0:00:02 > 0:00:04In one week, these singers must sing live on BBC One
0:00:04 > 0:00:07to an audience of 11 million on Children In Need...
0:00:07 > 0:00:10This is the biggest thing I've ever done and I'm scared.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14- ..but the song still isn't right... - No, stop swooping.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17..their nerves aren't yet under control...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19You have a few hundred people in front,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21but down that camera there's millions.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24..and Gareth is facing his toughest decision yet.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26'This is 11 million people,'
0:00:26 > 0:00:29it's got to be musically right, it's got to look confident
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- and got to sound great. - Who will be the soloist?
0:00:32 > 0:00:35I want to be the Children In Need soloist, like, more than anything.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38I really, really want it badly. I want it badly!
0:00:38 > 0:00:43The person singing solo live on Children In Need is...
0:00:43 > 0:00:46This is The Big Performance Two.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Today the Big Performance bus returns to London,
0:01:12 > 0:01:15where the tour began ten weeks ago.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19The final event, singing on Children In Need, is just days away.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23This week is such an important week, facing up to the challenge ahead.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Choirmaster Gareth Malone has tried every trick up his sleeve
0:01:27 > 0:01:30to get these shy singers to forget their bullied past.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Now each of them wants to stand out and lead the group.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37They've all tried out for the solo, but now it's time to pick someone.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41It's nerve-wracking. I want to be the soloist. So does everyone else.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- I've got bad butterflies in my belly.- Really want it really bad.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Children In Need is really, really close and I'm really, really scared!
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Since they began ten weeks ago,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54the group has been working towards this final challenge,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58singing to the nation on Children In Need.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00For their final rehearsals,
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Gareth has brought them to Alexandra Palace, the home of live TV.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I don't think I need to tell you
0:02:07 > 0:02:10how big the Children In Need performance is.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Everyone's eyes will be on us at that moment.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18It's never been more important that we sing to the best of our abilities.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21In their first lesson, they were too afraid to perform.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24MUMBLING: # Nothing you could say. #
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Now their confidence has grown,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30but they must perfect their vocal quality.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34# There's nothing you could say There's nothing you could do. #
0:02:34 > 0:02:37That, for me, is the right sort of volume,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40especially for that beginning bit,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43but what isn't there is the intensity.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Really meaning the words.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49It's not just in your eyes and your face and here, it's your whole body.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53You've got to feel it! # Keep holding on. #
0:02:53 > 0:02:56It's not feeling like, "Yeah!" Give me that intensity.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57# You're not alone
0:02:57 > 0:03:00# Together we stand
0:03:00 > 0:03:03# I'll be by your side You know I'll take your hand
0:03:05 > 0:03:10# Keep holding on. #
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I loved the intensity, that was fantastic!
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Just not, # Keep hol... ra RA ra. #
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I need clean notes.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21With such little time to go until their national debut,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Gareth's standards are high. - # Keep holding on... #
0:03:25 > 0:03:28No! Stop swooping.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32# Holding o-o-on. # Can you hear the difference?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I'm asking a lot of them quite deliberately
0:03:34 > 0:03:36cos I think the occasion demands it.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38We need great singing, a fantastic soloist,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41so I need someone who is solid as a rock,
0:03:41 > 0:03:43who doesn't flinch in that final performance.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46At the start of the Big Performance Tour,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49all ten singers were petrified of leading the group.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54Who feels like they could do a solo in front of the nation? No?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- I think I'd stumble when I'm singing.- I'd just freeze.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00One by one they tried out for the solo spot
0:04:00 > 0:04:03and now they're all DESPERATE to be chosen.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06So Gareth is giving them one more chance to re-audition
0:04:06 > 0:04:09and prove how far they've come.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11This is what everything has been about.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13This moment where I pick the soloist is so important.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Gareth will be choosing a shortlist of just five.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20# You're not alone Together we stand... #
0:04:20 > 0:04:24# I'll be by your side You know I'll take your... # Ahem.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28# When it gets cold And it feels like the end... #
0:04:28 > 0:04:32# There's no place to go You know I won't give in... #
0:04:32 > 0:04:37# Keep holding on... #
0:04:37 > 0:04:40When I was put on the spot it was really, really scary.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I can normally cope with the pressure of performing
0:04:43 > 0:04:44in front of the group,
0:04:44 > 0:04:48but performing and knowing that you're being judged to get the solo,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50that is a lot harder.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It's not down to this moment, there's more to consider,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56there's how they've reacted, they've worked, how they performed.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58That I'm taking into consideration.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01# Keep holding on... #
0:05:03 > 0:05:04# You know you're going to make it through... #
0:05:04 > 0:05:05# Make it through... #
0:05:05 > 0:05:07I know that was really difficult,
0:05:07 > 0:05:11BUT let's remember how far we have come.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Could you have done that ten weeks ago? NO WAY!
