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Today, six of Britain's most talented

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young singer/song-writers...

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# Ah-ah-ah... #

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..after weeks of fine-tuning their musical skills...

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Ahh! Say it more!

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I am an expressive singer!

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..must sing live at the World War I centenary commemoration in Belgium.

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At the moment they're singing it like wannabe pop stars.

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This is not about them. This is about history.

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Are they ready to represent the nation

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at this prestigious international event...

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Well, in just a few hours my song is going to be heard

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by millions of people.

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..in front of the royal family and the Prime Minister?

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Break a leg.

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Can they do their own song justice with the world watching?

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If we get it wrong then there's no going back.

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This is their Big Performance.

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And...up.

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Today the group have to get on point as they head to ballet school.

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-Your arms into first position.

-Can't do it.

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They cross the Channel to Belgium,

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just as the soldiers did 100 years ago.

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Looking back on the white cliffs of Dover,

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it kind of feels like we're in their shoes now.

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And the singers step into the spotlight

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for the greatest challenge of their lives.

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It's a big, big performance.

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For the last five weeks the music maestros have been absorbed

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in all aspects of World War I...

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Gas, gas, gas!

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..to inspire their song-writing.

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-He was 19.

-Can't believe he's so young.

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And last time...

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# Stand tall

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# Be proud... #

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..after a tense final...

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Stand Up, Be Proud, by Molly.

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Molly's song was chosen for the group to perform

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at the commemoration in Belgium.

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I think yours just pipped it because it's an anthem.

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Now they must all come together and get it note perfect

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for their Big Performance.

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OK, everyone, we are going to Jake Gosling's studio.

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He's going to help us rehearse and to record the song

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so we can have a listen back to see how it's sounding.

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# And we danced all night to the best song ever... #

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Jake Gosling is a superstar music producer.

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He was a judge helping to pick Molly's song and has worked with

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pop royalty One Direction and Ed Sheeran.

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It's going to be really cool to be in a professional environment

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where so many amazing songs have been created.

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ALL: # Stand up

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# Be proud... #

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More used to writing pop tracks,

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the singers will need to learn to perform in a very different style.

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# We walk ahead as one. #

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It's not ready. It's not ready.

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At the moment they're singing it like kind of wannabe pop stars.

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# They are... #

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It's horrible. It's got to be very clean, very clear and very simple.

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It's a very...

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very direct message in this song and that's got to come through

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loud and clear.

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This is not about them. It's not "all about me"

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which a lot of singing is. This is about history.

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The group are going to perform in Belgium

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at the Saint Symphorien Cemetery.

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They will be part of a ceremony to mark of 100 years

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since the outbreak of World War I.

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During The Great War, 17 million people lost their lives

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in a conflict that lasted over four years.

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So it's vital that the group's performance is respectful

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and appropriate for the occasion.

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Follow me.

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-Hello, Jake.

-Hey. Welcome to Sticky Studios.

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This is definitely a different type of spot.

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It's weird to think so many,

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like, really famous people have been where we're standing.

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We once had One Direction down here

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and all the paps were hiding in the bushes over there.

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I've told them to keep away today, obviously.

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Well, enjoy it. I'll let you guys get on and I'll see you in a bit.

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Right.

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The main thing that we're lacking at the moment

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is the right sort of emotional look in our eyes.

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We've got to make sure that the text, the words that you've come up with

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are really, really clear and we're getting that message across.

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It's 100 years since World War I began and you, the next generation,

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are saying to everyone we should stand up and we're proud

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of everything that those soldiers did for us.

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It feels, like, beyond words to have my song represent this whole nation.

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But I don't think it's really my song - it's all of our song.

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There you go, just plonk yourselves down there.

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The group will be singing live on TV in front of millions of viewers,

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so Gareth needs to be sure that they sound like a commemorative choir

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rather than pop stars.

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And three, four.

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-ALL:

-# Stand up

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# Be proud... #

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Yeah, you're "Pr-pr-rah."

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# Stand up

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# Be proud. #

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Really important, Molly, you don't swoop.

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-ALL:

-# Every generation

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# Standing... #

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I'm going to stop you one more time.

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It's not every genera-TION.

