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0:00:18 > 0:00:21- I can't really believe what's - happened over the past few months.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- It's been a rollercoaster...
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- ..it's been - an incredible experience.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35- It's just changed my life - and my family's life completely.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- It's made me realise that there's - a big, wide world out there.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- It's opened my eyes - to what could be.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- What I've achieved up to now, my - family's always been there for me.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- All the way through the X Factor - and everything.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- A few months ago, - there was only one Lloyd Macey.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Now there's two.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- How do you like being filmed?
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- Well, you've become part - of the furniture by now.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- I've just got used to it.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- When I'm about the house, - I forget that you're filming...
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- ..because you're my friend.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07- Everything that's happened, you've - caught on camera. It's been great.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- It started in February.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15- I was shopping in town.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- I saw X Factor on the door - and a girl said come in.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- If she hadn't invited me in, - I wouldn't have done it.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- I was in Mam-gu's house - and I got a call.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- I was eating - my fish fingers sandwich.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- I said, "I'm eating, - can I pass you on to my nan?"
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- They said, "Yeah, no worries, - it's the X Factor."
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- Mam-gu came off the phone and - said we were going to Manchester...
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- ..in a fortnight's time - for an audition.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- OK.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- I'm mentally in the shower.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Get up!
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- OK, right, come on 'en.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01- Alright.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- It's 5.00am.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- I don't know what to expect. - It's crazy.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- I'm looking forward to it though.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Nan's ready. Here she comes.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Up at half past four!
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- Are you sure - you're alright in the back?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- There's your blanket by there.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Where we going, Snowdon, is it?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Me, Mam, Dad and Mam-gu - travelled up.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Dad missed a Lions rugby match - that day.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- I knew this was a big thing.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- We went up to Manchester.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- It was fantastic. I remember - the journey, we were all excited.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Lloyd Macey!
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- Are you the right person - to say hello to?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- You'd better eat something, love.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- Lloyd have always loved - fish finger sandwiches.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- I heard that Simon loves - his fish finger sandwiches.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- I remember walking in thinking, - "What have I got to lose?"
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- It was my first visit to Manchester.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Hello, hiya.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18- Hello, hiya.- - Are you a group?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- I'm singing. My nan's come in.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- It's your fish finger sandwiches.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26- He loves a fish finger sandwich.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- He loves a fish finger sandwich.- - We'd like to hear Lay Me Down.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- # Yes, I do, I believe
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- # That one day I will be - where I was right there
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- # I'm missing you
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- # Deny this emptiness
0:04:42 > 0:04:43- # This hole that I'm inside
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- # These tears, - they tell their own story
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- I was nervous - but having Mam-gu with me...
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- ..thinking back to when I was a boy, - she was always there...
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- ..encouraging me to do well.
0:04:57 > 0:05:03- I just stood there - thinking this was totally surreal.
0:05:03 > 0:05:10- # Can I lay by your side
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- # Next to you
0:05:15 > 0:05:24- # You #
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Yes, yes, yes, definitely.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Yes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34- Christine?
0:05:35 > 0:05:36- Yes!
0:05:36 > 0:05:37- Yes!- - You've got five yeses.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Thank you very much.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49- It's so good to meet you.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- It's so good to meet you.- - I liked him. She's adorable.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- I can't quite believe - what happened to me today.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01- I've just returned from an audition - on the X Factor in Manchester.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- And... wow!
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- A totally incredible experience.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- Singing in front of four - of the most influential people...
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- ..in the music business, - in Britain and across the world.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- I'm on cloud nine.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- I still can't process - what's happened.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- I'm so happy, I had four yeses.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- I'm through to the next round. - Who knows what will happen next.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- I'm shattered but it's fun - but I probably won't sleep tonight.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- I'll just be thinking - about a truly incredible day.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49- CHILDHOOD
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- I think singing has always - been an interest of mine.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59- I have a few memories.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- I remember Mam-gu - grabbing a brush to brush my hair.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- She'd give me the brush - to keep me quiet...
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- ..and I'd stand there - using it as a microphone.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- I'd sing and perform - in the living room.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- I remember in Year 1...
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- ..there was a turning point - in my shyness and confidence.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- My teacher, Mrs Millington, said, - "I think you have a singing voice.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- "There's something there. Stand - on the table and sing to the class."