0:05:15 > 0:05:19I'm really proud of all of you. Well done.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21The once timid group are unrecognisable.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25All of them now want to make Gareth's final five.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28I want to be the Children In Need soloist more than anything.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32It's so massive to me. I want to be the soloist so bad.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36I don't think it was good enough at all, I think I really messed it up.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39The first person on the shortlist is...
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Molly.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49James.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Tia.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Joan.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Sasha.- Oh, my God!
0:06:03 > 0:06:04No giggling, please.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08I'm going to do as well as I can because I believe in myself.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12I can't believe I've got a chance of doing the solo.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15I think the soloists have got a really big job on their hands
0:06:15 > 0:06:17but I'll be at the back supporting them.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Just think, a million people... I can do it.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23They've made it this far, but it's not over yet.
0:06:23 > 0:06:29Everyone on the shortlist will have to re-audition later for the solo.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31In front of...
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Scouting For Girls.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Scouting For Girls have sold over 1.2 million albums
0:06:37 > 0:06:42and been nominated for a Brit and Ivor Novello award.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45They know what level of performance will be needed from the soloists.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48# Do, do, do, do... #
0:06:48 > 0:06:52When they sing on Children In Need, it'll be to 11 million viewers.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Performing on the same stage as singing superstars,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58they've a lot to live up to.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Spice Girls legend Melanie C helped the group
0:07:01 > 0:07:04with their live radio performance, earlier on in the tour.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Whenever you're performing, if you can identify with the words
0:07:07 > 0:07:10you're singing, you're going to get the best performance.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Now she's back to inspire the group with their very own private gig.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16# I've been waiting right here
0:07:16 > 0:07:18# For things to get better... #
0:07:18 > 0:07:22It was really cool to see Melanie C again.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24It just helps everyone out.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26And, boy, can she turn on a performance.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28We need to do that when we get to Children In Need.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31It can't be half measures, it's got to be 100%.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35# Why do I feel so weak?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38# So weak
0:07:38 > 0:07:41# So weak
0:07:43 > 0:07:46So weak #
0:07:46 > 0:07:48APPLAUSE
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Did she look nervous? - No.- No, not at all.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53You have to be like that on stage. You owe it to the audience.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56When we sing, you have to really concentrate,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58but you just go straight in there.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01It's difficult, you do find your concentration wandering.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03You may have a few hundred people in front of you,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05but down that camera there'll be millions.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09If you're enjoying yourself, people will enjoy watching you,
0:08:09 > 0:08:13enjoying yourself. That's the most important thing to remember.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17She was fixed on the song and wasn't bothered about the audience.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19She was just bothered about giving a good performance.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21That's what I need to do.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24From the minute Melanie walks into the room, she's performing.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28As soon as the song started, she was lost in the words, lost in the music.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30That's what you need.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32OK, we haven't been in the Spice Girls
0:08:32 > 0:08:35and we haven't been around the world, but we are capable of that.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39These guys need to give 100%, because anything less is not good enough.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41When the group sing on live TV,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44they'll be leading Gareth's nationwide choir
0:08:44 > 0:08:46and they'll need to take to the stage like professionals,
0:08:46 > 0:08:50which means a slick performance in every way.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54When we perform at Children In Need, we need to have the full package.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57It's no good just standing there and singing well,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59we've got to have choreography.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02When I say, "choreography" I don't just mean
0:09:02 > 0:09:05busting out some of your best moves.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I mean, looking slick, have full presentation.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Briony, make us look good.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Briony's danced for countless stars on stage and on screen.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Alesha Dixon, Madonna and Robbie Williams.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Now she's worked out some choreography to make the group
0:09:19 > 0:09:21look slick and synchronised.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24So, first of all, we need to think about stage presence,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27heads up, looking confident. The first move's this.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30The second move is this.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33The third move is this and the fourth move is this. Exactly!
