0:00:02 > 0:00:03Today, six of Britain's most talented
0:00:03 > 0:00:05young singer/song-writers...
0:00:05 > 0:00:06# Ah-ah-ah... #
0:00:06 > 0:00:09..after weeks of fine-tuning their musical skills...
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Ahh! Say it more!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14I am an expressive singer!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18..must sing live at the World War I centenary commemoration in Belgium.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22At the moment they're singing it like wannabe pop stars.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25This is not about them. This is about history.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Are they ready to represent the nation
0:00:28 > 0:00:30at this prestigious international event...
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Well, in just a few hours my song is going to be heard
0:00:33 > 0:00:35by millions of people.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38..in front of the royal family and the Prime Minister?
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Break a leg.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Can they do their own song justice with the world watching?
0:00:43 > 0:00:46If we get it wrong then there's no going back.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48This is their Big Performance.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52And...up.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Today the group have to get on point as they head to ballet school.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- Your arms into first position. - Can't do it.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01They cross the Channel to Belgium,
0:01:01 > 0:01:03just as the soldiers did 100 years ago.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Looking back on the white cliffs of Dover,
0:01:06 > 0:01:08it kind of feels like we're in their shoes now.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10And the singers step into the spotlight
0:01:10 > 0:01:13for the greatest challenge of their lives.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16It's a big, big performance.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52For the last five weeks the music maestros have been absorbed
0:01:52 > 0:01:53in all aspects of World War I...
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Gas, gas, gas!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58..to inspire their song-writing.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- He was 19. - Can't believe he's so young.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03And last time...
0:02:03 > 0:02:05# Stand tall
0:02:05 > 0:02:06# Be proud... #
0:02:06 > 0:02:08..after a tense final...
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Stand Up, Be Proud, by Molly.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Molly's song was chosen for the group to perform
0:02:14 > 0:02:16at the commemoration in Belgium.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20I think yours just pipped it because it's an anthem.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Now they must all come together and get it note perfect
0:02:24 > 0:02:26for their Big Performance.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29OK, everyone, we are going to Jake Gosling's studio.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32He's going to help us rehearse and to record the song
0:02:32 > 0:02:35so we can have a listen back to see how it's sounding.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38# And we danced all night to the best song ever... #
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Jake Gosling is a superstar music producer.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45He was a judge helping to pick Molly's song and has worked with
0:02:45 > 0:02:48pop royalty One Direction and Ed Sheeran.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52It's going to be really cool to be in a professional environment
0:02:52 > 0:02:55where so many amazing songs have been created.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57ALL: # Stand up
0:02:57 > 0:02:59# Be proud... #
0:02:59 > 0:03:01More used to writing pop tracks,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04the singers will need to learn to perform in a very different style.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09# We walk ahead as one. #
0:03:11 > 0:03:15It's not ready. It's not ready.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19At the moment they're singing it like kind of wannabe pop stars.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20# They are... #
0:03:20 > 0:03:24It's horrible. It's got to be very clean, very clear and very simple.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25It's a very...
0:03:25 > 0:03:28very direct message in this song and that's got to come through
0:03:28 > 0:03:30loud and clear.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33This is not about them. It's not "all about me"
0:03:33 > 0:03:38which a lot of singing is. This is about history.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41The group are going to perform in Belgium
0:03:41 > 0:03:44at the Saint Symphorien Cemetery.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47They will be part of a ceremony to mark of 100 years
0:03:47 > 0:03:50since the outbreak of World War I.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54During The Great War, 17 million people lost their lives
0:03:54 > 0:03:57in a conflict that lasted over four years.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00So it's vital that the group's performance is respectful
0:04:00 > 0:04:04and appropriate for the occasion.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Follow me.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Hello, Jake.- Hey. Welcome to Sticky Studios.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16This is definitely a different type of spot.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18It's weird to think so many,
0:04:18 > 0:04:22like, really famous people have been where we're standing.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24We once had One Direction down here
0:04:24 > 0:04:26and all the paps were hiding in the bushes over there.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I've told them to keep away today, obviously.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Well, enjoy it. I'll let you guys get on and I'll see you in a bit.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Right.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37The main thing that we're lacking at the moment
0:04:37 > 0:04:41is the right sort of emotional look in our eyes.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44We've got to make sure that the text, the words that you've come up with
0:04:44 > 0:04:47are really, really clear and we're getting that message across.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52It's 100 years since World War I began and you, the next generation,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55are saying to everyone we should stand up and we're proud
0:04:55 > 0:04:58of everything that those soldiers did for us.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04It feels, like, beyond words to have my song represent this whole nation.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07But I don't think it's really my song - it's all of our song.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09There you go, just plonk yourselves down there.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13The group will be singing live on TV in front of millions of viewers,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17so Gareth needs to be sure that they sound like a commemorative choir
0:05:17 > 0:05:19rather than pop stars.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21And three, four.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- ALL:- # Stand up
0:05:23 > 0:05:24# Be proud... #
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Yeah, you're "Pr-pr-rah."
