0:00:02 > 0:00:05Last year on the Big Performance, 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 > 0:00:13- TERRY WOGAN:- The biggest cheer of the night.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15THEY SCREAM
0:00:15 > 0:00:19But for this year's kids, the challenge is much bigger
0:00:19 > 0:00:21and much scarier - singing live on BBC One
0:00:21 > 0:00:25to an audience of 11 million on Children in Need night.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28It's the biggest thing I've done. Even I'm scared.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31With less than two weeks to go, the pressure intensifies.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Whether you like it or not is irrelevant.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37You have to sing this music properly and well. That means practising hard.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- I can't do it.- You can.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44Will facing their past get them over the final hurdle
0:00:44 > 0:00:46of broadcasting live on television?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49The first performance by the Children In Need choir...
0:00:49 > 0:00:52We've worked so hard over the last nine weeks.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53But it doesn't matter
0:00:53 > 0:00:56if they can't pull it off in front of live audiences.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59This is The Big Performance 2.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Choirmaster Gareth Malone has spent the past eight weeks
0:01:25 > 0:01:30transforming these nervous singers into confident performers.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34The finale at Children In Need is now under two weeks away.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- Time is running out.- I just don't like singing in front of people.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Last time, stage fright threatened to ruin their performance.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Oops! Oops. Oh, dear.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48But the shy singers wowed the crowds at a folk music festival.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51This time, only perfection will do.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53No excuses. It's got to be right.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Today, the Big Performance tour bus is heading to Wales -
0:01:59 > 0:02:02a country steeped in Celtic tradition.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Famed for its rugby and red dragon,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08it's also home to final soloist, Tia.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10We are in the land of song - a nation of singers.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12They have such a proud heritage.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14It's going to be great to be part of that.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Wales has produced some of the UK's most successful artists
0:02:18 > 0:02:21including Charlotte Church, Marina and the Diamonds,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Duffy and Tom Jones.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26I'm excited about it as they've explored many different music styles.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I think they're ready for the ultimate challenge.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30As part of their training,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33the group have covered a variety of music themes...
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Power ballads, rock and roll,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39pop, British soul, surf rock, and folk -
0:02:39 > 0:02:42as well as having composed their own song.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Tia is the last person to try out for the solo spot.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Has Gareth left the hardest genre for her?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53This week, the style of music is like nothing you've done before.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Why do you pick on me? What have I done to you?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56THEY LAUGH
0:03:00 > 0:03:05It's Welsh choral music. THEY LAUGH
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- SHE LAUGHS - I hate you!
0:03:07 > 0:03:10What? It's going to be great!
0:03:11 > 0:03:15I'm a really bubbly girl, but when it comes to singing, I'm so shy.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Will focusing on her national identity
0:03:17 > 0:03:21help Tia find the nerve to sing Welsh choral music?
0:03:21 > 0:03:26Usually sung by men like winners of Last Choir Standing, Only Men Aloud,
0:03:26 > 0:03:31this style is strongly associated with the national sport of rugby.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33# Fel na bwyf yn llwfwrhau... #
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Its rousing nature inspires pride and tradition.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Let's go and give this a really good go. Come on!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Welsh choral music? I don't know what this is!
0:03:46 > 0:03:49We should've expected it because we are in Wales and Tia is Welsh.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Please don't make me sing this!
0:03:51 > 0:03:53At the moment, they think Welsh choral music
0:03:53 > 0:03:55is the least cool thing ever.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58To get this right, they need to have a sense of pride in who they are.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00For Tia, that means being Welsh
0:04:00 > 0:04:04and not being afraid to stand up and sing the music of her land.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06The Millennium Centre in Cardiff
0:04:06 > 0:04:09is home to the Welsh National Orchestra.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12This will be the singers' base as they take on
0:04:12 > 0:04:15this difficult music theme.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16This is a beautiful song.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20The song is called... All Through The Night.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22# All through the night... #
0:04:22 > 0:04:26All Through The Night is one of the most recognised Welsh choral songs.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28It is often sung as a lullaby
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and has been covered by numerous artists
0:04:30 > 0:04:34including Welsh favourites Katherine Jenkins and Aled Jones.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38# ..all through the night. #
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Can we change song?- No.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Definitely not. This is just another style of music that many people
0:04:43 > 0:04:46really are passionate about.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I wasn't expecting them all to like it straight off the bat,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51but whether you like it or not is irrelevant.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54You have to sing this music properly. That means practising hard.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56This song is traditionally sung in Welsh,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00so Gareth wants them to sing one line in the Celtic language.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03So let's just try saying that in Welsh.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04- Ar.- Ar.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Hyd.- Hyd.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Y.- Y.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- Nos.- Nos.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Ar hyd y nos.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15# Ar hyd y nos. #
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Who was doing that cracking rolled R?
