0:00:02 > 0:00:05- CHOIR HARMONISES - Halleluiah!
0:00:05 > 0:00:08I am searching for Britain's most entertaining amateur
0:00:08 > 0:00:09a cappella group.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Great!
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Hundreds applied from across the UK,
0:00:13 > 0:00:15each with their own unique sound.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Woo!
0:00:16 > 0:00:18And I hand-picked eight.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Yes. Yes. Yes.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24After two tense sing-offs,
0:00:24 > 0:00:25Spinnaker Chorus...
0:00:25 > 0:00:26# You're the best! #
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..and Flight Of The Phoenix...
0:00:28 > 0:00:30# Feel something so right
0:00:30 > 0:00:32# Doing the wrong thing... #
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..failed to make the grade.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37I will miss them in the contest, but it wasn't to be.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Just six groups now remain.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43I am bringing them all together for the first time
0:00:43 > 0:00:45to face intensive training.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Welcome to a cappella school.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50This week, it is back to basics
0:00:50 > 0:00:53as I focus on each group's sound.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54HE BEATBOXES
0:00:54 > 0:00:57With help from some of the best in the business...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59No, no, no, that is just not working.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..we'll test them as performers...
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Just strip it back, sing the bloody song.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05This is tough.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07But something has to change.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10'..and push them to their vocal limits...'
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm. Just get the rhythm solid.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16..before they perform live once more
0:01:16 > 0:01:17in front of my a cappella experts.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18ALL: Yeah!
0:01:18 > 0:01:21This jury's vote will decide who stays...
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Thrilling ride. I absolutely loved what they did.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26..and which group goes home.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29It did feel like it was cobbled together a bit.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Of course it is going to be challenging
0:01:31 > 0:01:33cos it is about getting better, it is about finding the best.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35It is not a walk in the park.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43This week, I am in the West Midlands,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46where I am bringing all six surviving groups together
0:01:46 > 0:01:49at the state-of-the-art Performance Hub.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52It happens to have been opened by somebody very special.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57For the next few days, this place will become home,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01as the groups continue their battle to stay in the contest.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Everybody is of such a high standard
0:02:03 > 0:02:05that we can only just keep delivering our best performances.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08We'll see what the challenge is, then maybe the nerves will kick in.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11We just want to be the best, so we are going to do it.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13We are going to work twice as hard as we did,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15and we work quite a lot. So...
0:02:17 > 0:02:21With its dance studios, rehearsal rooms and cutting-edge
0:02:21 > 0:02:25facilities, this is the perfect setting to push the remaining groups
0:02:25 > 0:02:30to new heights before they compete again in the Hub's very own theatre.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35APPLAUSE
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Hello, hello!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Over the coming days, you are going to live, breathe,
0:02:42 > 0:02:47eat a cappella as you prepare for your next big challenge.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51In just three days, you will be singing here
0:02:51 > 0:02:54in front of a live audience to stay in this contest.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57THEY MURMUR
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Three days.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04I am not going to be making life very easy for you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07You will once again be singing a song of my choosing,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10but this time, it will be a song
0:03:10 > 0:03:14that will tackle your weaknesses.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17OHS
0:03:17 > 0:03:19A couple of you look utterly dismayed.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21LAUGHTER
0:03:21 > 0:03:24I would like you to go off to your individual classrooms,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26where you will find out what songs you are going to be singing.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Best of luck.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29See you very soon. Off you go.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37What's this? "Read me."
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Each of the groups has an Achilles heel
0:03:39 > 0:03:41in terms of their sound.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43THEY TALK AT ONCE
0:03:43 > 0:03:45The only way they will improve is
0:03:45 > 0:03:48if they tackle these weaknesses head-on.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- A tape, wow, that is old. - Old school.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Popping their tape in the deck first are Stratford East Singers,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56a community choir from London.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- I think it might be something slow. - I think it'll be something fast.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Most choirs recruit to fill set roles like tenor, alto or base.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07But because anyone can join this group,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10they don't have this ideal mix of voices.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11# If you change your mind... #
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Oh!- ABBA!- Excellent.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16# Honey, I'm still free
0:04:16 > 0:04:18# Take a chance on me. #
0:04:18 > 0:04:21ABBA'S Take A Chance On Me cleverly
0:04:21 > 0:04:24balances the male and female vocals.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27It will force Stratford East Singers to think about how
0:04:27 > 0:04:29they balance the roles within their group.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31We've got our work cut out.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- We're going to make ABBA cool. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:36 > 0:04:37How do we take an anthem
0:04:37 > 0:04:39and make it completely Stratford East Singers?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I guess that's the challenge I've got now.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Does it go in that way? - THEY LAUGH
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- No, I want to do it.- Don't touch.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Just get it in!
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Here we go!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Shhh!
0:04:51 > 0:04:53One, two, three, four.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Glasgow University group Choral Stimulation
0:04:56 > 0:04:58came up with a fun
0:04:58 > 0:05:00but fussy arrangement in their first heat.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02The challenge I have set for them
0:05:02 > 0:05:07is to deliver something that relies on simplicity and sincerity.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14# It's been seven hours and 16 days... #
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Nice!
0:05:16 > 0:05:17We can do this.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Sinead O'Connor's iconic take on Nothing Compares To You will
0:05:21 > 0:05:24push this group to pare things back and sing with emotion.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27# I go out every night... #
0:05:27 > 0:05:31The beauty of the song is that it is just one stripped back,
0:05:31 > 0:05:32beautiful melody.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34But we are not used to doing that, are we?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Right.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37- Ready?- Yeah.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39"Congratulations, Restless Symphony,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42"and welcome to this next stage of the contest."
0:05:42 > 0:05:45I have also given a ballad to the other student group
0:05:45 > 0:05:47in the contest - Restless Symphony.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49But their challenge is different.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- THEY LAUGH - Get that in!
0:05:53 > 0:05:54MUSIC: China In Your Hand by T'Pau
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Ahh!- Oh, my God!
0:05:56 > 0:06:00This group have struggled with confidence and blending harmonies.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02# Don't push too far
0:06:02 > 0:06:06# Your dreams are china in your hands. #
0:06:07 > 0:06:11T'Pau's rock classic China In Your Hand
0:06:11 > 0:06:13requires real conviction
0:06:13 > 0:06:14and vocal unison.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16# You don't know... #
0:06:16 > 0:06:18We have to practise, and we have to start now!
0:06:18 > 0:06:19We've got three days!
0:06:22 > 0:06:24There is a message here for us, guys.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25"Dear YesterYear..."
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Going up against the youngsters are the grandads of the contest -
0:06:29 > 0:06:30YesterYear.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34"The key thing that I and the jury felt you needed to improve
0:06:34 > 0:06:37"was your ability to master rhythm and tempo.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42"For your next challenge, I have selected an up-tempo, modern song.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44"Lots of love, Gareth."
0:06:47 > 0:06:49# I stay out too late
0:06:49 > 0:06:52# Got nothing in my brain
0:06:52 > 0:06:54# That's what people say. #
0:06:54 > 0:06:55Does anybody know it?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Yes.- No, never heard of it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Shake It Off, by Taylor Swift, has a strong pulse
0:07:00 > 0:07:04and tempo that will directly address this group's weak spot.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- This isn't really our song, is it? - No.- It can't possibly be!
0:07:06 > 0:07:09# Shake, shake
0:07:09 > 0:07:10# Yeah! #
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Oh, OK!
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Stop! Stop!
0:07:13 > 0:07:15How long has this been on?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19This isn't just outside the comfort zone,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21it's outside the country!
