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-Only Boys Aloud

-are celebrating a birthday.

-They've been the world's

-biggest boy band for five years.

-An important milestone for the choir

-and its inspiration, Tim Rhys-Evans.

-It's a great moment

-in the choir's history.

-To mark the occasion, Tim has

-decided to form a new choir...

-..in North Wales.

-It will be a huge challenge

-for Tim and his team...

-..forming a choir from scratch.

-I'm concerned. It's a reality check.

-Tim's working against the clock

-to find enough boys to form a choir.

-The first concert is in the diary,

-at Access All Eirias.

-It feels very close.

-A five-year celebration but only

-five weeks until this choir's debut.

-I don't believe in

-it'll be alright on the night.

-Happy birthday, Only Boys Aloud,

-the party's about to begin.

-April 2015.

-Five years since Only Boys Aloud

-was formed.

-Glasses and helmet -

-it's a great look!

-Yeah.

-We're in Bounce Below

-in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

-It's a fantastic place.

-I can't believe it's five years

-since we launched Only Boys Aloud...

-..in Merthyr.

-It's a huge day

-for the Aloud charity today.

-We're launching

-Only Gogledd Boys Aloud.

-# Above my head #

-To help the launch,

-Tim and the Only Boys Aloud team...

-..have invited boys

-from two North Wales schools...

-..to help on the special day.

-Forming four new choirs.

-It's a little bit scary,

-if I'm being honest.

-The press and a TV company are here.

-What's more important

-is having the boys here.

-There are boys here today but will

-there be boys at the rehearsal...

-..in less than a fortnight's time?

-I just want to make sure

-that boys from every background...

-..are given an opportunity

-and enjoy singing together.

-Well done, boys, well done.

-Only Boys Aloud was formed in South

-Wales in 2010 in Merthyr Rugby Club.

-The idea was to inspire young boys

-to continue the choral tradition.

-Their first performance was at

-the Ebbw Vale National Eisteddfod.

-They went from strength to strength.

-By reaching the final

-of Britain's Got Talent...

-..the choir won the hearts

-of people across the world.

-Next came the album

-and a performance...

-..at the Queen's

-Jubilee celebration.

-Hundreds of youngsters

-have sung in the choir...

-..and as the choir celebrate

-its fifth birthday...

-..a new episode begins with the

-launch of Only Gogledd Boys Aloud.

-On the day of the launch,

-in a special location...

-It's very snug!

-..what better way to launch!

-It's a very different way

-to launch the choir.

-There's no turning back.

-Three, two, one, go.

-Four choirs will be formed across

-North Wales in four different areas.

-Rhyl and Wrexham in the east,

-Caernarfon and Holyhead in the west.

-The Only Boys Aloud HQ

-is in South Wales.

-To facilitate

-the North Wales project...

-..Tim appoints a team of experts to

-take responsibility of the choirs.

-Eleri Wyn Watkins is manager

-of the project.

-It's like

-the Eurovision Song Contest.

-How are things in North Wales?

-I'll visit schools next week.

-St Asaph, Anglesey, Caernarfon and

-Wrexham - a little of everywhere.

-There's a lot of pressure.

-There's no choir without singers.

-A few boys attended the launch...

-..but Eleri must recruit more

-across North Wales.

-We want boys from 13 to 19

-years of age who enjoy singing

-There's a fortnight to go

-until the choir is in place.

-My job is to ensure the project's

-success in North Wales.

-It's been very successful

-in South Wales.

-I'm nervous!

-Only Boys Aloud

-was formed in South Wales.

-It'll be

-a fantastic experience here.

-I hope you spread the word

-about this choir.

-Thanks for attending. Fantastic.

-I'm getting the information

-out there.

-From what I've seen so far,

-it looks good.

-The four choirs in North Wales will

-have four different team captains.

-In Rhyl, Eleri will add to her work

-of managing the project...

-..by being in charge of the choir,

-aided by Huw Llywelyn.

-As the doors of the Rhyl Pavilion

-open, there's only one question.

-Will any boys turn up?

-Will any boys turn up?

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-No pressure.

