01:34 > 0:01:35I'm not doing it.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Who knew that country was going to be such a test?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm not doing it.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46If he pulls out now, he'll regret it for the rest of his life.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Will the star of Outnumbered keep them on track?
0:01:48 > 0:01:53I've got ten of the least convincing cowboys you've ever seen.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Hi.- I know him.- He's cool.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Oli, it is going to be fine but I need you to give it a go.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Today The Big Performance tour bus is heading east
0:02:08 > 0:02:12to Oli and Chris's neck of the woods, the New Forest in Hampshire,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16with wild horses, acres of space and a ranch.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19It's the perfect space for ten singing lone rangers.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22It's a very different kind of music.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25It's country music.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28We're going to have two soloists this time.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- Chris...- No!- ..and Oli.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- No.- No!
0:02:33 > 0:02:36My favourite music is definitely rap.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I will sing anywhere my sisters can't hear me.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41I definitely don't like Justin Bieber.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44I like all types of music.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I can sing to anyone as long as I've got my eyes shut.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50And I don't get what all the fuss is with Lady Gaga.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- Do you like country music?- No.- No. - Hate country music.- Yeah.- Yeah
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Country music, popular since 1960,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01sells millions of albums every year.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Grammy Award winner, Taylor Swift, is 19.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Her recent album went platinum in 14 countries.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12And she's already the biggest selling digital artist of all time.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Dolly Parton's my favourite and Billy Ray Cyrus.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18So far we've had all girls singing the solos.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20It's time for the boys to step up.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22No... I don't want to sing on my own.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25That's probably the hardest thing.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Getting over the fact that everyone's watching me
0:03:28 > 0:03:29and listening to me.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36# I'm riding solo I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo... #
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Gareth has picked the perfect location
0:03:38 > 0:03:41to get the group tuned in to country music.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45I brought you out into the middle of absolute nowhere
0:03:45 > 0:03:49because country music started with people out in the wilderness,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52under the stars, singing to themselves
0:03:52 > 0:03:54about their feelings and emotions.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56I have got you out here to get in touch
0:03:56 > 0:03:59with the spirit of country music.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00- Oh!- Wow!
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Get yourself a hat.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05We're going to be singing a song that's incredibly popular.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08It has been covered by everyone form Elvis to LeAnnn Rimes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11The song is called Your Cheating Heart.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Never heard of it. - Never heard of it?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Great song. It's really good. You'll love it. It's a classic.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20# Your cheatin' heart
0:04:20 > 0:04:25# Will make you weep
0:04:25 > 0:04:29# You'll cry and cry
0:04:29 > 0:04:32# And try to sleep... #
0:04:32 > 0:04:35What do you think? Good song? Oli?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- I don't like it.- It will take you a couple more listens
0:04:38 > 0:04:40before you like it, but it's a great song.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Ready, two, three and one...
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- ALL:- # Your cheating heart
0:04:45 > 0:04:47# Your che-e-ating heart...#
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Try that. Three and go.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51# Your che-e-ating heart... #
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Yeah, so you go, # Che-e-ating, che-e-ating... #
0:04:55 > 0:04:58# Will make you weep. #
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Why don't Oli and Chris both have a go at singing that?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04One, two, three and go.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07# Your cheating heart... #
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Both of you. # Will make you weep... #
0:05:10 > 0:05:11- I'm not doing it.- Ready?
0:05:11 > 0:05:16# You cry and cry
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- # And try to sleep... #- No.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Oli, what's happened?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- I don't want to do it. - You don't want to do it?
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- I hate the song too much. - You hate the song too much?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29OK, I'm sorry that you don't like country,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32but we're here to try new things.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Katie, were you scared when you did your solo?- Very.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36- Did you do it?- Yes.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Oli, it is going to be fine, but I NEED you to give it a go.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Is this a complete refusal? - Pretty much.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Why don't you take some time out, go and have a think about it
0:05:48 > 0:05:50and I will teach the next bit of the song.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Let's learn the next bit of the song.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Yee-ha!
0:05:54 > 0:05:58This is a real turning point for Oli.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00OK, three and one...
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Can he get over his embarrassment of singing in public
0:06:03 > 0:06:05and embrace the country music solo?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Or will he give up all together?
0:06:11 > 0:06:12I'm not doing it.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Everyone else has shown courage
0:06:15 > 0:06:17in the face of a really, really scary thing.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21And he hasn't. I'm really sad for him cos if he pulls out now,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23he'll regret it for the rest of his life.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25I really believe that.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28With Oli's future on The Big Performance hanging by a thread,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32it's left to Chris to take on the track later on today.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38You're going to be performing in front of New Forest locals.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41So far, they've sung in front of each other...
