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Last time on Even Better Than The Real Thing - | 0:00:03 | 0:00:06 | |
five of the world's greatest tribute acts took to our stage to deliver | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
unforgettable solo performances and unique duets | 0:00:09 | 0:00:13 | |
before the audience picked their first champion. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:16 | |
Whitney Houston! | 0:00:16 | 0:00:17 | |
# Don't make me close one more door | 0:00:19 | 0:00:23 | |
# I don't want to hurt any more... # | 0:00:26 | 0:00:28 | |
Tonight, it's Christmas and we've got professional tributes | 0:00:30 | 0:00:33 | |
to Michael Buble, Michael Jackson, | 0:00:33 | 0:00:36 | |
John Lennon, Kylie Minogue and Bruce Springsteen, | 0:00:36 | 0:00:39 | |
all doing battle. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:40 | |
There will be a big Christmas hits, more never-before-seen duets, | 0:00:42 | 0:00:47 | |
plus a unique performance from our all-star line-up... | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
..before the audience decide | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
who will be their Even Best Than The Real Thing Christmas champion. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:58 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:01:12 | 0:01:13 | |
Please welcome Britain's best Paddy McGuinness tribute act... | 0:01:14 | 0:01:18 | |
It's Paddy McGuinness! | 0:01:18 | 0:01:20 | |
Hello and welcome to Even Better Than The Real Thing. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
Merry Christmas, everybody! | 0:01:25 | 0:01:27 | |
CHEERING | 0:01:27 | 0:01:28 | |
Tonight we're serving up a festive treat with some of the very | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
best tribute acts on earth, and who doesn't love a Christmas hit? | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
Buddy Holly And The Ivy. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:38 | |
Once In Royal David Bowie. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:40 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:01:40 | 0:01:42 | |
And my favourite - Noel Gallagher. Yes! | 0:01:42 | 0:01:44 | |
So, next we've got Santa's sackful of amazing | 0:01:46 | 0:01:49 | |
performances from top tributes whose job it is to look, | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
sound and move just like the real thing. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
Tributes singers have never been more popular, | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
headlining festivals and packing out West End shows. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
We've brought together five absolute crackers who will each | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
perform a Christmas hit, | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
before our studio audience vote for their favourite. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:12 | |
The top three will sing again | 0:02:12 | 0:02:13 | |
as they duet with one of our tribute all-stars. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
Then it's make your mind up time for our audience | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
as they vote for a final time to pick their | 0:02:20 | 0:02:22 | |
Even Better Than The Real Thing Christmas champion, | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
joining Witney Houston in our Hall Of Fame. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
So, who are the festive five going head-to-head tonight? | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
It's Michael Buble! | 0:02:35 | 0:02:36 | |
CHEERING | 0:02:36 | 0:02:37 | |
Michael Jackson! | 0:02:37 | 0:02:39 | |
John Lennon! | 0:02:39 | 0:02:41 | |
Kylie Minogue! | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
And Bruce Springsteen! CHEERING | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
Is this Christmas? I think it is. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
So, who's the first act coming down our chimney? | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
I've been a professional Kylie Minogue tribute artist | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
for 15 years now. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
I have my own Kylie theatre show which has taken me right around the | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
world, and in total, I've performed to nearly one million people. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
Kylie herself has seen footage of me perform | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
and she endorsed our show as the best in the world. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
I've played in 16 different countries, but never in Britain. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:22 | |
So I'm really excited to perform for Kylie's UK fans tonight | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
and to do my favourite showgirl proud. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:03:29 | 0:03:30 | |
# Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree | 0:03:42 | 0:03:46 | |
# For me | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
# I've been an awful good girl, Santa baby | 0:03:49 | 0:03:54 | |
# And hurry down the chimney tonight | 0:03:54 | 0:03:58 | |
# Oooh | 0:04:02 | 0:04:03 | |
# Think of all the fun I've missed | 0:04:03 | 0:04:07 | |
# Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed | 0:04:08 | 0:04:14 | |
# Next year I could be just as good | 0:04:14 | 0:04:19 | |
# If you'll check out my Christmas list | 0:04:19 | 0:04:26 | |
# Santa baby, I want a yacht | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
# And, really, that's not a lot | 0:04:29 | 0:04:34 | |
# Been an angel all year | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
# Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight | 0:04:37 | 0:04:42 | |
# Ooh | 0:04:47 | 0:04:48 | |
# Come and trim my Christmas tree | 0:04:48 | 0:04:53 | |
# With some decorations bought at Tiffany's | 0:04:53 | 0:04:59 | |
# I really do believe in you | 0:04:59 | 0:05:04 | |
# Let's see if you believe in me | 0:05:04 | 0:05:09 | |
# Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing | 0:05:10 | 0:05:16 | |
# A ring | 0:05:16 | 0:05:18 | |
# I don't mean on the phone | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
# Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight | 0:05:21 | 0:05:29 | |