-As the clock strikes 6.30pm,

-expectations are low.

-Only two boys have arrived.

-Soon, numbers double!

-The duet has become a quartet so we

-might have a party or even a choir.

-I'm Huw.

-It's great to see them here.

-Let's hope for more.

-Finally, the room fills up.

-Time to reveal the challenge facing

-the choir in less than a month.

-A concert in Access All Eirias

-with The Vamps and Joe Woolford.

-If you want to get the best

-out of any crew...

-..and especially youngsters,

-there's nothing like a deadline...

-..to focus the mind.

-..to focus the mind.

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-There's no time to lose.

-It's a matter of weeks before the

-choir performs for the first time.

-There are no auditions

-to join Only Boys Aloud.

-Everyone is welcome,

-whatever their level of talent.

-But since some have never been

-part of a choir...

-..they are still unsure

-of their voices.

-Hands up the basses.

-Hands up the baritones.

-The boys don't always know

-which line to sing.

-I'm a baritone.

-I'm a baritone.

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-# On my own... #

-I'm not sure if I'm an high tenor

-or a middle tenor.

-We'll see what happens.

-Tim has arranged two songs

-to perform at Eirias.

-The first is an arrangement

-of Clean Bandit's Rather Be...

-..perfect for Colwyn Bay's

-pop music audience.

-I think they've all decided

-which line to sing...

-..and I hope they stick

-to that line.

-As the first Rhyl rehearsal

-winds down...

-..thankfully,

-a core choir has been formed.

-Week one, tick!

-Wow, that's amazing.

-Wow, that's amazing.

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-One question still remains.

-Will the Gogledd choir

-be ready in a matter of weeks?

-It's a huge challenge to learn

-everything but I think we can do it.

-The boys have done

-fantastically well.

-Great voices, plenty of talent

-and they're all enthusiastic.

-Some had never sung in two-voices,

-three-voices or four-voices.

-It was lovely

-and there's a huge potential.

-As a first rehearsal,

-I enjoyed it, I met people...

-..and extended my voice

-in just one rehearsal.

-I'm looking forward

-to the other rehearsals.

-I only started singing a year ago.

-I didn't have the confidence

-to do things like this.

-The decision

-to join Only Boys Aloud...

-..was easy

-for Harri Rees Jones from Rhyl.

-Doing things like this

-helps me build my confidence.

-This is the beginning from me.

-I've done nothing like this before.

-Apart from performing...

-..I like doing the simple things

-in life.

-Playing football and tennis with my

-friends, taking the dog for a walk.

-Just being outdoors.

-I want to be the best I can be.

-I want to reach my potential.

-The ambition is to sing solos...

-..in front of millions of people

-on TV.

-This process will improve everything

-for me in terms of performing.

-We've seen the choir from

-South Wales performing globally.

-That's given them

-so much confidence.

-I hope it can do the same for us.

-To provide as many opportunities

-as possible...

-..the Only Boys Aloud project

-spans the whole of North Wales.

-In Holyhead, Mari Pritchard

-and Andy Thomas are in charge.

-The location

-is Holyhead Hotspur Football Club.

-When I was young,

-I joined chapel choirs...

-..and school choirs.

-I had hell from the bullies.

-It was difficult.

-When we formed Only Boys Aloud...

-..it was crucial to have rehearsals

-in South Wales rugby clubs.

-The situation is different

-in North Wales.

-Football is the predominant sport.

-We chose two football clubs.

-The boys feel more comfortable

-and that's important to us.

-I really want this to work.

-It's important to give Holyhead

-this opportunity.

-I can't wait to work with Andy.

-I'd better get his stand ready!

-Sorry, sorry, Andy. Sorry.

-It's hard to think

-about Only Boys Aloud...

-..without thinking

-of one particular song.

-A song that's synonymous

-with the choir.

-Calon Lan.

-# A pure heart

-o'erflowed with goodness... #

-Tim Rhys-Evans' arrangement

-of the hymn is challenging.

-It's proving difficult

-for the Holyhead boys.

-# Fairer than the lily white... #

-Keep going, lads, keep going.

