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