# Hurry down the chimney tonight | 0:05:29 | 0:05:35 | |
# Hurry | 0:05:35 | 0:05:36 | |
# Tonight! # | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:05:41 | 0:05:42 | |
Oh, my gosh. Wowzers! | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
That was absolutely fantastic! | 0:05:55 | 0:05:58 | |
-Oh, thank you. -Note perfect, by the way. -Thank you, thank you. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
So when you are not Kylie Minogue, who are you? | 0:06:01 | 0:06:03 | |
My name is Lucy Holmes and I'm an Aussie, like Kylie! | 0:06:03 | 0:06:05 | |
She's an Aussie! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:06:07 | 0:06:11 | |
-And...I believe Kylie actually knows of you? -She does. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:14 | |
She sent a film crew to film our show, many years ago. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:17 | |
And then she just started following us on Twitter | 0:06:17 | 0:06:20 | |
and the whole family's come to the show, | 0:06:20 | 0:06:21 | |
-Dannii and I have sung a duet together at a show. -No! | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
It's a crazy, crazy, crazy world. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
You're like the third Minogue sister. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
-Yeah, kind of the disowned one. -LAUGHTER | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
Because it's strange. With all the tributes, | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
when I talk to you all and I'm looking at you, it's kind of spooky | 0:06:33 | 0:06:35 | |
because I've met Kylie before and spoke to her and it's so uncanny. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
But that was one hell of a performance, that - | 0:06:39 | 0:06:41 | |
-let me tell you that. -Thank you. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:43 | |
APPLAUSE So unbelievable. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:44 | |
What do you think about the UK audience? | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
Oh, they're gorgeous! Absolutely beautiful. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
I'm so excited to be here. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:51 | |
Do you know where you should tour? A little place called Bolton. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:55 | |
CHEERING | 0:06:55 | 0:06:56 | |
Oh. Oh! It's like Beverly Hills. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:00 | |
But...a bit dirtier. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:02 | |
Stiff competition tonight. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
Are you competitive yourself? | 0:07:05 | 0:07:07 | |
Look, I think everyone here is so super friendly and it's a great | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
atmosphere, but I think deep down everybody kind of wants to win. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
-Absolutely. -I'm watching my back. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:15 | |
If Bruce Springsteen is behind me. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:17 | |
Kylie Minogue, everybody! | 0:07:17 | 0:07:19 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:07:19 | 0:07:21 | |
-You all right, George? -All right, how are you? | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
One more to go. After everyone has performed, | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
our audience will vote for their top three who will go on to sing | 0:07:28 | 0:07:32 | |
a truly unique duet with one of these lot. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
Five solos, three duets, one winner. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:37 | |
Thank God I got that right. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
Right, I fancy another Christmas song. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:41 | |
Let's meet the next tribute, ho-ho-hoping | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
to impress our audience. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:44 | |
I'm a professional tribute to the swing pop superstar Michael Buble. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:51 | |
I've been singing as Michael Buble for around seven years now. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:56 | |
Singing to thousands in my hometown theatre was probably | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
the highlight of my career so far. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
I've performed in many different countries around the world, | 0:08:06 | 0:08:08 | |
but never on TV. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:09 | |
I just can't wait to go out there and be the best Buble I can be. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:08:16 | 0:08:20 | |
# It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas | 0:08:25 | 0:08:31 | |
# Everywhere you go | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
# Take a look at the five and ten | 0:08:36 | 0:08:38 | |
# It's glistening once again | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
# With candy canes and silver lanes that glow | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
# It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas | 0:08:45 | 0:08:51 | |
# Toys in every store | 0:08:51 | 0:08:55 | |
# But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be | 0:08:56 | 0:09:01 | |
# On your own front door | 0:09:01 | 0:09:06 | |
# A pair of hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
# Is the wish of Barney and Ben | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
# Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk | 0:09:12 | 0:09:15 | |
# Is the hope of Janice and Jen | 0:09:15 | 0:09:18 | |
# And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again | 0:09:18 | 0:09:23 | |
# It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas | 0:09:23 | 0:09:28 | |
# Everywhere you go | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
# There's a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well | 0:09:32 | 0:09:38 | |
# It's the sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
# It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas | 0:09:43 | 0:09:49 | |
# Toys in every store | 0:09:49 | 0:09:54 | |
# But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be | 0:09:54 | 0:09:59 | |
# On your own front door | 0:09:59 | 0:10:05 | |
# Sure, it's Christmas | 0:10:05 | 0:10:10 | |
# Once | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
# More. # | 0:10:14 | 0:10:19 | |
Merry Christmas everybody! | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