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- I remember that moment.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- I felt different when I sung, - I felt so confident.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- Everyone applauded.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- I didn't feel as if I owned - the world, but I felt such freedom.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- I remember sitting down, - going back into my shell...
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- ..and finishing the lesson.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- I sang from Year 1 until Year 6.
0:07:53 > 0:07:59- I would compete in the eisteddfod, - I loved competing in the eisteddfod.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- When I reached secondary school, - it was different...
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- ..I felt like a small fish - in a very large pool.
0:08:08 > 0:08:14- I always wanted a career - and I always worked hard in school.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- I stopped singing - and I concentrated on my studies.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- I was wondering - if I'd made the right decision.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47- Hello.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Lloyd. Lloyd Macey. - You're looking good.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Thank you for everything - on the show. I learnt so much.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- At least I was honest with you.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- You were hands-on. I never thought - you'd help that much.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- I love voices, I love music. I loved - the fact I could be honest with you.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Sometimes you didn't want - to hear it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- At least I did it - and I'm glad I did.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- It was important. I've got - a little friend I want you to meet.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- OK.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- He was named after you. - This is Louis.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- Don't tell me it's a dog!
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- He's called Louis, like you.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- I like it. That's funny.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Louis the little Jack Russell.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- Jack Russell you called me after, - that's nice. That's very funny.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Are you in Wales, yeah?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- Yes, in my living room in the house.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- In the living room.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- In the living room.- - I thought you said Liverpool.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- You've lost a lot of weight. - How much have you lost?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- About two stone, maybe more. - I'm really trying.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- It's important. - Image is important as well.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- It is, it is.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- It is, it is.- - The full package.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- You have to be professional, - you have to believe in it.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- You've got it all now. - It's all ahead of you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Thank you very much.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Thank you very much.- - You're through to the next round.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- Of your life!
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Thank you very much. Ta-ra.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- ILLNESS
0:10:28 > 0:10:34- When I went to college, - I dropped from 18st down to 11st.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Within a couple of weeks.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- I was pale. - Mam-gu would say I was pale.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46- I just remember being in hospital...
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- ..just thinking - that I was still young.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- I didn't want to die.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- I didn't know what was wrong.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- Then the doctor came in - and told me I had Crohn's disease.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- I thought it was going to be cancer - or something like that.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- I remember the three of us, - me, Mam and Dad...
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- ..celebrating the fact that they'd - found out what was wrong with me.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Dad said - it was a blessing in disguise.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- This illness has helped me.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- I remember a day at home, - we had a celebration with Mam-gu.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Everyone went back to Mam-gu's house - for food.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- She said, "Give us a song." - She always said that.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- I sang and realised - it was a lot easier.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- She said it was brilliant.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- It was always brilliant with Mam-gu, - she always said I was good.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- Then something clicked in my head. - I just wanted to sing.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- Hello, good evening.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- Hello, it's nice to be back again.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- My name's Lloyd Macey, - I know you all know me.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- I'm so proud of my home area. - It's such a tight-knit community.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Whatever happens, - we all support each other.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- I've done - so many different gigs locally.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- After every gig, - I feel it's been a great night.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- Not just singing in front of - everyone, they give something back.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36- They dance, they enjoy themselves, - they congratulate and thank me.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- They say I'll go far - and I should go for it.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- I can't describe the support - in words.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- We're all so proud of one another.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- Thank you.
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0:13:13 > 0:13:16- # I love you
0:13:18 > 0:13:24- # For sentimental reasons #
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- Every time I listen to music...
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- ..it reminds me - of different things in my life.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Any memory I have, - I associate it with music.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- The power of music is something - that really connects with me.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- I get lost in the music.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- # I love you
0:13:45 > 0:13:51- # And you alone were meant for me #
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Nat King Cole - is my favourite artist.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- The way he sings to the music...
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- ..he just flows with the notes, - he's just fantastic.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- # I think of you every morning
0:14:16 > 0:14:21- # Dream of you every night #
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- # I ask not for ease and riches
0:14:36 > 0:14:41- # Nor earth's jewels for my part
0:14:41 > 0:14:46- # But I have the best of wishes
0:14:46 > 0:14:51- # For a pure and honest heart #
0:14:51 > 0:14:52- That's enough.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00- # Rrrrrrrrrrrrrr
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Having a singing teacher - like Buddug...