0:05:17 > 0:05:22"Ar-rrr hyd y nos." I loved that. That's great.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Let's try it again. "Sleep". Two, three and...
0:05:24 > 0:05:28The Welsh choral sound is highly pronounced.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31To do it well, the group need to articulate their words.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Ah.- Ah.- As in "ah-pple".
0:05:34 > 0:05:36# Ah... #
0:05:36 > 0:05:38# Ah... #
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Choral singing is all about getting the vowels
0:05:40 > 0:05:42to be completely smooth and even.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44"Ah" for "apple". "Eh" for "egg".
0:05:44 > 0:05:48It's going back to primary school almost to get pure vowels.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49That's how you do it.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- # Ahhh.- Ahhh.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- # Ehhh.- Ehhh.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- # Ahhhh. # - Good sound. Sit down again.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00It sounds beautiful
0:06:00 > 0:06:03when all the voices come together as one. It's like magic.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07# Ar hyd y nos... #
0:06:07 > 0:06:11But it's a difficult song for soloist Tia to master.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15This is the moment. Here we go. Here's the introduction.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19PIANO INTRODUCTION
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- No? OK.- It's too high. - Well, the first phrase isn't.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29I know, but I just can't do it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31LINE PLAYED ON PIANO
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Tia is having a meltdown about this.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35It's just about her overcoming her fear.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39This is well within her capability. She just doesn't believe it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Tia, it's time.- I can't do it.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44You can. You can!
0:06:44 > 0:06:46My biggest worry is the whole song
0:06:46 > 0:06:49because I just don't like singing in front of people.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Everyone else has had a similar challenge. Everyone's got through it.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I know you're feeling emotional, but you'll be all right.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00For the last eight weeks, nervous Tia has avoided singing alone
0:07:00 > 0:07:04during the performance challenges, today there's nowhere to hide.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06You are going to need to do a really good job
0:07:06 > 0:07:13because there are going to be about 300,000 people watching you.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Oh!
0:07:14 > 0:07:17But the good news is that you won't be able to see them
0:07:17 > 0:07:22because we're singing this live on television on Points West.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25With Children In Need night so close, performing live
0:07:25 > 0:07:28on this BBC news show will give an indication of what's ahead.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33I'm not sure I'll be able to do the performance on the BBC news.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I'm really, really scared.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39When they sing, on the news, that's over 250,000 watching.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42They'll expect it to sound like a proper choir.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44No excuses, it's got to be right.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51No strangers to singing live on television are Only Boys Aloud,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55an all-male singing group putting a new spin on Welsh choral music.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Can their enthusiasm inspire the reluctant group?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04# Living in a lonely world... #
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Only Boys Aloud were really awesome because
0:08:06 > 0:08:09they sang one of my favourite songs, as well.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11# Street light, people
0:08:11 > 0:08:15# Oh, oh, oh, oh... #
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Even though they were singing Welsh choral music,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19they showed us that boys are good singers, too.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24# Street light, people
0:08:24 > 0:08:27# Oh, oh, oh... #
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Their commitment shines through their performance and has an effect
0:08:31 > 0:08:32on Welsh soloist, Tia.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34It makes me so proud to be Welsh.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Good, that's great that you're proud to be Welsh.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41It's important to be proud. That's the big lesson from this week.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43If we can get this Welsh choral thing going.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46It's powerful stuff, it really is.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49A huge round of applause.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Thank you, guys.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Feeling a little more inspired about this unusual style of music,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00the group practise their Welsh pronunciation.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03# Ar hyd y nos. #
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Whilst Gareth calls in soloist, Tia, for some much needed extra training.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Will she actually sing in this session?