In you come! Sit yourself down! | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
Well done! Oh, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
I tell you, looking at the ladies in the audience, | 0:10:38 | 0:10:40 | |
they were like, "Ohhh!" | 0:10:40 | 0:10:42 | |
Oh, it was absolutely fantastic. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:44 | |
Michael Buble, everyone! Come on! | 0:10:44 | 0:10:46 | |
-CHEERING -Thank you so much. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:48 | |
You all right? | 0:10:48 | 0:10:49 | |
How are you doing, all right? | 0:10:51 | 0:10:52 | |
So, when you are not being Canada's favourite crooner, who are you? | 0:10:53 | 0:10:57 | |
My name is Pete. And I'm a Paddy McGuinness tribute. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
You look it. Yeah. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:04 | |
-You've got more hair. -Yeah, just about. -OK, where are you from, Pete? | 0:11:04 | 0:11:08 | |
-I'm from Wales. I live in Spain right now. So... -OK, all right. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:13 | |
Is that where you kind of perform, you do all round Europe? | 0:11:13 | 0:11:17 | |
Yeah. I sing all around the world. I'm really, really fortunate. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
But my base is Marbella. I sing there a lot, too. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
In fact, they don't even know me as Pete over there, | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
-they just call me Buble. -Really? Yeah. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
Did you always start off as Buble or were you someone else first? | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
Yeah, I did, yeah. My brother-in-law is a Robbie Williams tribute. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
So he's been doing it for a long time, | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
-like for 35 years or something. -I don't think Robbie's 35, is he? | 0:11:35 | 0:11:39 | |
-Just checking. -And he suggested that I try it out | 0:11:39 | 0:11:43 | |
and I gave it one go and here we are. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:46 | |
Well, it's absolutely fantastic. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:48 | |
-Give him a round of applause. Michael Buble, everybody! -Cheers. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
Thanks, Pete. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:53 | |
Let's have a little chat around here. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
It's Adele, everybody! | 0:11:59 | 0:12:03 | |
CHEERING | 0:12:03 | 0:12:05 | |
-How was that? How was that? -That was absolutely beautiful. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:09 | |
You can tell he puts so much work into his singing. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
-You sounded even better than the real thing. -Ooh! -Marry me! | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
Ooh! Ohh! | 0:12:16 | 0:12:17 | |
Wrong show. Wrong show, Adele. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:19 | |
CHEERING | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
Tributes are everywhere. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:23 | |
Like shiny baubles on the Christmas tree, | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
you can never have too many. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:27 | |
So we've packed loads of them into a big room | 0:12:27 | 0:12:29 | |
and sat back and enjoyed the fun. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:31 | |
We've got five of the best competing to be our Christmas champion. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:37 | |
But there are thousands of tribute acts out there | 0:12:37 | 0:12:40 | |
from real professionals to amateur fans, | 0:12:40 | 0:12:42 | |
who just love to celebrate their favourite singers. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
Come on, what would you like for Christmas as a Beatle? | 0:12:47 | 0:12:49 | |
-Peace on earth. -Merry Christmas, my friend. Merry Christmas. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:53 | |
-Alice and Frank. -Yeah, that's the one. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:55 | |
-What do you do in the day, Stevie? -Sit on the settee, watch the news. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
People have thought that I was Britney's mum, | 0:13:04 | 0:13:06 | |
because I'm obviously a lot older than Britney. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
Merry Christmas to you, Ned Sheeran. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
-I mean, Ed Sheeran, not Ned Sheeran. -LAUGHTER | 0:13:11 | 0:13:15 | |
The biggest request for me at Christmas is always | 0:13:15 | 0:13:17 | |
Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:20 | |
# Snow is falling all around me | 0:13:22 | 0:13:27 | |
# Children playing... # | 0:13:27 | 0:13:28 | |
How's it going? It's Justin Bieber. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:30 | |
We're here at Even Better Than The Real Thing. Let's go. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
# It's the season, love and under... # | 0:13:32 | 0:13:34 | |
I get pictures, I get reactions, get paparazzi'd - everything that | 0:13:34 | 0:13:37 | |
Bieber gets, I get, other than his bank account, unfortunately. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:41 | |
# Time for parties... # | 0:13:41 | 0:13:43 | |
-I'm Amazing Faith. -My act is called Ja'mirror'quai. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:46 | |
-We are The Killerz tribute act. -With a Z. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
It's so hard, because I can't see. I'm sorry. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:53 | |
I believe everyone is having a good time, as much as I can tell. Ha-ha! | 0:13:54 | 0:13:59 | |
# Merry Christmas, merry Christmas | 0:13:59 | 0:14:02 | |
# But I think I'll miss this one this year... # | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
-Ed and the real Beyonce are like best bezzies, innit they? -Yeah. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:08 | |
-You know... -You're getting there... | 0:14:08 | 0:14:11 | |
We should definitely like... | 0:14:11 | 0:14:13 | |
Has there ever been any chemistry | 0:14:16 | 0:14:17 | |