0:15:05 > 0:15:06- ..she understands me.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- She understands my voice - and she understands me as a person.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- We'll do a woof now. Like this.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- # Woof, woof, woof
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- # Woof, woof, woof, - woof, woof, woof, woof
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- # Woof-woof, woof-woof, woof-woof, - woof-woof, woof-woof, woof #
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- # Woof, woof, woof, woof
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- # Woof, woof, woof, - woof, woof, woof, woof
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- # Woof-woof, woof-woof, woof-woof, - woof-woof, woof-woof, woof #
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- Sometimes you sound more like - a St Bernard than a Labrador.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- When you go higher, - you should sound like a Pekinese.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43- # Woof, woof, woof, woof
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- # Woof, woof, woof, - woof, woof, woof, woof
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- # Woof-woof, woof-woof, woof-woof, - woof-woof, woof-woof, woof #
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Try it like a dog.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Do it on all fours.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- On all fours. It's better.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- Her techniques, the way she teaches, - it's quite out there.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- She makes things fun - and that's what I like.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- She makes the work fun.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- # Woof, woof, woof, woof
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- # Woof, woof, woof, - woof, woof, woof, woof
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- # Woof-woof, woof-woof, woof-woof, - woof-woof, woof-woof, woof #
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- She gets me on all fours - and I bark like a dog.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- It sounds completely bizarre - but it works.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- You learn without knowing - you're learning.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- The way dogs open out - when they howl...
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- ..everything she teaches me works.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- # Woof, woof, woof, - woof, woof, woof, woof
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- # Woof-woof, woof-woof, woof-woof, - woof-woof, woof-woof, woof #
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Good, good. good. Great. - How does that feel?
0:16:44 > 0:16:45- Better, isn't it?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- One, two, three.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- She's not only a music teacher.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- She's an actress, - opera singer and a butcher.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- She gets me on the trampoline - to make sure I breathe properly.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Go for it. Go on.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- Huss! After her.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- As useful as a fart.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- That was difficult. - Running up the hill was difficult.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- Isn't it?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- It's further than it looks.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- You need to be fit in every way.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32- Same thing next lesson?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Same thing next lesson?- - Important, important.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Who'd have thought it?
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- Lloyd Macey on X Factor.
0:17:47 > 0:17:53- SIX CHAIRS
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- How was it to be there - and how did you feel?
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- What was he like? - It was horrific really.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- It was horrific.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12- It was horrific.- - Terrible.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- What was you like, Mam?
0:18:14 > 0:18:19- I was sitting down then - all of a sudden we were like this.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- All of us were going, "Four, six, - seven, all this and that."
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- I went like this, - "Simon, not No.1, not No.1."
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Someone there was putting No.1 up.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- I went, - "Put it down, get your hand down.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- "Simon, not No.1. Louis, Louis!"
0:18:43 > 0:18:44- It was awful.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- It was awful.- - Hysterical.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- Awful, it was.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Come on, Lloyd.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- I'm getting excited now.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- I'm really getting excited.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- The Six Chair Challenge, wow.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- This time, it felt like a challenge - against the other boys...
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- ..to secure my place - in the next round.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16- Hello, Nan!
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- What song have you picked?
0:19:19 > 0:19:20- What song have you picked?- - Feels Like Home.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- # It feels like home to me
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- # It feels like home to me
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- I really enjoyed it on stage - because everyone was supporting me.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- That's important - for a community like mine.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Everyone supports one another.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- # It feels like - I'm all the way back home
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- # Where I belong #
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- Strong performance from Lloyd.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- You're taking the first seat.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- # This time I want it all
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- # This time I want it all
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- # I'm showing you all the cards #
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- I came off stage, ran to Mam, Dad - and Mam-gu and gave them cwtshes.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11- Mam-gu cried, I cried.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- Then I went home with them.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- I went home in the car and thought, - "I'm through to judges' houses."
0:20:26 > 0:20:31- THE CONTRACT
0:20:35 > 0:20:40- I've changed from being a person - who wants to do something...
0:20:40 > 0:20:45- ..to someone who's halfway through - one of the world's biggest shows.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Life is going to change.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- Dad made me realise - that this was my career.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- It was fantastic - but I could have lost my way.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- He kept me grounded, - as my family always do.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- "Keep grounded and think - about what you want from life."