0:07:21 > 0:07:22THEY LAUGH
0:07:22 > 0:07:25# Blue moon
0:07:25 > 0:07:27# Now I'm no longer alone... #
0:07:27 > 0:07:3281-year-old Len is this East Midland's group oldest member.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36He no longer sings but is ever present as YesterYear's compere.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38I love entertaining.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41And I used to be an instructor at the police training centre.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I used to tell jokes in the classroom.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I love to see people with smiles on their face
0:07:48 > 0:07:52and I love the applause that these guys get at the end of an evening.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Hello, gentlemen. - ALL: Hello.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Hello!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Don't kill me, Martin.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00So, I take it you love it(!)
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Never heard such crap in all my life!
0:08:02 > 0:08:04LAUGHTER
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Don't pull any punches, tell me what you really think.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10This could really work to your advantage in this contest.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13You've got an opportunity to do something no-one is expecting here.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15You're bloody right!
0:08:15 > 0:08:18There are spoken words in this. There is a rap.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20There may be a role for you.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23And, listen, I'm not saying send it up, but there is an
0:08:23 > 0:08:26opportunity here to do something surprising and wonderful.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Remember this, Gareth, if it all goes pear-shaped,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- it is your fault!- OK, thank you. - LAUGHTER
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I will.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Birmingham's six piece The Sons Of Pitches
0:08:37 > 0:08:40have an intricate and quirky pop sound.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- OK.- Let's see what it is.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I want to challenge them to produce something simpler
0:08:45 > 0:08:48and richer that can move an audience.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53# Just you know why... #
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Anyone?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57# Why you and I... #
0:08:57 > 0:08:59THEY LAUGH
0:08:59 > 0:09:03The smooth sounds of Buddy Holly's True Love Ways needs slick
0:09:03 > 0:09:05but simple harmonies
0:09:05 > 0:09:07plus heartfelt delivery.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11# True love ways... #
0:09:11 > 0:09:13'I will like it?'
0:09:13 > 0:09:15No, I won't like it, there is nothing to like.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17To make what I can of it.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22# Sometimes we'll cry... #
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Last up, Gospel Essence,
0:09:24 > 0:09:29a group with a soulful sound that I feel lacks one vital ingredient.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33"Hello, Gospel Essence. You have some fantastic voices in your group.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35"What I feel you need to concentrate on is bringing energy
0:09:35 > 0:09:38"and pace to each and every performance."
0:09:38 > 0:09:42MUSIC: Theme From S-Express by S'Express
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- It's S-Express!- Stop that!
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Ooooh!
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Dance classic the Theme From S'Express
0:09:51 > 0:09:54is inescapably up-tempo and energetic.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55# The hots for you Bo, bo-bo-bo
0:09:55 > 0:09:57# Ba-ba-bah... #
0:09:57 > 0:09:59THEY LAUGH
0:09:59 > 0:10:00# Bo-bo-bo... #
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- It's just noise!- It's a club track. - I know what it is.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06But we have to take it and make it our own, don't we?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Hello! Hello.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Oh, dear, I am seeing some pretty gloomy faces.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18You have given up standing!
0:10:18 > 0:10:19There is a way through this
0:10:19 > 0:10:21that gets you to the place you need to be.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Sparky, energetic, fun.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Yeah, I think we are just a bit stunned right now.- Yeah.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Square up to it. Best of British.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Thank you. See you later.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Woo!
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I hate the song. It is just noise
0:10:34 > 0:10:38and you're going to have to really try and replicate '80s' synth.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39I just... You know.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40I don't know.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Lessons will start first thing tomorrow.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- All right. - The rooms are all right, guys.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Tonight, as well as settling into their new digs, the groups must
0:10:53 > 0:10:58start work on their arrangements, all set for class in the morning.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01The groups that go through will be groups that square up to this
0:11:01 > 0:11:04challenge. Things that are difficult, we shy away from.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06But it is through doing them that we learn.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08It is going to be tough.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11This is a cappella school, it is not a walk in the park.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Day one of lessons.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Tony's breakfast. And a coffee to wake him up.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28And we left him with a four pack of beers...
0:11:28 > 0:11:29THEY LAUGH
0:11:29 > 0:11:34We did a bit of avoidance therapy last night, yeah. Start fresh today.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39While the groups enjoy breakfast, their mentors arrive.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I have enlisted the help of four specialists,
0:11:41 > 0:11:46including top-class vocal coaches and a world champion beatboxer.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51These four will help me push the groups to improve their sound
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and attain the standard of vocal excellence I am looking for.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00THEY HARMONISE
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Kick starting classes, university group Choral Stimulation.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Their first task is to appoint a soloist.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12On hand to help, Leontine Hass,
0:12:12 > 0:12:14a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music
0:12:14 > 0:12:18and coach to the UK's leading vocal harmony groups.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21# Nothing compares
0:12:21 > 0:12:26# To you. #
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Who are the contenders? Which of you...?- Me and Caitlin and Hannah.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31I can tell you what I think.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34What it is about, it is not just about your voices,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36what I want to see is that you can connect up.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Come on, have a go.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Pick one of your best friends.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Great.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45And don't start singing before you have connected.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46- OK.- Yeah.
0:12:50 > 0:12:57# It's been seven hours and 15 days
0:12:57 > 0:13:01# Since you took your love away. #
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I want you to try to dare
0:13:05 > 0:13:09to show your feelings rather than hide them.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12We're actually finding that quite hard.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Who is next?
0:13:17 > 0:13:24# It's been seven hours and 16 days
0:13:25 > 0:13:28# Since you took your love away
0:13:31 > 0:13:36# I go out every night and sleep all day
0:13:39 > 0:13:41# Since you took your love... #
0:13:43 > 0:13:44You're making me cry now.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Well done.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Good. Right, OK. I think it would be good if you gave it a shot.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55# I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant. #
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Newly appointed soloist Caitlin is the baby of the group.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03At 19, her university career is just starting,
0:14:03 > 0:14:08unlike some of her friends in the choir, who are about to graduate.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11How are you feeling about it? Because you were quite emotional.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12When I do sing it,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14when I get upset...
0:14:16 > 0:14:18..I am thinking about everyone else in the group.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22This year, there are a lot of people leaving. And the music just...
0:14:22 > 0:14:25creates such a strong bond that you don't really want to break
0:14:25 > 0:14:26that, you know?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28It's because I know that we can't do it forever.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34You are being very generous because you are letting us in.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Great performance is about being in the moment.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42You are mature enough to handle it and you have the power to
0:14:42 > 0:14:45just rein it back in if you feel yourself losing it.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Yeah.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Another group I have challenged to work on bringing emotion
0:14:55 > 0:14:59to their performance is all-male six piece The Sons Of Pitches.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04They have put lives and careers on hold to
0:15:04 > 0:15:08follow their dream of making it big as an a cappella group.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09Got to speed up there.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Sons Of Pitches means everything to me.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13If we can make it into something where we could live off of it,
0:15:13 > 0:15:15it would just be the best thing.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17We have just become sort of really good mates.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19We just have a good time together.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20- Just good friends.- Yeah, yeah.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Hello. - ALL: Hey!
