0:00:02 > 0:00:05Last year, ten terrified kids found the courage
0:00:05 > 0:00:08to sing to an audience of 40,000 at Proms in the Park.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11# We can rule the world. #
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- TERRY WOGAN:- This is the biggest cheer of the night.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20But for this year's kids, the challenge is bigger and scarier:
0:00:20 > 0:00:23singing live on BBC One to an audience of 11 million
0:00:23 > 0:00:25on Children In Need night.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28This is the biggest thing I've ever done, and I'm scared.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Is this a challenge too far?
0:00:31 > 0:00:34# Should've heard this knocked out jailbird sing, let's rock. #
0:00:34 > 0:00:38I'm being hard on you because I know you can do better.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Please don't make me sing this!
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Do not go into that dark place of fear.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47This has got to be fantastic, and if it's not, we're in trouble.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50This is The Big Performance 2.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Ten children bullied for their love of singing.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20I was up on stage, and all these boys laughed at me.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Cos I liked singing better than I did football.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26And they're too terrified to perform to even family and friends.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- I can't...- Yeah, you can.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34It's down to award-winning choirmaster Gareth Malone
0:01:34 > 0:01:37to build their confidence and get them performing in public.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41These children have lost confidence because they've been bullied.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44This can give them that confidence back. Everyone has a right to sing.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Because in nine weeks' time, they'll be singing live to the nation
0:01:47 > 0:01:50on BBC's Children In Need.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Last time,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56these shy singers kicked off their musical tour of the country
0:01:56 > 0:01:58in preparation for the final performance.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02But some crumpled under the pressure of singing karaoke duets.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05You OK, Joanne? You all right?
0:02:05 > 0:02:09This time, Gareth hopes a visit from EastEnders star Ricky Norwood
0:02:09 > 0:02:12will give them a much needed boost...
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Don't lose the strength that you just built.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19..as they attempt their first public performance.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21It's just too many people.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23I can't do it.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Today the Big Performance tour bus is in Stratford-upon-Avon,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32the home of playwright William Shakespeare,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and some of the world's most powerful performances.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Gareth hopes the location
0:02:36 > 0:02:40will give the group inspiration for today's musical theme.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45This week you will all be singing a power ballad!
0:02:45 > 0:02:46CHEERING
0:02:46 > 0:02:48What's a power ballad?!
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Power ballads are emotive songs of "lurve".
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Artists like Mariah Carey and Alexandra Burke lead the way,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00and the power comes from singing the lyrics with real feeling.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I'm happy we're doing power ballads,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04cos they're my favourite category of music.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07We're singing power ballads, but I don't know what they are.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Power ballad. I don't really know nothing about power ballads.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16This is the first week with a theme, and there is going to be a soloist.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Any of them would find it difficult, but to be first is tough.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23I don't want to do solo this week. I'm not ready for it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28If I got the solo, I wouldn't know what to do, really.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32If it were supposed to be me doing the solo part, I wouldn't do it.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37At this early stage, no-one is keen on the job,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40but one of the terrified singers has to step up.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Our soloist is going to be...
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Molly.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Oh, how you feeling, Molly? Are you going to be OK?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I thought, "Don't be me", and then he said my name,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04and I was like, "Oh, no." I just was very shocked.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I'm always listening to rock music.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I love My Chemical Romance. They're just the best.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13I sing in my room all the time, but not when anyone's listening.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16I love musicals. My favourite one is Wicked.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24They know the theme, but there's still the all-important question.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27The song. Do you want to know what song we're going to be doing?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- ALL:- Yes.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29This is a good 'un.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32It's really good. I think you're going to really like it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34It was originally made famous by a rock band,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38but it's been changed into a power ballad by a very famous singer
0:04:38 > 0:04:40who I know you've heard of, Leona Lewis.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42There was a squeal over there.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44This is Run.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47You know that song? Fantastic song.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54Multi-platinum selling artist and Grammy Award nominee Leona Lewis
0:04:54 > 0:04:56is one of the world's most successful singers.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Her huge vocal range makes power ballads sound effortless,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05but for our Big Performance choir, it's going to be a huge challenge.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- Molly, do you know this song? - I know the start of it.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Good, cos that's the bit you're going to be doing.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Oh, OK.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17The biggest fear about doing the power ballad is...singing!