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- We're here. London. - Oh, no, you can't see.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- This is London. - Victoria stop, I think.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- London. We've arrived.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- It's huge, London, isn't it, Dad?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- It's so different to home.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- We're not in the Rhondda now!
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- Between now - and you going to judges' houses...
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- ..the show's going to be on TV.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- It's going to explode.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- You'll no longer be - Lloyd Macey from Ynyshir...
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- ..you'll be Lloyd Macey - from X Factor.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- I'm at the end of the line, - I'll be in the vicinity.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- If you need anything, get in touch.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- Don't sign anything - without speaking to me.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- I can give you a ring if I need to.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Good luck.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- Thank you.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14- OK?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- How did it go?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- How did it go?- - OK. It was an experience.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25- I have loads to talk about, - loads of things to consider.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- I've already signed a lot of things.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37- Some of the questions they asked, - I didn't expect them at all.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- Quite personal.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Will I be OK - with the family being filmed...
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- ..and paparazzi turning up at home?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- My life's going to change so much.
0:22:48 > 0:22:54- I knew that this programme was big - but maybe not as big as it is.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Hello? Hello?
0:22:56 > 0:22:57- It's Nan.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58- It's Nan.- - Are you OK?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- How'd you go, love?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- Brilliant, thanks. - I'm on the Megabus on the way back.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10- It was brilliant. - We had to choose from three lawyers.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- I chose a really good one.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18- She's worked with people - like Sam Smith, One Direction...
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- ..and people in the business.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- They've told me to go through all my - Facebook and Twitter and YouTube...
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- ..just to make a professional page - and then the other side of it.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- Anything I don't want to be shown in - the newspaper, I need to take down.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- Is Dad with you, is he?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- He's on the bus as well.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Just to prepare us, really, and you.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- They said speak to the family - as well to prepare us for the show.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- Five o'clock we left the house.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- I can tell Mam's come back - looking at the car parked.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- Hello.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Hello. Alright?
0:24:07 > 0:24:08- How did it go?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- Good, thanks.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Have you had a good day?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- Yeah, 18 hours. I know.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- So proud of you, love. Well done.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Tell me all about it. - I'm going to make a cup of tea.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- It was just like, yeah.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- The lawyers were there, - the press team were there...
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- ..telling me about social media - and how I had to change everything.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- There might be paparazzi outside.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- What? Oh, my God.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- They told me what I've got to say.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- They gave me different forms - and that...
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- ..like how careful - I've got to be and stuff.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- Are you ready for this?
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- We've got to be now. It's too late.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- I'm so proud of you.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Come on, let's have a cup of tea.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57- Come on then.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- By Christmas, our lives - will completely change.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- Let's be prepared - for a rollercoaster...
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- ..the next couple of months - so good luck.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11- Cheers!
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Good luck, babe.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- Good luck to us. To you and Dad.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- You're the one - who's doing all the hard work.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- I've got to have the family - behind me, though.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26- FIRST TRANSMISSION
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- OK, one more for the camera, right.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Pretend it's not there. - We'll take a selfie.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- I watched the first programme - with all my family...
0:25:40 > 0:25:41- ..in Mam-gu's house.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43- Everyone was supporting me.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- Everyone was supporting me.- - Lloydy! Lloydy!
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- Lloydy! Lloydy!
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- I had so many messages. "I'm sure - I've just seen your Nan on telly."
0:25:52 > 0:25:56- People said "Nan Chrissie - is sitting next to Simon."
0:25:56 > 0:26:02- People who didn't believe me were - saying "Sorry I didn't believe you."
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- I was replying, "I told you so."
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- Me and Mam-gu were sitting there - wondering if it was going to happen.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- Mam-gu played the game by saying, - "I hope he gets through."
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- People were saying, "You can drop - the act. We know he gets through."
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- It was great to have my friend - filming me in Mam-gu's house...
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- ..with all the family - and him saying how proud he was.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- He couldn't sit and watch, - we had to capture this on camera...
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- ..because this was - a life-changing moment.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54- Ogi, ogi, ogi!
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- Ogi, ogi, ogi!- - Oy, oy, oy!
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Ogi!
0:26:58 > 0:26:59- Ogi!- - Oy!
0:26:59 > 0:27:00- Ogi, ogi, ogi!
