0:00:02 > 0:00:04- CHOIR SINGS - Hallelujah!
0:00:04 > 0:00:05ALL CHEER
0:00:05 > 0:00:07'It's the final of my search
0:00:07 > 0:00:10'for Britain's most entertaining amateur a cappella group.'
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Great!
0:00:13 > 0:00:15'Hundreds applied from across the UK.'
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Whoo!
0:00:17 > 0:00:19'Eight battled it out.'
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- Shake it off! ALL:- Yeah!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24# Oh, how I want to break free... #
0:00:24 > 0:00:27# Yeah, you're the best! #
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Immensely proud of the girls. Oh, I'm going to cry, sorry!
0:00:31 > 0:00:33That audience have been regally entertained.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35LAUGHTER
0:00:35 > 0:00:38'Now just three remain.'
0:00:38 > 0:00:41To have got down to this three is really exciting,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45and I think each group in the final has got something really special.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47This will be exceptional stuff now.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51'From Birmingham, all-male six-piece the Sons Of Pitches...'
0:00:51 > 0:00:53- We can definitely win this.- Yeah.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55I'm pretty confident that we can win this.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I've got a good feeling about our chances.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02'..from London, community choir Stratford East Singers...'
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I think this is where we shine, this is where our strength comes in,
0:01:04 > 0:01:09and I think 15 of us standing on stage is going to be mind-blowing.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12'..and Glasgow university group Choral Stimulation.'
0:01:12 > 0:01:15We have worked really hard, I feel we deserve it.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Everything's coming together.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19There's no reason why we can't win this.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24'They'll now compete one final time...'
0:01:24 > 0:01:25APPLAUSE
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Hello, London!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31'..on a stage graced by the world's biggest music stars,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34'in front of a thousand people...
0:01:34 > 0:01:36'and my jury.'
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Taking a song like that, modifying it, jazzing it up - brilliant.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43I didn't feel like that performance took me very far.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Tonight, their votes will decide
0:01:45 > 0:01:48which group will be crowned my champion.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I wanted to stand up and whoop and holler.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55I have a dilemma here about who really should be the winners.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59The winner of The Naked Choir is...
0:02:12 > 0:02:13KOKO, Camden.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16This prestigious London venue
0:02:16 > 0:02:20has hosted the likes of Madonna, Katy Perry and Prince.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Ooh!- This is NICE!
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Check this out!
0:02:25 > 0:02:26This is beautiful.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29This week, it's the setting for my grand final.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Fantastic. Can't wait!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Talk about a grand final - don't get any grander than this.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36This is so cool.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39This is unbelievable. This theatre is massive!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42In two weeks, my groups will be back here
0:02:42 > 0:02:47in front of a thousand-strong crowd to give one final performance.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50To now have the final and us all ready to go,
0:02:50 > 0:02:51like, full commitment -
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I really think we can pull something amazing,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56and just really excited to see what the challenge is.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59From the hundreds that have applied to have got down to this three
0:02:59 > 0:03:00is really exciting,
0:03:00 > 0:03:04and I think each group in the final has got something really special.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I think we should see some very, very fine performances,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08and it's going to take that to win it.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12ALL CHEER
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Hello, my finalists!
0:03:14 > 0:03:16THEY CHEER
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Can you believe it?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Here we are, all set for the grand final of the contest.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Whoo!
0:03:25 > 0:03:30As it's the final, you'll be performing not just one song...
0:03:30 > 0:03:31but a medley...
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- Oh, yes!- Yeah!
0:03:33 > 0:03:34I knew it! I knew it!
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- ..of three songs.- Yes!
0:03:37 > 0:03:38- OK.- Yes!
0:03:38 > 0:03:44Of those three songs, one of them will be chosen by...you!
0:03:46 > 0:03:48One of them will be chosen by me.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50OK.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53One of them will be chosen by one of your opponents.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- ALL:- Ohhh!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02That is good.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Game changer!
0:04:04 > 0:04:08So, think very carefully about the kind of music
0:04:08 > 0:04:10that is going to showcase your strengths.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15When you're selecting tracks for your opponents, challenge them.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Don't be mean, but think tactically.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I'm going to give you one hour to make your fateful song choice
0:04:23 > 0:04:27and then I will reveal to each of you exactly which songs
0:04:27 > 0:04:29will make up your medley.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30- An hour?!- One hour.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Yeah. So, off you go, and good luck.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35APPLAUSE
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Yeah, what do we do if the songs literally don't go together?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- We could have three random... - SHE SIGHS
0:04:45 > 0:04:48We could just have three random genres of music,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- and it's just going to... - Mm.- It may not work.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Medleys are part and parcel of the modern competitive a cappella scene,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56and I think any group worth its salt should be able to
0:04:56 > 0:04:58pull off this technical challenge,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00so it's perfect - this triple challenge, perfect for the final.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07With the clock ticking, the groups get down to deciding songs.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Selecting their own should be easy.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10HIGH-PITCHED: # When I was young
0:05:10 > 0:05:13# It seemed that life was so wonderful... #
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Doing something like that might be a good shout.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- # There's a fire... # - Yeah!
0:05:17 > 0:05:19# Burning in my heart. #
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Stratford East Singers are singing Rolling In The Deep by Adele,
0:05:21 > 0:05:23which I think is a really good choice.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29- # Finally I can see you crystal clear - Crystal clear! #
0:05:29 > 0:05:31It's good. They're on fire in there.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Whoo!
0:05:32 > 0:05:36But what they choose for their rivals requires strategic thinking.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39It'll be interesting to see how this works out.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42We need to choose a track for Choral Stimulation.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Ooh!
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- What they need is a song with lots of attitude.- Mm.- Lots of attitude.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50I bet you they're going to choose something like a rap record
0:05:50 > 0:05:52for Choral Stimulation,
0:05:52 > 0:05:54and that would be a nightmare for Choral Stimulation.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57These guys just about pull it off, but Choral Stimulation...
0:05:57 > 0:05:59I've heard them rap.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02What about Kelis? # I hate you so much right now. #
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- That's a good one. - # Aaah! #
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- We are picking for Sons of Pitches. - Ooh!
0:06:08 > 0:06:12I think Oh, Flower Of Scotland would be absolutely hilarious.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Sons Of Pitches are really nice guys,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I think they're choosing for Stratford East -
0:06:16 > 0:06:17who are also really nice -
0:06:17 > 0:06:19and I think there's a danger that they might actually
0:06:19 > 0:06:22not want to trip each other up.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25What devious ideas have you come up with?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28We said get them doing an Eminem song, so they have to rap.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- They can rap - they've got rappers.- Do they?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I would think a bit more tactically. I think you're being a bit too kind.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I would definitely go down a genre
0:06:36 > 0:06:38that they're not going to be comfortable with.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39- OK.- See you later.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Cheeky Girls.- The Cheeky Girls!
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I was just about to say that!
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Oh, it's so mean! I don't want to look at them after this!
0:06:47 > 0:06:48You've got to make it hard -
0:06:48 > 0:06:51if they can make it a show stopping song...all the better for them.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I'm glad it's the last challenge -
0:06:53 > 0:06:55can you imagine the looks we're going to get?!
0:06:57 > 0:06:58Hello!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00ALL: Hello!
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I've got it here. These are your songs for the final.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04I hope you like it.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05I'm not sure you will.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Gareth's choice.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10You've Got The Love by The Source, featuring Candi Staton.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- Yes!- Nice.- Great song.- Yeah!- Yes.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Perfect for you.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Your choice - Rolling In The Deep by Adele.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Yes!- Great song.- Yeah.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19You opponent's choice...
0:07:19 > 0:07:22The Cheeky Song by The Cheeky Girls.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23- Whoo!- Great song(!)