-# Than the lily white #

-Instead of "lily white".

-# A pure heart #

-I think we sounded good.

-I've enjoyed every minute.

-The last two hours flew by

-because you worked so hard.

-There's a real sense of unity here.

-Truth be told, the Holyhead

-choir's minds are elsewhere.

-I have a football match

-on Thursday night.

-Gethin plays for Holyhead.

-and I play for Talwrn.

-If we win, we win the league title.

-We're the only team

-that can stop them...

-..but I don't think we will.

-We're not very good -

-I'm the goalkeeper!

-I hope we remain friends and

-we continue singing with the choir.

-As the rehearsal ends,

-football takes centre stage.

-Will the pressure of Eirias

-refocus the boys' minds?

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-Only Boys Aloud

-is celebrating its fifth birthday.

-To celebrate the occasion,

-Tim and the Aloud charity...

-..are making

-a very important announcement.

-Four choirs in four areas.

-In a matter of weeks, the

-combined choir joins The Vamps...

-..in front of thousands of people

-in Access All Eirias.

-When the boys walk out

-in front of that huge audience...

-..with young girls

-screaming for the boys...

-..the boys will realise,

-"Ah, yeah, I understand now."

-For now, the Holyhead choir

-only have one thing on their minds.

-Especially tenor Rhys Meilyr.

-I've played football for Talwrn

-for 10 years - Dad's the manager.

-I have to play well in every game!

-He's happy for me to miss football

-sometimes and sing with the choir.

-Making friends is as important

-as singing in Only Boys Aloud.

-Tonight, Rhys and Gethin's

-friendship will be tested.

-If we beat Holyhead,

-we win the league.

-Gethin will be doing his best

-to stop us. It's a huge game.

-We're good friends but

-that's forgotten during the game.

-I hope he's in goal tonight so

-I can wind him up on Tuesday night.

-I'm in goal

-and Rhys is playing up front.

-I think he wants to score.

-Gethin wins the first contest,

-preventing Rhys scoring.

-It doesn't take long for the ball

-to hit the back of the net, though.

-Gethin looks none too pleased.

-I hope he can sing

-as well as he can shout.

-Things soon go from bad to worse.

-Another goal.

-The second half. Despite

-his efforts, Gethin's head drops.

-Goal after goal after goal.

-To cap the disappointment,

-Rhys has the last word.

-He shoots straight past Gethin

-to seal the victory.

-Did someone keep score?

-It was a good game.

-We lost count in the end.

-Pity for Gethin.

-When you're part of a choir, it's

-like being part of a football team.

-Friends working hard as a team.

-I'm excited about the whole process.

-I hope the choir

-continues afterwards.

-In Wrexham, the football club

-is also home to the rehearsals...

-..where Nia Wyn Jones

-is joined by Huw Llywelyn.

-The clock is ticking

-towards the performance in Eirias.

-For one tenor, Ioan O'Neill, it's

-going to be a special experience.

-I'm a step closer

-to becoming a pop star.

-I want to sing on stage with Ellie

-Goulding and this'll help me a lot.

-Ioan is very keen,

-he obviously enjoys singing.

-He's shown an interest

-in being a pop star when he's older.

-It's great to hear such ambitions

-at that age.

-I play the piano.

-I play the cornet too.

-I'm not brilliant yet

-but I keep practising.

-I want to be a pop star

-or an actor...

-..in the West End or in films.

-I can't wait to sing in Eirias.

-I feel like a pop star already...

-..performing on the same stage

-as The Vamps and Elton John.

-Only Boys Aloud

-is a great opportunity.

-I think we'll have fun

-on the journey...

-..meeting Tim Rhys-Evans

-and performing on a big stage.

-Almost 4,000 tickets

-have been sold for the concert...

-..in Access All Eirias.

-In Caernarfon,

-Jenny Pearson and Andy Thomas...

-..will make sure the boys

-are ready for the challenge.

-A few weeks into the rehearsals

-and the choir's shaping up nicely.

-# Pearls nor gold

-# Give to me... #

-A lot of them

-are good singers already.

-Some have had singing lessons

-in school or after school.