0:27:01 > 0:27:02- Oy, oy, oy!
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- You what? You what? You what?
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- You are a star.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- And you are.
0:27:22 > 0:27:22- .
0:27:29 > 0:27:29- Subtitles
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- I've always been - a fan of the programme...
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- ..and this year, - I'm part of the six.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- It's just made me think, - "What on earth is happening?"
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- You take Mam to work this morning?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- She got up for eight, fair play.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- There's no time to lose.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- It's not long till I go. Time - to choose a song for judges' houses.
0:28:19 > 0:28:28- JUDGES' HOUSES
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- I'm on the plane - with researcher Paige.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- She's looking after me. - I can't believe the mod-cons, look!
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- I have this. Leon's here.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42- I'm excited and looking forward - to travelling to Istanbul.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- 'Amdani', as Buddug would say.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- I'm so excited - and looking forward to it. Cheerio!
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- We're at judges' houses now - and this is Sam Black.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- Alright, mate?
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- This is the view.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- This house is amazing. - Look at the boat we're going on.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07- We'd gone from 5,000 people - down to two people.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- All I could think about, - if I'm totally honest...
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- ..I'd done this - in an eisteddfod many times.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Judges in front of me. - Remember the eisteddfod.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- I like this guy.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20- Hello.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- What's your song?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- How Far I'll Go from the film Moana.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- # See the line - where the sky meets the sea?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- # It calls me
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- # One day I'll know
0:29:34 > 0:29:40- # How far I'll go #
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- Mika, what do you think?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- Mika, what do you think?- - I think there's no-one like you.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- You hold up a different flag.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- How are you? Sit down and tell me.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- How are you feeling?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Nervous. Excited. Anxious.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59- You know what I'm gonna tell you.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- You know what I'm gonna tell you.- - I'm going home. I understand.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- You're going home to tell everyone - you're on the live finals!
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Thank you so much.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- I've got some news.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- I'm through to live shows.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Awesome.
0:30:22 > 0:30:23- He's just crying.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Oh, my God!
0:30:32 > 0:30:37- It's a totally incredible feeling. - I've never felt like that.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38- I love you, too.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44- # L is for the way you look at me
0:30:45 > 0:30:46- # O...
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- Look what the kids did.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- # ..one I see
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- Everything went wild, it was crazy.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- # Extraordinary
0:30:57 > 0:31:02- Facebook crashed. My Instagram - crashed. Everything went crazy.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09- # Love is all that I can give to you
0:31:09 > 0:31:14- # Love is more - than just a game for two
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- What is life?
0:31:18 > 0:31:23- Being on the X Factor and getting - all this attention isn't important.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- That's not what life is.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- What's important is love and - remembering where you come from...
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- ..and friends, community.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- It makes me appreciate the fact that - I'm standing on the X Factor stage.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- It also reminds me - why I'm doing it.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- # E is even more
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- # Than anyone that you adore can
0:31:53 > 0:31:58- # Love is all - that I can give to you #
0:32:00 > 0:32:02- In London, - walking down the street...
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- ..waving at people or smiling.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- Someone told me, - "They don't do that up here much.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- "You'll find that people - walk past each other.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14- "It's a busy area, London."
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- When I'm home I stop on the street - and talk for half an hour sometimes.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- It's a different way of life.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- # Love was made for me and you #
0:32:29 > 0:32:31- MOVING TO THE X FACTOR HOUSE
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- Just put the cake there. - Get your shoes that you're taking.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Yes, I've got everything. - Don't film in here, Mam'll go crazy!
0:32:43 > 0:32:44- It's untidy.
0:32:44 > 0:32:45- Toiletries.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Toiletries.- - I'll have to sort that now.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- Now rub that in your hands. - Two hands together.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Apply to the facial area.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- Mam, where are the socks?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- Where are the socks?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- With the pants. - Oh, no, with the new pants.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- Just be yourself and you'll be fine.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Come here.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Call me, call. - Good luck, my darling.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12- Love you.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14- Love you.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Have I got everything now?
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- We can always send it up to you. - Look after yourself.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- Keep in touch, right. Good luck.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28- OK, right.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29- OK, right.- - Love you.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31- Love you.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- Louis won't wait forever.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- Look after yourself.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42- Come here.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- All the luck in the world, love. - Love you so much.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- I'll be thinking of you - every second.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- Don't take no messing off no-one.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- I won't. - They'll have you to deal with.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- Oh, God, Lloyd. Good luck.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- Believe in yourself now, right.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- Really believe in yourself - and show them what you're made of.