0:05:27 > 0:05:28# Stand up
0:05:28 > 0:05:30# Be proud. #
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Really important, Molly, you don't swoop.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- ALL:- # Every generation
0:05:35 > 0:05:36# Standing... #
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I'm going to stop you one more time.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40It's not every genera-TION.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43It's # EVERY generation... #
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Does the make sense? You've got the emphasis the wrong way round.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50It's # EVERY generation... #
0:05:50 > 0:05:54As the songwriter, Molly sings the first line.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Hi, come on in. How you doing?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59So it's up to her to set the right tone for the occasion.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01# Where once was war... #
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Just say to me "where once was war." - Where once was war.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Say it really clear like I'd never heard it before.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Where was once war.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Just explain to me the words, just say them.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12"Where once was war..."
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Where once was war, now there's peace.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17The battle is over, now friendship has come.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20The dirt, the mud, now the poppies blossom.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Yeah, that's not...explaining it to me.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- I mean, "Where once was war, now there's PEACE."- Oh, right.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- # Where once was war... # - Tell me.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- # Now there's peace... # - Tell me.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40# The battle is over
0:06:40 > 0:06:43# Friendship has come
0:06:43 > 0:06:47# The dirt, the mud
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- # Now the poppies blossom... # - Yes!
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Good. Listen...
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I think...I really get the emotion when you do that.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Because you're really clearly telling me the words.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00It's a very simple song, this.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02There's a clear message about standing up and being proud.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05And that message has got to come across.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07And if they're just sort of singing for themselves,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10that doesn't make it to the audience.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14But the singers don't seem to have picked up on Gareth's concerns.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I'm feeling really confident about heading off the Belgium and
0:07:17 > 0:07:20doing our performance because the rehearsals are going really well.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22'We sound pretty good at the moment'
0:07:22 > 0:07:25because we're just working on it, we're absolutely making it perfect.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Come on in.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Gareth wants them to hear what he can,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31so it's time to hit the studio.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Right.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36OK, everyone, you get one chance in Belgium,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39so we're going to have one chance here. Just going to do it once
0:07:39 > 0:07:42and then I want you to come in and have a listen to how you sound.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45So, your first chance to hear yourselves as a group, properly.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- ALL:- # Stand up
0:07:47 > 0:07:49# Be proud
0:07:49 > 0:07:52# They are all our heroes
0:07:52 > 0:07:54# For light
0:07:54 > 0:07:58# For peace... #
0:08:00 > 0:08:03It's all going well until Molly misses her cue.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Come in, sit on the sofa, and let's have a listen.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08'# For light
0:08:08 > 0:08:12'# For peace
0:08:12 > 0:08:18'# We walk ahead as one. #'
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Ben, Molly, what did you think?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24well, I think it went well but there's always areas
0:08:24 > 0:08:26for improvement, and there is area for improvement.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28As a whole I think we did really well
0:08:28 > 0:08:32and my little bit that I forgot, I actually totally forgot about it.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34This is what concerns is me
0:08:34 > 0:08:37is everyone seems very cool about this so far
0:08:37 > 0:08:38and everyone's relaxed.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I keep asking you how you're feeling about it - "Oh, yeah, totally fine."
0:08:42 > 0:08:44"Yeah, it's going to be great."
0:08:44 > 0:08:48And then we get to it and I say, "Right, it's now."
0:08:48 > 0:08:51And that's when it goes wrong. And that's what has to not happen.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54You have to get your head in the game.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56It's just making sure all those details are there.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Once you've got it and rehearsed and rehearsed it, then you enjoy it,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04you know, and make it that performance that it needs to be,
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- get that emotion across. - It's not as easy as it looks, is it?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Gareth's been tough on the group
0:09:10 > 0:09:13because he knows how good they can be.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18BEATBOXING
0:09:21 > 0:09:24In order to sound like a choir, they need to look like one.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26'Hello, everyone. I'm so sorry I can't be there
0:09:26 > 0:09:30'but today I'm conducting at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32'It's not long now till we all go to Belgium
0:09:32 > 0:09:34'and I'm really excited about it.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37'In order to help you get ready I want you to have the right posture,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41'the right attitude. You are going to have...a ballet lesson.'