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It's # EVERY generation... #

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Does the make sense? You've got the emphasis the wrong way round.

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It's # EVERY generation... #

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As the songwriter, Molly sings the first line.

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Hi, come on in. How you doing?

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So it's up to her to set the right tone for the occasion.

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# Where once was war... #

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-Just say to me "where once was war."

-Where once was war.

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Say it really clear like I'd never heard it before.

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Where was once war.

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Just explain to me the words, just say them.

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"Where once was war..."

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Where once was war, now there's peace.

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The battle is over, now friendship has come.

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The dirt, the mud, now the poppies blossom.

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Yeah, that's not...explaining it to me.

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-I mean, "Where once was war, now there's PEACE."

-Oh, right.

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-# Where once was war... #

-Tell me.

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-# Now there's peace... #

-Tell me.

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# The battle is over

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# Friendship has come

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# The dirt, the mud

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-# Now the poppies blossom... #

-Yes!

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Good. Listen...

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I think...I really get the emotion when you do that.

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Because you're really clearly telling me the words.

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It's a very simple song, this.

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There's a clear message about standing up and being proud.

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And that message has got to come across.

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And if they're just sort of singing for themselves,

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that doesn't make it to the audience.

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But the singers don't seem to have picked up on Gareth's concerns.

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I'm feeling really confident about heading off the Belgium and

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doing our performance because the rehearsals are going really well.

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'We sound pretty good at the moment'

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because we're just working on it, we're absolutely making it perfect.

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Come on in.

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Gareth wants them to hear what he can,

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so it's time to hit the studio.

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Right.

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OK, everyone, you get one chance in Belgium,

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so we're going to have one chance here. Just going to do it once

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and then I want you to come in and have a listen to how you sound.

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So, your first chance to hear yourselves as a group, properly.

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-ALL:

-# Stand up

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# Be proud

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# They are all our heroes

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# For light

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# For peace... #

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It's all going well until Molly misses her cue.

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Come in, sit on the sofa, and let's have a listen.

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'# For light

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'# For peace

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'# We walk ahead as one. #'

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Ben, Molly, what did you think?

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well, I think it went well but there's always areas

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for improvement, and there is area for improvement.

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As a whole I think we did really well

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and my little bit that I forgot, I actually totally forgot about it.

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This is what concerns is me

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is everyone seems very cool about this so far

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and everyone's relaxed.

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I keep asking you how you're feeling about it - "Oh, yeah, totally fine."

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"Yeah, it's going to be great."

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And then we get to it and I say, "Right, it's now."

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And that's when it goes wrong. And that's what has to not happen.

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You have to get your head in the game.

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It's just making sure all those details are there.

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Once you've got it and rehearsed and rehearsed it, then you enjoy it,

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you know, and make it that performance that it needs to be,

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-get that emotion across.

-It's not as easy as it looks, is it?

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Gareth's been tough on the group

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because he knows how good they can be.

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BEATBOXING

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In order to sound like a choir, they need to look like one.

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'Hello, everyone. I'm so sorry I can't be there

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'but today I'm conducting at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall.

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'It's not long now till we all go to Belgium

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'and I'm really excited about it.

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'In order to help you get ready I want you to have the right posture,

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'the right attitude. You are going to have...a ballet lesson.'

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ALL TALK OVER EACH OTHER

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The English National Ballet has been training ballerinas

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for almost 65 years.

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So where better for the group to learn some poise, grace and elegance

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than from award-winning dancer, Barry Drummond?

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Gareth mentioned that often you guys look a bit

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more like a pop group which obviously isn't exactly

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appropriate for the performance you're going to be giving.

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Ballet is going to be a really good way for you guys to give

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a more sophisticated performance.

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So if you want to go and get yourselves ready, we'll get started.

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We are going to start with the demi plie.

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Down and up,

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and two.

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I think we all kind of need to make sure we're focused

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and I think ballet might help us with that.

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Very good. Everybody looking straight forward,

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don't look down.

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Keep your shoulders and your hips nice and still, try not to fidget.

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My biggest weakness is probably fidgeting at the moment

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because I always move my ankles

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and fiddle with my shirt or anything so I need to stop doing that.