0:09:33 > 0:09:36The bigger and clearer you make it, the better.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41# Keep holding on... #
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Yes! It's going to look good, I can tell.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I think it's easier to sing the song with choreography
0:09:46 > 0:09:51because you get more into the song and it's a lot more enjoyable.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52The group are more synchronised,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55but they're still not convincing Briony and Gareth.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Your voice is really beautiful.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00But your face to me is saying, "I'm not enjoying myself that much."
0:10:00 > 0:10:05Now, this time, just give me a little bit of a smile, everyone cos all of you weren't smiling.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06I was looking at you, sorry.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10It's important to smile, or you won't look like you're enjoying it.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15The hardest thing is to perform and smile and remember your moves and remember your words.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Briony picked up on it immediately. They simply weren't smiling.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Now I want you guys to do it happy.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Present to me like you're enjoying yourself so much. Here we go.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29# Just stay strong
0:10:29 > 0:10:32# Cos you know I'm here for you I'm here for you... #
0:10:32 > 0:10:34'I'll make sure I put a lot of expression'
0:10:34 > 0:10:35into my singing and that.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Just make sure I can do the best that I can do.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40'Do you know what? I don't even recognise Tia.'
0:10:40 > 0:10:45She's dancing, she's moving, she's standing up taller, singing with confidence, really good to see.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50# Keep holding on
0:10:50 > 0:10:53# Cos you know we'll make it through Make it through... #
0:10:53 > 0:10:55The audience are going to be here,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58so let's make sure that we're looking at our audience.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00It's really vital that they get this cos the camera could be
0:11:00 > 0:11:02on any of them at any time.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Their whole family will be watching, their whole school will be watching,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09the whole town will be watching, the whole country will be watching. It's got to be right.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It's an extremely daunting challenge
0:11:12 > 0:11:15but the once-shy performers are feeling determined.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Now we have to pull together as a group and just practise, practise.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22If you get stuck you have moves to help you with the words.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25For me that was a really proud moment cos
0:11:25 > 0:11:28they went from standing there looking miserable,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31to looking quite professional with moves and attitude
0:11:31 > 0:11:33and their faces were all smiley - I was really proud of them.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36I think it could be great if they do it like that.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43In a matter of minutes, five of the group will re-audition
0:11:43 > 0:11:47for the solo spot in front of Gareth and Scouting For Girls.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50How do the stars keep their cool before a big performance?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53All the thinking about being nervous and what's coming up,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- that's when it really gets to you. - You're going to panic.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Yeah. So don't think about it till just before you go on stage.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Physically you should warm up yourself before you perform.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06If you can do ten press-ups
0:12:06 > 0:12:11or sit-ups or sprint on the spot, just to get your blood pumping and get your adrenaline going.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15I always warm up on my guitar, I do scales and everything.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18And then I get all excited with my band, probably jump around,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22have a massive smile on my face and just get psyched up for the show.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26When Gareth first met the singers they were too scared
0:12:26 > 0:12:28to perform in front of him, now five of them will be
0:12:28 > 0:12:31singing for their chance as the Big Performance soloist.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35This has got to be a tough audition cos they have such a big task ahead of them.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38If they forget words and crumble and fall apart and start to cry,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40that's really going to affect my faith in them
0:12:40 > 0:12:43to be able to pull off that performance at the end.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Gareth will pick two to lead the group in a very special
0:12:46 > 0:12:48performance later today.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I've picked the five singers that I think could do this performance
0:12:51 > 0:12:54and really pull it off well.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59In that five, one of them will be my soloist but I don't know who yet.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Hoping it's her,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05first to face the judging panel is 12-year-old Molly from Coventry.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I feel like all excited but nervous at the same time.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12I just want to have the confidence to do it and show that
0:13:12 > 0:13:16I can be that person that stands up on the stage and sings by myself.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Let's get the first one in. Molly, come on in.