0:15:22 > 0:15:26The group have selected 24-year-old Jamie to take the lead
0:15:26 > 0:15:28in Buddy Holly's True Love Ways.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Shall we just go straight in? - Straight in, yeah.- Fantastic.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37# Just you know why... #
0:15:37 > 0:15:42The solo is a crucial role that carries the song's emotional weight.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50# Know true love ways. #
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I did not feel serenaded by that.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57It is a love song, right? And I need more of the emotion.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Have you got a...partner?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Um. This is not the moment or the time.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05It needs to be someone.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Hello! The Sons Of Pitches, how are you?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I'm looking forward to hearing it. Is it there? Are you done?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- Getting there.- Very close.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18This was all about heart for me.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22This is going to make it more about us boys singing together,
0:16:22 > 0:16:23just them and us.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- The crew.- That sort of thing. - It is man love.- It's man love.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30But I'll raise you romantic love because it is a caress, this song.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- It is a... - HE BREATHES IN DEEPLY
0:16:32 > 0:16:34We have got a sticking point.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- We have a sticking point? - We have a sticking point.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37What is the sticking point?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Various relationship things.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42You are having relationship issues?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Can we have a quick chat?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Cool, um...
0:16:46 > 0:16:48What has happened?
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- Just recently come to the end of a relationship.- OK.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Which makes this very painful.- Yeah.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56It's not...it's not ideal.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57- OK.- It's all right.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- You are not a heart on the sleeve type?- That's probably fair.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Yeah, OK. You know, if you are going to be a singer,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06you have got to be able to do these sorts of things.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10It is just opening the door to a really sincere performance
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- that comes from a real place.- Yeah.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16It's really hard. Can we agree that you are going to try?
0:17:16 > 0:17:17I'll give it a go.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24If I was having this conversation with my 23, 24-year-old self...
0:17:26 > 0:17:28..I don't know if I... Could I have done it?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Maybe.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34But I know that unless Jamie gets his head round this, maybe not
0:17:34 > 0:17:36today, maybe not even in this round, but at some point,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39this is what Sons Of Pitches have to tackle.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42They have got to be more open. They have got to be less clever
0:17:42 > 0:17:45and much more honest in their singing.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47We are quite a tight group but not necessarily,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50like, sharing of emotions tight.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53So, yeah, standing in a room, talking about love, it is
0:17:53 > 0:17:55an interesting step.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Love and emotion is a massive aspect of life, even if it is a bit corny.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- We should really ultimately talk about it.- Yeah, and music.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- And music.- We can't be musicians and ignore the fact that probably
0:18:05 > 0:18:07about well over half of songs are about love.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Mid-morning and a tea break gives the groups a brief
0:18:13 > 0:18:14respite from the classroom.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- How are you getting on? - Oh, yeah, well... Getting.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21It's getting better all the time, you know?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Today, the groups must nail their arrangements
0:18:24 > 0:18:27and allot parts to avoid falling behind
0:18:27 > 0:18:30and jeopardising their place in the contest.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34# I stay out too late. #
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Limbering up ahead of their lesson,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40traditional barbershop group YesterYear.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44It is growing on me, let's put it that way.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46# Go on too many dates
0:18:46 > 0:18:48# I can't make him stay. #
0:18:48 > 0:18:51They are awaiting the arrival of mentor
0:18:51 > 0:18:54and world-renowned beatboxer Ball-Zee.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55# Shake, shake. #
0:18:55 > 0:18:56How are you doing?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59I'm Patrick, AKA Ball-Zee.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01I am the three-time UK beatbox champion.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Just got crowned world team champion with the UK.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Thank you, guys, thank you.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Let's just do a really quick beatbox warm-up.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11# Whoosh
0:19:11 > 0:19:13# Boom, wah-wah-wah
0:19:13 > 0:19:15# Boom-boom, click-click Beep-beep
0:19:15 > 0:19:18# Boom, tic-tic-tic-tic Ba-chi, ba-da-bip
0:19:18 > 0:19:19# Bip-bip-bip-bip, boom
0:19:19 > 0:19:22# Tic-tic-tic-tic, ba-da-ba-dsh Ba-da-ba-dsh, ba-da-boom
0:19:22 > 0:19:23# Ba-da-ba-dsh
0:19:23 > 0:19:25# Ba-dic, ba-dic, ba-dic Boom
0:19:25 > 0:19:26# Honk! #
0:19:26 > 0:19:29THEY LAUGH AND CLAP
0:19:29 > 0:19:32What I'm going to do is hopefully get you guys more
0:19:32 > 0:19:34gelled as a unit with the timing and the rhythm.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Give you guys that pulse, hopefully. So we're going to start with...
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Pfff...
0:19:40 > 0:19:43ALL: Pfff...
0:19:43 > 0:19:46ALL: Bzzzzz... Pfff...
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Erm... In fact, do you guys want to show me what you've got so far?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53# Bom-chi, bom-bom... #
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Beatboxing is an important part of modern a cappella.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Providing the solid rhythm and tempo that YesterYear need.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04# Bom-chi-bom That's what people say... #
0:20:04 > 0:20:06It's not a skill the group have tried before,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10but assistant head teacher Sam is rising to the challenge.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Nice. If you could just take the kick and the snare, so...
0:20:13 > 0:20:15# Bom-chi, bom-chi... #
0:20:15 > 0:20:18And then maybe do some shakers.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21THEY BEATBOX
0:20:21 > 0:20:24# Chi-chi-chi-chi. #
0:20:24 > 0:20:26We've got four different versions here.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27All sorts of different things happening.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30One, two, three and four.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33# Bom, bom-bom, bom-bom. #
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Yeah, that's rushing. One, two, three, four.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38This is the bloody rhythm, OK?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41And it ain't going to change the whole song.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm. Just get the rhythm solid.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47It's so simple.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48I don't understand.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51I really don't understand how they can be so good at
0:20:51 > 0:20:54so many aspects of music and yet fail to just do something
0:20:54 > 0:20:57so basic as just stay in time.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00# Bom-chi, bom-bom...
0:21:00 > 0:21:02# My ex-girlfriend bought her mum a new... #
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Keeping time is more crucial than ever for this performance
0:21:06 > 0:21:08as it will act as a cue for Len.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10For the first time,
0:21:10 > 0:21:14he's doing more than just comparing by taking on Taylor Swift's rap.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Len, are you nervous about getting it on time?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Yeah.- Why don't we take a bit of that nerves away?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Can you just say, "My ex-girlfriend da-da-da-da?"
0:21:23 > 0:21:24Do a Len on it.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Make it Len. One, two, three, four.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31THEY BEATBOX
0:21:31 > 0:21:33# My ex girl brought her new man home
0:21:33 > 0:21:37# He's like oh, my God but I'm just gonna shake
0:21:37 > 0:21:40# Until the gal over there with the hella good hair
0:21:40 > 0:21:44# Won't you come on over, baby? We can shake, shake, shake. #
0:21:44 > 0:21:47And, of course, now you do perfectly. Yeah. That's great.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48That's perfect.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50It's fun. But can they actually pull it off?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I mean, I really, really have a big question
0:21:53 > 0:21:55about whether they can do it.
0:21:55 > 0:22:01This has stretched our versatility and stretched, more importantly,
0:22:01 > 0:22:03our imagination.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06And we tend to like it now.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Still learning to love the track I chose for them, Gospel Essence.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Musical director Rebecca started this group five years ago
0:22:18 > 0:22:22with siblings Paulina and Louis and has steadily drafted in
0:22:22 > 0:22:26more members, including mum-of-one Michelle.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28This is how I want the rest of my life to be.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I want music. I want it to be music, whatever way I can make it.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34And I suppose if somebody is only 21 or 22, this is like,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36well, this is a great experience.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38But to me, in a way, this is it.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40THEY DO VOCAL WARM-UPS
0:22:40 > 0:22:41You all right?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Checking on Gospel Essence's progress is former
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Brit school tutor and award-winning choir director Mark De-Lisser.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I would love to hear what you guys have done with it so far.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Have you done it?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Erm, in terms of actually arranging parts for people to seeing,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- we haven't got that far just yet.- OK.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- How long have you had the song for? - 12 hours.- 12 hours.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05And you've done nothing?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08OK.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11How do we get into this right now? As quickly as we possibly can.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16One, two, three, and...