0:07:24 > 0:07:26# I am the cheeky girls
0:07:26 > 0:07:28# We are the cheeky boys... #
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- I did not see that coming. - Nobody sees The Cheeky Girls coming.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34No, I forgot about them.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Byron, how do you feel about The Cheeky Girls?
0:07:36 > 0:07:37LAUGHTER I feel like it's a joke.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40And I feel like we could've been a bit meaner, now.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41We were like... HE DITHERS
0:07:41 > 0:07:42..and we get this.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Gareth's choice - Valerie, by The Zutons.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49# Sometimes I go out by myself... #
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Our choice, Reach, by S Club 7.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Have a listen to the last one.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Your opponent's choice...
0:07:55 > 0:07:5721 Seconds To Go by So Solid Crew!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- That's quality. - LAUGHTER
0:07:59 > 0:08:00# 21 seconds to go
0:08:00 > 0:08:02# 10 plus 1, Romeo done. #
0:08:02 > 0:08:04HE BEATBOXES
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Is there any singing? - It's an absolutely huge song.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- I'm looking forward to hearing your interpretation of that.- Yeah.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14The Sons Of Pitches, your medley will consist of...
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Gareth's choice - Toxic by Britney Spears.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18ALL CHEER
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Great song!- Glad you like it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Mine's a large ale. - THEY LAUGH
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- Our choice - Waiting All Night by Rudimental.- Yeah.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27- Cool.- That's good, I'm happy.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Your opponent's choice -
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Annie's Song by John Denver.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34# You fill up my senses
0:08:34 > 0:08:38# Like a walk in the forest
0:08:38 > 0:08:42# Da, da, da, da, da, da, da... #
0:08:42 > 0:08:43You think about that jury.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It's the one thing that they want to see from you,
0:08:45 > 0:08:47is just some gorgeous singing.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49OK, good luck everyone!
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Thank you!
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Stratford have gone for our weakness -
0:08:52 > 0:08:54they've gone for something they've never seen us do.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57They're obviously in it for the competition, so bring it on.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Two out of three ain't bad...
0:08:59 > 0:09:01So, yeah, I'm not very happy about The Cheeky Girls.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03We gotta turn The Cheeky Girls into music!
0:09:03 > 0:09:05That's what we've gotta do. LAUGHTER
0:09:05 > 0:09:07So, yeah, let's see what happens.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Do we have to sing it with the accent?- No.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11LAUGHTER
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Medleys fixed,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16the groups now have just two weeks to not only arrange
0:09:16 > 0:09:18and perfect three tracks,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20but also knit them into a seamless performance
0:09:20 > 0:09:24that will win them the title of series champion.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34In Birmingham, the Sons Of Pitches are putting together
0:09:34 > 0:09:37what they hope will be a winning medley.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40HE SINGS FROM HIGH TO LOW PITCH
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I'm so happy with the songs we got given yesterday.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I think after sleeping on it, I feel even better about it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47John Denver, man.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- It's a beautiful song. - Absolutely loving it. Beautiful song.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53I think Choral Stimulation were probably trying to catch us out
0:09:53 > 0:09:54a little bit with a slower song,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56cos they know that that's probably our weakest area,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59but we can hopefully come away with something
0:09:59 > 0:10:01that's actually really pleasing to hear.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03This group have been together for two years,
0:10:03 > 0:10:07and are united by a shared musical ambition.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08It started off as a hobby for us,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11and something that we all just did because we wanted to,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13but it would just be an absolute dream come true
0:10:13 > 0:10:15that we could do this and live off it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19This desire to perform took root in some members of the group
0:10:19 > 0:10:21long before the Sons Of Pitches formed.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24# ..A resting place for bums
0:10:24 > 0:10:26# A trap set in the slums
0:10:26 > 0:10:28# But I know the score... #
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Joe comes alive on stage.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32It's something I noticed years and years ago -
0:10:32 > 0:10:34he's always been quite a nervy boy,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36but when you put him on stage, he comes alive,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and he is just in his element.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- I look terrified. It was great. - You did look terrified!
0:10:41 > 0:10:43You're coughing your chest out, like...
0:10:43 > 0:10:45To watch where, for me, it all started,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48is just such a nice way to sort of round this off before we go and...
0:10:48 > 0:10:51well, compete in the biggest night of our lives, really.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53# Whoa... #
0:10:53 > 0:10:55The Sons Of Pitches have made the grand final
0:10:55 > 0:10:59by impressing my jury with their comic flourishes...
0:10:59 > 0:11:02# Looking so hot I think that I might fall... #
0:11:02 > 0:11:04..and vocal dexterity...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06# So when we move
0:11:06 > 0:11:08# You move... #
0:11:08 > 0:11:11..but they struggled to bring rich harmonies...
0:11:11 > 0:11:13# Sometimes we sigh... #
0:11:13 > 0:11:15..and emotion to their performances...
0:11:15 > 0:11:19# Sometimes we cry... #
0:11:19 > 0:11:22For me, it was a little bit staid.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24I was a little bit bored with it.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27..until their breakthrough rendition of Wuthering Heights.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29# Heathcliff, it's me Cathy
0:11:29 > 0:11:31# Come home
0:11:31 > 0:11:32# I'm so cold!
0:11:32 > 0:11:36# Let me in-a-your window. #
0:11:36 > 0:11:37APPLAUSE
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Great tension, eerie harmonies.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- That gripped me tonight.- Yeah. - Great job, Sons Of Pitches.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49This group's medley offers the perfect opportunity for them
0:11:49 > 0:11:52to incorporate the precision, comedy and emotion
0:11:52 > 0:11:54they've managed to master.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- Hello!- Hello! Come in.- How are you?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- Come in. How are you doing? - Very well, thanks.- Good, good.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02I'm excited to see where you've got to.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Really like the John Denver song.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I don't know whether they thought we wouldn't like it.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- I think they thought you'd think that was incredibly naff.- Yeah.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11We know that we need to show off what we've learnt
0:12:11 > 0:12:14in the competition, and by doing that song,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17and just singing it really well, we should be doing that.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20It is very important at this stage that you show that development.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Can you sing a bit of it?
0:12:22 > 0:12:26# You fill up my senses
0:12:26 > 0:12:31# I don't know the words to this... #
0:12:31 > 0:12:35HE BEATBOXES # You fill up my senses
0:12:35 > 0:12:40- # Come fill me again - Come fill me again... #
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Your voice, a beat and a bass,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45and then it's just bringing in a couple of "oohs" as it...
0:12:45 > 0:12:47# You fill up my... #
0:12:47 > 0:12:49THEY SING BASS TONE
0:12:49 > 0:12:52The John Denver into Toxic by Britney Spears -
0:12:52 > 0:12:55both those songs require a degree of musical harmony,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57and they have to show that this time.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59They've got to show that jury
0:12:59 > 0:13:02that they can sing beautiful harmonies EXACTLY.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04I know it's their first rehearsal,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06but I haven't really got very much to go on.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07They need to get cracking.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Time is probably the biggest worry we have at the moment.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Like, we've basically got to do three songs,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18and we've only got a couple of weeks.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22And I'm at work quite a lot, er, so...
0:13:22 > 0:13:24It's going to be an interesting couple of weeks!
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Yay!
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Yum, thank you. This is lovely.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29So, what's the plan for you
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Where do you all see yourselves going?
0:13:31 > 0:13:32I think we are approaching a point
0:13:32 > 0:13:36where people are wondering about, you know, future sort of careers -
0:13:36 > 0:13:39like, I mean, Joe's been out of uni now for two years.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Two years, yeah.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Just having a job at a coffee shop with a zero-hour contract
0:13:44 > 0:13:47doesn't normally mean I can get by very easily -
0:13:47 > 0:13:49but this has been enough of a passion
0:13:49 > 0:13:51that means it's been worth it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53But if we don't make something of this,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55then I'm just going to have to make quite a tough decision.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58This is kind of a make or break year, now.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01If this year doesn't kind of get to a point where we're doing really...