0:13:23 > 0:13:29When Gareth first met Molly, she'd be so severely bullied she could barely look anyone in the eye.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33# There is a castle on a cloud... #
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Can she now show she's got what it takes for centre stage in front of millions?
0:13:38 > 0:13:43# There are a hundred boys and girls
0:13:43 > 0:13:47# Nobody shouts or talks too loud. #
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Thank you, Molly, well done.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I think I've changed from my first audition.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56I think I've got more confidence and I'm not the same person. I'm a different Molly.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I you could see nerves in her face but it was quite endearing.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- I feel something when Molly sings. - Yeah, she channels it into a good place.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Draws you in, I think you're right.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09I tried my best to impress them so hopefully it worked.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Next is Sasha.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16Her extreme nerves used to see her shake uncontrollably when performing.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I'm Sasha and I'm singing Adele - Make You Feel My Love.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22When Sasha last sang this song to Gareth she was
0:14:22 > 0:14:26so scared she could hardly get past the first line.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29# When the rain is blowing in your face... #
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- WHISPERS:- I can't do it.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Now is her last chance to show him
0:14:33 > 0:14:36her confidence is as strong as her voice.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39# I can hold you for a million years
0:14:39 > 0:14:44# To make you feel my love
0:14:44 > 0:14:47# I know you... #
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Carry on.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50'I was a bit shaky and I could hear it in my voice
0:14:50 > 0:14:53'and if I can hear it then they can hear it.'
0:14:53 > 0:14:55She did make a few mistakes.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59She laughed it off and did keep going which is a great thing to do.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00But I feel there's a lot of potential.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03The question is will she realise it before Children In Need.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Is she going to be ready?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I did as well as I could and if that's not enough then it's not enough.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12I'm just thinking what if I go wrong and make some mistakes
0:15:12 > 0:15:16but I'm just going to give it my best shot and see what happens.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Joan's lack of belief in herself used to run
0:15:19 > 0:15:22so deep she was petrified to sing in front of anyone.
0:15:22 > 0:15:28I really want to song, and make people happy and stuff, but I don't know why I can't do it.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Singing her first audition song, Amazing Grace,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35can she prove her new-found strength is here to stay?
0:15:36 > 0:15:43# That saved a wretch like me... #
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Scary!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48There's the nervous Joan and then there's the strong confident Joan.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52What I saw there was the strong confident Joan. I'm really happy about that.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57I don't know, I feel like I've done a bad job.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Next is one of the most nervous of the group.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Until last week, Tia had found singing so petrifying,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06just the thought of it made her cry.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08I am feeling the pressure so much.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Tia has only just found her voice...
0:16:11 > 0:16:13can she continues to impress?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16# And you can tell everybody
0:16:16 > 0:16:20# That this is your song
0:16:20 > 0:16:23# It may be quite simple
0:16:23 > 0:16:26# But now that it's done... #
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Really well done, off you go.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33WHISPERS: I'm so proud of her. That's a amazing.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35That was so scary.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40When I first met her, she was in floods of tears. She cried her way through the whole thing.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43It's like a different girl, I'm really, really proud of her.
0:16:43 > 0:16:49He managed to hold his own in front of 3,000 strangers at a folk festival,
0:16:49 > 0:16:54but delivering in front of a panel of professionals is an entirely different challenge.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Especially for perfectionist James.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Getting this audition right means everything to me.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02It may be one verse at Children In Need
0:17:02 > 0:17:06but that one verse is like the world, I really want to get it.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09He's feeling the pressure. Can he keep his cool?
0:17:09 > 0:17:13# And she don't want to go outside
0:17:13 > 0:17:18# It's too cold outside
0:17:18 > 0:17:21# For angels to fly
0:17:21 > 0:17:25# For angels to fly. #
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I tried my best to hit the high notes and I think I hit them OK.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34He probably had the hardest song. Lots of places to go wrong and I thought he did it with style.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Now Gareth needs to take the list of five names down to just two.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39She's got the right voice.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44I feel really sick inside and butterflies and really scared.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48I think they were the most confident and maybe did slightly stronger vocals...