0:06:41 > 0:06:43SHE SINGS
0:06:43 > 0:06:45# Can you feel it... #
0:06:45 > 0:06:48..Gareth's old school choir
0:06:48 > 0:06:50and professional entertainers.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52# If I only had a heart... #
0:06:52 > 0:06:57The stakes just got tougher. They must face the general public.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00This is your first proper, public performance.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- And you're doing the solo, Chris. - So is Oli.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Oli will be doing it. I'll go and talk to him now.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10I feel that it might spoil, like, my solo
0:07:10 > 0:07:11if he doesn't do it as well
0:07:11 > 0:07:15cos we're both doing different verses, but on the same song.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18I'm really worried about Oli.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21He's just refusing to sing. This is a singing experience.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24He said he wanted to improve his confidence by singing.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25And now he won't sing.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Oli, an only child, loves football, tennis, rugby, you name it -
0:07:31 > 0:07:32anything sporty.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35But his guilty pleasure is singing.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36I can sing in front of anyone
0:07:36 > 0:07:39when I've got my eyes closed and headphones on.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41So I can't hear my own voice or see anything.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Last week, he had difficulty singing show tunes.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49'It's all about confidence, at the moment, I don't have much of that.'
0:07:49 > 0:07:54I don't think singing is, like, the done thing for boys.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58The thought of doing a country music solo later on today
0:07:58 > 0:08:00has pushed him to the brink.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03If you walk away, I'll obviously be really sad.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07I'll be sad for you cos it'll be an opportunity lost.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09But no-one is making you do it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I want you to think really hard about it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14If Oli stayed and tried with us,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17he'd probably be able to do the solo.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Giving it a try is the most you can do.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I don't think Oli's really got that yet.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24It's decision time for Oli.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Can he overcome his fears and face the music?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Everything was just
0:08:29 > 0:08:32swirling around and I couldn't concentrate. I walked out.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Oli!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Good to see you. How are you doing?
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Not very well.- Not very well. OK.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44I'm going to level with you.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48I think you've got one of the better voices in the group.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52It's very pure, you're bang in tune, you've got a good musical mind.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55You're going to get this right if you go for it.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- Do you think you can do it? - Dunno...
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I reckon you can. I really do. Let's give it a go.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03# Your che-e-ating heart
0:09:03 > 0:09:07# Will pine some day
0:09:07 > 0:09:11# And crave the love
0:09:11 > 0:09:14# You threw away. #
0:09:14 > 0:09:17You did a really nice thing where you opened the sound up.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21I think it was, # Your cheating he-a-a-art... #
0:09:21 > 0:09:23And you let us really hear your voice.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Could you go,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28# Your che-e-ating hea-a-a-a-art... #
0:09:28 > 0:09:31# Your che-e-ating hea-a-a-a-art
0:09:31 > 0:09:34# Will pine some day
0:09:35 > 0:09:39# And crave the lo-o-o-ove
0:09:39 > 0:09:42# You threw away. #
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Yeah.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46How are you feeling now?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Really?- Mm-hmm. - I think that was really good.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54It was so critical. I thought he was going to leave.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I thought he was going to walk away and never come back.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59And that, for me, is a big breakthrough.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Oli now wants to do it.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05I did OK, so I feel so much better now.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I think we hit rock bottom and the only way is up.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11I still hate country music, and I still dislike the song,
0:10:11 > 0:10:15but Gareth says it brings out a lot of my voice.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19So far everything Gareth says has been right.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I'll just have to trust him.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Later on today, Gareth will be rating Oli's chances
0:10:24 > 0:10:26as the Proms In The Park soloist.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30High, medium or low. Will he rise to the challenge?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33It's time for Gareth to focus his attention
0:10:33 > 0:10:36on today's other soloist, Chris.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Chris loves fishing, fishing and more fishing.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Mainly because he's away from his sisters, he's outnumbered.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47They tease him about absolutely everything,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49but especially his singing.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I normally tell Chris his singing's rubbish.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55We need to find a way to make this song work for you.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Stand up.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00I want you to shout at me using those words.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Your cheating heart... Really have a go at me.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- Use different kinds of expression. - Should I shout
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- like I'm shouting at my little sister?- Exactly.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Perfect.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Your cheating heart, will make you weep!
0:11:13 > 0:11:16You'll cry and cry and try to sleep, but sleep won't come.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18How can we use that when we're singing?