0:23:16 > 0:23:19# Dun-nu-nu-nu-nu, dun-nu-nu-nu-nu. #
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- It's...- Dun-nu-nu-nu-nu.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Dun-nu-nu-nu-nu. Eh.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- Should we get up and do it?- Yeah. - Let's get up and give it...
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- Rebecca, quickly, let me just have a quick word.- Sure.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Give me a second, guys.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34# Dugga-dugga-da, dugga-dugga-da. #
0:23:34 > 0:23:38You have to take leadership in this. Like, 100%, yeah?
0:23:38 > 0:23:42And it is now for you to go and listen to that arrangement and say,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45"Right you are singing this. Dubba-dubba-da Dubba-dubba-da.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47"You're seeing this. Dubba-dubba-da."
0:23:47 > 0:23:48This has got to take time.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51All right? And we ain't got time, OK?
0:23:51 > 0:23:52# Dugga-dugga-da, dugga-dugga-da. #
0:23:52 > 0:23:54It's not cleaning up. Try and take it up.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Going out because you've done your best is one thing, but going out
0:23:57 > 0:24:00because you've kind of let everyone down is not what, you know, I don't
0:24:00 > 0:24:04want that responsibility and it's not what I, you know, we signed up for.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07But there's no time to even process it. We just got to get on with it.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16THEY BEATBOX AND SING
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Mentor Mark's next visit is to community choir
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Stratford East Singers.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Their open-door policy makes them an inclusive bunch
0:24:25 > 0:24:27but it also affects their precision.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29All right. Just do your uu-ahs for me, all right?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Here we go, one, two, three and...
0:24:31 > 0:24:33# Uu-ah, uu-ah, uu-ah... #
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I've briefed Mark to help unify their sound.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38OK, cool.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40The harmony isn't sitting and gelling well together
0:24:40 > 0:24:42but we can get it better, all right?
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Hello.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45ALL: Hi!
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- Hi, hi, hi. Are you liking the song? Is it coming?- Yeah.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Well, let me just hear it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54# If you change your mind I'm the first in line
0:24:54 > 0:24:58# Honey, I'm still free Take a chance on me
0:24:58 > 0:25:02# If you need me, let me know Gonna be around
0:25:02 > 0:25:06# If you've got no place to go if you're feeling down. #
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Good, I'm in, I'm in. I really enjoyed that.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12You have, I think, made something very cheesy a little bit cooler.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15THEY CHEER
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Yeah. But now it's tightening these nuts and bolts.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20And make sure it's absolutely in tune.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22I'll leave you in Mark's capable hands
0:25:22 > 0:25:23and you'll just make that happen.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- OK.- All right, see you later. Good. Good job. Well done. Thank you.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28I've got a sense of excitement about this.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32They've gone from this big, overblown sort of community
0:25:32 > 0:25:35choir sound, which is lovely, but inexact.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38And they're actually starting to work like an a cappella group.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43# It was a theme she had On a scheme he had
0:25:43 > 0:25:45# Told in a foreign land... #
0:25:48 > 0:25:50'As day one of lessons nears its end,
0:25:50 > 0:25:54'I'm checking in on Southampton students Restless Symphony.'
0:25:54 > 0:25:56THEY SING
0:25:56 > 0:25:58They're talented solo performers who
0:25:58 > 0:26:02I want to push to work better as a unit.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06THEY SING OUT OF TUNE
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Don't hold to high!
0:26:09 > 0:26:11THEY LAUGH
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- Have you not done that bit? - Nope.- No, I'm going!
0:26:15 > 0:26:20OK, couple of bits of it were like dental surgery towards the end.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22And also, it's complicated.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- HE SINGS:- Ah, ah, ah.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27I can see you going, "What's my note?"
0:26:27 > 0:26:29If at the end of today, you are still going,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31"Ah, ah, ah. How does it go?"
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Think about making the radical decisions today.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36This is just a bit hard, I can't do it.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38What I really want to see from Restless Symphony
0:26:38 > 0:26:41is a unified sound with a fantastic soloist.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42And they're trying,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45but they're trying it on really complicated material.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48We've got kind of a little bit carried away, I think.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51It is early days, but when you've only got three days,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54early days is irrelevant, really.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59School's out as the first day of lessons concludes.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03It's halfway and I feel like some of the groups are on their way
0:27:03 > 0:27:05and some of the groups really aren't.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09All of these songs have turned out to be much more challenging
0:27:09 > 0:27:11than anyone thought.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12There's a lot of work to be done tomorrow.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17# Ba-da-ba-ba... #
0:27:17 > 0:27:21For Gospel Essence, the hard work can't wait until tomorrow.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23They are hunkering down to make up for lost time.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25# ..listen to me, baby, ooh! #
0:27:25 > 0:27:28We just have to be relentless with it.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31I can hear they're not in the right key. It's annoying me, but...
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Erm, it's... Oh, it's annoying me.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Can you do a couple? - If we come in on each third
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- then we'll always be overlapping. - Each third?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41I do want people to have a sleep but I want the song to be
0:27:41 > 0:27:43finished more than I want people to sleep, so...
0:27:43 > 0:27:46We just have to get...work faster.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48# Ba-da-ba-ba... #
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Gospel Essence, like all my groups, now have little more
0:27:51 > 0:27:56than 24 hours to get on track or risk leaving the contest for good.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02KNOCKING
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Boys, come on. Come on.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09How are you doing?
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Day two.- Hi, girls.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Just one more day of mentoring before the groups face
0:28:14 > 0:28:16a live audience
0:28:16 > 0:28:18and the all-important jury.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22These seven experts have been selected from a range
0:28:22 > 0:28:26of disciplines including beatboxing, performance coaching
0:28:26 > 0:28:30and crucially this week, vocal training.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Perfect blend is like the Holy Grail of choral singing.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37To get all of your singers singing the right notes with the right
0:28:37 > 0:28:42vowel sounds and the right tone, when it happens, it's fantastic.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Leading lights from the worlds of gospel, university,
0:28:46 > 0:28:49barbershop and pop a cappella complete the jury.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Tomorrow, they'll all have their say on who stays
0:28:53 > 0:28:54and which group goes home.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Keen to show the jury they've improved their sound,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Southampton students Restless Symphony
0:29:07 > 0:29:10are getting in some practice before class.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Yesterday, I tasked them with simplifying their arrangements.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Good morning! How are you?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- Hopeful.- Hopeful.- Yes. - Good.- Feeling hopeful.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Feeling hopeful.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I think it's my duty, as headmaster of a cappella school, is to make
0:29:27 > 0:29:30sure you've just got something that works from beginning to end.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32# Don't push too far your dreams
0:29:32 > 0:29:36# Are china in your hand
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- # Don't wish too hard... # - That.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40It's a bit clever.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Let me stop you. Let me stop you.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45It makes me, rather than going, "Da-da-da-da,"
0:29:45 > 0:29:47sing-along in my head, I go,
0:29:47 > 0:29:48"What? What are you doing?"
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Jurassic Park.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55They've gone away on worked on it
0:29:55 > 0:29:57and they have something that is functional.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59They still need to put a bit of magic in it.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03It needs tinsel, but, you know, the Christmas tree is standing.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09# Baa ba-ba-ba-ba... #
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Slow starters Gospel Essence have barely slept.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17But they finally have something to show mentor Mark.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Erm...