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Although one of the most confident performers in the group,

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Ben's expressive style has always concerned Gareth.

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I move my hands a lot because I'm a guitar player.

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And I jump around a lot because I used to be in a band.

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But he became more focused

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when learning about the role of his ancestor during the war.

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Finding out about my great great grandfather made me

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feel very proud because, to know that he was helping out in the war,

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I felt more connected to World War I.

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With only days to go until the Big Performance,

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will he be able to keep his cool on the biggest stage of his life?

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I think the hardest thing about the performance will be standing still

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because I will be very nervous.

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Barry has a ballet exercise to help fix his fidgeting.

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We are going to do a balance on one leg,

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but on what's called demi pointe,

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which is basically the balls of your feet.

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Yes, and then take your arms into first position.

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HE SIGHS

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HE LAUGHS

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That's good, that's good.

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As soon as you wobble, you're going to fall over.

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Really, really hold your stomach muscles.

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That's pretty good, that's pretty good.

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The more still that you are, the easier it is to balance.

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Almost. I think it needs a bit of practice

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but I think it's something that is going to be good for you to work on.

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PIANO PLAYS CLASSIC MUSIC

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Step behind, side, front.

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Step behind, side, front.

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MUSIC STOPS

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Well done, guys. That was really, really great.

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I can already see a really massive difference in the way you

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hold yourselves, your posture.

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I'm sure you guys are going to do a really, really great job.

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THEY CHEER

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PIANO PLAYS

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The day has finally arrived,

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the singers are heading to Belgium for their Big Performance.

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But they're minus someone very important.

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Gareth has a prior engagement as he's conducting

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the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall and will be joining them tomorrow.

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-Hello, everyone! ALL:

-Hello.

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Hi. The next time I see you, we'll all be in Belgium

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and we will be getting ready for our Big Performance. Are you excited?

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-ALL:

-Yes!

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You're going to have a very important rehearsal.

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That rehearsal is your chance to prove to everyone

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that you can do it.

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Make sure you use that time, you concentrate,

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you take on board everything that everyone says to you,

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and you try your very hardest to react to that.

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Good luck.

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See you later, bye.

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-ALL:

-Bye!

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Before this whole experience, if somebody had told me

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I was going to be performing on live TV in front of Royals,

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representing the nation, I wouldn't have believed them.

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Accompanying the group on the next leg of their trip, will be

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Gareth's right hand man, musician Max Cooke.

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# Explosions... #

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He's worked with superstar Leona Lewis and was a key member of

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Ellie Goulding's band for four years,

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touring with her all over the world.

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Having spent years on the road, he knows how important it is

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to practise every chance you get.

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# We walk ahead as one. #

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Just hear that chord going on in your head and sing around it.

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The group have made it to Dover and spirits are high.

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Belgium here we come!

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CHEERING

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I think the kids are all very excited. My one

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concern is that they don't get carried away with that

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and take their eye off the ball.

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But as the mainland disappears from view excitement turns to reflection.

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The kids are reminded of the journey the soldiers took 100 years ago.

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The thought of not coming home - that's it, that's your home,

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you've left that now, now you're going on to the future.

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It's kind of scary to think - what's ahead?

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All of our songs were adding up to leaving and going off to the war

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and actually seeing, looking back on the White Cliffs of Dover

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it kind of feels like we're in their shoes now.

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Molly's thoughts are with her great great grandfather

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who was a despatch rider on the home front.

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I am connected to World War I so I think I'm going to be

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thinking about him while I'm singing the song.

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The group will perform at the unique SaintSymphorien cemetery

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in Belgium.

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It was built by the Germans during World War I as a resting place

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for German and British soldiers killed at the Battle of Mons.

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Over 500 men are buried here, including Private John Parr,

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the first British casualty of the Great War.

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It's the only cemetery to honour men who fell from both

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sides of the conflict.

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Looking round this place this seems like so many people to die.

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Walking on to the site for the first time is overwhelming for everyone.

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I never thought we would be this close to them.

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It's, erm, quite daunting.

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When Jasmine arrived at Big Performance HQ

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she was one of the strongest singers.

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# Want to get out in the world... #

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But no World War I history buff.

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Right back in my auditions I got off to a really bad start with Gareth

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because I said that the war lasted for 37 days.