0:05:18 > 0:05:19When Gareth first met Molly,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23he was shocked by her extreme lack of confidence.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28So you're quite shy, aren't you? Quite nervous person.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Are you like this all the time, or is it just around singing?
0:05:32 > 0:05:36It's like, people have said horrible comments to me before, so...
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Aw, that's dreadful. I'm really sorry to hear that.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Just take a deep breath. It's fine. Take your time.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52# There is a castle on a cloud
0:05:52 > 0:05:57# I like to go there in my sleep
0:05:57 > 0:06:02# Not in my castle on a cloud. #
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Phew. You know, you've actually brought a tear to my eye.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10That's really good.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12That was really good.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15It's tragic to see what can happen
0:06:15 > 0:06:19to somebody who's shy in the first place,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22a quiet person who then gets picked on.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27There are other kids who've come in here and said, "I lack confidence."
0:06:27 > 0:06:29That's... That's a lack of confidence.
0:06:29 > 0:06:35She's been destroyed, and I think she needs building up.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Shall we all start by singing the chorus?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40In nine weeks' time,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43one of the shy singers will lead the group as the soloist.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Today Molly is the first to try out for the spot.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51It's tough, so Gareth kicks off rehearsals with the whole group.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54This is really going to require some big singing.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55I'll sing a bit. It goes...
0:06:55 > 0:06:57# Light up, light up. #
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I'm sure you can all do that. Three, and one.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03# Light up, light up
0:07:03 > 0:07:07# As if you have a choice
0:07:07 > 0:07:11# Even if you cannot hear my voice... #
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I noticed you started off like this and you've gone,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16"Even if..."
0:07:16 > 0:07:20(LOUDER) # Even if you cannot hear my voice. #
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I'm so scared now. I can't do it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Molly isn't the only one lacking self-belief.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29I don't want to hear my own voice,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32and if I have to sing now I get all nervous and shaky.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Here we go, nice and strong. Two, three and wah!
0:07:36 > 0:07:38# Light up, light up
0:07:38 > 0:07:42# As if you have a choice... #
0:07:42 > 0:07:45There's really great potential there,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48but by not believing in themselves, they hold themselves back.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51When I sing, it doesn't sound like I'm in tune
0:07:51 > 0:07:54and I just keep thinking that I'm letting people down.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58But it's Molly who will really have to find her voice this week.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02So, Molly, this is your moment.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06We are now going to do your solo, so let's start learning it.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07One, two, three.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12# I'll sing it one last time for you
0:08:12 > 0:08:17# Then we really have to go
0:08:17 > 0:08:21# You've been the only thing that's right
0:08:21 > 0:08:25# In all I've done. #
0:08:25 > 0:08:31I think that's a round of applause moment, don't you? Well done.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Everyone, two, three and...
0:08:34 > 0:08:37# Light up, light up. #
0:08:37 > 0:08:40I thought, "This is it, everyone's going to go..."
0:08:40 > 0:08:43(LOUDLY) # Light up, light up. # And it was just so quiet.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48We can't have a group of mice. We must have a group of lions roaring.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53In a matter of hours, they'll be facing their first real audience.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Can they stop being afraid and start being heard?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00You are going to need all this power in your voice
0:09:00 > 0:09:04because you are going to be singing with no microphones
0:09:04 > 0:09:08in the middle of Stratford-upon-Avon on top of an open top bus.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And Molly, you are going to be starting the whole thing
0:09:13 > 0:09:16in front of the public.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19I feel quite scared about doing it on top of the bus,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22cos I don't know what people will think.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25They might just think, "Ooh, look at her."
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Singing without microphones in an open space is very difficult.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I think they might just get absolutely swallowed up.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35There's a danger that no-one will hear them.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41It's clear the kids have a long way to go in a short amount of time,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43so Gareth's brought in a choir
0:09:43 > 0:09:47who know all about belting out a big tune to show them how it's done.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48Leeds Youth Opera!