0:11:18 > 0:11:22HIGH-PITCHED: # Your cheating heart. #
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Sing it like you mean it?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Chris has always struggled with his lack of confidence.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30It's just people judge me for what I can and can't do.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I can't do a lot of things. I get bullied a lot, yeah.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38But I just want to prove I can actually do something.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40If Chris can start believing in himself,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42he may be able to find his voice.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Sing it like you mean it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47# But sleep won't come
0:11:47 > 0:11:51# The whole night through
0:11:51 > 0:11:54# Your cheating heart
0:11:54 > 0:11:57# Will tell on you... #
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Great. Can you do that and be that expressive in your eyes
0:12:01 > 0:12:02when we do the performance?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I'll try. I'll give it my best shot.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Good. Well done. Really, really good session.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I really liked when Chris started to shout
0:12:12 > 0:12:15and be more expressive. I've not really seen that in his singing.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I know that it's there in his personality,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21but he hasn't had the confidence to put it into the song.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25The best that just happened is that I actually got to shout at Gareth.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Your cheating heart will tell on you!
0:12:27 > 0:12:30I feel really confident now,
0:12:30 > 0:12:34but I hope it doesn't change for the performance later on.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Will his chances of becoming the Proms In The Park soloist be high,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41medium, or low?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Later, the group will perform LeAnn Rimes' version
0:12:48 > 0:12:51of Your Cheating Heart to their first public audience.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55To get them into the music, the tour bus's next stop
0:12:55 > 0:12:58has everything a country star could wish for.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Plus there's a celebrity guest waiting in the wings.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06As you know, this week we're doing country music.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10I think it's important that you get into the feeling
0:13:10 > 0:13:13of what it is to be cowgirl or a cowboy.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Yee-ha!
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Yes!
0:13:16 > 0:13:18A cowboy is nothing without his lasso.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22So mastering this art should get them into the part.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24LAUGHTER Um, yee-ha!
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Yee-ha!
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Yee-ha!- Yee-ha!
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Really going for it.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31SHOUTS: Yee-ha!
0:13:31 > 0:13:32And away it goes.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38It doesn't matter that we didn't get the bull,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41but what matters for singing is that we get the attitude.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43I didn't really see cowboys.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47So, I'm going to go and get someone who'll help you
0:13:47 > 0:13:51get into the spirit of cowboy cos he's a really good actor.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58This person has been in an award-winning comedy.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01He's not that much older than you.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04He's an absolutely brilliant actor. I'll get him.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- Tyger.- Hi-yo.- Hello.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12I've got ten of the least convincing cowboys you've ever seen.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Star of hit TV show Outnumbered,
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Tyger Drew-Honey has been acting since the age of seven.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I will do anything to get them on their way.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- Good, let's go and meet them. - Lovely.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Hi, everyone.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I know him, he's called Tyger Drew-Honey,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29he's off Outnumbered, he plays Jake, he's cool.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32OK, well one of the most important things about performing
0:14:32 > 0:14:35is getting into character, because if you're not in your character
0:14:35 > 0:14:37things can seem flat and uninteresting.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40How can we help everyone get into character as a cowboy?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Well, for our little exercise today
0:14:42 > 0:14:44we're going to be doing some role-plays.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46You've all got the same characters.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Armed with props and some stock country characters
0:14:49 > 0:14:53our singers have to act out a typical cowboy movie scene.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57There's sheriff's, cowgirls, bandits and even a damsel in distress.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Your story isn't quite as important as the characters,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04because if you don't have the character,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07if you're not convincing then there isn't a story.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Imagine if you had been given a box of frogs, how you'd react.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- I would laugh.- I would scream. - Well scream.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Really, you can't pretend to be in character, you have to actually be.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20How do you get into character?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I just sit down for a second and prepare myself,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27just imagine how you'd walk and talk and interact with things.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29'Think what a particular character might be.'
0:15:29 > 0:15:33What sort of environment he'd be in, what sort of mood he'd be in.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Tired, old, think of all those things, take them into account.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39And then you can get a really good,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43accurate idea of what to do, how to move, things like that.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Oli is a massive Outnumbered fan.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50Can his idol, Tyger, help him get into his role as a country soloist.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55In your mind what would you say is a brilliant soloist?