between the two of you, relationship-wise? | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
-She's always fancied me, to be fair. -LAUGHTER | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
Yeah! No, we're very much like brother and sister. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:26 | |
# Oh! | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
# My love... # | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
It's been a surreal experience to see this many tributes. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:34 | |
You don't normally get a chance to see this many. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:36 | |
# Everybody Thank God it's Christmas... # | 0:14:37 | 0:14:40 | |
Yeah! | 0:14:41 | 0:14:43 | |
Cheers. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:46 | |
-Are you all right there, darling? -Thank you. -Absolutely amazing. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:49 | |
Beautiful, love it. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
Merry, merry Christmas everybody. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:55 | |
CHEERING | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
What a night. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
You've not lived till you've seen Mick Jagger arm wrestling | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
Celine Dion over a prawn ring. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:13 | |
Right, time for our next Christmas crooner. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
I've been performing as Michael Jackson for five years now. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
I get to perform as him in London's West End | 0:15:26 | 0:15:28 | |
to thousands of people a week. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:29 | |
I got to tour in Germany as Michael. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:33 | |
It was the greatest experience of my life. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:35 | |
When I grow up, I want to be big Michael Jackson. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:15:46 | 0:15:47 | |
# Twiddly-diddly-dee Twiddly-diddly-dee | 0:15:48 | 0:15:51 | |
# Tweet, tweet | 0:15:51 | 0:15:53 | |
# Tweet, tweet | 0:15:53 | 0:15:54 | |
# He rocks in the treetops all day long | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
# Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
# All the little birdies on Jaybird Street | 0:15:59 | 0:16:02 | |
# Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet | 0:16:02 | 0:16:04 | |
# Rockin' robin, rock rock Tweet, twiddly-dee | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
# Rockin' robin' Tweet, tweet, twiddly-dee | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
# Blow rockin' robin Cos we're really gonna rock tonight | 0:16:10 | 0:16:13 | |
# Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee | 0:16:16 | 0:16:19 | |
# Every little bird in the tall oak tree | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
# The wise old owl, the big black crow | 0:16:22 | 0:16:24 | |
# Flappin' their wings singing, go bird go | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
# Rockin' robin, rock rock Tweet, twiddly-dee | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
# Rockin' robin Tweet, twiddly-dee | 0:16:30 | 0:16:32 | |
# Blow rockin' robin Cos we're really gonna rock tonight | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
# Pretty little raven at the bird-band stand | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
# Told them how to do the bop and it was grand | 0:16:41 | 0:16:44 | |
# They started going steady and bless my soul | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
# He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
# He rocks in the treetops all day long | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
# Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
# All the little birdies on Jaybird Street | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
# Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet | 0:16:58 | 0:17:01 | |
# Rockin' robin, rock rock | 0:17:01 | 0:17:03 | |
# Rockin' robin' | 0:17:03 | 0:17:04 | |
# Blow rockin' robin Cos we're really gonna rock tonight | 0:17:06 | 0:17:11 | |
# Pretty little raven at the bird-band stand | 0:17:12 | 0:17:14 | |
# Told them how to do the bop and it was grand | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
# They started going steady and bless my soul | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
# He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
# He rocks in the tree tops all day long | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
# Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
# All the little birdies on Jaybird Street | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
# Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
# Rockin' robin, rock rock | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
# Rockin' robin' | 0:17:37 | 0:17:38 | |
# Blow rockin' robin cos we're really gonna rock tonight | 0:17:40 | 0:17:44 | |
# Twiddly-tiddly-dee | 0:17:45 | 0:17:46 | |
# Twiddly-tiddly-dee | 0:17:46 | 0:17:48 | |
# Tweet tweet | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
# Tweet tweet! # | 0:17:50 | 0:17:51 | |
CHEERING | 0:17:51 | 0:17:54 | |
Yeah, come on! | 0:18:03 | 0:18:04 | |
Michael Jackson! | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
Yes! | 0:18:08 | 0:18:10 | |
Oh! | 0:18:11 | 0:18:13 | |
Whoo! | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
Merry Christmas everybody! | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
CHEERING | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
Wow! That blew everybody away, that was unbelievable. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
-What's your real name? -Eshan. -Eshan. How old are you? -14. -14?! | 0:18:27 | 0:18:32 | |
Wowzers! And are the family in tonight? | 0:18:34 | 0:18:36 | |
Yeah, my mum and dad, they're over there. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:39 | |
Hello! | 0:18:39 | 0:18:40 | |
Hello! | 0:18:40 | 0:18:42 | |
Yeah, my mum still cries sometimes when I perform. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:44 | |
Your mum still cries when you perform? | 0:18:44 | 0:18:46 | |
Oh! To be fair, my mum will cry when I perform on telly. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
LAUGHTER Not in that way. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