0:09:41 > 0:09:43ALL TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:09:45 > 0:09:49The English National Ballet has been training ballerinas
0:09:49 > 0:09:51for almost 65 years.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54So where better for the group to learn some poise, grace and elegance
0:09:54 > 0:09:58than from award-winning dancer, Barry Drummond?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Gareth mentioned that often you guys look a bit
0:10:03 > 0:10:06more like a pop group which obviously isn't exactly
0:10:06 > 0:10:08appropriate for the performance you're going to be giving.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Ballet is going to be a really good way for you guys to give
0:10:11 > 0:10:12a more sophisticated performance.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16So if you want to go and get yourselves ready, we'll get started.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21We are going to start with the demi plie.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Down and up,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25and two.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I think we all kind of need to make sure we're focused
0:10:28 > 0:10:30and I think ballet might help us with that.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Very good. Everybody looking straight forward,
0:10:33 > 0:10:34don't look down.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Keep your shoulders and your hips nice and still, try not to fidget.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41My biggest weakness is probably fidgeting at the moment
0:10:41 > 0:10:44because I always move my ankles
0:10:44 > 0:10:47and fiddle with my shirt or anything so I need to stop doing that.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Although one of the most confident performers in the group,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Ben's expressive style has always concerned Gareth.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I move my hands a lot because I'm a guitar player.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02And I jump around a lot because I used to be in a band.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04But he became more focused
0:11:04 > 0:11:07when learning about the role of his ancestor during the war.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Finding out about my great great grandfather made me
0:11:10 > 0:11:13feel very proud because, to know that he was helping out in the war,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15I felt more connected to World War I.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20With only days to go until the Big Performance,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24will he be able to keep his cool on the biggest stage of his life?
0:11:24 > 0:11:28I think the hardest thing about the performance will be standing still
0:11:28 > 0:11:30because I will be very nervous.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Barry has a ballet exercise to help fix his fidgeting.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36We are going to do a balance on one leg,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38but on what's called demi pointe,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41which is basically the balls of your feet.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Yes, and then take your arms into first position.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46HE SIGHS
0:11:46 > 0:11:47HE LAUGHS
0:11:47 > 0:11:49That's good, that's good.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52As soon as you wobble, you're going to fall over.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Really, really hold your stomach muscles.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57That's pretty good, that's pretty good.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01The more still that you are, the easier it is to balance.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Almost. I think it needs a bit of practice
0:12:03 > 0:12:06but I think it's something that is going to be good for you to work on.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07PIANO PLAYS CLASSIC MUSIC
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Step behind, side, front.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Step behind, side, front.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16MUSIC STOPS
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Well done, guys. That was really, really great.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I can already see a really massive difference in the way you
0:12:22 > 0:12:24hold yourselves, your posture.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I'm sure you guys are going to do a really, really great job.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29THEY CHEER
0:12:31 > 0:12:33PIANO PLAYS
0:12:42 > 0:12:43The day has finally arrived,
0:12:43 > 0:12:47the singers are heading to Belgium for their Big Performance.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50But they're minus someone very important.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Gareth has a prior engagement as he's conducting
0:12:54 > 0:12:58the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall and will be joining them tomorrow.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- Hello, everyone! ALL:- Hello.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Hi. The next time I see you, we'll all be in Belgium
0:13:04 > 0:13:07and we will be getting ready for our Big Performance. Are you excited?
0:13:07 > 0:13:08- ALL:- Yes!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11You're going to have a very important rehearsal.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14That rehearsal is your chance to prove to everyone
0:13:14 > 0:13:15that you can do it.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Make sure you use that time, you concentrate,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20you take on board everything that everyone says to you,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24and you try your very hardest to react to that.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Good luck.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26See you later, bye.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- ALL:- Bye!
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Before this whole experience, if somebody had told me
0:13:32 > 0:13:36I was going to be performing on live TV in front of Royals,
0:13:36 > 0:13:40representing the nation, I wouldn't have believed them.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Accompanying the group on the next leg of their trip, will be
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Gareth's right hand man, musician Max Cooke.