0:09:48 > 0:09:50THEY SING
0:10:08 > 0:10:12They're not afraid to perform and stand up and sing,
0:10:12 > 0:10:13and neither should this lot.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15My jaw was dropping the whole time.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18It was going through my mind, "Are they REALLY that loud?"
0:10:18 > 0:10:21The Leeds Youth Opera will be joining the shy singers
0:10:21 > 0:10:24on the night of Children In Need live by satellite
0:10:24 > 0:10:26as part of Gareth's nationwide choir.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30It's a challenge doing a choir in one room,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33but getting a choir to sing at the same time all over Britain
0:10:33 > 0:10:36is going to be a huge technical and musical challenge.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41For Children In Need night,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43one of the ten will be chosen to sing a solo.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44At the end of today,
0:10:44 > 0:10:49Gareth will be rating Molly's chances as high, medium or low.
0:10:49 > 0:10:5312-year-old Molly has loved music for as long as she can remember.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57From musicals to current favourite, rock, she'll sing it all,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59as long as she's on her own.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04Gareth wants to tackle her fear with some one-on-one training.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Hi, Molly.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07So we're going to go through your solo,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11and I want to get you feeling really confident about the solo.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- How are you feeling at the moment? - Nervous.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15The first thing I would say
0:11:15 > 0:11:19is that your fringe is stopping me from seeing your eyes.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21We don't get any eye contact.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25If you sing like this, you can't connect with your audience.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26So I've got you a present.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Clip your fringe back, and let's see what a difference that makes.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Hello! Now I can see you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37When I first met you, you told me you'd been bullied at school.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Is that something that's still going on? Still going on.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44That's difficult. I know, cos I had the same thing when I was in school.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- I know how hard that is.- Yeah.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49When I was your age, I went and joined the choir,
0:11:49 > 0:11:54and everyone thought that was ridiculous and laughed and teased me.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57But somehow I found the strength to go,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59"You know what? I'm going to do it any way."
0:11:59 > 0:12:03The question is, can you find that strength?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06What are you worried will happen if you sing confidently?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08People might laugh at me.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Why would they laugh at you?
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I don't know. They might think I'm rubbish.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Do you think you're rubbish?
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Do you?
0:12:22 > 0:12:26That is really the nub of why you're not standing up tall
0:12:26 > 0:12:30and why you're not singing strongly and confidently.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34I can see that in your eyes and behind your fringe
0:12:34 > 0:12:38and I can see, "I don't think I'm very good at this."
0:12:38 > 0:12:40You need to believe in yourself, cos I believe in you.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42I'm impressed with your voice.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46You really do have a beautiful voice, it's a lovely voice.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49It's got a nice warmth to it. When you sing, I want to listen.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52It's a terrible thing to be bullied
0:12:52 > 0:12:55because it just reduces your sense of self.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56You just want to run away and hide
0:12:56 > 0:12:59and she's hiding behind her fringe,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02she's hiding behind her sleeves, retreating.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06What I think you need to do is to really work on this eye-contact.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10I need you to look at your audience and not be frightened of them.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14I've organised for you to do a performance
0:13:14 > 0:13:18for an audience right now. OK?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21But this is possibly the friendliest audience you'll ever meet.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27So, here's your audience.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Gareth hasn't gone barking mad.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32He wants Molly to overcome her fear
0:13:32 > 0:13:34of looking the audience, whoever it is, in the eye.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- # I'll sing... - SHE GIGGLES
0:13:40 > 0:13:43#..for you
0:13:43 > 0:13:47# Then we really have to go
0:13:47 > 0:13:51# I know we'll make it anywhere
0:13:51 > 0:13:54# Away from here... #
0:13:56 > 0:13:58OK, hold it there, Molly.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Pretty good, but look how much of your audience is left.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05In all seriousness, there's a way to do that.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10# I've been the only thing that's right
0:14:10 > 0:14:12# In all I've done... #
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Get in there and really sing to the dogs.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Can we put the dogs back in position, and let's try that one more time.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21When Molly's stood on the bus, if she's not looking at her audience
0:14:21 > 0:14:24and engaging them, people will just walk on by.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Can Molly hold her gaze and the dogs' attention this time round?