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Everyone's really confident now and there's me in the corner, crying.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19Tia is so frightened of singing and people hearing her voice.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23She's got to get over this fear. I'll have to work hard with this
0:09:23 > 0:09:25and find some of that courage.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Tia is a popular girl with bags of personality,
0:09:28 > 0:09:32confident in all aspects of her academic, sporting and social life.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35But when it comes to singing, she has a complete mental block.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I obviously can't do it, it's too high.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41From day one, Tia's been too shy to stand out.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44# One can have a dream... #
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Can't do it? OK, sit down.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52This is her chance to prove to Gareth and herself
0:09:52 > 0:09:53she can conquer her nerves.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55We all get frightened,
0:09:55 > 0:09:59but I don't let it stop me doing what I want to do.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03I get the feeling you're letting the fear control you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06We've got to get over this and we need to do it NOW.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08This is crunch time.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Here we go.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Come on, Tia.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Tia clearly finds singing difficult
0:10:19 > 0:10:23but she's desperate to get over this hurdle for a very good reason.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25What's the matter?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28My mum, she's got a brain problem.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I just want to make her proud and put a smile on her face.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Oh, Tia, I am so sorry.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36So you're doing this to make her proud.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40That is really, really sweet of you.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43If I got the confidence to sing I would make myself really proud.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I think my mum would be really proud, as well.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48But Tia's a long way off from achieving her dream.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53Her extreme nerves are preventing her from uttering a single sound.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56When you're breathing you need to use a lot of puff and muscles.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01This is your vocal chords here. All the air in your lungs goes, ah...
0:11:03 > 0:11:05That's all there is to singing.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Like there's a little balloon in your tummy.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12Even this is too much, so Gareth tries something a little easier.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16I want you to blow through the straw and make that move across the piano.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Are you ready?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Good, so it's using this and not this.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Just go, shh, shh, vuv.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- All right.- Really loudly.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30The breathing exercises have calmed Tia's nerves
0:11:30 > 0:11:33but can she take the next step and actually sing?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36This is the introduction.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Get yourself ready.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Go.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43I can't do so high a note.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47It isn't high. You have got to sing.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51All right, so you're never going to get over this fear. Look proud.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53It just won't come out.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56It's not going to come out if you don't make it come out.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59She is so fearful. I'm beginning to wonder if she's able to do it.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01I sound stupid.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04You don't sound stupid. I promise you, faithfully,
0:12:04 > 0:12:07if you go for this, you will only get respect from people.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Come on, make Wales proud.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Let's do it.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18# Sleep my child and peace attend thee
0:12:18 > 0:12:23# Ar hyd y nos... #
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Yes! Right, do it again.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29That's the first time I've heard her let her voice out.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31What's the problem? It's just fear.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32# ..are creeping
0:12:32 > 0:12:36# Ar hyd y nos #
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Now, Tia, what you have just proved to me
0:12:39 > 0:12:40is that you can do it.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43I'm still scared about the performance
0:12:43 > 0:12:46but I'll give it my all and try my best,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49even if I do make a fool of myself and get all the words wrong.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52We can't afford to have a failure this week.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56If she breaks down it could be a real setback.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02To pull off today's Welsh choral performance,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05the group must sing with a real sense of pride
0:13:05 > 0:13:08which means accepting themselves for who they are.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11We've all talked about how we've been bullied at one time
0:13:11 > 0:13:14and how that's affected our ability to perform with confidence.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17I want you to think about how far you've come.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20It feels like I'm a different person.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I feel like the old James is asleep and the new James is awake.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I just cracked open a new shell and I'm not that shy person any more.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30I was stuck in a box and it was a Sellotape of shyness.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I've finally broken out of that box and I feel confident with myself.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36The important thing is to be proud of who you are.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38You can't change who you are.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41It's simply not possible. You can accept it and be proud.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44To help the shy singers realise just how far they've come,
0:13:44 > 0:13:49Gareth wants them to celebrate the insecurities that held them back.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Over here are some T-shirts. I want you to write one word
0:13:53 > 0:13:56on these T-shirts and I want that word to be
0:13:56 > 0:14:00the one thing that you really didn't like about yourself
0:14:00 > 0:14:02and maybe about which you were bullied.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05This is about celebrating, being upbeat.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09It's about saying, "Yeah, that's me! Like it or lump it."
0:14:12 > 0:14:15I dressed differently to people at my school.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I try and be an individual and then I'll get called freak.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Everyone has something they don't like,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22you have to find a way to be proud of it.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25I'm proud of being a freak, really, cos it's who I am.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I'm writing Ginger because of my hair colour.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31It's taken so many years for me to get over it,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34come to terms with the bullying and say, "Stop it.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36"I've got ginger hair. Is that a problem?"