0:13:46 > 0:13:52# Explosions... #
0:13:52 > 0:13:56He's worked with superstar Leona Lewis and was a key member of
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Ellie Goulding's band for four years,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02touring with her all over the world.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Having spent years on the road, he knows how important it is
0:14:06 > 0:14:09to practise every chance you get.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13# We walk ahead as one. #
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Just hear that chord going on in your head and sing around it.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23The group have made it to Dover and spirits are high.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Belgium here we come!
0:14:27 > 0:14:29CHEERING
0:14:32 > 0:14:35I think the kids are all very excited. My one
0:14:35 > 0:14:38concern is that they don't get carried away with that
0:14:38 > 0:14:40and take their eye off the ball.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46But as the mainland disappears from view excitement turns to reflection.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52The kids are reminded of the journey the soldiers took 100 years ago.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58The thought of not coming home - that's it, that's your home,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01you've left that now, now you're going on to the future.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04It's kind of scary to think - what's ahead?
0:15:09 > 0:15:13All of our songs were adding up to leaving and going off to the war
0:15:13 > 0:15:16and actually seeing, looking back on the White Cliffs of Dover
0:15:16 > 0:15:20it kind of feels like we're in their shoes now.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Molly's thoughts are with her great great grandfather
0:15:24 > 0:15:26who was a despatch rider on the home front.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I am connected to World War I so I think I'm going to be
0:15:33 > 0:15:36thinking about him while I'm singing the song.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46The group will perform at the unique SaintSymphorien cemetery
0:15:46 > 0:15:47in Belgium.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51It was built by the Germans during World War I as a resting place
0:15:51 > 0:15:54for German and British soldiers killed at the Battle of Mons.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Over 500 men are buried here, including Private John Parr,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03the first British casualty of the Great War.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06It's the only cemetery to honour men who fell from both
0:16:06 > 0:16:07sides of the conflict.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Looking round this place this seems like so many people to die.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23Walking on to the site for the first time is overwhelming for everyone.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I never thought we would be this close to them.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28It's, erm, quite daunting.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32When Jasmine arrived at Big Performance HQ
0:16:32 > 0:16:35she was one of the strongest singers.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38# Want to get out in the world... #
0:16:38 > 0:16:41But no World War I history buff.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Right back in my auditions I got off to a really bad start with Gareth
0:16:45 > 0:16:48because I said that the war lasted for 37 days.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- No, it didn't, it was four years.- Oh.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55A spell in the trenches made the reality of the conflict hit home.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58They had to be doing this just for our country.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I think I've improved a lot in my knowledge
0:17:01 > 0:17:03and it will help me a lot.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08SINGING
0:17:08 > 0:17:11The performance is broadcast live on BBC TV
0:17:11 > 0:17:14so the technical rehearsal is to check sound levels
0:17:14 > 0:17:17and camera angles as well as lighting.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19SINGING
0:17:24 > 0:17:27The group have never experienced anything like it before.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30It's really exciting knowing that there's so much cameras and
0:17:30 > 0:17:32it's going to be broadcast on national TV.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35All of the camera crew, all of... like
0:17:35 > 0:17:39these lighting effects, it makes us feel very important.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43And Max fears it's all a bit distracting.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47I worry that the spark might get lost in, in the frenzy,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51the-the... when they've done it really at their best
0:17:51 > 0:17:54it's, it's moving and it's alive and today was more about -
0:17:54 > 0:17:57"Oh, who can hear what? Where am I supposed to be looking?"
0:17:57 > 0:17:59And, hopefully, things will even out
0:17:59 > 0:18:02and we'll get the best of all of the ways it's been.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11The day has arrived
0:18:11 > 0:18:13and the countdown has begun to the Big Performance.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20In just a few hours my song is going to be heard by millions of people.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21It's just amazing.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25It's live TV, it's going out in loads of different countries.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Um, so if we get it wrong then there's no going back.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35The group head to Mons town square to be reunited with Gareth.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Hello, everyone! So good to see you, we're in Belgium.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39- ALL:- Yeah!
0:18:39 > 0:18:42This is what we've worked so hard for - the moment is now.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Shall we go and get ready for the performance?
0:18:45 > 0:18:46- ALL:- Yes.- Come on.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52So, just one last thing - as a little boost before we go to perform
0:18:52 > 0:18:55I've got some messages from our celebrity friends.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57First one - is...
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Conor Maynard. ALL CHEER
0:18:59 > 0:19:02How's it going, guys, Conor Maynard. I just want to send you
0:19:02 > 0:19:04this quick video to say it was amazing to meet you
0:19:04 > 0:19:07and to wish you the best of luck with your
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Big Performance in Belgium. You got it!