0:14:01 > 0:14:03well, very well, to be honest,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- I think it's going to be really tough to keep it going.- Yeah.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07They're so passionate,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11and they're so great - that's what makes them exciting
0:14:11 > 0:14:13as a group, because you can see that drive
0:14:13 > 0:14:15in Sons Of Pitches - that determination.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I recognise it, cos I was like that. But can you make a career at this?
0:14:19 > 0:14:20I don't know.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I think that's the big test of the final,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26really, is can they entertain an audience of a thousand people?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32In Scotland, Choral Stimulation
0:14:32 > 0:14:36are keen not to waste a single moment of the allotted fortnight.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Why don't we keep to "dum"s on the Valerie and go to "da"s on the Reach?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41One, two, dum...
0:14:41 > 0:14:42# Dum, dum... #
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Over the course of the contest, this group's had moments of brilliance.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50# Cos nothing compares
0:14:50 > 0:14:53# Nothing compares
0:14:53 > 0:14:56# To you
0:14:56 > 0:14:59# Oooh... #
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Very, very moved by their rendition. I thought it was fantastic.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05But they've been criticised for performances that are
0:15:05 > 0:15:09more arch than heartfelt and arrangements that are over-fussy.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- # Ya-ya-ya - Laaa-la-la-la-la
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- # Ya-ya-ya - Laaa-la-la-la-la... #
0:15:15 > 0:15:18# I'm ready for this, there's no... #
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Last week, with half the group absent, their rushed
0:15:21 > 0:15:24semifinal offering almost put them out of the contest.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I wouldn't share it, I wouldn't watch it again.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28They had nothing behind the eyes.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29One, two, three, four...
0:15:29 > 0:15:34To avoid the disunity that plagued them in the previous round,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37the entire group has decamped to the Scottish Borders.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41We're currently in my house. Four days, just us, nothing else matters.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43We all agree we had to do something.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46This is the final, you've got to pay it some respect, you've got
0:15:46 > 0:15:48to really work on it, and we wouldn't have done that in Glasgow.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51So it's really nice we're all here and we're working hard.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55# Heart's desire... #
0:15:55 > 0:15:56As well as rehearse,
0:15:56 > 0:16:00this getaway gives the group a chance to enjoy what might be
0:16:00 > 0:16:05their final weeks together, before life beyond university beckons.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08There are a lot of people leaving, a lot of people are graduating,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10a lot of people are moving away.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13New careers are looming for student teacher Rona
0:16:13 > 0:16:15and psychology graduate Hannah.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I'm moving to London to start teacher training.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20THEY SCREAM
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I'm starting my job ten days after the final.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28I genuinely can't comprehend the fact that this is finishing,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30because it honestly has just been the best.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- Don't make me cry as well.- Sorry!
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I can't even comprehend that, because...
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Like, I've only done it for a year,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39these guys are some of the best friends
0:16:39 > 0:16:41I'll ever have, they genuinely are.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Yay!
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Just to not have us all together, it's going to be really weird.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49What is this? Ewan, you bring the towels, yeah?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53But you said tea towels.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55LAUGHTER
0:16:59 > 0:17:01THEY VOCALISE
0:17:01 > 0:17:05London community choir Stratford East Singers have also set up
0:17:05 > 0:17:09a strict regime of daily rehearsals for the grand final.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11That sounded good, you know.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14This group prides itself on welcoming allcomers,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17regardless of background or ability.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21It isn't all about technicality, it's also about feeling and joy,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23and I think that's what we represent.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25# Ahhh-ahhh... #
0:17:25 > 0:17:29As well as younger members enjoying their first taste of performance,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32the group also contains more seasoned singers,
0:17:32 > 0:17:36like 68-year-old Geoff, who joined the choir after he retired.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Well, I first started playing in a band when I was 14.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Being in a band has got certain perks to it,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44you do get attention from the ladies.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48I used to go out with me mates when I weren't playing and go down,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51say, the Ilford Palais or something, and never get a look.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53But as soon as I played out in the band...
0:17:53 > 0:17:55HE LAUGHS
0:17:55 > 0:17:56..not a problem!
0:17:58 > 0:18:01If Stratford East Singers win, it'll be just amazing.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03And I think we've got a great chance of winning
0:18:03 > 0:18:05if we get it right on the day.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09I feel like two of the songs that Stratford have got are
0:18:09 > 0:18:11an absolute walk in the park for them,
0:18:11 > 0:18:12but I am concerned about The Cheeky Girls.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I haven't seen a cheeky side to Stratford,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16they've been very earnest up until now.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20It'd be nice to see them have a bit of fun. It could be very amusing.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23It could be dreadful.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25We seem to have gone through Rolling In The Deep
0:18:25 > 0:18:27and You've Got the Love quite a bit.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I don't know, everyone seems a little bit
0:18:29 > 0:18:30reluctant to do Cheeky Girls.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Cos I was like, "Yeah, it's not bad",
0:18:32 > 0:18:34and then I actually listened to it and I was like, "Whoa."
0:18:34 > 0:18:38There isn't a melody, and I know that we could do something with it anyway.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40BEATBOXING
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Hi! How you doing?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Good, thanks.- All right, yeah.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47What do you feel like you need to do to win this?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49We've got three great songs to...
0:18:49 > 0:18:50LAUGHTER
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Together.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55If we don't take advantage of this big moment, it'd be a great shame.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58You like the songs, how's everyone else feeling?
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Are you a Cheeky Girls fan, Wenona?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- No, I say no.- Byron, how you getting on with it?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06I don't know, I'm just kind of hoping that if we ignore it it'll go away.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11That's an excellent strategy! Bury your head in the sand, yeah.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16Yeah, really good. Let's have a go at Cheeky Girls. Come on, Byron.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Turn that frown upside down.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20LAUGHTER
0:19:20 > 0:19:22How does the bass bit go at the beginning?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24# Come and smile
0:19:24 > 0:19:26# Don't be shy
0:19:26 > 0:19:28# Don't be shy
0:19:28 > 0:19:29# Just touch my bum
0:19:29 > 0:19:31# Just touch my bum!
0:19:31 > 0:19:33LAUGHTER
0:19:33 > 0:19:35# We are The Cheeky Girls
0:19:35 > 0:19:38# Dum-dum, dum-dum-dum... #
0:19:39 > 0:19:41WOMEN LAUGH
0:19:41 > 0:19:44BYRON PLAYS BUM NOTES ON PIANO
0:19:46 > 0:19:50I quite like the idea of some theatrical thing where you're
0:19:50 > 0:19:52all slowly chasing Byron round.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56# Dum, dum-dum-dum-dum, dum... #
0:19:56 > 0:20:00What is the worry with it? Why do you hate it so much?
0:20:00 > 0:20:04I feel like we worked so hard to be here, and to be given a song that's
0:20:04 > 0:20:07such a joke for the finals, this is the time to shine,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- to go out all guns blazing. - Yeah. This is deliberate.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12It is, it's a deliberate move by your opponents
0:20:12 > 0:20:14to try and unseat you.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18So what you don't want to be is the group that didn't really
0:20:18 > 0:20:20go for the wild card song.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24If you don't, that could cost you the contest, I think.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28If Stratford East don't embrace the idea of singing Cheeky Girls...
0:20:28 > 0:20:31They're running out of time, seriously.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36Next week, it's the final. They've got to get on with it.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39I'm worried that some of the others are a bit negative about it.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- They're worrying about their image too much.- Yeah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43They must forget that.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45The whole medley is going to be over very quickly,
0:20:45 > 0:20:46but that is a crucial part of it.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50They've got to wake up to that, pretty quick!