0:14:29 > 0:14:33# I'll sing it one last time for you
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- # Then we really have to go - Do it to your audience!
0:14:37 > 0:14:42# And I can barely look at you.. #
0:14:42 > 0:14:43Singing to dogs was good
0:14:43 > 0:14:46cos when you looked them in the eyes they paid attention,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50so if you do that to the audience it feels like you're singing to them.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Well done, that was a really good session.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55I think for Molly, she knows what to do.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57With the dogs, she could engage them,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59look into their eyes, but I just worry
0:14:59 > 0:15:01that she's going to retreat within herself
0:15:01 > 0:15:03when she's in front of that audience.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Later today, Molly and the other nervous singers' rendition of Run
0:15:10 > 0:15:12will need to be strong enough to pull in a crowd.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15To do this, they need to connect with the song lyrics,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17so Gareth's arranged a session
0:15:17 > 0:15:20with Royal Shakespeare Company acting coach, Jamie.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Lovely to see you all.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25I'm going to ask you in two groups of five to create
0:15:25 > 0:15:28a small performance inspired by this lyric.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30What this lyric seems to be about
0:15:30 > 0:15:33is about someone trying to run away from something.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- Two boys running away from... - Three girls!- Three girls.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Why are you running away from the three girls?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Running away from love?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44You're running away from love? Now, there's a story!
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Mohammed's group have gone down the romantic route,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50while the other group's interpretation is a bit darker,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53with tales of betrayal and broken friendship.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Guys, you two are like that and then he's like this.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59What are you two doing, are you two crying?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02This is brilliant, this is exactly what I want to see.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Up to now, it's been terror,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07looking nervous, hiding from the audience.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I want to see in their power ballads that kind
0:16:10 > 0:16:11of energy and personality.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15The acting is about all expressions and stuff like that
0:16:15 > 0:16:18so if you think about it that way and then put it into singing,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21it's easier to just sort of like relate to it.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24You've got to just use all your oomph,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26give it everything you've got.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Pretend like you've got away...
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Help me!
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Before 12-year-old Mohammed joined the Big Performance tour,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38standing out in a crowd was a distant dream.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42When I was a kid, I used to get bullied a lot about singing
0:16:42 > 0:16:44and a lot of other things.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46They made me feel like I'm not good enough, so I think
0:16:46 > 0:16:49when I'm on stage that I'm not good enough.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51It's knocked your confidence?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I've always had really low self-esteem
0:16:54 > 0:16:57and I've never, ever been really confident at all.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01How will Mohammed and the others cope when they discover
0:17:01 > 0:17:05they've got to act out their scenes in front of a star from EastEnders?
0:17:05 > 0:17:10The biggest problem is that as soon as there's pressure, they fall apart.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13And all the things you've taught them fade away.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18You are going to perform these later for a man called Ricky Norwood,
0:17:18 > 0:17:22who plays a character called Fatboy in Eastenders.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Oh!- Oh, my God!
0:17:25 > 0:17:28You've heard of him, right? You have to do a lot of work
0:17:28 > 0:17:30to make sure these are really polished up,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33because he's going to be your audience.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37I'm so excited! I absolutely literally adore him.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I don't think I'll be able to perform in front of him,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44because, like, I think I'll just giggle and that again.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Both groups want to impress Ricky.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50But what advice do the stars have for engaging with their audience?
0:17:50 > 0:17:54When I'm acting out a performance and putting meaning into it,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58I think about the lyrics and the situation when I wrote the song.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Hopefully, it'll come across in the performance.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Every song has got a story.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06And it's not just about singing the right notes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10It's about conveying the story and getting the emotion across.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Can the groups keep their cool
0:18:15 > 0:18:18and convince Ricky they've connected with the song lyrics?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21SCREAMING
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- How are you doing?- Hi. - What's your name?- Mohammed.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Don't, don't be... Don't be scared. - It's just so amazing!
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Ricky, have you got some advice about putting meaning in the performances?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36You're all going through stuff. Use the stuff you know,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38and it'll be believable and it will be great.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Ricky, are you ready to see the scenes?- Absolutely.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Group One are up first with their tale of love.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Until today, Mohammed has wanted to be noticed,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52but been too afraid to stand out. Can he find the guts now?