0:19:09 > 0:19:10ALL: Aw!
0:19:10 > 0:19:12The next one is from...
0:19:12 > 0:19:13Eliza Doolittle.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15ALL: Whoa!
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Hey, guys!
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I was very impressed when I met you and heard you,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22look forward to hearing some more from you guys.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24And good luck in Belgium.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- ALL:- Yeah. - That's nice, isn't it?
0:19:28 > 0:19:29The last one is a very special message,
0:19:29 > 0:19:33it's from the man that wrote War Horse.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- Michael Morpurgo.- Wow!- I know.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38I think what you're doing is extraordinary,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41to make up a song, write a song...
0:19:41 > 0:19:42and then to sing it
0:19:42 > 0:19:45and about a subject that's...
0:19:45 > 0:19:48so difficult, so moving and so important as it is at the moment
0:19:48 > 0:19:51and do it in public as you're doing here...
0:19:51 > 0:19:53is a huge challenge and I wish you well.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57All I can say is, mean it... when you write it,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00mean it when you sing it
0:20:00 > 0:20:02and that will mean a lot to...
0:20:02 > 0:20:05to everyone and the way we remember it.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- Oh.- What a lovely message.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Doesn't that give you an idea of just how big this is?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12It's a perfect confidence booster for all of us.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Back in Mons, the world media descends on the town
0:20:17 > 0:20:20as it gears up to welcome Princes William and Harry
0:20:20 > 0:20:22and the Duchess of Cambridge.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Just a short distance away, the group arrive on location and
0:20:29 > 0:20:32head straight into wardrobe to get changed
0:20:32 > 0:20:35but there's barely time to take a breath before interviews
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- with Newsround... - How are you feeling?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39I'm extremely nervous.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41And for Molly and Gareth,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43an appearance on the BBC's live coverage.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46We've done Newsround, we're now going to go on Sophie Raworth's
0:20:46 > 0:20:49show on BBC Two, that's in the build-up to the actual event
0:20:49 > 0:20:52and it's really good cos it's making us all feel -
0:20:52 > 0:20:54"This is live, this is serious."
0:20:54 > 0:20:57I'm joined here by two people who will be performing here
0:20:57 > 0:21:00later on this evening, Gareth Malone, the choirmaster,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02and Molly, who is 12.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Now, tell us what you've been doing - why you're here.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Well, we've written a song to commemorate World War I.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11It's called Stand Up Be Proud...
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Molly... I'm terribly proud of her,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16she's written a beautiful song and will be singing a beautiful solo.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Well done, congratulations. - Thank you.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- And very good luck with it tonight. - Thank you very much.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24If the singers weren't feeling nervous enough
0:21:24 > 0:21:26they've just been told to expect a visit.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29From a very important person.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33The Prime Minister of Great Britain, David Cameron...
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- No.- No way!- Yes.- No way.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- ALL:- No. This can't be happening...
0:21:37 > 0:21:39The Prime Minister would like to meet you.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Very pleased to see you. Can I introduce you to the
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- young people who are performing...? - Brilliant...
0:21:46 > 0:21:49What do you do before you sing? How do you exercise the vocal cords?
0:21:49 > 0:21:51ALL TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Humming? A spoonful of honey?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Oh, yeah.- Breathing?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- My mum always told me "a spoonful of honey."- Spoonful of honey.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Have you got the honey? Gareth?!
0:22:02 > 0:22:05ALL CHATTER AND LAUGH
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Anyway, best of luck. What is it? Break a leg?