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-No, it didn't, it was four years.

-Oh.

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A spell in the trenches made the reality of the conflict hit home.

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They had to be doing this just for our country.

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I think I've improved a lot in my knowledge

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and it will help me a lot.

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SINGING

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The performance is broadcast live on BBC TV

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so the technical rehearsal is to check sound levels

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and camera angles as well as lighting.

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SINGING

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The group have never experienced anything like it before.

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It's really exciting knowing that there's so much cameras and

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it's going to be broadcast on national TV.

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All of the camera crew, all of... like

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these lighting effects, it makes us feel very important.

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And Max fears it's all a bit distracting.

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I worry that the spark might get lost in, in the frenzy,

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the-the... when they've done it really at their best

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it's, it's moving and it's alive and today was more about -

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"Oh, who can hear what? Where am I supposed to be looking?"

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And, hopefully, things will even out

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and we'll get the best of all of the ways it's been.

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The day has arrived

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and the countdown has begun to the Big Performance.

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In just a few hours my song is going to be heard by millions of people.

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It's just amazing.

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It's live TV, it's going out in loads of different countries.

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Um, so if we get it wrong then there's no going back.

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The group head to Mons town square to be reunited with Gareth.

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Hello, everyone! So good to see you, we're in Belgium.

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-ALL:

-Yeah!

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This is what we've worked so hard for - the moment is now.

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Shall we go and get ready for the performance?

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-ALL:

-Yes.

-Come on.

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So, just one last thing - as a little boost before we go to perform

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I've got some messages from our celebrity friends.

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First one - is...

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Conor Maynard. ALL CHEER

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How's it going, guys, Conor Maynard. I just want to send you

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this quick video to say it was amazing to meet you

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and to wish you the best of luck with your

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Big Performance in Belgium. You got it!

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ALL: Aw!

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The next one is from...

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Eliza Doolittle.

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ALL: Whoa!

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Hey, guys!

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I was very impressed when I met you and heard you,

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look forward to hearing some more from you guys.

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And good luck in Belgium.

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-ALL:

-Yeah.

-That's nice, isn't it?

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The last one is a very special message,

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it's from the man that wrote War Horse.

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-Michael Morpurgo.

-Wow!

-I know.

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I think what you're doing is extraordinary,

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to make up a song, write a song...

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and then to sing it

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and about a subject that's...

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so difficult, so moving and so important as it is at the moment

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and do it in public as you're doing here...

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is a huge challenge and I wish you well.

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All I can say is, mean it... when you write it,

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mean it when you sing it

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and that will mean a lot to...

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to everyone and the way we remember it.

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-Oh.

-What a lovely message.

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Doesn't that give you an idea of just how big this is?

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It's a perfect confidence booster for all of us.

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Back in Mons, the world media descends on the town

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as it gears up to welcome Princes William and Harry

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and the Duchess of Cambridge.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Just a short distance away, the group arrive on location and

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head straight into wardrobe to get changed

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but there's barely time to take a breath before interviews

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-with Newsround...

-How are you feeling?

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I'm extremely nervous.

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And for Molly and Gareth,

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an appearance on the BBC's live coverage.

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We've done Newsround, we're now going to go on Sophie Raworth's

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show on BBC Two, that's in the build-up to the actual event

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and it's really good cos it's making us all feel -

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"This is live, this is serious."

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I'm joined here by two people who will be performing here

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later on this evening, Gareth Malone, the choirmaster,

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and Molly, who is 12.

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Now, tell us what you've been doing - why you're here.

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Well, we've written a song to commemorate World War I.

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It's called Stand Up Be Proud...

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Molly... I'm terribly proud of her,

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she's written a beautiful song and will be singing a beautiful solo.

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-Well done, congratulations.

-Thank you.

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-And very good luck with it tonight.

-Thank you very much.

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If the singers weren't feeling nervous enough

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they've just been told to expect a visit.

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From a very important person.

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The Prime Minister of Great Britain, David Cameron...

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-No.

-No way!

-Yes.

-No way.

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-ALL:

-No. This can't be happening...

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The Prime Minister would like to meet you.