I believe you've met one of the Jacksons, as well? | 0:18:52 | 0:18:54 | |
-Yeah, Jermaine Jackson. -Tell me about that. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
Well, I was doing a Germany tour and I was performing ... | 0:18:57 | 0:19:00 | |
I love that, "I was doing a Germany tour." | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
LAUGHTER As you do when you're 14. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
And I met him. And we were talking. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:08 | |
I got his autograph and he said, "I'm so thankful that you're keeping | 0:19:08 | 0:19:11 | |
-"Michael Jackson's legacy alive." -Wow. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:14 | |
That is some tribute there. That is some tribute. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:17 | |
Well, I tell you what, you were absolutely fantastic tonight. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
Give it up for Michael Jackson! | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow! | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
Wow! Oh! | 0:19:26 | 0:19:27 | |
Whitney, now, on the last show, you obviously did a duet with | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
the grown-up Michael Jackson. What do you make of the young one? | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
Oh, my goodness, isn't he incredible? You are incredible! | 0:19:36 | 0:19:40 | |
CHEERING | 0:19:40 | 0:19:41 | |
George Michael, how will these guys be feeling tonight? | 0:19:43 | 0:19:47 | |
I mean... It's just really terrifying, you know. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:50 | |
Even after 24 years of doing this, you walk out to the stage | 0:19:50 | 0:19:55 | |
and you're singing to almost like the Live Aid of the tribute | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
bands, you know, and your nerves just go to another place. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
George on the last show did a duet with Dolly Parton. It was epic. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:05 | |
It was fantastic. OK. Liam Gallagher. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
I would love to go round your house on Christmas morning. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
A couple of shots of eggnog. Opening his presents behind his back. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:14 | |
# Sunshine... # | 0:20:15 | 0:20:17 | |
All right. Three down, two more to go. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
And then our audience get to vote. Who's next? | 0:20:21 | 0:20:24 | |
I perform as the legendary Bruce Springsteen. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
I've been working as Bruce for four years now, | 0:20:30 | 0:20:32 | |
but I've been a massive fan most of my life. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
I have my own band and we put on a full show | 0:20:38 | 0:20:39 | |
just like the Boss himself. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:41 | |
I still have the day job to pay the bills, | 0:20:43 | 0:20:45 | |
but if I win tonight, maybe that can change. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
I love the energy Bruce Springsteen has when he performs and I can't | 0:20:49 | 0:20:52 | |
wait to try and bring some of that onto the stage with me tonight. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
# You better watch out You better not cry | 0:21:02 | 0:21:06 | |
# You better not pout I'm telling you why | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:21:10 | 0:21:14 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:21:14 | 0:21:18 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:21:18 | 0:21:23 | |
# He's making a list He's checkin' it twice | 0:21:25 | 0:21:29 | |
# He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice | 0:21:29 | 0:21:33 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:21:33 | 0:21:37 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:21:40 | 0:21:46 | |
# He sees you when you're sleeping | 0:21:48 | 0:21:52 | |
# He knows if you're awake | 0:21:52 | 0:21:54 | |
# He knows if you've been bad or good | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
# So you better be good, for goodness' sake | 0:21:59 | 0:22:03 | |
# You better be good, for goodness' sake | 0:22:03 | 0:22:07 | |
# You better not shout You better not cry | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
# You better not pout I'm telling you why | 0:22:10 | 0:22:14 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:21 | 0:22:26 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:39 | 0:22:43 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town | 0:22:50 | 0:22:53 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town. # | 0:22:53 | 0:22:59 | |
CHEERING | 0:23:01 | 0:23:05 | |
Bruce Springsteen, everybody! | 0:23:05 | 0:23:07 | |
Woo! | 0:23:10 | 0:23:11 | |
-That guitar is not going to go off again, is it? -I hope not. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:14 | |
All right, OK. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:15 | |
So, listen, when you're not being The Boss, who are you? | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
-My family call me Jerry. -Jerry. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:22 | |
And when did you decide to sort of let loose your inner Bruce? | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
When did you start performing? | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
I've been doing the Springsteen thing for about four years. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:29 | |
Yeah, I wanted to do a Springsteen tribute for quite a while | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
and I finally got my act together, so to speak. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
So you're a big fan of Bruce Springsteen? | 0:23:35 | 0:23:36 | |
Yeah, I've been a big fan for most of my life. Yeah. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:38 | |
Some friends and things turned me on to Bruce Springsteen | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
when I was quite young. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:42 | |
-And do you follow him when he tours? -Yeah, I did. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:45 | |
I've become a bit of a super fan. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:47 | |