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Oh, lamb chops, lamb chops.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02HE LAUGHS
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Brilliant. I really know I'm in the country now.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10'I'm heading to the Scottish Borders to see if Choral Stimulation
0:21:10 > 0:21:14'are reaping the rewards of their a capella getaway.'
0:21:14 > 0:21:18It's great to see that they've made enough of an effort to warrant
0:21:18 > 0:21:22coming out here and actually getting away from it all and focusing.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24It's exactly what they need.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- Hello!- ALL: Hello!
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Wahey!
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Yes!- Well, it's my...
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- Can I be in your group?- ALL: Yeah! - That's for you.- Thanks very much.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Good to see you, how are you?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- ALL: Good. - You've got away from it all.- Yeah.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41What would be great is,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44this seems like a really good point for you to perform to me,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46so why don't we go outside, there's a little natural theatre
0:21:46 > 0:21:49out there, and you can show me what you've got? Let's go.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Right, why don't you perform there and I'll be the audience here?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Let's see the show.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57A-one, two, three, four.
0:21:57 > 0:22:03# Won't you come on over, stop making a fool out of me
0:22:03 > 0:22:04OTHERS HARMONISE
0:22:04 > 0:22:07# Why won't you come on over, Valerie? #
0:22:09 > 0:22:10# Reach for the stars
0:22:10 > 0:22:12# Da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
0:22:12 > 0:22:13# Follow your heart's desire
0:22:13 > 0:22:16# Reach for the stars
0:22:16 > 0:22:18# Heart's desire. #
0:22:18 > 0:22:19I just... I'm sorry, I don't think
0:22:19 > 0:22:21it's in the right part of your voice.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Really low.- Yeah, it's too low for you, and then you're pushing.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I'm not sure it's the right call. You could have Tony going...
0:22:27 > 0:22:28# Reach for the stars
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- HIGH-PITCHED: - # Boo-boo-boo, da-da-da-da... #
0:22:30 > 0:22:34You know? Over the top. Do you want to try it?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- Uh-oh.- Tony's singing Reach!
0:22:37 > 0:22:38LAUGHTER
0:22:39 > 0:22:43This is the end of your days as cool.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45# Reach for the stars
0:22:45 > 0:22:49# Climb every mountain higher, reach for the stars
0:22:49 > 0:22:51# Da-da-da - heart's desire! #
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Oh, please, just have everyone sing
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- "Reach for the stars" in unison, please.- No!- No!
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Just try it. A-one, two, three, four.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01# Reach for the stars... #
0:23:01 > 0:23:03No! No, it's not happening!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06SOME LAUGH, SOME CONTINUE SINGING
0:23:06 > 0:23:08I absolutely love it.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Literally, it was so good. - It's so not us.- SO cheesy.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- But what's not cheesy about, "Da-da, a-doobedy-ba"?- True.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19I actually, I think I'll throw up on stage if we do it.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22You've got to go for what wins. Give them some unison.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26You need to reach out to the audience, as well as for the stars.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Nobody wants to sing in unison at the end, what's that about?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33At the moment, it sounds a bit naff, to be honest,
0:23:33 > 0:23:34we're all just going...
0:23:34 > 0:23:37# Reach for the stars... #
0:23:37 > 0:23:39What's wrong with that?
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- I don't personally like it that much either.- OK. Why?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46One of the reasons we picked the song was because Tony was
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- so adamant he was going to make it ironic...- You can't play that game.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50People won't get it,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52it's very university. If I may be so rude.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55It's very sort of "Oh-ho-ho, we're laughing at it
0:23:55 > 0:23:57"but we're doing it at the same time."
0:23:57 > 0:23:58Forget it, no-one will get that.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01What people want to see is you standing on that stage,
0:24:01 > 0:24:02enjoying the crowd, selling it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04That's your biggest problem as a group.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06We're too proud, do you think?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Too proud, fearful of looking like twits.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- I would encourage you to be bolder.- OK.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12'There's still a danger that they're
0:24:12 > 0:24:14'going to leave the audience a bit cold.'
0:24:14 > 0:24:18They're going to do something that's very clever, but doesn't entertain.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Finish on a "Bam!" Why not?
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- This is the final, guys.- Cheers.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- Wahey, Choral Stimulation. - Thank you so much.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32'With the contest and Choral Stimulation's time together
0:24:32 > 0:24:35'drawing to a close, I'm toasting my final rehearsal with the group.'
0:24:35 > 0:24:38What are you going to miss about singing with Choral Stimulation?
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Whatever mood you're in, whatever's happened that day,
0:24:42 > 0:24:45you can totally just, like, let it all go at rehearsal.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48If this is our last performance together,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50it'll be absolutely gutting.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Yeah, it's been...
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Ohh. Be horrible.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57I've made it all the way to the final,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I'm not crying on this last episode.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- I'm one of the only ones that didn't cry.- You haven't cried? Aww.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- No, it's fine.- "It's fine"!
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- ALL: Cheers.- Slainte.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11I think they're a lovely group,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14really nice group of young people, you've got a doctor
0:25:14 > 0:25:18and a teacher, and I'd love for this final performance, for them,
0:25:18 > 0:25:19to be really fantastic.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22For it to be something that they'll remember.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30One week now until my final.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34In just seven days, this venue will be filled with 1,000 people,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37all expecting to be entertained by a performance
0:25:37 > 0:25:40of not one, but three songs.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42And to win the contest,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46this medley of songs must be delivered with a level of
0:25:46 > 0:25:48technical excellence that will impress
0:25:48 > 0:25:50my jury of a cappella experts.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54It's the final, so there's going to be that extra pressure,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56but also you're dealing with three songs.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58It's testing everything that we've seen so far.
0:25:58 > 0:25:59- Key changes...- ..performance...
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- ..choreography...- ..arranging.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05We want expression in the face, smiles, we want conviction.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I want to see musical highs and lows.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11We really are looking for people who are at the top of their game.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15All of those things that we've been testing along the way are all being
0:26:15 > 0:26:19tested here, as well as creating a very difficult performance piece.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Struggling to pull all this together in just one week
0:26:29 > 0:26:31are the Sons of Pitches.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Jamie speaking, how can I help?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Jobs and other commitments are making it difficult for them
0:26:36 > 0:26:37to get together to rehearse.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Working full-time as well as doing Sons of Pitches is great,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44but it's blooming knackering as well.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Like, it's so tiring.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48HE HUMS: Toxic by Britney Spears
0:26:49 > 0:26:52People at work have started being like, "You look a bit tired."
0:26:52 > 0:26:53I'm like, "No, it's fine.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55"Have another coffee."
0:26:55 > 0:26:58# And I love what you do but you know that you're toxic... #
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Today, I'm visiting them for one last rehearsal before the final.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05The Sons of Pitches so far have turned in some really
0:27:05 > 0:27:08good stuff, so I'm hoping for something great today.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- Hello.- ALL: Hello!
0:27:10 > 0:27:15- How are you?- Pretty good. - I'm excited.- Hope you like it.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Shall I be an audience? I'll just sort of watch what you've got.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- It's not finished.- OK.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24I'd say we're about three-quarters of the way.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27OK, I will let you know what I think, but let me see it.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29One, two, three, four.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30BEATBOXING
0:27:30 > 0:27:33# With a taste of a poison paradise
0:27:33 > 0:27:36# I'm addicted to you but you know that you're toxic
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- CHOIR MEMBER IMITATES DRUMBEAT - (Love that.)
0:27:39 > 0:27:40# Wee-ooh-wee-ooh-ooh
0:27:42 > 0:27:46# You fill up my senses
0:27:47 > 0:27:50# Like a night in the forest
0:27:53 > 0:27:57# Like a mountain in springtime
0:27:59 > 0:28:01# Like a walk in the...