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Just stopped, but it sounded better.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I'm just not getting the energy.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Either you want this or you don't.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32You now have to come out of yourselves and absolutely deliver.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Let's go from top.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Dr Mark will make it all right.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42# Ba-da-ba-ba, ba-da-da... #
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Really strong, come on!
0:30:43 > 0:30:47In a bold move, the group have decided to incorporate animal
0:30:47 > 0:30:49sounds into their arrangement.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51THEY MAKE ANIMAL NOISES
0:30:51 > 0:30:53All right, all right, all right, all right.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57This jungle thing... I get it. But commit to it.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58What's your sound?
0:30:58 > 0:31:00# Kun-tuka-tun, kun-tuka-tun. #
0:31:00 > 0:31:03# Kun-tuka-tun, kun-tuka-tun! # Do it.
0:31:03 > 0:31:04# Kun-tuka-tun, kun-tuka-tun! #
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Oh, God! - THEY LAUGH
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Let me see, let me see. Oh, my God. I've drawn blood!
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Can we get the medic, please?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18I drew blood.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Go up to the second floor immediately, please.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24What we need to do is pop you up to the hospital.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Yeah, that looks like a hospital job.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29SHE WAILS
0:31:29 > 0:31:30Keep both eyes closed.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35SHE CRIES
0:31:35 > 0:31:37What we managed to is get our energy levels up,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40we get them to a place they need to be, and then something happens.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- Michelle, Michelle! - I just don't know.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44I just don't know if we're going to have what we need
0:31:44 > 0:31:45to deliver tomorrow.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52And now we've assaulted one of the mentors, so...
0:31:52 > 0:31:53It's not going great.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55SHE LAUGHS
0:31:57 > 0:31:59# If you change your If you change your
0:31:59 > 0:32:01# If you ch-ch-ch-ch... #
0:32:01 > 0:32:04So far unscathed by his mentoring experience,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Dominic Peckham is fine-tuning the Stratford East Singers.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12He's drawing on his experience as a patron of The Voice Festival,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15the UK's biggest a cappella organisation.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20The execution of the consonants is too slow. I'm hearing,
0:32:20 > 0:32:22"Take a... One second. ..chance."
0:32:22 > 0:32:26I want, "Take a chance. Take a chance. Take a chance."
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- One, two, three, go. - ALL: Take a chance!
0:32:29 > 0:32:31# Take a chance Take a chika-chance-chance
0:32:31 > 0:32:34# Take a chance Take a chika-chance-chance
0:32:34 > 0:32:36# Take a chance. #
0:32:36 > 0:32:40That is so much better. Ticket prices just went up to £27.50.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Rival groups Choral Stimulation...
0:32:49 > 0:32:55# And I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant. #
0:32:55 > 0:32:57And The Sons Of Pitches...
0:32:57 > 0:32:59# Sometimes we all... #
0:32:59 > 0:33:03..are both grappling with how to bring emotion to a performance.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08# Sometimes we all cry. #
0:33:08 > 0:33:13# It's been so lonely without you here
0:33:16 > 0:33:20# Like a bird without a song
0:33:20 > 0:33:24# Ahhhh. #
0:33:24 > 0:33:26For me, that was quite a powerful moment cos all of a sudden
0:33:26 > 0:33:30you were like, boom, straight out. And it was like, "Whoa."
0:33:30 > 0:33:32High praise for Choral Stimulation.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37But The Sons Of Pitches haven't had the same breakthrough.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40This is very flat. Jamie looks like he's reading a shopping list.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43This is a love song.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47They have to love it and they have to show they love somebody else.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51It's going to be the difference between them doing well
0:33:51 > 0:33:54in this contest and them really just falling at the first hurdle.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Across the hall...
0:33:57 > 0:33:59One, two, three, four.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01# Bam, bam-bam, bam, bam, bam-bam
0:34:01 > 0:34:03# I stay out too late. #
0:34:03 > 0:34:08YesterYear have made a daring bid to improve the rhythm and tempo
0:34:08 > 0:34:10in their moves as well as their melodies.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13# I'm just gonna shake shake, shake, shake, shake
0:34:13 > 0:34:15# Shake it off. Shake it off
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- # Never miss a beat - Bop bop-bop, bop-bop, bop-bop
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- # I'm lightening on my feet - Bop, bop-bop, bop-bop, bop-bop
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- # And that's what they don't see - Bop, bop-bop, bop-bop, bop-bop. #
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- Shake it off! - ALL: Yeah!
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Oh, yes!
0:34:29 > 0:34:33I'm not laughing at you. I'm really not. I'm laughing at you.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Your commitment to it is wonderful.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39It is not the best technical singing I've ever heard. But it's a show.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41It's what you do so well.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44I want to be an old guy like that, I want to be up there on stage
0:34:44 > 0:34:46when I'm 75.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50I find it moving that they're all mates together, they're all trying.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54It's kind of hopeless but it is really wonderful.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00Decidedly not having as much fun as YesterYear are Gospel Essence.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03The group's slow progress only got slower
0:35:03 > 0:35:07when Michelle injured mentor Mark with an ill-judged high-five.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- I've got some news about Mark. - He's OK?
0:35:10 > 0:35:11He's totally fine.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- Yay!- Oh, my God. - In fact, he's out there.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17ALL: Yay!
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Hello. - ALL: Hi.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21Come here, come here.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Absolutely fine. It looks worse than it is.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- It just looks worse than it is. - Yeah, yeah, don't worry.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31I'm never high-fiving anybody ever... It's all low-fives.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34It's all low-fives, all low-fives. All right?
0:35:34 > 0:35:35I'm so sorry.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- Can we call this incident done? - THEY LAUGH
0:35:38 > 0:35:40And don't let it affect your performance.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42ALL: Yeah.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47Mark might be back but time's up for mentoring.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52Classes are over and everything now hinges on tomorrow's performances.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Big day tomorrow because somebody's going.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59I wish Restless Symphony's arrangement
0:35:59 > 0:36:01were a little bit better.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05They're just about getting there but it's a bit late.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Sons Of Pitches.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11If your group has a weakness then this contest will weed it out.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Gospel Essence are in the most trouble.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15# Sha-bap-ba-ba, ba-ra-ba-ba-ba. #
0:36:15 > 0:36:19They didn't get far enough quickly enough. Now they're way behind.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22But you never know what's going to happen in front of the audience.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26With show day looming, the groups use these final few hours
0:36:26 > 0:36:27to cram in last-minute practice.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29# Take a chance Take a ch-ch-chance
0:36:29 > 0:36:30# Take a chance. #
0:36:30 > 0:36:35All except YesterYear, who've decided to escape for a taste
0:36:35 > 0:36:38of their traditional remedy for pre-performance nerves.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41It don't affect me. I do it while I'm in a trance.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Which is permanent.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47If we deliver our game and the performance we've done today
0:36:47 > 0:36:49we will do very well.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51And if it's not good enough, we will go home
0:36:51 > 0:36:54and we'll get on with the rest of our lives.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55However short that might be.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05Performance day.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Time to find out if the groups' hard work these past few days
0:37:10 > 0:37:12will pay off.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14We want this to be perfect.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16And we want to show everybody our magic.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20I'm tingling and I just want to go out and do it.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23A cappella school has been utterly brilliant.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26I can't believe how much all these groups have developed.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30They've taken this challenge on the chin and gone for it.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32And every single group has improved.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35It's just a question now of who's improved enough to stay in.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Personally, I'm nervous but that's not a bad thing, is it?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Game faces on.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53The Hub's Theatre will soon be filled with friends,
0:37:53 > 0:37:55family and members of the public.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59And while the groups want to please this audience,
0:37:59 > 0:38:02it's the jury they really need to impress.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06As ever, they want to be entertained
0:38:06 > 0:38:10but this week they'll zero in on how the groups have improved vocally,
0:38:10 > 0:38:14listening for impressive solos, beatboxing and blend.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17The precision of their singing is crucial.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19It's being precise with their word sounds,
0:38:19 > 0:38:21their intonation and the diction
0:38:21 > 0:38:23as well as any kind of chord structures in harmonies
0:38:23 > 0:38:24that they've built-up.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Vocals might be in the spotlight but the jury will still want to see
0:38:28 > 0:38:32stage presence, audience engagement and strong choreography.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35When I'm judging an a cappella performance,
0:38:35 > 0:38:37the first thing I'm looking for, actually,
0:38:37 > 0:38:39is does the whole thing make sense?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Does the sound match up with the visual
0:38:42 > 0:38:43and the style that they're going for?