I saw him four times last year, different parts in the world. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
Do you have a bit of a fanbase yourself, people, you know, | 0:23:50 | 0:23:53 | |
watch you touring round? | 0:23:53 | 0:23:54 | |
-Probably my little boy is probably my biggest fan. -Your little boy? | 0:23:54 | 0:23:57 | |
Yeah, I kind of lied to him, I told him I'm actually Bruce Springsteen. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:01 | |
-How old is she? -He's six. -What's he called? -Jack. -Jack. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
So six-year-old Jack thinks you are Bruce Springsteen? | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
-He thinks I'm Bruce Springsteen, yeah. -That'll be hilarious, | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
especially if you ever meet the real Bruce Springsteen | 0:24:09 | 0:24:12 | |
and he's calling him Daddy. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:13 | |
You'll be like, "Whoa, what's going on here?" | 0:24:13 | 0:24:15 | |
OK, give him a round of applause. Bruce Springsteen, everyone. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
CHEERING | 0:24:17 | 0:24:20 | |
All right. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:21 | |
I said it on the last show, and I'm going to say it again, | 0:24:21 | 0:24:24 | |
I'm going to say it every single time I see you, Tina. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:28 | |
How am I doing? | 0:24:28 | 0:24:30 | |
Let me see now... | 0:24:30 | 0:24:31 | |
# You're simply the best. # | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
Yes! Yes. CHEERING | 0:24:33 | 0:24:37 | |
We're nearly ready for our next act, but I've just heard that | 0:24:37 | 0:24:40 | |
Dolly Parton has broken a heel, everyone. | 0:24:40 | 0:24:43 | |
-AUDIENCE: -Aww. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:44 | |
Don't worry, I've got it covered. | 0:24:44 | 0:24:46 | |
Prince, send us down your shoes, son. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:48 | |
I've been performing now as John Lennon for about 18 years. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
Being John has taken me | 0:24:56 | 0:24:58 | |
all the way to Broadway in New York as part of a Beatles tribute. | 0:24:58 | 0:25:01 | |
I play to crowds over 20,000 performing as the Beatles legend. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:06 | |
I now play the stage where it all started for John, | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:12 | |
I'm honoured to keep Lennon's legacy alive | 0:25:14 | 0:25:16 | |
and hopefully tonight I'll do him and our city proud. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:19 | |
CHEERING | 0:25:23 | 0:25:26 | |
# So this is Christmas | 0:25:28 | 0:25:30 | |
# And what have you done? | 0:25:32 | 0:25:35 | |
# Another year over | 0:25:37 | 0:25:40 | |
# And a new one just begun | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
# And so this is Christmas | 0:25:47 | 0:25:50 | |
# I hope you have fun | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
# The near and the dear ones | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
# The old and the young | 0:26:02 | 0:26:04 | |
# A very merry Christmas | 0:26:07 | 0:26:09 | |
# And a happy New Year | 0:26:11 | 0:26:14 | |
# Let's hope it's a good one | 0:26:16 | 0:26:19 | |
# Without any fear | 0:26:21 | 0:26:24 | |
-# And so this is Christmas -War is over | 0:26:26 | 0:26:31 | |
-# For weak and for strong -If you want it | 0:26:31 | 0:26:36 | |
-# For rich and the poor ones -War is over | 0:26:36 | 0:26:41 | |
# The road is so long | 0:26:41 | 0:26:46 | |
-# And so happy Christmas -War is over | 0:26:46 | 0:26:50 | |
-# For black and for white -If you want it | 0:26:50 | 0:26:55 | |
-# For yellow and red ones -War is over | 0:26:55 | 0:27:00 | |
# Let's stop all the fights | 0:27:00 | 0:27:03 | |
# A very merry Christmas | 0:27:05 | 0:27:08 | |
# And a happy New Year | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
# Let's hope it's a good one | 0:27:15 | 0:27:17 | |
# Without any fear. # | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
CHEERING | 0:27:24 | 0:27:27 | |
John Lennon, everybody! CHEERING | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
Wow, absolutely top, top drawer, that. Top drawer. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:45 | |
Listen, when you're not John Lennon, who are you? | 0:27:45 | 0:27:48 | |
Well, my name's Jimmy Coburn. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:49 | |
Jimmy, honestly, it gave me goose bumps, that performance. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:53 | |
It was an absolutely... And you play your own instruments, singing live. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:56 | |
I mean, come on, give it up. It's fantastic. | 0:27:56 | 0:27:57 | |
CHEERING | 0:27:57 | 0:28:00 | |
And, Jimmy, I know you've got, like, kind of THE celebrity fan. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:07 | |
Well, yes, I met Mr Liam Gallagher about four years ago, | 0:28:07 | 0:28:11 | |
five years ago at the Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:13 | |
I went to watch his band, Beady Eye, | 0:28:13 | 0:28:16 | |
and the next thing you know Liam pops in, | 0:28:16 | 0:28:18 | |
having breakfast in the morning with him | 0:28:18 | 0:28:20 | |
-and three years later jamming with him in Hamburg backstage. -No?! -Yeah. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:24 | |
-And you know Paul McCartney as well, you've met him. -Oh, God. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:28 | |
Yeah, we met Paul... | 0:28:28 | 0:28:29 | |
You've got the best black book ever, haven't you? This is fantastic. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:33 | |
Met Paul in 2002 for a concert at the Empire Theatre. | 0:28:33 | 0:28:37 | |
I'll tell you a funny story, my brother actually was backstage | 0:28:37 | 0:28:39 | |
and the next thing you know, they're like, "Five, four, three, two, one. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:43 | |
"Who's making noise at the back? Calm down." | 0:28:43 | 0:28:44 | |
Next thing you know it's my brother, who plays Paul, | 0:28:44 | 0:28:47 | |
and Paul McCartney has got him in a headlock on the floor having a toy fight. | 0:28:47 | 0:28:50 | |
You're joking... "Let it be, Paul. Let it be." | 0:28:50 | 0:28:52 | |
Hey, hey! Come on. Come on, Tina! | 0:28:52 | 0:28:56 | |
Tina! Yes, go on. Tina! | 0:28:56 | 0:28:58 | |
Give it up, John Lennon, everybody. | 0:29:00 | 0:29:02 | |