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Next time, when I say run, we run!
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Um...
0:18:59 > 0:19:01People are staring.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04With all eyes on him, Mohammed has frozen.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Take a deep breath, Mohammed.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08It's going to be fine. Can you remember your line?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- I'll try again. - Why don't we start again?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15And you know what guys? Remember your characters, yeah?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Mohammed, you're not Mohammed on stage.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21That way, you can separate yourself from the performance
0:19:21 > 0:19:23and from your nervousness - leave the nervousness here.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Take a deep breath and go for it.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- All right?- Here we go, take two.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Second time around, can Mohammed cope with the pressure?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Next time when I say run, we run!
0:19:37 > 0:19:40As we give a long goodbye to love, I love you.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- I don't want to leave you. - Yes, we got you!- No!
0:19:45 > 0:19:48EASTENDERS DRUM ENDING
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Well done! Very good.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Ricky being there amplified how scared I was.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I was getting even more scared
0:19:57 > 0:20:01cos I love EastEnders, cos lately I've been watching it a lot.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04I was quite surprised Mohammed faltered, because in rehearsals
0:20:04 > 0:20:08he's been right in there, really going for it. He just fell apart.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14It's Group Two's turn. Will they suffer the same fate as Mohammed?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- I know we'll make it anywhere. - I don't have a choice.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I can't even stand the look of her.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22SCREAMING
0:20:23 > 0:20:28As we say our long goodbyes, you make it so hard not to cry.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32But which group's interpretation of the lyrics are the most popular?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- Ricky, what did you think?- I like how they used the words from the song
0:20:36 > 0:20:38and put that into their performance.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- There was meaning, wasn't there? - Yeah.- They were going for it.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- I think we've come to a decision. - Good.- I think we've got it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Wooh!- Wooh, the nerves are kicking in now.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- So Ricky...- Yes?- Are you ready to announce the winner?
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Yes I am. I wish I had a drum roll now.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Oh, give me some, give me some, give me some!
0:20:58 > 0:21:01And the winner is...
0:21:01 > 0:21:06- Group One!- Come up on stage and accept your trophies.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Mohammed, my friend, well done. All right?
0:21:08 > 0:21:13Don't lose the strength that you just built. OK? All right.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Some of them were incredible in those scenes.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I'm hoping they use this experience of putting meaning
0:21:18 > 0:21:20into a performance with acting,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23that they can do that with singing.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Before the group sing to the public for the first time,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33there's one more stop to make.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Soloist Molly's fear of people laughing when she sings
0:21:36 > 0:21:40is so extreme, she can't even perform in front of her family.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43But all that's about to change.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46I've got a performance challenge for you.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47You'll be performing
0:21:47 > 0:21:51for your brother, your other brother and your sister.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- I am?- Oh yes!
0:21:54 > 0:21:57I'm feeling very nervous about performing in front of my siblings.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I'm worried about what they'll think about my singing.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03For Molly, this is huge. She's never had the confidence to do this.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07It's a scary thing for her to do. I think it's really necessary.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Here's your soloist! Molly, come and stand here.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Put your hair clip on, so we can all see your lovely face.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Nice, loud voice.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Molly's self-belief has been crushed by bullies.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Can she finally forget her past?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24# I'll sing it one... #
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Shall we start again? OK. Take a deep breath.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35After a faltering start, Molly must find the courage and her voice.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40# I'll sing it one last time for you
0:22:40 > 0:22:44# Then we really have to go
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Molly's got through the first verse. But can she do the big chorus?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52# Light up, light up... #
0:22:54 > 0:22:56(GARETH) # As if you have a choice >
0:22:56 > 0:23:01# Even if you cannot hear my voice...
0:23:01 > 0:23:03SHE TRAILS OFF
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Keep going.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10# Louder, louder
0:23:10 > 0:23:14# And we'll run for our lives
0:23:14 > 0:23:16# I can hardly speak
0:23:16 > 0:23:19# I understand
0:23:19 > 0:23:21# Why you can't raise your voice to say. #
0:23:25 > 0:23:30There were a few fluffs, but Molly succeeded in singing to her family.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- What do you want to say? - Your voice is beautiful.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37I am really proud of you. You even made me cry. It's brilliant.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Give me a hug.- Go and have a hug!