0:15:55 > 0:16:00He has no fear and his voice is really clear and really loud.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02So it can be heard from a long way away.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06You need to put yourself in this brilliant soloist's shoes.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08You need to have no fear, be positive,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10make sure your voice is loud and clear.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Be that person that you just described to me.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16No! Please, I have two starving kids at home.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20You were a really desperate, dithery criminal,
0:16:20 > 0:16:22which I thought was good. Really funny.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25When you're singing it is like putting on a character.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29It doesn't always have to be you on stage.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Really fantastic to meet you and really inspiring as well.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Thank you very much, that's really good.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40Tyger told us to like act like a character and think of it
0:16:40 > 0:16:43so you won't get like nervous or shy to do it.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46You can be a different kind of person
0:16:46 > 0:16:49to who you are normally when you're singing.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51If you were singing country for example,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55just imagine yourself as a cowboy, like "hey, I'm Bob."
0:17:00 > 0:17:01The tune goes, it's like
0:17:01 > 0:17:03# Your cheating heart... #
0:17:03 > 0:17:07While the rest of the team rehearse, it's challenge time for Chris.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Gareth needs to see
0:17:08 > 0:17:11that he's starting to believe in himself as a singer.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Chris, it's time for your solo challenge.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I want you to sing in front of your sisters and four of their friends.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21No.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22Do you think you can do it?
0:17:22 > 0:17:25My sisters are going to take the mickey out of me.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28They might, but I think they'll be encouraging,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30because you're going to be brilliant.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Come on, let's go.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Singing to his sisters is a big deal for Chris.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37As Gareth discovered at the first audition.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- I actually want to prove my sisters wrong.- Why what do they say?
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- They say, "You're rubbish." - Really?- "You can't do that,
0:17:46 > 0:17:47"you can't do this."
0:17:47 > 0:17:49It might not be that bad because...
0:17:49 > 0:17:55her four friends are my four friends and they might not take the mickey.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56But I know my sisters will.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01If Chris can pull this off he will hopefully find the courage
0:18:01 > 0:18:05to sing in front of the group's largest audience yet.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10There he is.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19# You're ch... # Erh!
0:18:20 > 0:18:21# Ahhhh
0:18:21 > 0:18:24# Will make you weep
0:18:24 > 0:18:29# You will cry and cry
0:18:29 > 0:18:33# And try to sleep
0:18:34 > 0:18:38# The time will come
0:18:38 > 0:18:40# When you'll be blue
0:18:40 > 0:18:45# Your cheating heart
0:18:45 > 0:18:47# Will tell on you. #
0:18:50 > 0:18:51APPLAUSE
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Chris, I'm not even going to ask the audience, I'm going to ask you
0:18:57 > 0:18:59did you sing or did you speak?
0:18:59 > 0:19:00- I spoke.- You spoke.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Gareth wants to show Chris that he really can sing,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06if he just believes it himself.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- # You're... #- Yeah?
0:19:09 > 0:19:10And...
0:19:10 > 0:19:13# You'll cry and cry
0:19:13 > 0:19:15# And try to sleep. #
0:19:15 > 0:19:17You see, he can do it.
0:19:19 > 0:19:25I'm happy they clapped but I don't know if they meant it.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28I think he sounded a lot better than I thought.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I think he's really brave.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I wouldn't be able to do this.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34There's good news and bad news.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37The good news is he got through it and didn't fall apart.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40The bad news is it wasn't the best performance.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44He'll be beating himself up now. I need time to get him up to scratch.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53One down, another soloist to go.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Can Oli let go of his fears and sing in front of an audience?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00His toughest yet is closer to home than he realises.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03OK, Oli, you know where we are.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06We're outside your house. Who do you think's inside?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- I don't know, but I'm terrified. - It's your parents.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12If you can do this then you can do the performance later.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- OK.- Shall we give it a go? Come on, let's face your fears.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21He's quite self-conscious, will do anything to avoid the limelight.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23So this is the one that is hardest for him.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28I'll always want to do them, like proud, whenever I do something.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30And I'm worried about slip-ups.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35Can Oli prove he really has turned a corner?