CHEERING | 0:29:02 | 0:29:04 | |
-Katy Perry...so how good was that? -It was amazing. | 0:29:06 | 0:29:10 | |
I'm a massive Beatles fan and, like, | 0:29:10 | 0:29:12 | |
from the tone of his voice to his mannerisms, he just got it spot on. | 0:29:12 | 0:29:15 | |
And, do you know, I would've loved to have seen the real John Lennon | 0:29:15 | 0:29:18 | |
-and I kind of feel like I have now. -Yeah, he was amazing. | 0:29:18 | 0:29:20 | |
Everyone loved it. Our tributes, everyone. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:23 | |
CHEERING | 0:29:23 | 0:29:26 | |
Right, we've seen and heard what all five of tonight's tributes can do. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:34 | |
But this is where it gets serious. | 0:29:34 | 0:29:36 | |
Three acts will sing a unique duet with one of our other fabulous | 0:29:36 | 0:29:39 | |
tributes, but who gets to sing again is up to you, our studio audience. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:44 | |
Before you decide, | 0:29:44 | 0:29:45 | |
let's have a quick reminder of all of tonight's performances. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:49 | |
# Santa, baby | 0:29:49 | 0:29:51 | |
# Just slip a sable under the tree for me | 0:29:51 | 0:29:56 | |
# I've been an awful good girl... # | 0:29:56 | 0:30:00 | |
# Santa, baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight... # | 0:30:00 | 0:30:05 | |
# It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas | 0:30:10 | 0:30:15 | |
# Everywhere you go... | 0:30:16 | 0:30:20 | |
# Take a look in the five and ten | 0:30:21 | 0:30:24 | |
# It's glistening once again | 0:30:24 | 0:30:26 | |
# With candy canes and silver lanes that glow... # | 0:30:26 | 0:30:30 | |
# Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee | 0:30:32 | 0:30:35 | |
# Every little bird in the tall oak tree | 0:30:35 | 0:30:38 | |
# The wise old owl... | 0:30:38 | 0:30:39 | |
# ..the big black crow | 0:30:39 | 0:30:41 | |
# Flappin' their wings singing go bird go | 0:30:41 | 0:30:43 | |
# Rockin' robin, rock rock | 0:30:43 | 0:30:46 | |
# Rockin' robin... # | 0:30:46 | 0:30:47 | |
# He knows if you've been bad or good | 0:30:49 | 0:30:53 | |
# So you better be good, for goodness' sake | 0:30:53 | 0:30:57 | |
# You better be good, for goodness' sake... | 0:30:57 | 0:31:00 | |
# You better watch out, you better not cry | 0:31:00 | 0:31:04 | |
# You better not pout, I'm telling you why | 0:31:04 | 0:31:07 | |
# Santa Claus is coming to town... # | 0:31:07 | 0:31:10 | |
# And so this is Christmas | 0:31:12 | 0:31:15 | |
# For weak and for strong... | 0:31:16 | 0:31:19 | |
# The rich and the poor ones | 0:31:21 | 0:31:24 | |
# The road is so long... # | 0:31:26 | 0:31:29 | |
It's time to decide who's even better than the real thing. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:37 | |
Vote now. | 0:31:37 | 0:31:39 | |
We'll get those votes counted but, while that's happening, | 0:31:48 | 0:31:51 | |
singing one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time, | 0:31:51 | 0:31:54 | |
please welcome the world's finest ever supergroup, | 0:31:54 | 0:31:57 | |
it's our tribute all-stars! | 0:31:57 | 0:31:59 | |
# Make my wish come true | 0:32:04 | 0:32:09 | |
# All I want for Christmas | 0:32:10 | 0:32:16 | |
# Is | 0:32:17 | 0:32:20 | |
# You | 0:32:20 | 0:32:26 | |
# I don't want a lot for Christmas | 0:32:30 | 0:32:33 | |
# There is just one thing I need | 0:32:33 | 0:32:36 | |
# I don't care about the presents | 0:32:36 | 0:32:39 | |
# Underneath the Christmas tree | 0:32:39 | 0:32:42 | |
# I don't need to hang my stocking | 0:32:42 | 0:32:45 | |
# There upon the fireplace | 0:32:45 | 0:32:49 | |
# Santa Claus won't make me happy | 0:32:49 | 0:32:52 | |
# With a toy on Christmas day | 0:32:52 | 0:32:55 | |
# I just want you for my own | 0:32:55 | 0:32:58 | |
# More than you could ever know | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
# Make my wish come true | 0:33:01 | 0:33:05 | |
# All I want for Christmas is you | 0:33:05 | 0:33:10 | |
# You, baby | 0:33:11 | 0:33:14 | |
# Oh! | 0:33:14 | 0:33:15 | |
# All the lights are shining | 0:33:15 | 0:33:17 | |
# So brightly everywhere | 0:33:17 | 0:33:21 | |
# And the sound of children's | 0:33:21 | 0:33:24 | |
# Laughter fills the air | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
# And everyone is singing | 0:33:27 | 0:33:30 | |
# I hear those sleigh bells ringing | 0:33:30 | 0:33:33 | |
# Santa, won't you bring me | 0:33:33 | 0:33:35 | |
# The one I really need? | 0:33:35 | 0:33:37 | |
# Won't you please bring my baby to me? | 0:33:37 | 0:33:40 | |
# I don't want a lot for Christmas | 0:33:40 | 0:33:43 | |
# This is all I'm asking for | 0:33:43 | 0:33:46 | |
# I just wanna see my baby | 0:33:46 | 0:33:49 | |
# Standing right outside my door | 0:33:49 | 0:33:53 | |
# I just want you for my own | 0:33:53 | 0:33:56 | |
# More than you could ever know | 0:33:56 | 0:33:59 | |
# Make my wish come true | 0:33:59 | 0:34:02 | |
# All I want for Christmas | 0:34:02 | 0:34:07 | |
# Is | 0:34:07 | 0:34:09 | |
# You | 0:34:09 | 0:34:12 | |
# You, baby... # | 0:34:12 | 0:34:15 | |
This is our festive time, again. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:18 | |
Don't forget your family, and don't forget your friends. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:22 | |
It's time for us to sing... | 0:34:22 | 0:34:25 | |
# Is you, baby | 0:34:25 | 0:34:28 | |
# All I want for Christmas | 0:34:28 | 0:34:32 | |
# Is you. # | 0:34:32 | 0:34:34 | |
CHEERING | 0:34:34 | 0:34:36 | |
One of my favourites. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:45 | |
Right, let's get down to business and find out which three tributes | 0:34:45 | 0:34:49 | |
will get the chance to sing a unique duet. | 0:34:49 | 0:34:51 | |
Please welcome back Michael Buble, Michael Jackson, | 0:34:51 | 0:34:54 | |
Bruce Springsteen, Kylie Minogue and John Lennon! | 0:34:54 | 0:34:58 | |
They've all worked really hard on their superstar duets and here they | 0:35:06 | 0:35:09 | |
are ready to perform, but only three of them will be taking to our stage. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:13 | |
It's time to reveal who they are. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:15 | |
Our studio audience have voted and, in no particular order, | 0:35:18 | 0:35:22 | |
the first act who will sing again is... | 0:35:22 | 0:35:24 | |
..John Lennon! | 0:35:33 | 0:35:35 | |
The next act to take our stage again is... | 0:35:44 | 0:35:47 | |