0:14:36 > 0:14:39These are personal things but it's only by talking about them
0:14:39 > 0:14:42and by facing up to it, that you feel better about yourself.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46I've written "keen" cos I was always keen to do things in school,
0:14:46 > 0:14:47I was first to put myself forward.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51That's what I got bullied for so I'm putting that on there to say,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53I don't care what you think of me any more.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57I'm just making a statement that I am a singer, I like to sing.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00I may sound like a girl but I don't care about that.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03What they're doing is incredibly brave and difficult.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06It's a big achievement. It shows how far they've come from week one.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09It's turning a negative thing into a positive.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10I've written small.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Normally I'm not so open about my feelings.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18I feel a lot prouder of who I am now that I'm writing it on the shirt.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22I'm writing posh because I got a lot of bullying for being a bit posh.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25I like the way that I sound. I like my voice. I like who I am.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I put outsider
0:15:27 > 0:15:32cos people used to call me weird and different and stuff
0:15:32 > 0:15:33but now I don't really care.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37There's always going to be bullies as all long as there are people
0:15:37 > 0:15:38but you have do not let it worry you.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42You have to find a way to be proud of yourself and stand up for yourself.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44T-shirts finished, it's time to banish
0:15:44 > 0:15:47their old insecurities for good.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49This is something we should really celebrate.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52We should go on a march,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55wearing our T-shirts proudly, through the streets of Cardiff.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Yes.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Parading up and down in front of the public,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03hopefully will make them feel like, you know what, it's OK.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06This is a big world, there's room for everyone.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Let's go!
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Let's do it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Let's just be proud. Come on, let's do it.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15After all these weeks, I am a whole new person. I'm more confident.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19I really don't know what's happened. It's liked someone's just flipped
0:16:19 > 0:16:22the "I'm not nervous" switch and suddenly I'm working on overdrive.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24'It is the best feeling.'
0:16:24 > 0:16:26I think I've changed dramatically.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Now I'm just like being myself whatever happens.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34I've got more confidence and I think I'm just up for anything.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40# Baby I was born this way... #
0:16:40 > 0:16:43I was worried a couple wouldn't do this, but actually,
0:16:43 > 0:16:45that's the strength of the team.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Everyone's doing it, everyone's in this together.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Look how proud we are. Look how confident we are.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Look how much we're not bothered by these things. We are ourselves.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57# Baby I was born this way. #
0:16:57 > 0:16:58- Outsider!- Keen!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Singer!- Small!
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Cute and cuddly!
0:17:02 > 0:17:03- Posh!- Geek!
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Ginger!
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- Different!- Freak!
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Embracing their insecurities in front of the general public
0:17:09 > 0:17:13demonstrates just how far this once timid group have come.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Different!
0:17:14 > 0:17:18'The old Sasha couldn't have done this, but the new Sasha,'
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I'm dead pleased with the new Sasha, she's amazing. I love her to bits.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23'Singer! I didn't notice people watching me.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28'I'm just standing, chest up, marching through the streets.'
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- I'm just too proud of myself. - Cute and cuddly!
0:17:31 > 0:17:33'I feel brilliant cos it's part of who I am,'
0:17:33 > 0:17:36that's why I'm standing here doing this.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Geek.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39'You've just got to be proud of yourself
0:17:39 > 0:17:41'cos you can't change what you are'
0:17:41 > 0:17:43so just embrace it, basically.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46They've nothing to fear, they just need to come together.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49I think that's really going to help in the performance.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53CHEERING
0:17:56 > 0:17:59The once bullied singers have discovered a belief in themselves,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02but when it comes to performing, can they find the same strength?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Soloist Tia is about to find out.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08You told me at the auditions that you really wanted to sing
0:18:08 > 0:18:10to make your mum and your dad proud.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Inside there is your nan, your mum and your dad
0:18:13 > 0:18:15and I want you to sing for them.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18I'm really, really scared. I'm not sure if I can do it. I hope I can.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I just want to make my mum and my dad proud.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I just want to show them I can do it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27If you can get through this challenge, you can tackle anything.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28After you. Let's go in.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32To get over fear, you have got to be really determined. I'm about
0:18:32 > 0:18:34to find out whether she's got what it takes.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38I've never heard Tia sing at all. She tends to be very shy.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I'd be so proud to see Tia singing confidently.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42It would be absolutely amazing.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Hello.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45- Hello.- Hello.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47During her earlier session with Gareth,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Tia couldn't complete the song.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54This is when she needs to start believing in herself.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01# Sleep my child
0:19:01 > 0:19:04# And peace attend thee
0:19:04 > 0:19:06# Ar hyd
0:19:06 > 0:19:09# Y nos... #
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Her crying threatens to ruin her performance.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Can she stay strong to achieve her dream?