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Very pleased to see you. Can I introduce you to the

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-young people who are performing...?

-Brilliant...

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What do you do before you sing? How do you exercise the vocal cords?

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ALL TALK OVER EACH OTHER

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Humming? A spoonful of honey?

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-Oh, yeah.

-Breathing?

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-My mum always told me "a spoonful of honey."

-Spoonful of honey.

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Have you got the honey? Gareth?!

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ALL CHATTER AND LAUGH

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Anyway, best of luck. What is it? Break a leg?

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It's such an honour to speak to someone who's head of the country.

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I think it's just really an amazing experience

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for somebody that's my age.

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Joining our royal family at the event is an awe-inspiring

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list of VIPs, including the King and Queen of Belgium,

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the French, German and Irish Presidents

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and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Your Royal Highnesses, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the

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SaintSymphorien military cemetery.

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I'm feeling so nervous, I mean, it's right there, that's where

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we're going to be performing.

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This is it and this the final time we're going to get to do it

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and so... just ready for it.

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Weeks of preparation, hours of practice all come down to

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this one moment as the group prepare to perform.

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This is it, make it really good, nice and still.

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Be proud, you've done a wonderful job, great song,

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sing with soul and heart.

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-Enjoy it. Shall we go? ALL:

-Yes.

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In a unique project, six of Britain's most talented

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younger singer-songwriters have come together to write

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and perform a song that marks the centenary of the First World War.

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Along the way they've discovered what their ancestors

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did in the War, they've learnt about terrible conditions that

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young soldiers had to suffer, and the importance of remembrance.

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The chosen song, written by 12-year-old Molly from Huddersfield,

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expresses their hope for the future and is called Stand Up, Be Proud.

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# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh

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# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh

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# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh

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# Oh-ooh

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# Where once was war

0:24:080:24:11

# Now there's peace

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# The battle is over

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# Friendship has come

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# The dirt, the mud

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# Now the poppies blossom

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# They fought, they fell

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# Stand up, be proud

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# They are all our heroes

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# For light, for peace

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# We walk ahead as one

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# Stand up, be proud

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# They are all our heroes

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# For light, for peace

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# We walk ahead as one

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# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh

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# Oh-ooh-oh-ooh

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# Every generation standing as one

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# We look to the future We look to the light

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-# Stand up

-Stand up

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-# Be proud

-Be proud

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# They are all our heroes

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# For light, for peace

0:25:260:25:30

# We walk ahead as one

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-# Stand up

-Stand up

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# Be proud

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# They are all our heroes

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# For light, for peace

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# In the fields of France

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# Hearts are full of hope

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-# They gave their future

-They gave their future

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-# They gave us their lives

-They gave us their lives

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# Stand up, be proud

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-# They are all our heroes

-They gave us their lives

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# For light, for peace

0:26:060:26:10

# We walk ahead as one

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# Stand up

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# Be proud

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# They are all heroes

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# For light, for peace

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# We walk ahead as one. #

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They've done it! The group delivered a faultless performance to

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make their ancestors proud.

0:26:400:26:43

That was just amazing.

0:26:440:26:46

I'm proud of everyone. It's so cool.

0:26:460:26:48

That was fantastic, I'm so pleased, my heart was in my mouth.

0:26:480:26:53

That was absolutely amazing,

0:26:550:26:57

I really just want to go out there and do it again.

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I think we all did a really good job,

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we couldn't have got any better.

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There were no mistakes, or I didn't hear any.

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I will always remember this.

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It's one of the biggest days of my life so far.

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Throughout the song I was thinking about my relative in the War

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and about the soldiers in the trenches.

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I was really trying to picture that so it helped me perform.

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We set out to write a song that would do justice to this

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occasion and to the memory of all of the people who are buried around us

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and as we sang it, I thought, we've done this, this song works.

0:27:250:27:29

I think we did deliver, I think the song was fitted to the occasion.

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To be here on this special day, I'd talked about it for months,

0:27:340:27:38

but you felt it today, this was historic, it was amazing.

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# For light, for peace

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# We walk ahead as one

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# Stand up, be proud

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# They are all our heroes

0:27:530:27:57

# For light, for peace

0:27:570:28:02

# We walk ahead as one. #

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