0:17:48 > 0:17:52I could feel better. I think everyone could feel better at the moment.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55I want the solo more than anything right now.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59I really, really want it badly. I want it badly!
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Ultimately this has to be about quality, this one.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- And for me that means it's those two. - I'd agree, yeah.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Thank you so much, that's really made it a lot easier.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- Pleasure.- It's a tough decision. Very difficult. Thank you, guys.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14I'm going to tell them now.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Good luck, we're off.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Thank you very much.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Job done. Now comes the hard part.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Breaking the news to the group.
0:18:26 > 0:18:32Right, I've made my decision. I've whittled it down to two finalists.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41The first finalist is...
0:18:46 > 0:18:47James.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48WHOOPING
0:18:48 > 0:18:52I am so happy. The feeling is out of this world, you cannot describe it.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54The second and final finalist is...
0:19:02 > 0:19:04..Joan.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Shaking like a leaf. Happy?
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Yes? Really well done.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16I really want this position to be the soloist. I'm just going to really prove myself.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I feel disappointed that I didn't get it but I'm so excited
0:19:19 > 0:19:24cos James and Joan got it and I think they're going to rock the stage.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28I was really disappointed but I have to support James
0:19:28 > 0:19:31and Joan cos it is a solo.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Later on you are going to be leading the group in a performance
0:19:35 > 0:19:37for a very special audience.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42At the end of that I will decide which one of you is going to be The Big Performance soloist.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46I was literally shaking, I'm still shaking right now - look at it.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I've just got to focus on he audience and think,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52"They're the ones I've got to impress."
0:19:52 > 0:19:53I've got to put on a show.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56What they don't know yet is that the audience will be
0:19:56 > 0:20:00a packed West End theatre full of their closest friends and family.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07From ten hopeful soloists it's now down to two.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12And at the next stop, James and Joan will be singing for the solo spot.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15It's a big responsibility for me, it's a big responsibility for them.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18For that soloist...
0:20:18 > 0:20:21they're carrying the weight of all our hopes.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24This isn't about being nice to someone and giving them a chance.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28This is about choosing the right person for a very professional performance.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Joan and James are taking centre stage but the whole group must
0:20:31 > 0:20:34pull off their most difficult performance yet.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Time for one last rehearsal.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Last time when they sang live on local news,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41nerves affected them physically.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46- Fidget, fidget, fidget the whole time. Are you listening? - Yeah.- Can you look at me?
0:20:46 > 0:20:50What I'm seeing is that you're looking at all this stuff. None of this stuff matters.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52OK. I'm recording.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56To ensure this doesn't happen again. Gareth wants to show them their performance
0:20:56 > 0:20:59through the audience's eyes.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03OK, everyone come and sit down and let's just watch it back.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07So just watch and see if you're IN the performance the whole time.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08I can't watch.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13# Keep holding on
0:21:13 > 0:21:17# Cos you know we'll make it through We'll make it through
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- # You're far away I wish you were here... # - Oh, nice pick.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23I was scratching it!
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Eyes, eyes, eyes...dancing
0:21:25 > 0:21:28THEY LAUGH
0:21:30 > 0:21:32GARETH SINGS ALONG: Holding...holding
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Right, there you go. What did you think?
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- Rubbish and needs work. - It's not 100%, is it? It's just all looks a bit random.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45We just need to fix on one thing, don't we?
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Seeing myself on tape was absolutely horrible.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Everyone else was smiling and dancing along.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54I was forgetting moves and not singing properly.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It just really made me feel bad.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57It looked so messy.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59When Imogen was smiling you could see
0:21:59 > 0:22:04- we all need to be like that cos it looks so much better already. - I think we know what we need to do.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07You know how to do it better. You did it better this morning.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10I think seeing themselves on video has really helped cos they needed to know
0:22:10 > 0:22:14that it just simply isn't good enough to stand there fidgeting.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I think now they know what they need to fix and they've just got to put it right.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22Reality check over, will it help them impress their most familiar audience yet?