0:19:15 > 0:19:18# Ar hyd y nos
0:19:18 > 0:19:19# Soft...
0:19:21 > 0:19:23# Are creeping
0:19:23 > 0:19:25# Hill and vale
0:19:25 > 0:19:29# In slumber sleeping
0:19:29 > 0:19:31# I my loving
0:19:31 > 0:19:34# Vigil keeping
0:19:34 > 0:19:37# Ar hyd y nos. #
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Well done.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45You did it! You sang!
0:19:50 > 0:19:53'It was lovely to hear her singing a Welsh song'
0:19:53 > 0:19:54and I'm so proud of her.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I can't explain it because...
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I don't know, she's just wonderful.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02It was lovely to hear her sing. I'm so proud, so proud.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I feel really good now... Adrenaline and buzz.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08For the performance later, Tia has to focus on those high notes.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12She's got to get through it. It's in her voice. She can do this.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15It's now simply mind over matter. She just has to focus like crazy.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Later today, the singers will be debuting their Welsh choral song
0:20:21 > 0:20:22on live television.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26They must conquer their stage fright once and for all
0:20:26 > 0:20:30because they can't afford to forget the lyrics this time.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35To ensure this doesn't happen again, Gareth pulls them together
0:20:35 > 0:20:37for an emergency rehearsal.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41If they don't pull off a fabulous performance today,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43how are they going to do it on Children in Need?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45It would take a miracle.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47# Breathes a pure
0:20:47 > 0:20:49# And holy feeling... #
0:20:49 > 0:20:51If they know the song inside out,
0:20:51 > 0:20:55they stand a better chance of conquering their stage fright.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56Well done, boys!
0:20:56 > 0:21:00The hardworking boys have got it but will it be the same for the girls?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02#Ov'r thy spirit... #
0:21:02 > 0:21:05THEY STUMBLE OVER THE WORDS
0:21:05 > 0:21:07# Visions of delight... #
0:21:07 > 0:21:09They need this performance to be good.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11There's no more time to get better.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14This is not the first time the girls have become
0:21:14 > 0:21:16distracted from the music.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- Everybody has to have a say. - Just get on with it.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25I want you to look good. I don't want you to stand their live going...
0:21:25 > 0:21:26Looking at the ceiling.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29The girls still need help getting into this classical style.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Blake are a Brit Award winning harmony group
0:21:32 > 0:21:34who sing a mix of classical and pop.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39They've performed at concerts and sporting events all over the world
0:21:39 > 0:21:43and know exactly how to deliver this traditional music with style.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Will a last minute visit from these special guests
0:21:47 > 0:21:49help to focus the girls?
0:21:49 > 0:21:53THEY SING IN HARMONY
0:22:00 > 0:22:04It's about confidence. It's about enjoying it and feeling it.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06It gets better through practise and experience.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08If you feel good at what you do,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11when you go onstage, it's no problem.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14If you're going onstage and don't know what you're doing,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16you can understand why people get nervous.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- How many of you know what adrenaline is?- It's a bit like a little rush.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Yes. It's actually a chemical that goes through your body.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25It's designed to make you run away when you get scared.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29In actual fact, what really good performers do
0:22:29 > 0:22:31is use that chemical inside their body
0:22:31 > 0:22:33to make them perform even better.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37So if you're feeling a bit on edge and you can feel your skin tingling,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39that means you'll do your best performance.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41And now's the time that all that work,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45all the belief from your friends and family, this is when it'll show.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47You either run away or you fight.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49You don't stand in the middle, going, "Errrr".
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I thought Blake were fantastic.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55They absolutely understood where those guys are
0:22:55 > 0:22:57because they were there themselves once.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00They gave great advice.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Meeting Blake was absolutely awesome.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05I love Blake! I've heard them before and I really liked them.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10When they came in, I was, like, "Oh, my God, they're there".