0:34:04 > 0:34:05- I will.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- Point at them.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- The whole experience - is surreal right now.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- I live in London. - I go to meetings with newspapers.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- I'm in the building - where Sharon is getting ready.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- There's also a room here, - Simon Cowell's room.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- This is where the set is created. - I think that's for me.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- Hello.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- This is where we eat every day.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- This is my favourite.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46- Thank you.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- A lot of things changed.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- My appearance became more important.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- People were brought in - for teeth whitening.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Then facials.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- Spray tan. It's a different world - to the one I'm used to.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Louis spoke to us all...
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- ..and gave us all advice.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- He told me the way I was is great, - my voice is incredible...
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- ..but I need to lose weight.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- "People aren't voting - with just their ears...
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- "..they're voting with their eyes."
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- They want to see someone - who looks good.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- They showed me how - to make everything look perfect.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- I was starting to turn into, - I wouldn't say a robot...
0:35:37 > 0:35:42- ..I was turning into Lloyd Macey - but not the familiar Lloyd Macey...
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- ..but Lloyd Macey the performer.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- When my family and friends come, - they wait here.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54- There are long queues of people - before they go into the studio.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- The toilets are there, - everything's outside.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- It's cold, Mam-gu always says - it's cold but she loves the studio.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03- It's worth the wait.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09- THE LIVE SHOWS
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- Team Lloyd in the car right now. - Dad Darren.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- Hey, Darren, how are you feeling?
0:36:18 > 0:36:22- A little bit nervous but I know - he's going to do his best.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- That's all that counts for us.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- That's all that counts for us.- - He is the best in the competition.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- Hello, everyone. Hello, Mam.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- You are lookin' 'andsome.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- You look fabulous. - I'm glad I've seen you.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Cheerio!
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- Love you, love.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- You have reached your destination.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- I can't believe I'm here.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- I have a student singing - in the X Factor. It's very exciting.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- The live shows - is the first chance...
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- ..for the audience and viewers - to vote.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- You're not only performing - for the judges...
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- ..you're performing for everyone.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Lloyd Macey!
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- # I don't care if I know
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- # Just where I will go
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- # 'Cause all that I need - is this crazy feeling
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- # A rat-tat-tat in my heart
0:37:22 > 0:37:28- # Think I want it to stay
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- # City of stars
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- When I sing, - I feel happy and confident.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- I forget that millions of people - are watching.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- # City of stars
0:37:44 > 0:37:52- # You never shined so brightly #
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- I'm through, as are Rak-Su. - They were fantastic.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- I think the world of them, - they're great.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- They're so much fun to live with. - We're having an amazing time.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- We love him!
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- I'm trying to teach them Welsh.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Yeah, yeah, it's, uh, I've got...
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- He's got nothing. He's got nothing.
0:38:25 > 0:38:26- I can't remember.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27- I can't remember.- - Next time!
0:38:28 > 0:38:29- How do you feel?
0:38:29 > 0:38:30- How do you feel?- - Marvellous.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- Michelle, Buddug, how was tonight?
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Absolutely amazing.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Nannie Chris?
0:38:40 > 0:38:41- Weren't it, Nan?
0:38:41 > 0:38:42- Weren't it, Nan?- - Absolutely...
0:38:44 > 0:38:45- Perfect.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- It's strange, - I was so happy to go through.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Then I reverted back - to being shy Lloyd.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- I remember going to VIP - to meet everyone.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- It was like being back - in school again.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Fantastic day, fantastic day.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23- See you soon.
0:39:24 > 0:39:24- Subtitles
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:39:33 > 0:39:37- # Pretend you're happy - when you're blue
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- # It isn't very hard to do
0:39:46 > 0:39:51- # And you'll find happiness - without an end
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- # Whenever you pretend #
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- After the first live show, - everything changed.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07- Even if I left the house - to go and rehearse in the studios...
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- ..in the newspaper that night - or the following morning...
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- .."Lloyd Macey walks out - of the house carrying..."
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- I had an Asda bag.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- The press then called to say - be careful what you're advertising.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- Every time I went somewhere...