-We have really good singers.

-We have really good singers.

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-# Through the day and night #

-I like Calon Lan. Only Boys Aloud

-sang it on Britain's Got Talent.

-It was one of the songs

-I wanted to sing.

-# A pure heart

-o'erflowed with goodness #

-On Saturday, all four

-Gogledd choirs will join forces.

-The singers from the four hubs

-will come together.

-# A pure heart #

-I can't wait to meet

-the other Northwalians.

-I'll be trying for a solo part.

-The Caernarfon boys

-will knock spots off the others!

-Ooh! Jenny's confident.

-The first full rehearsal

-of Only Gogledd Boys Aloud.

-I know I'm asking a lot of the boys

-in less than a month.

-Singing in front of a huge audience

-in Access All Eirias.

-I expect the boys

-to rise to the challenge.

-I'm excited about seeing

-the different personalities...

-..and finally meeting the boys.

-As the new choir meets in Llandudno,

-there are over 80 singers.

-With the concert approaching,

-there's no time to waste.

-After a warm-up, they go for it.

-They begin with Rather Be.

-# When I am with you

-# There's no place I'd rather be #

-We're reviewing what's gone on

-in the individual rehearsals.

-At the moment, it's very promising.

-All together -

-if you gave me a chance.

-# If you gave me a chance,

-I would take it

-# It's a shot in the dark,

-but I'll make it #

-It's a different world

-when they're all together.

-They're getting used

-to singing together...

-..and getting these songs ready

-for Access All Eirias.

-# With every step you take,

-Kyoto to The Bay #

-I've learnt how to work in

-a big team from Rhyl and Holyhead.

-We're now a big choir

-and that's good.

-I've learnt a lot

-about sitting down and my posture.

-After three, ready to sing.

-One, two, three.

-Rather Be sounds good

-from the start...

-..and the maestro is happy

-with the boys' efforts.

-Congratulations to you all. We

-improved loads during that session.

-Keep that up, I'll be a happy man.

-I didn't expect to have so much fun

-but it's been very good.

-After lunch, the focus turns

-to Only Boys Aloud's anthem.

-Was the maestro a little premature

-to sing their praises?

-# Fairer than the lily white #

-There's a lot to do.

-Yeah, um...

-They're doing well, but...

-..there's a lot to do.

-# A pure heart #

-To add to the workload, soloists

-are required for both songs.

-If anyone wants to try out

-for the solo parts in both songs...

-..it'll be great to hear you.

-In Eirias, the soloists

-will sing in front of thousands.

-In the auditions, the rest

-of the choir is the audience.

-# We're a thousand miles

-from comfort

-# We have travelled land and sea

-# But as long as you are with me #

-In the first rehearsal, it's massive

-to sing in front of 80 people.

-# I seek not life's

-ease and pleasures

-# Earthly riches, pearls nor gold #

-I'm very proud of them -

-some of the voices are wonderful.

-Well done.

-# A clean heart forever singing

-# Singing through

-# The day and night #

-Thank you very much, lads.

-Well done.

-A momentous day

-for Only Gogledd Boys Aloud...

-..the first time the choir

-sing as one.

-The hard work

-over the past few weeks...

-..is starting to pay dividends.

-See you very soon, boys.

-In one Saturday...

-..80 boys have chosen

-to travel here...

-..to sing together.

-It's just amazing really.

-I felt nervous coming here

-but it was a good day.

-Some aspects were difficult,

-learning the notes...

-..but it'll be worth it in the end.

-It was great hearing everyone

-sing together for the first time.

-On the whole,

-it was a really good day.

-Their singing skills are basic...

-..but that's the intention

-of Only Boys Aloud.

-To work with anyone

-who wants to sing.

-I've realised

-what needs to be done...

-..and there's a lot of work to do...

-..especially with Access All Eirias.

-It feels...

-..very close!

-The clock is ticking and

-Access All Eirias is approaching.

-Soon, the eyes of North Wales

-will be on Only Gogledd Boys Aloud.

-It's important that everything

-is perfect.

-Completely ridiculous,

-completely ridiculous.

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