0:28:01 > 0:28:04ALL: # Rain
0:28:04 > 0:28:05CHOIR MEMBER IMITATES DIFFERENT DRUMBEAT
0:28:05 > 0:28:08# I've been waiting all night for you to tell me... #
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Et cetera.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15OK. There were a couple of points where, one or two of the harmonies,
0:28:15 > 0:28:16I'm just thinking, "What?"
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Can you do "rain"?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20# Rain. #
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I've got three different versions of "eh".
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Say "eh".- # Ra-eh.... #
0:28:26 > 0:28:28# Eh... #
0:28:28 > 0:28:29# Reh... #
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Rehhhh. Rehhh.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35# Like a walk in the...
0:28:35 > 0:28:36ALL: # Rain. #
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Much better.- Ahhh. Can you hear the difference?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43That actually sounds like a cappella.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Rather than a bit of a shout. One more time.
0:28:47 > 0:28:48# Like a walk in the...
0:28:48 > 0:28:51# Rain
0:28:51 > 0:28:55# Like a storm in the desert
0:28:56 > 0:28:59# Like a sleepy blue ocean... #
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Yeah, OK. Fine. I don't want to unpick this,
0:29:01 > 0:29:03but I think the chords there are too difficult.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06I would just go much simpler on those ahs.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09This is one of those moments where you just want to go,
0:29:09 > 0:29:11"No tricks, we're just singing the song."
0:29:12 > 0:29:15I feel like first song - that's going to work.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Second song - needs a bit of simplifying.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Third song - I haven't heard.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Moves?- No moves yet, no.- No moves.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26We normally do choreo in a day, so... We should be fine.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30We pretty much got this together yesterday,
0:29:30 > 0:29:32cos we haven't had much time to rehearse, really.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37That's the first time that I have seen Sons Of Pitches
0:29:37 > 0:29:40not absolutely bringing their A game in this entire contest.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Which is a bit of a surprise, given it's the final.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45This is their moment to shine.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46I didn't expect them to be finished,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49but I'm surprised at how unprepared they are.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52They're a lot further behind, I think, than the other groups
0:29:52 > 0:29:55and a lot further behind than they usually are themselves.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58I think we just need to, you know, let it stew for a little bit
0:29:58 > 0:30:01and it will come, and it's going to be great.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07With their arrangement finished,
0:30:07 > 0:30:11back in Glasgow, Choral Stimulation are focusing on choreography.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Sorry...
0:30:12 > 0:30:14It has to be a show, it has to be big,
0:30:14 > 0:30:18it has to be entertaining, exciting.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21# I've got... #
0:30:21 > 0:30:24In an arena like that, you can't just stand on stage and sing.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26# 21 seconds to flow... #
0:30:26 > 0:30:29I don't know what's happened to Choral Stimulation recently.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31It's the most functional we've ever been.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33It really does feel like we're ahead for once, so... It's good.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Do it, but more energy and - boom!
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Ba-boom!
0:30:39 > 0:30:43With just two days until the final, Stratford East Singers are also
0:30:43 > 0:30:47perfecting dance routines as part of their rigorous rehearsal schedule.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Yeah, like an army.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54This group started out believing themselves to be the underdogs
0:30:54 > 0:30:58and found it hard to balance the mix of skills within their choir.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59# Listen to the music
0:30:59 > 0:31:01# Maybe just talk... #
0:31:01 > 0:31:05There are tuning issues there and there are tuning issues throughout.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06But their warmth
0:31:06 > 0:31:09and sense of identity always resonated for the jury.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13# Ain't falling under... #
0:31:13 > 0:31:15I really liked the way that they were
0:31:15 > 0:31:18so clear about who they were from the get-go.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21And they've grown in both confidence and ability.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23# Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring
0:31:23 > 0:31:24# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! #
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Unbelievable!
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Yes!
0:31:30 > 0:31:32This steady and impressive improvement
0:31:32 > 0:31:35looked like it might be derailed at my last rehearsal.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37But it seems Byron's had a breakthrough
0:31:37 > 0:31:38with their wild card song.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40# You are the cheeky boys... #
0:31:40 > 0:31:42With the Cheeky Girls song,
0:31:42 > 0:31:43I was kind of burying my head in the sand,
0:31:43 > 0:31:45but I've come out of the sand now.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48And I'm facing it head-on and I think we're doing quite well!
0:31:48 > 0:31:50So, yeah, we're quite excited about the song now.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52# Tu-tu-tu-tu-touch my bum, bum. #
0:31:52 > 0:31:54THEY LAUGH
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Part of the solution has been giving the solo to single mum Wenona.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04She's been practising the parts daily for an avid audience
0:32:04 > 0:32:06of son Canaan and mum Yonan.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10# My buuuuuum... #
0:32:10 > 0:32:12THEY LAUGH
0:32:12 > 0:32:13I think she took after me.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- I always used to sing round the house.- Yes, you did.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Yeah. Although I can't sing, mind.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23As well as running her own jewellery-making business from home,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Wenona is also registered carer for her mum,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29who suffers from chronic diabetes.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31She really looks after us well.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33I'm very proud of how she manages.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Yes, I've got quite a lot of responsibility going on.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Joining the choir gives me a nice little break,
0:32:39 > 0:32:41cos I can take my mind off home life for a couple of hours.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44I've made some fantastic friends in the choir.
0:32:44 > 0:32:45You know, we hang out together,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47do things for each other's birthdays.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49It's like my second home.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51How do you feel with the contest coming on?
0:32:51 > 0:32:52It's been a little bit stressful
0:32:52 > 0:32:54trying to get all the arrangements and everything,
0:32:54 > 0:32:58but it is coming along and we've got a couple more rehearsals to do.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- So I'll be hearing, "Oh, Mum, we've won!"- Yep.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05You know, to get that far at your age as well...
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- It's fantastic.- Mm. - Yeah, fantastic. Really good.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13I'm very, very proud.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- Very proud.- Thank you, Mum!
0:33:18 > 0:33:20I'm looking forward to seeing Stratford East Singers
0:33:20 > 0:33:23because so far they've always pulled off something really interesting.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26And I hope for the final, this should be the one.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28This should be their best moment.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30# When friends are gone
0:33:30 > 0:33:33# I know my Saviour's love is real... #
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- Hello!- Hello!
0:33:37 > 0:33:39I was just getting ready for a performance there.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43I'm going to get a chair. I'm going to be an audience.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Entertain me!
0:33:46 > 0:33:50# We could have had it all
0:33:50 > 0:33:52# Rolling in the deep
0:33:52 > 0:33:54# We're rolling in the deep, deep, deep
0:33:54 > 0:33:59# You had my heart inside your hand
0:33:59 > 0:34:01# And you played it
0:34:01 > 0:34:04# To the beat...
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- # We are the Cheeky Girls - Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
0:34:07 > 0:34:09- # We are the Cheeky Girls - Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- # You are the cheeky boys - Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- # You are the cheeky boys - Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum
0:34:13 > 0:34:16# Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu- touch my bum
0:34:16 > 0:34:17# Bum! #
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Well done! Well done. You've got over The Cheeky Girls!
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- Yeah!- My goodness. It's a good two-fingered response.
0:34:24 > 0:34:25THEY LAUGH
0:34:25 > 0:34:27A couple of pitchy moments.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Maybe one or two moments of people getting lost as well.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31So, two, three...
0:34:31 > 0:34:33# And you played it
0:34:33 > 0:34:36# To the be-e-e-eat. #
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Honestly, lots of you are flat.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Some of you are taking your eye off the ball with pitch.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44HE HUMS A FLAT SEQUENCE
0:34:44 > 0:34:46It's got to be "Mmmm!" You've got to have
0:34:46 > 0:34:49the courage of your convictions, go for it, and be right.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- THEY HUM - Next one.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52NOTE CHANGES
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- Next one. - NOTE CHANGES
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Good. Now...