0:22:08 > 0:22:11It's such an honour to speak to someone who's head of the country.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14I think it's just really an amazing experience
0:22:14 > 0:22:16for somebody that's my age.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Joining our royal family at the event is an awe-inspiring
0:22:25 > 0:22:28list of VIPs, including the King and Queen of Belgium,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31the French, German and Irish Presidents
0:22:31 > 0:22:33and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Your Royal Highnesses, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the
0:22:47 > 0:22:49SaintSymphorien military cemetery.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I'm feeling so nervous, I mean, it's right there, that's where
0:22:54 > 0:22:56we're going to be performing.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59This is it and this the final time we're going to get to do it
0:22:59 > 0:23:01and so... just ready for it.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Weeks of preparation, hours of practice all come down to
0:23:06 > 0:23:09this one moment as the group prepare to perform.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13This is it, make it really good, nice and still.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Be proud, you've done a wonderful job, great song,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19sing with soul and heart.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- Enjoy it. Shall we go? ALL:- Yes.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27In a unique project, six of Britain's most talented
0:23:27 > 0:23:30younger singer-songwriters have come together to write
0:23:30 > 0:23:33and perform a song that marks the centenary of the First World War.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Along the way they've discovered what their ancestors
0:23:36 > 0:23:39did in the War, they've learnt about terrible conditions that
0:23:39 > 0:23:43young soldiers had to suffer, and the importance of remembrance.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48The chosen song, written by 12-year-old Molly from Huddersfield,
0:23:48 > 0:23:53expresses their hope for the future and is called Stand Up, Be Proud.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh
0:23:59 > 0:24:01# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh
0:24:02 > 0:24:04# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh
0:24:05 > 0:24:08# Oh-ooh
0:24:08 > 0:24:11# Where once was war
0:24:11 > 0:24:14# Now there's peace
0:24:14 > 0:24:17# The battle is over
0:24:17 > 0:24:20# Friendship has come
0:24:20 > 0:24:24# The dirt, the mud
0:24:24 > 0:24:30# Now the poppies blossom
0:24:30 > 0:24:33# They fought, they fell
0:24:33 > 0:24:36# Stand up, be proud
0:24:36 > 0:24:40# They are all our heroes
0:24:40 > 0:24:44# For light, for peace
0:24:44 > 0:24:47# We walk ahead as one
0:24:47 > 0:24:50# Stand up, be proud
0:24:50 > 0:24:53# They are all our heroes
0:24:53 > 0:24:58# For light, for peace
0:24:58 > 0:25:01# We walk ahead as one
0:25:01 > 0:25:04# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh
0:25:04 > 0:25:07# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh
0:25:07 > 0:25:13# Every generation standing as one
0:25:13 > 0:25:20# We look to the future We look to the light
0:25:20 > 0:25:22- # Stand up - Stand up
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- # Be proud - Be proud
0:25:24 > 0:25:26# They are all our heroes
0:25:26 > 0:25:30# For light, for peace
0:25:30 > 0:25:33# We walk ahead as one
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- # Stand up - Stand up
0:25:35 > 0:25:37# Be proud
0:25:37 > 0:25:39# They are all our heroes
0:25:39 > 0:25:45# For light, for peace
0:25:47 > 0:25:50# In the fields of France
0:25:50 > 0:25:53# Hearts are full of hope
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- # They gave their future - They gave their future
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- # They gave us their lives - They gave us their lives
0:26:01 > 0:26:03# Stand up, be proud
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- # They are all our heroes - They gave us their lives
0:26:06 > 0:26:10# For light, for peace
0:26:10 > 0:26:13# We walk ahead as one
0:26:13 > 0:26:14# Stand up
0:26:14 > 0:26:16# Be proud
0:26:16 > 0:26:19# They are all heroes
0:26:19 > 0:26:25# For light, for peace
0:26:25 > 0:26:32# We walk ahead as one. #
0:26:37 > 0:26:40They've done it! The group delivered a faultless performance to
0:26:40 > 0:26:43make their ancestors proud.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46That was just amazing.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48I'm proud of everyone. It's so cool.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53That was fantastic, I'm so pleased, my heart was in my mouth.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57That was absolutely amazing,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I really just want to go out there and do it again.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01I think we all did a really good job,
0:27:01 > 0:27:02we couldn't have got any better.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05There were no mistakes, or I didn't hear any.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06I will always remember this.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09It's one of the biggest days of my life so far.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Throughout the song I was thinking about my relative in the War
0:27:12 > 0:27:16and about the soldiers in the trenches.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19I was really trying to picture that so it helped me perform.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21We set out to write a song that would do justice to this
0:27:21 > 0:27:25occasion and to the memory of all of the people who are buried around us
0:27:25 > 0:27:29and as we sang it, I thought, we've done this, this song works.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34I think we did deliver, I think the song was fitted to the occasion.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38To be here on this special day, I'd talked about it for months,
0:27:38 > 0:27:42but you felt it today, this was historic, it was amazing.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47# For light, for peace
0:27:47 > 0:27:49# We walk ahead as one
0:27:49 > 0:27:53# Stand up, be proud
0:27:53 > 0:27:57# They are all our heroes
0:27:57 > 0:28:02# For light, for peace
0:28:02 > 0:28:08# We walk ahead as one. #