0:38:48 > 0:38:51With the jury in place, the show can begin.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- Are you excited?- Yeah.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- We just want to do it now. - We just want to do it.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57And relax.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- This is a trip. - Enjoy this trip.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12APPLAUSE
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Hello, thank you very much.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Shall we get the ball rolling then
0:39:19 > 0:39:21with the first of our six a cappella groups?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Welcome The Sons Of Pitches.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38# Just you know why
0:39:38 > 0:39:42# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:39:42 > 0:39:49- # Why you and I - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:39:49 > 0:39:56- # Will by and by - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:39:56 > 0:40:03- # Know true love ways - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:40:03 > 0:40:06# Sometimes we'll sigh
0:40:06 > 0:40:09# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- # Sometimes we'll cry - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:40:12 > 0:40:16# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- # And we'll know why - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- # Just you and I - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- # Know true love's way - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- # Sta-doo-doo-doo, da-doo-day - Mmm-mmm-mmm
0:40:30 > 0:40:33# Da-doo-doo-day, doo-doo-doo-doo
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- # Ya-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-day - Mmm-mmm-mmm
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- # Da-day-ya-ya - Mmm-mmm-mmm
0:40:39 > 0:40:42# Ah-da, ba-da, ca-da, da-da
0:40:42 > 0:40:45# Ah-da, fa-da, ga-da, ha-da
0:40:45 > 0:40:47# Ooh-ooh-ah-ooh-ooh
0:40:47 > 0:40:50# Throughout the days
0:40:50 > 0:40:53# Throughout the days
0:40:53 > 0:40:55# Our true love ways
0:40:55 > 0:40:57# Ways
0:40:57 > 0:41:02# Will bring us joys to share
0:41:02 > 0:41:08# With those who really care
0:41:08 > 0:41:11# Sometimes we sigh
0:41:11 > 0:41:13# Ahh-ahh-ahh
0:41:13 > 0:41:18- # Sometimes we cry - Ahh-ahh-ahh
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- # And we'll know why - Ahh-ahh-ahh
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- # Just you and I - Ahh-ahh-ahh
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- # Know true love ways - Ahh-ahh-ahh
0:41:26 > 0:41:28# Know true love ways
0:41:28 > 0:41:30# Know true love ways
0:41:30 > 0:41:32# Know true love ways
0:41:32 > 0:41:34# Know true love
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- # Ways - Know true love ways
0:41:39 > 0:41:47# Know true love ways. #
0:41:47 > 0:41:49LOUD APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:41:49 > 0:41:51There was a slight lack of energy and fear in that
0:41:51 > 0:41:55that I've not seen in them before, but still good.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Next up, the Stratford East Singers.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05# Take a chance, take a chance Take a chicca-chan-chance
0:42:05 > 0:42:08# Take a chance, take a chance Take a chicca-chan-chance
0:42:08 > 0:42:09# Take a chance, take a chance
0:42:09 > 0:42:11# Take a chicca-chan-chance Take a chance
0:42:11 > 0:42:14# If you change your mind I'm the first in line
0:42:14 > 0:42:16# Honey, I'm still free
0:42:16 > 0:42:18# Take a chance on me
0:42:18 > 0:42:22# If you need me, let me know Gonna be around
0:42:22 > 0:42:25# If you've got no place to go if you're feeling down
0:42:25 > 0:42:28# Take a chance, take a chance Take a chicca-chan-chance
0:42:28 > 0:42:30# Take a chance on me
0:42:30 > 0:42:31# Whoa-oh
0:42:31 > 0:42:38# We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we're together
0:42:38 > 0:42:39# Wah-wah-wah
0:42:39 > 0:42:45# Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- # Wah-wah-wah - Better
0:42:47 > 0:42:48# You know I got
0:42:48 > 0:42:52# So much that I wanna do when I dream I'm alone with you
0:42:52 > 0:42:54# It's magic
0:42:54 > 0:42:56# It's magic
0:42:56 > 0:43:00# You say you wanna leave me there afraid of a love affair
0:43:00 > 0:43:02# But I think you know
0:43:02 > 0:43:03# Ooh-ooh
0:43:03 > 0:43:05# That I can't let go
0:43:05 > 0:43:07# Doo!
0:43:07 > 0:43:09# If you change your if you change your
0:43:09 > 0:43:12# If you change your if you change-change-change-change
0:43:12 > 0:43:13# Doo!
0:43:13 > 0:43:17# If you change your mind I'm the first in line
0:43:17 > 0:43:21# Honey, I'm still free Take a chance on me
0:43:21 > 0:43:25# If you need me, let me know Gonna be around
0:43:25 > 0:43:28# If you've got no place to go if you're feeling down
0:43:28 > 0:43:30# Come on! Yeah!
0:43:30 > 0:43:32- # Bam-bam-bam-bam - Ahh
0:43:32 > 0:43:34- # Bam-bam-bam-bam - Ahh
0:43:34 > 0:43:36- # Bam-bam-bam-bam - Ahh
0:43:36 > 0:43:37- # Bam-bam-bam-bam - # Ahh
0:43:37 > 0:43:40# Ahh. #
0:43:40 > 0:43:43APPLAUSE
0:43:43 > 0:43:45Not perfect, bit of a shaky start there, but they pulled it off.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Bringing a unique brand of old-school charm
0:43:51 > 0:43:54to a modern pop masterpiece,
0:43:54 > 0:43:57please welcome YesterYear!
0:43:57 > 0:43:59APPLAUSE
0:44:04 > 0:44:05One, two, three, four!
0:44:05 > 0:44:08# Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:08 > 0:44:11- # I stay out too late - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:11 > 0:44:13- # Got nothing in my brain - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:13 > 0:44:17# But that's what people say Ooh-ooh
0:44:17 > 0:44:20- # That's what people say, ooh-ooh - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:20 > 0:44:23- # I go on too many dates - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:23 > 0:44:26- # But I can't make them stay - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:26 > 0:44:28# And that's what people say
0:44:28 > 0:44:30- # Ooh-ooh - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:30 > 0:44:33- # That's what people say, ooh-ooh - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:33 > 0:44:36- # I never miss a beat - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:36 > 0:44:40- # I'm lightning on my feet - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:40 > 0:44:43# But that's just what they see Ooh-ooh
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- # That's just what see, ooh-ooh - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:46 > 0:44:50- # I'm dancing on my own - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:50 > 0:44:53- # Make the moves up as I go - Ba, ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
0:44:53 > 0:44:55# But that's what they don't know Ooh-ooh
0:44:55 > 0:44:57- WHISPERS:- They liked it.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59# That's what they don't know Ooh-ooh
0:44:59 > 0:45:01One, two, three, four!