0:22:22 > 0:22:28You are going to be performing for an audience of your closest friends and family.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31THEY GROAN
0:22:31 > 0:22:33I'm really dreading this performance cos I know the people
0:22:33 > 0:22:35and I'll see them again and again.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Family is pretty daunting to me.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40I feel like I'm going to fall over right now from all the pressure.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45I'll start crying and stop it all. I really don't want that to happen.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Knowing that they're going to perform for a familiar audience,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I think that's making it very, very pressured and emotional.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54And when you get emotional it's very hard to sing.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02Their family and friends are taking their seats and are full of anticipation.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03The pressure's on.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07I can even see the lights and I can feel the nerves.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14I'm feeling very great about Joan, to see her performing today.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19This is a really, really important audience.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Don't let it intimidate you.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Turn on the performance I know you are capable of.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27I want to see magic.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Outside I just don't feel like I'm showing it
0:23:33 > 0:23:35but inside I feel like I'm about to blow up.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42I am really nervous and I'm shaking but I'm trying to keep
0:23:42 > 0:23:45the nerves in so that it turns out to be a good performance.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49All the way through I've been trying to get the best performances
0:23:49 > 0:23:52out of them when the audience are in, when it counts
0:23:52 > 0:23:56and I really hope that's what I get from those two soloists.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05It's their final performance before Children In Need.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Any mistakes at this stage could jeopardise months of hard work.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15# You're not alone
0:24:15 > 0:24:18# Together we stand
0:24:18 > 0:24:19# I'll be by your side
0:24:19 > 0:24:22# You know I'll take your hand
0:24:22 > 0:24:23# When it gets cold
0:24:23 > 0:24:25# And it feels like the end
0:24:25 > 0:24:27# There's no place to go
0:24:27 > 0:24:30# You know I won't give in
0:24:31 > 0:24:34# No I won't give in
0:24:37 > 0:24:42# Keep holding on
0:24:42 > 0:24:45# Cos you know we'll make it through Make it through
0:24:45 > 0:24:49# Just stay strong
0:24:49 > 0:24:51# Cos you know I'm here for you
0:24:51 > 0:24:53# I'm here for you
0:24:53 > 0:24:55# There's nothing you can say
0:24:55 > 0:24:57# There's nothing you can do
0:24:57 > 0:25:00# There's no other way when it comes to the truth
0:25:00 > 0:25:06# So keep holding on
0:25:06 > 0:25:10# Keep holding on
0:25:10 > 0:25:15# Keep holding on. #
0:25:30 > 0:25:32BOTH: We did it. We did it!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34'I'm very proud of myself right now.'
0:25:34 > 0:25:35I can't believe I just did that!
0:25:35 > 0:25:37I'm just really happy.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40That energy, that meaning in the singing.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44I know you can do it now so I'm looking for even more when we get there
0:25:44 > 0:25:48but be VERY pleased with yourselves. That was a great performance.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Spirits are high but Gavin still has to decide who will sing the solo.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58If Gareth read out my name and I was the soloist,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I think I'd probably cry.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04'This has been one of the biggest things that's happened to me.'
0:26:04 > 0:26:07If Gareth read out my name, it would mean the world to me.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12I'm sure they're going to be absolutely in pieces when it comes to the night.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15I need to know that it's someone who can handle that.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18This is 11 million people we're talking about.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23It's got to be musically right, look confident, sound great and I think I know who that is.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28Who can Gareth rely on to lead the group in the final Big Performance?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Will it be James?
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Or Joan?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41The person singing solo live on Children In Need is...
0:26:51 > 0:26:52James.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I felt happy, amazed, surprised.
0:26:59 > 0:27:00'It was so close.'
0:27:02 > 0:27:05I was that close so... I felt I gave it my 100%.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08I just think he's going to rock the whole thing
0:27:08 > 0:27:11and we are going to support him, all of us.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12There is no denying it,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16this is like a dream come true. It is THE Big Performance.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21I think you could see in that performance today
0:27:21 > 0:27:23all the bits of advice coming together.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26They no longer look afraid of the stage.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28They now have to consolidate all of that
0:27:28 > 0:27:31and put it into the best performance of their lives.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49The true enormity of what we're about to do hasn't yet hit them.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53I'm worried for when it does because this is Big with capital B.
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