0:23:10 > 0:23:13'Singing an unusual style of music can be daunting,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17'but these celebrities know it's all about staying true to your roots.'
0:23:17 > 0:23:20If you're doing something different to what other people are doing,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24people may or may not like it, but you've got to be yourself, really.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27When I was having to sing in front of my year group,
0:23:27 > 0:23:29they must have thought I was mad.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33I was the only one singing classical music when I should've sang pop.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36In fairness to them, they were really supportive.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43With only moments to go until their live debut on BBC Points West,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Gareth and the group are called to the studio for a dress rehearsal.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50# Sleep, my child... #
0:23:50 > 0:23:55This is the first time they've performed in a live TV studio.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56Everyone is feeling the pressure.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Fidget, fidget, fidget the whole time.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- Taylor, are you listening?- Yeah. - Look at me.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06You're looking at all this stuff. None of this stuff matters.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10The only thing that matters is All Through The Night. That song.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12'We've worked so hard over the last nine weeks.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14'But it doesn't matter a jot'
0:24:14 > 0:24:17if they can't pull it off in front of live audiences.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Ultimately, this is all about a TV audience.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Going live on BBC News is, oh, really scary!
0:24:23 > 0:24:27We have to concentrate and just think it's us and the camera.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31As every celebrity has told us, bad rehearsal, good performance.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I just hope that's the case.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36It's a live show and you've got to put on something good
0:24:36 > 0:24:38people will find entertaining.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43Whether it's 300,000 or 11 million, it's got to be something good.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46This is it. As the local news goes on-air,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49the group nervously wait for their cue.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52They have a huge challenge to sing live on national TV
0:24:52 > 0:24:56in front of millions of viewers on Children In Need night.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58They'll get through it, they'll sing it,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01but would it make someone who is Welsh have a tear in their eye?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Would it be something to be proud of?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07That's what I'm interested in. I want it to be excellent.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Now, a real first. The first performance on live television
0:25:11 > 0:25:14by the newly-formed special Children In Need choir.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16All of them have something in common.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20They are terrified of performing.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23'In their first choral session, Tia couldn't sing in front of the group.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26'Now she must find the nerve to lead them.'
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Have a good evening, from all of us here. Over to you.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37# Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee
0:25:37 > 0:25:42# Ar hyd y nos
0:25:42 > 0:25:48# Soft the drowsy hours are creeping
0:25:48 > 0:25:53# Hill and vale in slumber sleeping... #
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Tia makes it through her solo without faltering.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57A huge achievement.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Can the rest of the group maintain it?
0:26:00 > 0:26:04# O'er thy spirit gently stealing
0:26:04 > 0:26:09# Visions of delight revealing
0:26:09 > 0:26:15# Breathes a pure and holy feeling
0:26:15 > 0:26:21# Ar hyd y nos. #
0:26:21 > 0:26:23THEY CHEER
0:26:23 > 0:26:27What a result! The once desperately shy soloist Tia has led the group!
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Pulling off their most difficult challenge to date.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33So, so, so, so awesome!
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- Hip-hip!- ALL: Hooray! - Hip-hip!- ALL: Hooray!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Hip-hip!- ALL: Hooray! - Well done! Well done!
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Argh! I just want to scream more!
0:26:43 > 0:26:45I'm just so hyper right now!
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I'm buzzing off it!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Ooo! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Yes! I am so happy about that! Brilliant!
0:26:53 > 0:26:56They're starting to really enjoy performing.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Look how much it affects their confidence!
0:26:58 > 0:27:00They are on the ceiling with excitement!
0:27:00 > 0:27:04And feeling full of personality, they feel like individuals.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07They've put the bullying behind them. A long way behind them.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13Today saw Tia try out for the solo spot on Children In Need night.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15How does Gareth rate her chances?
0:27:15 > 0:27:18I honestly did not think that Tia had it in her.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Because she pulled off such a fantastic performance
0:27:21 > 0:27:23and can be relied upon,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27her chances of being the soloist at Children In Need are now high.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Next time, Gareth must make his final decision.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Today, I'm going to be picking the soloist for Children In Need.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43After weeks of hard work, who will it be?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- I've messed it all up now. - You haven't messed it all up.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49The person singing solo
0:27:49 > 0:27:52live on Children In Need is...
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