0:34:57 > 0:35:01HUMMING, FINDING CORRECT PITCH
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Good. Can you hear the difference?
0:35:03 > 0:35:04That's how in tune it's got to be.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Two, three, and...
0:35:06 > 0:35:08# Rolling in the deep
0:35:08 > 0:35:10# We're rolling in the deep, deep, deep
0:35:10 > 0:35:15# You had my heart inside your hand
0:35:15 > 0:35:17# And you played it
0:35:17 > 0:35:20# To the be-e-e-eat. #
0:35:20 > 0:35:23I think that's good, don't you? I feel like it's there.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Just take on board those tuning moments, cos everything else -
0:35:26 > 0:35:28you've got energy on your side and you've got feel
0:35:28 > 0:35:30and you've got rhythm.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Just don't leave yourselves exposed.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34That is the thing that you've been picked up on,
0:35:34 > 0:35:36so make sure everything is pristine.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41I like it! I think it's good. I think the potential is there.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45On energy, on stage presence, on sheer sense of fun,
0:35:45 > 0:35:47I think Stratford win every time.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50If they can get their technical stuff sorted out, I think...
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Of course they could win it.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54I really feel like they could.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58The final rehearsal might be over,
0:35:58 > 0:36:00but there's time for one last gathering -
0:36:00 > 0:36:03the group's traditional end-of-term party.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06DRUMMING AND VOCALISING
0:36:06 > 0:36:09And this year, I'm guest of honour.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- CHANTING:- Go, Gareth! Go, Gareth!
0:36:15 > 0:36:17CHEERING
0:36:19 > 0:36:20Yes, Gareth!
0:36:22 > 0:36:25CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:36:27 > 0:36:30So is this the last social gathering before the final?
0:36:30 > 0:36:33What will you miss about the contest once it's finished?
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Everyone.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Just not seeing everyone, like, daily, is going to be really weird.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41When we started out on this, I don't think
0:36:41 > 0:36:45we could have ever realised quite how much we would end up...
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Committing to it, not just on the practical side of turning up
0:36:48 > 0:36:50every day, but giving everything to it.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52We're really, really going to miss it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Just... It's going to be really sad once it's done.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56We've felt so supported. Even when we've had criticism,
0:36:56 > 0:36:59we know it's come from a place of love so that we can improve.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03I'm glad. I mean, I feel like it is about winning,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06but it's also about improving and learning and stretching yourself.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07It is about winning.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08Is it about winning? OK.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Thank you for entertaining me so royally tonight.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- I shall miss you all.- ALL:- Aw!
0:37:13 > 0:37:16You know, I've really enjoyed working with you. It's been great.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- S-E-S! - CHEERING
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- Cheers!- Cheers.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22I love Stratford. I love the vibe.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25I love the fact that they are a little bit more mature
0:37:25 > 0:37:26than the other two groups left in the final,
0:37:26 > 0:37:28so that makes them more resilient.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31They've been really adaptable, they've worked hard.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34These guys have come from really quite a rough-around-the-edges sound
0:37:34 > 0:37:36to something that's really working.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39They'll be the audience favourites, I reckon.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40They're people pleasers.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49It's the day of the grand final.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55All my groups are back in London and all have one goal in mind.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57CHEERING
0:37:57 > 0:37:59If we won tonight, it would mean the world to us,
0:37:59 > 0:38:00because we sacrificed so much.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02We've given up our home lives,
0:38:02 > 0:38:04we've given up seeing our friends and family.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07It would mean that all of that work that we put in was worth it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10We feel like we could have done a bit more rehearsal time
0:38:10 > 0:38:14and we're all a bit knackered, but we're so excited to actually do it.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18As it's the final, I've given the groups a budget for costumes,
0:38:18 > 0:38:22staging and anything else they think might bring spectacle
0:38:22 > 0:38:24to this crucial performance.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26We've got these CO2 canons that are really cool.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29We've got dancers. We're on a little podium, rocking out.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32So hopefully, it's going to look really cool.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34I'm so excited. I can't believe we're finally here.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37There's already a buzz, so I can't wait until, like,
0:38:37 > 0:38:39the seats are filled and everybody's in there.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43As the groups prepare,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46the thousand-strong crowd starts to fill the venue.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49In amongst this audience,
0:38:49 > 0:38:53friends and family have arrived from all parts of the UK and beyond.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55I've travelled all the way from Nigeria to come
0:38:55 > 0:38:57and see Sons Of Pitches.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00My son is in it. I'm very excited myself. I'm very proud of him.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04I'm here to support SES - Stratford East Singers -
0:39:04 > 0:39:07because they are the greatest and they've got to win.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09ALL: Go Choral Stimulation!
0:39:09 > 0:39:12All of these groups have come so far through this contest.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13They've learned so much.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16And I think the final is their chance to show the jury
0:39:16 > 0:39:17what they've learned.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19They've taken on board the feedback
0:39:19 > 0:39:21and proved that they can entertain 1,000 people.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25While the groups need to entertain the thousand-strong crowd,
0:39:25 > 0:39:27it's the jury they really need to impress.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32Tonight, they'll make the most important decision of the contest
0:39:32 > 0:39:36as they select a winner, based on performances of not just one,
0:39:36 > 0:39:38but three songs.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Medleys are very difficult to do really well.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44They have to be able to take some pretty disparate material
0:39:44 > 0:39:47and find a way to make a compelling package out of that.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50They need to be pitch perfect,
0:39:50 > 0:39:52they need to be spot on with their timing,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54they need to be imaginative,
0:39:54 > 0:39:58but above that, they've got to draw in the huge crowd
0:39:58 > 0:40:00they're going to be performing for.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03If they make just one mistake,
0:40:03 > 0:40:05suddenly our decision could be very easy.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Hello, London!
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- Are you ready to be entertained? - CHEERING
0:40:22 > 0:40:23Excellent.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Well, it's time to welcome the first of my finalists to the stage.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Ladies and gentlemen, it's Choral Stimulation!
0:40:31 > 0:40:33CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:40:40 > 0:40:42# When the world
0:40:42 > 0:40:46# Leaves you feeling blue
0:40:46 > 0:40:51# You can count on me
0:40:51 > 0:40:56# And I will be there for you
0:40:56 > 0:40:58# When it seems
0:40:58 > 0:41:02# All your hopes and dreams
0:41:02 > 0:41:06# Are a million miles away
0:41:06 > 0:41:11# I will reassure you
0:41:11 > 0:41:16# We've got to all stick together
0:41:16 > 0:41:20# Good friends there for each other
0:41:20 > 0:41:23# Never ever forget
0:41:23 > 0:41:27# That I've got you
0:41:27 > 0:41:31# And you've got...
0:41:32 > 0:41:33# 21 seconds to flow
0:41:33 > 0:41:35# I've got 21 seconds to go
0:41:35 > 0:41:38# Cos if you like me, let me know Let me in the studio
0:41:38 > 0:41:39# I got 21 seconds to go
0:41:39 > 0:41:40# 21 seconds to go
0:41:40 > 0:41:42BEATBOXING AND AUDIENCE SCREAMS
0:41:42 > 0:41:43# I got 21 seconds to go
0:41:43 > 0:41:45# So if you like me, let me know Let me in the studio
0:41:45 > 0:41:47# I got 21 seconds to go
0:41:47 > 0:41:49# Every lyric I do Every lyric I say
0:41:49 > 0:41:51# Every lyric I rock Every lyric I play
0:41:51 > 0:41:53# Every lyric I make Every lyric I break
0:41:53 > 0:41:55# There's always a snake Gotta get in my gate
0:41:55 > 0:41:56# When I'm on a high When I'm on a low
0:41:56 > 0:41:58# On a rave When I'm on a roll
0:41:58 > 0:42:00# Big up the ladies Looking slender and fine
0:42:00 > 0:42:02# Don't give me no deadline Give me more time
0:42:02 > 0:42:03# Cos I...