0:20:36 > 0:20:40# You'll cry and cry
0:20:40 > 0:20:44# And try to sleep
0:20:44 > 0:20:47# But sleep won't come
0:20:49 > 0:20:52# The whole night through
0:20:53 > 0:20:57# Your cheating heart
0:20:57 > 0:20:59# Would tell on you
0:20:59 > 0:21:05BOTH: # When tears come down
0:21:05 > 0:21:08# Like falling rain
0:21:08 > 0:21:13# You'll toss around
0:21:13 > 0:21:17# And call my name
0:21:17 > 0:21:21# Your cheating heart
0:21:21 > 0:21:25# Will tell on you. #
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Really fantastic, yeah.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Yeah, he's really great to stand up there and do that.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40I would find it so hard.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Didn't show you didn't like the song, you sang it with heart.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47You passed your solo challenge, round of applause I think.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It means a lot to me that my parents think I'm a good singer.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I've always been nervous to sing to them.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56I don't say this very often but I am proud of him anyway,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00to see him there singing in front of us was terrific, yeah.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03We now know that Oli can actually do it, he can sing.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05It's a really good sound, he makes.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Now he just needs to forget about all the worries
0:22:07 > 0:22:09and stand up and look like he enjoys it.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Put on a character of somebody confident.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17To put on a successful country performance
0:22:17 > 0:22:19the group needs to get into character.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21But how do the celebs do it?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I've got to find something in my own life, I've experienced,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26that I can latch onto in the song.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28And then feed off of that all of the time.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32It's kind of sort of method acting, for an actor.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37When playing a character I think it's important you think about
0:22:37 > 0:22:41the way that character stands, the way they hold themselves.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44The way they portray themselves.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48And that sets you up perfectly for your performance.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51For some people, if the character's strong enough
0:22:51 > 0:22:53and they know it well enough they can snap into it.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56So there isn't any preparation process.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Whatever type of singer you're going to be, soul, country, pop,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02it's important you know the styles you're playing.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07And really get your head space into that sound.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16It's showtime.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19And the spotlight falls on Chris and Oli.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23They've made it through their solo challenges,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25but this is the largest audience they've ever sung to.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Can they keep their cool?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Yeah, I'm feeling nervous.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37There's kids and adults there.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Our age just waiting to see us.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44In the end this is my only solo opportunity, so I've got to take it.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45Um, and give it my best.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Everyone is scared and nervous, but we're still going to do it.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51I'm particularly nervous about this
0:23:51 > 0:23:53because this is their biggest audience to date.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Oli I think should do a good job, but I'm really worried about Chris.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Because he really was very nervous in his performance challenge.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03I don't know how it's going to go.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07Give it as much as you can.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09OK? Agreed?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Come on, let's do this, let's go.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14APPLAUSE
0:24:14 > 0:24:16There's nothing more Gareth can do.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21It's up to Oli and Chris to prove they're real contenders
0:24:21 > 0:24:23for the Proms In The Park solo spot.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26PIANO
0:24:31 > 0:24:34# Your cheating heart
0:24:34 > 0:24:36# Will try... # Erh.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42# You'll cry and cry
0:24:42 > 0:24:46# And try to sleep
0:24:46 > 0:24:50# But sleep won't come
0:24:50 > 0:24:54# The whole night through
0:24:54 > 0:24:59# Your cheating heart
0:24:59 > 0:25:01# Will tell on you
0:25:02 > 0:25:05# When tears come down
0:25:05 > 0:25:09# Like falling rain
0:25:09 > 0:25:14# You'll toss around
0:25:14 > 0:25:18# And call my name
0:25:18 > 0:25:21# You'll walk the floor
0:25:21 > 0:25:25# The way I do
0:25:26 > 0:25:30# Your cheating heart
0:25:30 > 0:25:33# Will tell on you. #
0:25:33 > 0:25:35APPLAUSE
0:25:37 > 0:25:39WHISTLES
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Who knew that country was going to be such a test?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46I really enjoyed it, I think I did pretty well in it.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50I didn't like it that much but I'm glad I did it.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54This is my first public audience and I think it went OK.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57# Those troubles I'm facing
0:25:57 > 0:25:59# The chances I'm taking
0:25:59 > 0:26:03# Sometimes might knock me down but
0:26:03 > 0:26:06# No, I'm not breaking. #
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Some of them struggled with it as a style of music.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10But I think it's done them good.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15In seven weeks Gareth's singers will perform to a 40,000 strong crowd
0:26:15 > 0:26:16at Proms In The Park.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18One of them will be picked as the soloist.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Based on today's performance, I think Chris has got a low chance
0:26:22 > 0:26:25of being the soloist for the big performance.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28But Oli's got a much better chance, I think he's got a very good voice,
0:26:28 > 0:26:31doesn't struggle so much with the pitch, as Chris.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33I think Oli's got a high chance.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36But with seven weeks to go until the big performance,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38there's still time for things to change
0:26:38 > 0:26:41before Gareth makes his final decision.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Next time on The Big Performance.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53The group go back to DJ school.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55# I've got the power. #
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Howard's solo has a powerful effect on his audience.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- It moved me to tears, I have to say. - Oh, tears!
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Tears of the good sort. - Very, very good.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07And the group singing is put to the test
0:27:07 > 0:27:10when they perform to their most important audience yet.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14The man from The Proms has expectations, he wants a good show.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17So I really hope that they just... get it right.