0:45:01 > 0:45:04# My ex-girlfriend brought her home last night
0:45:04 > 0:45:06# Oh, my God!
0:45:07 > 0:45:10# Her up there with the head of blonde hair
0:45:10 > 0:45:12# Come down, pretty girl, and let's
0:45:12 > 0:45:14- # Shake, shake, shake - Shake, shake, shake
0:45:14 > 0:45:15One, two, three!
0:45:15 > 0:45:18# Cos the players gonna play play, play, play, play
0:45:18 > 0:45:21# And the haters gonna hate hate, hate, hate, hate
0:45:21 > 0:45:25# Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake shake, shake, shake
0:45:25 > 0:45:27# I shake it off, I shake it off. #
0:45:27 > 0:45:31- Shake it off!- Yeah!
0:45:31 > 0:45:33Oh, there were some really, really dodgy moments in that,
0:45:33 > 0:45:36but I think overall it felt like the audience really liked it.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38There were lots of smiles.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40Not sure if it was the best they've ever done it though.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46I feel that I've let these guys down a little bit.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48- OTHERS:- Oh, no! No! - Yeah.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50Because I fumbled over the words.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52No-one has let the side down.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55We came as a team and we're still a team.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59Next to take the stage, Restless Symphony.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:06 > 0:46:08- # It was a theme she had - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- # On a scheme he had - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:10 > 0:46:14- # Told in a foreign land - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:14 > 0:46:16- # To take life on earth - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:16 > 0:46:17- # To the second birth - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:17 > 0:46:21- # And the man was in command - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:21 > 0:46:23- # It was a flight on the wings - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:23 > 0:46:25- # Of a young girl's dreams - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:25 > 0:46:29- # That flew too far away - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:46:29 > 0:46:34# Don't push too far your dreams are china in your hands
0:46:34 > 0:46:38# Don't dream too hard because they might come true
0:46:38 > 0:46:40# And you can't help them
0:46:40 > 0:46:42# You don't know what you have
0:46:42 > 0:46:49# Set upon yourself
0:46:49 > 0:46:50# China in your hands
0:46:50 > 0:46:53# Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
0:46:53 > 0:46:55# Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
0:46:55 > 0:46:56# Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
0:46:56 > 0:46:59# Come from greed Never born of the seed
0:46:59 > 0:47:01# Took a life of a foreign land
0:47:01 > 0:47:02# Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo
0:47:02 > 0:47:07- # Eyes wide - Like a child in the form of man
0:47:07 > 0:47:09- # A prophecy for a fantasy - Ah-ah
0:47:09 > 0:47:15- # A curse of a vivid mind - Ah-ah
0:47:15 > 0:47:22# Oh, china in your hand
0:47:23 > 0:47:27# China in your
0:47:27 > 0:47:31- # Hand - Ooh-ooh-ooh. #
0:47:34 > 0:47:36There were some wobbles, but, you know,
0:47:36 > 0:47:39that was a real success for them, but, my God, they were nervous.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43Next to perform, Gospel Essence.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46One, two, three, four!
0:47:46 > 0:47:48This is a trip.
0:47:48 > 0:47:50- Enjoy this trip. - # Ohh
0:47:50 > 0:47:53- Countdown is progressing. - # Ohh
0:47:53 > 0:47:54Uno, dos, tres, cuatro!
0:47:54 > 0:47:56# Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-ba-da
0:47:56 > 0:47:57# Ba, ba, ba, ba
0:47:57 > 0:47:59- # Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-ba-da - Doo!
0:47:59 > 0:48:01- # Ba, ba, ba, ba - Doo-be-doo!
0:48:01 > 0:48:09HE HUMS RHYTHMICAL MELODY
0:48:09 > 0:48:11# Wah-wah, wah-wah-wah Wah-wah, wah-wah
0:48:11 > 0:48:13# Wah-wah, wah-wah-wah Wah-wah, wah-wah
0:48:13 > 0:48:15# Come on and listen to me, baby now, ooh
0:48:15 > 0:48:17# Wah-wah, wah-wah-wah Wah-wah, wah-wah
0:48:17 > 0:48:18I mean... Yes!
0:48:18 > 0:48:20# Ooh, ooh, ooh
0:48:20 > 0:48:22# Come on and listen to me, baby now
0:48:22 > 0:48:24# Ba-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-ba-da
0:48:24 > 0:48:25# Dum-dum-dum-dum
0:48:25 > 0:48:28# Hey-hey-hey, yeah
0:48:28 > 0:48:33# Yeah, hey
0:48:33 > 0:48:35# I got the hots for you
0:48:35 > 0:48:37# Boo-boo-do, boo-boo-boo-boo-bo
0:48:37 > 0:48:39# I got the hots for you
0:48:39 > 0:48:41# Ba-ba-ba-da Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-da
0:48:41 > 0:48:46# Hots for you, you, you, you
0:48:46 > 0:48:48Enjoy this trip.
0:48:48 > 0:48:56THEY ALL SHOUT RHYTHMICALLY
0:48:56 > 0:48:57# Ba-ba-ba-da
0:48:57 > 0:48:59# Ba-ba-da-ba-ba-da
0:48:59 > 0:49:01# Ba-ba-ba-da
0:49:01 > 0:49:03# Ba-ba-da-ba-ba-da
0:49:03 > 0:49:07# Ba-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-ba-da-ba-ba
0:49:07 > 0:49:13- # I've got the hots for you - S'Express, S'Express
0:49:13 > 0:49:20- # I've got the hots for you - S'Express, S'Express
0:49:20 > 0:49:22- # Ba-ba-da-ba - Hey!
0:49:22 > 0:49:25# Ba-ba-da-ba-ba-da
0:49:25 > 0:49:28# Ba-ba-da-ba
0:49:28 > 0:49:29# Whoo!
0:49:29 > 0:49:32# Ba-ba-da-ba-ba-da
0:49:32 > 0:49:35# Ba-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-ba-da-ba-ba
0:49:35 > 0:49:38# Ba-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-ba-da-ba-ba
0:49:38 > 0:49:39# Ba-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-ba-da-ba-ba
0:49:39 > 0:49:41Drop that ghetto blaster!
0:49:41 > 0:49:43# Ba-ba-da-ba-ba, ba-ba-da-ba-ba. #
0:49:43 > 0:49:45CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:49:45 > 0:49:48I don't think anybody knew quite what to make of it,
0:49:48 > 0:49:50but, actually, the jury are smiling.
0:49:50 > 0:49:54It was absolutely ridiculous and wonderful at the same time.
0:49:59 > 0:50:01It was like going to the moon and back.
0:50:01 > 0:50:02It was interstellar.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04We did animal noises on national TV!
0:50:04 > 0:50:06THEY LAUGH
0:50:06 > 0:50:09Sad times now because this is our final group.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12Ladies and gentlemen, Choral Stimulation.