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- # Ha-ha! - Won't hesitate
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- # Yeah, yeah, yeah! - No, I...
0:42:07 > 0:42:10# Two multiplied by ten plus one I'm done!
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- # Did you see me on the video? - Oh, no!
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- # Did you see me on the video? - Tap-tap-tap
0:42:14 > 0:42:15# Did you see me on the video? Oh, no!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- # Did you see me on the video? BARITONE:- See me on the video...
0:42:18 > 0:42:20HE BEATBOXES
0:42:24 > 0:42:26# Re-re-re-re-re-re-remix
0:42:26 > 0:42:30# Well, sometimes I go out by myself
0:42:30 > 0:42:33# And I look across the water
0:42:35 > 0:42:39# And I think of all the things what you're doing
0:42:39 > 0:42:43# And in my head I paint a picture
0:42:45 > 0:42:47# Well, since I've come on home
0:42:47 > 0:42:49# Well, my body's been a mess
0:42:49 > 0:42:51# And I miss your ginger hair
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- # And the way you like to dress - Oooh-ah!
0:42:55 > 0:42:57# Won't you come on over
0:42:57 > 0:43:01# Stop making a fool out of me?
0:43:01 > 0:43:05# Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
0:43:05 > 0:43:08DOO-WOP STYLE HARMONIES
0:43:08 > 0:43:10# Valerie
0:43:10 > 0:43:13# Why don't you come on over?
0:43:13 > 0:43:15# Reach for the stars
0:43:15 > 0:43:18# Climb every mountain higher
0:43:18 > 0:43:20# Reach for the stars
0:43:20 > 0:43:23# Follow your heart's desire
0:43:23 > 0:43:26# Reach for the stars
0:43:26 > 0:43:28# Climb every mountain higher
0:43:28 > 0:43:32# Reach for the sta-a-a-a-ars
0:43:32 > 0:43:35# Reach for the stars
0:43:35 > 0:43:37# Climb every mountain higher
0:43:37 > 0:43:40# Reach for the stars
0:43:40 > 0:43:42# Follow your heart's desire. #
0:43:42 > 0:43:47SUDDEN SILENCE APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:43:47 > 0:43:49Really technically precise.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51But out for the audience - loved it!
0:43:58 > 0:44:00THEY SQUEAL EXCITEDLY
0:44:00 > 0:44:02That was class. That was absolutely class.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05So excited. Made a couple of mistakes, but who cares?
0:44:05 > 0:44:06We had so much fun doing it.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09If that's our last performance, then...good on it.
0:44:09 > 0:44:10We absolutely killed it.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13This has been genuinely one of the most...
0:44:13 > 0:44:15supreme musical experiences of my entire life
0:44:15 > 0:44:17and I owe that to all you guys.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20Next up, the second of my finalists.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22Ladies and gentlemen, it is with pride
0:44:22 > 0:44:25and pleasure that I introduce you to
0:44:25 > 0:44:27the Stratford East Singers!
0:44:27 > 0:44:29APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:44:34 > 0:44:36One, two, three, four.
0:44:39 > 0:44:43# Finally I see you crystal clear
0:44:43 > 0:44:46# Go ahead and I'll lay your ship bare
0:44:46 > 0:44:50# See how I leave with every piece of you
0:44:50 > 0:44:54# Don't underestimate the things that I will do
0:44:54 > 0:44:58# There's a fire starting in my heart
0:44:58 > 0:45:00# Reaching a fever pitch
0:45:00 > 0:45:03# And it's bringing you out the dark
0:45:03 > 0:45:05# The scars of your love
0:45:05 > 0:45:08# Leave me breathless
0:45:08 > 0:45:10# I can't help feeling
0:45:10 > 0:45:12# Feeling
0:45:12 > 0:45:16# Feeling
0:45:16 > 0:45:18# We could have had it all
0:45:18 > 0:45:20# We could have had it all
0:45:20 > 0:45:24# Rolling in the deep
0:45:24 > 0:45:28# You had my heart inside of your hand
0:45:28 > 0:45:30# And you played it
0:45:30 > 0:45:35# To the beat
0:45:35 > 0:45:40# I never ever ask what you do
0:45:44 > 0:45:49# I never ever ask what's on your mind
0:45:54 > 0:45:58# So touch my
0:45:58 > 0:46:06# Bum bum bu-u-u-um
0:46:08 > 0:46:10# Cheeky cheeky!
0:46:10 > 0:46:12# We are the cheeky girls
0:46:12 > 0:46:14# We are the cheeky boys
0:46:14 > 0:46:16# You are the cheeky boys
0:46:16 > 0:46:17# You are the cheeky boys
0:46:17 > 0:46:21# Cheek cheek cheek cheek cheek
0:46:21 > 0:46:24# Cheek... #
0:46:24 > 0:46:25That's going for it.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30# When food is gone
0:46:30 > 0:46:32# You are my daily meal
0:46:35 > 0:46:37# When friends are gone
0:46:37 > 0:46:41# I know my saviour's love is real
0:46:43 > 0:46:45# You know it's real
0:46:45 > 0:46:50# Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
0:46:50 > 0:46:52# I know I can count on you
0:46:54 > 0:46:56# You got the love You got the love
0:46:56 > 0:46:58# You got the love You got the love
0:46:58 > 0:47:00# You got the love You got the love
0:47:00 > 0:47:03# You got the love You got the love
0:47:03 > 0:47:04# You got the
0:47:04 > 0:47:06# Love, love, love
0:47:09 > 0:47:12# Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up
0:47:12 > 0:47:14# Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up
0:47:14 > 0:47:21# Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air. #
0:47:21 > 0:47:23CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:47:26 > 0:47:31It was not flawless, there were problems all the way through.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34But for an un-auditioned community choir
0:47:34 > 0:47:37to get a reaction like that is absolutely brilliant.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44Guys, we did it, we did it, we did it.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49Just to see everyone smiling and clapping and cheering for us,
0:47:49 > 0:47:50it's all worth it.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52Well done, SES.
0:47:54 > 0:47:58So, now for the last of our finalists this evening.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00It's the Sons Of Pitches!
0:48:08 > 0:48:10# I've been waiting all night
0:48:10 > 0:48:12# For you to
0:48:16 > 0:48:19# I've been waiting all night for you to
0:48:21 > 0:48:23# Baby can't you see
0:48:23 > 0:48:25# I'm calling
0:48:25 > 0:48:27# A guy like you
0:48:27 > 0:48:28# Should get a warning
0:48:28 > 0:48:29# You're dangerous
0:48:29 > 0:48:32# I'm loving it
0:48:34 > 0:48:36# It's getting late
0:48:36 > 0:48:38# I can't wait
0:48:38 > 0:48:39# I need a
0:48:39 > 0:48:41# Baby give me it
0:48:41 > 0:48:43# You're dangerous
0:48:43 > 0:48:45# I'm loving it
0:48:51 > 0:48:54# With the taste of your lips I'm on a ride
0:48:54 > 0:48:58# You're toxic I'm slipping under
0:48:58 > 0:49:00# With the taste of a poison paradise
0:49:00 > 0:49:04# I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic
0:49:06 > 0:49:10# And I love what you do Don't you know that you're toxic
0:49:10 > 0:49:13# No, no, no... #
0:49:16 > 0:49:18Here we go.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23# You fill up my senses
0:49:25 > 0:49:28# Like a night in the forest
0:49:31 > 0:49:34# Like a mountain in springtime
0:49:37 > 0:49:41# Like a walk in the rain
0:49:41 > 0:49:46# Like a storm in the desert
0:49:46 > 0:49:51# Like a sleepy blue ocean
0:49:53 > 0:49:57# You fill up my senses
0:49:57 > 0:50:03# Come fill me again
0:50:08 > 0:50:11# I've been waiting all night for you to tell me
0:50:11 > 0:50:13# Tell me that you need me
0:50:15 > 0:50:17# Tell me that you want me
0:50:18 > 0:50:22# I've been waiting all night for you to tell me
0:50:22 > 0:50:24# Tell me that you need me
0:50:24 > 0:50:27# Tell me that you want me
0:50:27 > 0:50:30# Tell me that you need me!