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Seeing Molly sing was just beautiful. You know, I'm speechless.
0:23:44 > 0:23:50To see Molly perform to me for the first time was absolutely amazing.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56It was very nerve-wracking, because I didn't know
0:23:56 > 0:23:59what they were going to think, and if I was going to mess up.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02I know it's just my brothers and sisters,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04but still, I want to get it right.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06That's a really big moment for her.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09The fact is, she's singing with more and more confidence.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12I just hope she doesn't stumble in front of the public.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17In nine weeks' time, the shy kids must sing
0:24:17 > 0:24:20in front of 11 million viewers on Children In Need.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Today they're facing their first public audience
0:24:27 > 0:24:28in Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33- Gareth crams in some last-minute practice.- Two, three, and...!
0:24:33 > 0:24:36ALL: # Light up, light up... #
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Charlize, stay with me. It's going to be fine.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Catching sight of the busy street where they're performing
0:24:43 > 0:24:45sends waves of fear through the group.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48I know it's scary,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52but we are going to do this, and it is going to be fine.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00A small crowd is gathering, but are the group ready to face them?
0:25:00 > 0:25:05So many people. I don't know. It's just too many people.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08I'm feeling quite scared and nervous.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12I'm just going to try not to mess up, and just try my best.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Everyone's nerves are kicking in, and Ricky's earlier
0:25:15 > 0:25:18words of encouragement for Mohammed have gone out the window.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23Look how many people there are outside now. I'm really scared.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I can't do it.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Molly needs support from the whole group
0:25:27 > 0:25:30if she is to get through her solo.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33This is their first public performance, and it's a tough one.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36It really is. They're very, very scared.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Is everybody ready for this? - ALL: No!
0:25:42 > 0:25:45OK, deep breath, take the plunge. We're going to go for it.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Lords, Shakespeare.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53The young people that you are about to see performing,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56this is their first public performance.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07Can shy Molly find the strength to engage this audience of strangers?
0:26:07 > 0:26:12# I'll sing it one last time for you
0:26:12 > 0:26:17# Then we really have to go
0:26:17 > 0:26:21# You've been the only thing that's right
0:26:21 > 0:26:25# In all I've done
0:26:28 > 0:26:32# Light up, light up
0:26:32 > 0:26:35# As if you have a chance
0:26:35 > 0:26:39# Even if you cannot hear my voice
0:26:39 > 0:26:42# I'll be right beside you, dear
0:26:44 > 0:26:47# Louder, louder
0:26:47 > 0:26:51# And we'll run for our lives
0:26:51 > 0:26:52# I can hardly speak
0:26:52 > 0:26:55# I understand
0:26:55 > 0:26:58# Why you can't raise your voice to say. #
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Well done!
0:27:05 > 0:27:07You did it!
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Molly, everyone!
0:27:11 > 0:27:13They did it!
0:27:13 > 0:27:16No-one laughed, they didn't let themselves down,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18and the relief is obvious.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21I think the performance went very well, and I could do it again
0:27:21 > 0:27:24and again and again, because I feel so good after it.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I've never sang in front of people before.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30My mum doesn't even know what I sound like, really.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32It was amazing. I just loved it.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35When people clapped us, I just felt so proud of myself.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42We had tears before, during and after.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I feel like there's a really long way to go with this group,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47but it's going to be amazing.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50There's such potential here, and when I consider
0:27:50 > 0:27:53where they've all come from... Molly, she did so well.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56That was a tough job, to go out there and do the first solo.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Based on that performance,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Molly has a medium to high chance of being the Big Performance soloist.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Next time, Gareth has his work cut out as the group
0:28:09 > 0:28:11take on an unfamiliar style of music.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14It's rock 'n' roll week!
0:28:14 > 0:28:17With a little help from the King himself,
0:28:17 > 0:28:22can they pull together to impress their first professional audience?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I feel really sick. I just can't do it.
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