0:50:12 > 0:50:16AUDIENCE CHEERS
0:50:19 > 0:50:27# It's been seven hours and 15 days
0:50:27 > 0:50:33- SINGER MAKES HEARTBEAT SOUND - # Since you took your love away
0:50:33 > 0:50:37- # Ooh - Go out every night
0:50:37 > 0:50:41# And sleep all day
0:50:41 > 0:50:47- # Ooh - Since you took your love away
0:50:47 > 0:50:51- # Ooh - Ooh
0:50:51 > 0:50:57# And I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
0:50:58 > 0:51:01- # But nothing - Doo-doo-doo
0:51:01 > 0:51:06# Can take away these blues
0:51:06 > 0:51:11# Cos nothing compares
0:51:11 > 0:51:16# Nothing compares to you
0:51:16 > 0:51:20- # Ooh-ah - Swoosh
0:51:20 > 0:51:24HE MAKES HEARTBEAT SOUND HE SIGHS LOUDLY
0:51:24 > 0:51:27# All the flowers that you planted, mama
0:51:29 > 0:51:32# In the back yard
0:51:34 > 0:51:38# All died when you went away
0:51:38 > 0:51:42# Mmm...oh
0:51:42 > 0:51:44# Aah
0:51:44 > 0:51:46# And I know that living with you, baby
0:51:46 > 0:51:49- # Was sometime hard - Ooh
0:51:49 > 0:51:52# Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:51:52 > 0:51:57# But I'm willing to give it another try
0:51:57 > 0:51:59# Ay-ay-ay cos...
0:51:59 > 0:52:04- # Aah - Nothing compares
0:52:04 > 0:52:07- # Aah - Nothing compares
0:52:07 > 0:52:11# And nothing compares
0:52:11 > 0:52:13- IN ASCENDING SCALE:- # To you - To you
0:52:13 > 0:52:15- # To you - To you
0:52:15 > 0:52:20# To you, ooh-ooh
0:52:20 > 0:52:27# Ooh. #
0:52:29 > 0:52:33APPLAUSE
0:52:33 > 0:52:35Unstoppable. I mean, what... That...
0:52:35 > 0:52:37Compared with their first round,
0:52:37 > 0:52:39that was just... That was like a different group.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41That was amazing!
0:52:43 > 0:52:45Choral Stimulation!
0:52:51 > 0:52:53Unbelievable. I am so proud of them. Unbelievably well.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57- Can't. - LAUGHTER
0:52:59 > 0:53:02# Bum-bum-bum-bum. #
0:53:02 > 0:53:04The power to decide who will stay in the contest now rests
0:53:04 > 0:53:06squarely with the jury.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10Choral Stimulation, I was blown away by them.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13The soloist, I thought she was sublime. I loved her tone.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15I loved what she brought.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17The Sons Of Pitches, absolutely marvellous.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19A huge mention to their soloist,
0:53:19 > 0:53:22who I thought was absolutely stunning on tone.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25For me, it was a little bit staid. I was a little bit...
0:53:25 > 0:53:26bored with it.
0:53:26 > 0:53:30Stratford East Singers, they had an awesome, awesome sound
0:53:30 > 0:53:32and everyone was having a really, really fun time.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34But there are tuning issues there
0:53:34 > 0:53:35and there are tuning issues throughout.
0:53:35 > 0:53:39YesterYear, some lovely elements of comic effects
0:53:39 > 0:53:41and the bum wiggle was fantastic.
0:53:41 > 0:53:45The thing that I was left with was just all the execution errors.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48I would have liked to have done much better.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51Gospel Essence, thrilling ride with excellent rhythmic style.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53I absolutely loved what they did.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56But it did feel like it was cobbled together a bit.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58It'd mean everything for us to go to the next stage.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01We've worked so hard. I didn't anticipate how much
0:54:01 > 0:54:04it was actually going to improve what we can do.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07Restless Symphony, great distributions of roles in this.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09The beatbox, I thought it was absolutely fantastic.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11I think they had a lot of pitching issues.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13They needed to do a bit more to stay more in unison.
0:54:14 > 0:54:15It's time to vote.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Ladies and gentlemen, I have the results
0:54:28 > 0:54:33and I can now tell you who is going through to the next round.
0:54:34 > 0:54:37These results are in no particular order.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42It's a huge well-done to...
0:54:47 > 0:54:50- ..Choral Stimulation. - APPLAUSE
0:54:57 > 0:55:00The next group staying is...
0:55:05 > 0:55:07- ..Gospel Essence. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:55:07 > 0:55:08Well done.
0:55:11 > 0:55:15SCREAMS
0:55:18 > 0:55:20The next group staying in the contest...
0:55:21 > 0:55:24..is...
0:55:28 > 0:55:35- ..The Sons Of Pitches. - APPLAUSE
0:55:35 > 0:55:39THEY CHEER
0:55:40 > 0:55:42Three groups left now
0:55:42 > 0:55:45and only two will be staying on at a cappella school.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50Staying in the contest this evening is...
0:55:54 > 0:56:00- ..The Stratford East Singers. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:56:01 > 0:56:03Very well done, Stratford East.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08So, that leaves Restless Symphony and YesterYear.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13The jury thought this was an incredibly difficult decision
0:56:13 > 0:56:15in this round.
0:56:16 > 0:56:21But the group that they felt should stay in the contest is...
0:56:26 > 0:56:28- ..Restless Symphony. - WILD CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
0:56:28 > 0:56:29Very well done.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34That means that YesterYear, very sadly,
0:56:34 > 0:56:37you will be leaving us at this stage.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41YesterYear, you know how much I've enjoyed working with you.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44It's been an utter blast. You've given me hope for my retirement.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46- Sign me up for YesterYear. - LAUGHTER
0:56:46 > 0:56:48But not for a couple of years yet.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50Thank you so much. Really, really enjoyed it
0:56:50 > 0:56:52and we will greatly miss your presence in this contest.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54Can we have one last round of applause?
0:56:54 > 0:56:58APPLAUSE
0:56:58 > 0:57:01I feel so proud of these guys. I'm so, so proud.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03We are a completely different choir than what we started
0:57:03 > 0:57:06the competition with. CHEERING
0:57:06 > 0:57:09- I'm absolutely buzzing cos we've just achieved something...- Yeah!
0:57:09 > 0:57:11..that we never, ever thought we would do.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14It's a bit like, I suppose, going on a really, really great holiday.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16You know eventually you're going to have
0:57:16 > 0:57:17to jump on the plane and come home.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20It's been really, really good, but we are tired.
0:57:20 > 0:57:25We would like to go home and rest in our own bed tonight.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27- Hello! Oh. - ALL:- Hello.
0:57:27 > 0:57:31Oh. I'm really sorry and I'm really sorry to see you go.
0:57:31 > 0:57:36Some of the performances that you did in here for ME were stellar.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39And I shall always be grateful for your dancing.
0:57:39 > 0:57:40LAUGHTER
0:57:42 > 0:57:45I feel actually that on balance it was fair tonight
0:57:45 > 0:57:46that YesterYear went.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48All aboard the Skylark.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50The other groups were better tonight
0:57:50 > 0:57:53and the whole basis of this contest is about what happens
0:57:53 > 0:57:57over there and they didn't bring it.
0:57:58 > 0:57:59This was incredibly difficult,
0:57:59 > 0:58:01but now we have to do it all over again,
0:58:01 > 0:58:04but the stakes are higher because the performance is bigger
0:58:04 > 0:58:07and the groups now know what the level is.
0:58:07 > 0:58:10There is a lot of hard work ahead.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14Next time, the focus shifts to performance technique.
0:58:14 > 0:58:18- Ladies and gentlemen.- Stand up, use your chest and use your voice.
0:58:18 > 0:58:20The no-nonsense coaching continues...
0:58:20 > 0:58:22Don't make it look like you pooed your pants.
0:58:22 > 0:58:24..and the pressure and the stakes get higher...
0:58:24 > 0:58:27This is tough, but something has to change.
0:58:27 > 0:58:30..as the groups compete for a place in my semifinals.
0:58:30 > 0:58:33Staying in the contest is...