0:50:30 > 0:50:33# Tell me that you want me
0:50:33 > 0:50:35# Tell me that you need me
0:50:35 > 0:50:37# Tell me that you want me
0:50:37 > 0:50:40# Tell me that you need me
0:50:40 > 0:50:42# Tell me that you want me
0:50:42 > 0:50:45# Tell me that you need me
0:50:45 > 0:50:48# Tell me that you want me
0:50:48 > 0:50:51# Oh oh
0:50:53 > 0:50:55# Tell me that you need me
0:50:55 > 0:50:57# Tell me that you want me. #
0:50:59 > 0:51:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:51:04 > 0:51:07I can't fault them. Great.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17Well done.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20It wasn't perfect, our performance, but we don't want that.
0:51:20 > 0:51:25- We want perfect imperfection, don't we?- Totally.- Absolutely smashed it.
0:51:25 > 0:51:26On three. One, two, three!
0:51:30 > 0:51:32The final performance is over.
0:51:32 > 0:51:34It's down to my jury to crown the winner.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40For me, Choral Stimulation, from the get go,
0:51:40 > 0:51:41they got me in the pit of my stomach.
0:51:41 > 0:51:43I wanted to stand up and whoop and holler.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46Reach For The Stars jazz chords - ooh, gorgeous!
0:51:46 > 0:51:51I mean, taking a song like that, jazzing it up - brilliant.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55The most raw energy came from Stratford East Singers.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57They're so committed, heart and soul, to what they are doing.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00When we're looking for the most entertaining a cappella act,
0:52:00 > 0:52:05what could be more entertaining than something with a message like that?
0:52:05 > 0:52:08All smiling, all very much enjoying what they are doing,
0:52:08 > 0:52:10I can't ignore the intonation errors.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12We've taken all the criticism on
0:52:12 > 0:52:14and we've kind of just put on a show today.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16It seemed like the audience really enjoyed it,
0:52:16 > 0:52:18so whatever happens, happens.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20But I think we won. I think we won.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23Musically, Sons Of Pitches definitely showed more variation.
0:52:23 > 0:52:28They used more sounds and that, for me, gives them more of an edge.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32They made some mistakes. They made a mistake with the dancers.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35Yes, it was a gimmick, but as an overall package,
0:52:35 > 0:52:38six chaps making the sound that they did today,
0:52:38 > 0:52:40great to watch, fascinating.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42The dancers were a big mistake,
0:52:42 > 0:52:44but I think Sons Of Pitches had the best tuning of the night again.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46We're going to be happy no matter what.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49It's just, when you get to the final, you want it so much.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52When I was listening to Sons Of Pitches and Stratford East,
0:52:52 > 0:52:55I couldn't help but hear the pitching.
0:52:55 > 0:52:56I couldn't help it.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58But with Choral Stimulation,
0:52:58 > 0:53:00I was straight in to their overall performance.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03I couldn't really pinpoint any particular mistakes,
0:53:03 > 0:53:05but I bet you the judges can.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07So I still think it is totally up for grabs.
0:53:07 > 0:53:12I didn't feel like that performance took me very far. We saw one gear.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15I didn't get a sense for them of what they're capable of.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18I think it's a little bit unfair to say that they have one gear.
0:53:18 > 0:53:22I actually thought that Choral Stimulation sang four songs.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26Because what they did was so similar the whole way through.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29The closest singers in this competition to professionals
0:53:29 > 0:53:33- are Sons Of Pitches.- Was it better than Choral Stimulation?- Yes.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35The three minutes that we got from them
0:53:35 > 0:53:37with their gimmicky distraction,
0:53:37 > 0:53:40is that better than excellent intonation and pitch...?
0:53:40 > 0:53:46- Their resonance wasn't as deep and they didn't...- It was beautiful...
0:53:46 > 0:53:48It's an a cappella contest, not a...
0:53:48 > 0:53:51All right, guys, it's time, we need to pick a winner. Let's vote.
0:53:51 > 0:53:56I have a dilemma here about who really should be the winners.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06Ladies and gentlemen, the jury are back,
0:54:06 > 0:54:08I have the envelope with the decision here
0:54:08 > 0:54:11and it is now time to reveal who will be the winner.
0:54:13 > 0:54:14I am going to start
0:54:14 > 0:54:18by revealing the act that are in third place this evening.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20That group is...
0:54:27 > 0:54:29..the Stratford East Singers.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:54:38 > 0:54:41Congratulations for making it all the way to the grand final.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43Well done, guys. Thank you.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51So that means the title of series champion
0:54:51 > 0:54:53will be going to one of two groups -
0:54:53 > 0:54:56Sons of Pitches or Choral Stimulation.
0:54:56 > 0:54:59The jury wanted to stress that this, as ever,
0:54:59 > 0:55:02has been an extremely difficult decision to make,
0:55:02 > 0:55:05but they have selected a champion.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10The winner of the Naked Choir is...
0:55:23 > 0:55:25..the Sons Of Pitches.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46Choral Stimulation, I just want to say thank you so much.
0:55:46 > 0:55:51You have produced work that is genuinely, genuinely stunning.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56I think it was very, very close.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58You can go home with your heads held proud.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01Being second place in this is no shame.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03Ladies and gentlemen, Choral Stimulation.
0:56:10 > 0:56:14Sons Of Pitches, this is your moment. Enjoy!
0:56:24 > 0:56:27Congratulations, how are you feeling?
0:56:27 > 0:56:29When we started this competition,
0:56:29 > 0:56:32we didn't think we would get anywhere near the final.
0:56:32 > 0:56:33Just to be here tonight
0:56:33 > 0:56:37and perform in this great venue is just incredible.
0:56:37 > 0:56:39To win it is just something else, really.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44Well done. The night belongs to you.
0:56:50 > 0:56:54There you go! Ladies and gentlemen, the Sons Of Pitches!
0:57:07 > 0:57:08What a feeling, it's amazing.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11We worked so hard at it and I am so proud of everyone.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13I literally could cry right now.
0:57:13 > 0:57:14It's absolutely amazing.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17Some of us have been doing this for three or four years.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20And for this to happen now after all our hard work
0:57:20 > 0:57:22is just the most amazing thing ever.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34Go Sons Of Pitches!
0:57:34 > 0:57:36I was screaming my head off.
0:57:36 > 0:57:40Honestly, this guy is taking me to space. They are wonderful.
0:57:40 > 0:57:43So proud of him.
0:57:43 > 0:57:45It's been the best experience of my life
0:57:45 > 0:57:48and I can't thank everyone involved enough.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50It's blown me away.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53I don't think that's the last we've heard of the Sons Of Pitches.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55I really think they've got something very special.
0:57:55 > 0:57:59They can fill a room like that with noise and sound and life and joy.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02They're fantastic.
0:58:02 > 0:58:04The great joy of this contest for me
0:58:04 > 0:58:07has been working with these unbelievably talented groups
0:58:07 > 0:58:10and pushing them to become even better.
0:58:10 > 0:58:12That is wonderful. What a pleasure.
0:58:12 > 0:58:16I feel like this is what I want to do for ever.
0:58:18 > 0:58:20Are you a gifted singer or group?
0:58:20 > 0:58:22Could you impress my jury?
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