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- ..the producers booked taxis for us.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- We'd get into taxis - with blacked-out windows.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- The paparazzi took photos of us.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- I thought "Whoa, this is big."
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- I remember meeting my friend...
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- ..and we went for a meal - and had a little catch-up.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- People were watching us - and staring at us.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- It was too much then.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- In the house, I couldn't leave.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58- I tried to make it - as natural as I could...
0:40:58 > 0:41:03- ..to try and make out I wasn't in - a... I don't know, not a prison...
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- ..but somewhere I couldn't leave.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- A few times I longed - for some time with my family...
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- ..or I wanted - to do something normal.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18- It was busy - but I felt alone for the first time.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- I wasn't home with everyone I know - around me.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- At times, I thought, - this is too much.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- I just wanted to be home with - the family but I knew I couldn't be.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36- Then I was asking myself - if I was still enjoying it.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- Has this become too much for me?
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- Yeah, a couple of times - I decided I wanted to leave.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49- Every time I felt ready to leave - or that it was all too much...
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- ..I checked my Facebook page.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54- Good luck, Lloyd.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04- Wanna wish you the best of luck - for Saturday. You'll smash it.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06- Good luck to Lloyd.
0:42:06 > 0:42:07- Good luck, Lloyd.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- Good luck, Lloyd.- - Good luck, Lloyd.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20- We'll put some up.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- Good afternoon, customers, - we have a message from Nannie Chris.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- Vote for Lloyd this weekend, - please, in the X Factor.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- Very, very proud of him.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- I'm just...
0:42:34 > 0:42:38- ..hoping now he can - go through because I love him.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39- He deserves it.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- I have to carry on.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- This will only be a small part - of my life.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50- I have to make the most of it.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Lloyd Macey.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- # I'd say love was a magical thing
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- # I'd say love - would keep us from pain
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- # Had I been there
0:43:08 > 0:43:13- When I sing and perform, - I just feel so much relief.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- It makes me feel comfortable.
0:43:15 > 0:43:23- # I should go back - to being lonely and confused
0:43:25 > 0:43:29- The way I see it, every song - has a beginning, middle and end.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33- There's a certainty in a song, - there's certainty in singing.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37- In everyday life, you don't know - what's going to happen.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48- # I swear #
0:44:10 > 0:44:15- I went through to the semi-final - of the X Factor, but no further.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18- The week before I left - the competition...
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- ..I had the amazing experience...
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- ..of performing before Little Mix - in Manchester.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33- I'm at the Little Mix UK Tour, - the Glory Days.
0:44:34 > 0:44:38- I can't believe I'll be performing - tonight before 21,000 people.
0:44:38 > 0:44:42- I walked into the stadium - and had the shock of my life.
0:44:42 > 0:44:46- I can't wait to get out - on that stage and perform.
0:44:46 > 0:44:51- It's just opening up, - I'm so excited to perform tonight.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55- Hello, Manchester.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10- So, I went from people - in the Rhondda knowing me...
0:45:11 > 0:45:15- ..to people in London knowing me and - now people in Manchester knowing me.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20- It made me think that people around - the world were starting to know me.
0:45:20 > 0:45:26- # And you'll be alright
0:45:26 > 0:45:29- # I don't care if I know
0:45:29 > 0:45:32- # Just where I will go
0:45:32 > 0:45:35- # 'Cause all that I need - is this crazy feeling
0:45:35 > 0:45:39- If anyone had told me I'd reach this - far, I wouldn't have believed them.
0:45:39 > 0:45:44- # Think I want it to stay #
0:46:00 > 0:46:03- It still feels like a dream today.
0:46:18 > 0:46:22- I've come far, I've been - on an incredible platform...
0:46:23 > 0:46:26- ..but I couldn't wait - to come back home.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11- I think succeeding - and being successful...
0:47:12 > 0:47:14- ..even though it's incredible...
0:47:14 > 0:47:18- ..it can be lonely - because I'll be alone.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30- I have a chance to reach the top.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36- I'm not sure how I feel...
0:47:38 > 0:47:41- ..about leaving everything behind.
0:47:51 > 0:47:54- THANK YOU - LLOYD MACEY AND THE FAMILY
0:48:05 > 0:48:07- S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.
0:48:07 > 0:48:07- .