..Michael Jackson! | 0:35:56 | 0:35:58 | |
Well done, Michael. Go and get yourself ready. | 0:36:08 | 0:36:11 | |
OK, best of luck to you three. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:13 | |
The third and final act to get the chance to | 0:36:13 | 0:36:17 | |
perform their superstar duet is... | 0:36:17 | 0:36:20 | |
..Kylie Minogue! | 0:36:29 | 0:36:31 | |
Congratulations, go and get yourself ready for your performance. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:41 | |
Commiserations, gentlemen. Commiserations, | 0:36:41 | 0:36:44 | |
you were fantastic tonight, you've definitely earned a seat | 0:36:44 | 0:36:47 | |
in our VIP area. Come on, let's go put our feet up over here. | 0:36:47 | 0:36:49 | |
Off we go. Give it up, Bruce Springsteen and Michael Buble! | 0:36:49 | 0:36:53 | |
Right, it's time for John Lennon, Michael Jackson | 0:36:56 | 0:37:00 | |
and Kylie Minogue to show us what they're really made of. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:03 | |
Our three finalists must prove they've got what it takes | 0:37:04 | 0:37:08 | |
to share the stage and a song with one of our tribute all-stars. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:11 | |
They've been working hard in rehearsals, but now it's time to | 0:37:13 | 0:37:16 | |
take to the floor with their singing partner to help them win the title. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:20 | |
Please welcome back Kylie Minogue. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:25 | |
# Ooh | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
# I'm spinning around | 0:37:35 | 0:37:38 | |
# Move outta my way | 0:37:38 | 0:37:40 | |
# I know you're feeling me cos you like it like this | 0:37:40 | 0:37:44 | |
# I'm breaking it down | 0:37:44 | 0:37:46 | |
# I'm not the same | 0:37:46 | 0:37:48 | |
# I know you're feeling me cos you like it like this | 0:37:48 | 0:37:51 | |
# Traded in some sorrow For some joy that I borrowed | 0:37:51 | 0:37:55 | |
# From back in the day | 0:37:55 | 0:37:58 | |
# Threw away my old clothes Got myself a better wardrobe | 0:37:59 | 0:38:03 | |
# I got something to say | 0:38:03 | 0:38:06 | |
# Oh, I'm through with the past | 0:38:06 | 0:38:09 | |
# Ain't no point in looking back | 0:38:09 | 0:38:11 | |
# The future will be | 0:38:11 | 0:38:14 | |
# And did I forget to mention that I found a new direction? | 0:38:15 | 0:38:19 | |
# And it leads back to me, come on | 0:38:19 | 0:38:23 | |
# I'm spinning around | 0:38:23 | 0:38:26 | |
# Move outta my way | 0:38:26 | 0:38:28 | |
# I know you're feeling me cos you like it like this | 0:38:28 | 0:38:31 | |
# I'm breaking it down | 0:38:31 | 0:38:34 | |
# I'm not the same | 0:38:34 | 0:38:36 | |
# I know you're feeling me cos you like it like this... # | 0:38:36 | 0:38:40 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, Ms Britney Spears! | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
# All right, yeah, yeah | 0:38:43 | 0:38:47 | |
# I'm spinning around | 0:38:47 | 0:38:50 | |
# Move outta my way | 0:38:50 | 0:38:52 | |
# I know you're feeling me | 0:38:52 | 0:38:54 | |
# Cos you like it like this | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
# I'm breaking it down | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
# I'm not the same | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
-BOTH: -# I know you're feeling me cos you like it like this | 0:39:00 | 0:39:04 | |
# Oh, baby, baby, baby | 0:39:04 | 0:39:08 | |
# Yeah, yeah | 0:39:08 | 0:39:09 | |
# O-o-o-h | 0:39:09 | 0:39:12 | |
# Oh, baby, baby, baby | 0:39:12 | 0:39:15 | |
# All right... # | 0:39:15 | 0:39:17 | |
Britney, whack it for me. | 0:39:17 | 0:39:19 | |
# Ooh, ooh, baby, baby, baby | 0:39:19 | 0:39:23 | |
# Oh, yeah, yeah Oh, baby, baby | 0:39:23 | 0:39:27 | |
-BOTH: -# I'm spinning around | 0:39:27 | 0:39:30 | |
# Move outta my way | 0:39:30 | 0:39:32 | |
# I know you're feeling me cos you like it like this | 0:39:32 | 0:39:36 | |
# I'm breaking it down | 0:39:36 | 0:39:38 | |
# I'm not the same | 0:39:38 | 0:39:40 | |
# I know you're feeling me cos you like it like this | 0:39:40 | 0:39:45 | |
# Feeling me cos you like it like this | 0:39:45 | 0:39:49 | |
# O-o-h | 0:39:49 | 0:39:50 | |
# Cos you like it like this. # | 0:39:50 | 0:39:53 | |
CHEERING | 0:39:53 | 0:39:57 | |
Wow, in you come, sit yourself down, Kylie Minogue | 0:40:02 | 0:40:05 | |
and Britney Spears, everybody! | 0:40:05 | 0:40:07 | |
Whoo! Oh! | 0:40:09 | 0:40:12 | |
-Proper girl power there. -Yeah. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:15 | |
Two princesses of pop performing together. Amazing! | 0:40:15 | 0:40:19 | |
-How did you feel, Britney? -Amazing. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:21 | |
It's like performing with the real Kylie, she's just incredible. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:24 | |
And how was you... When you're up there, | 0:40:24 | 0:40:27 | |
you've never duetted before, how did you find it? | 0:40:27 | 0:40:29 | |
Liz is amazing to work with and it was two power pop princesses | 0:40:29 | 0:40:33 | |
so it was perfect. Match made in heaven. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:35 | |
Great, great start our duets round. Still two more acts to go, though. | 0:40:35 | 0:40:38 | |
Give them a round of applause! | 0:40:38 | 0:40:40 | |
Earlier tonight, John Lennon wowed us War Is Over | 0:40:42 | 0:40:46 | |
but who's getting ready to share the limelight with him? | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
Welcome back, John. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:51 | |
# Imagine there's no heaven | 0:41:10 | 0:41:13 | |
# It's easy if you try | 0:41:17 | 0:41:20 | |
# No hell below us | 0:41:23 | 0:41:27 | |
# Above us only sky | 0:41:31 | 0:41:33 | |
# Imagine all the people | 0:41:37 | 0:41:40 | |
# Living for today | 0:41:43 | 0:41:47 | |
# Aha-ah | 0:41:47 | 0:41:50 | |
# You may say I'm a dreamer | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
# But I'm not the only one | 0:41:57 | 0:42:00 | |
# I hope some day you'll join us | 0:42:03 | 0:42:07 | |
# And the world will be as one... # | 0:42:10 | 0:42:14 | |
Ariana Grande, folks. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:15 | |
# Imagine no possessions | 0:42:17 | 0:42:22 | |
# I wonder if you can | 0:42:23 | 0:42:28 | |
# Oh | 0:42:28 | 0:42:30 | |
# No need for greed or hunger | 0:42:30 | 0:42:34 | |
# A brotherhood of man | 0:42:36 | 0:42:43 | |
-BOTH: -# Imagine all the people | 0:42:43 | 0:42:47 | |
# The people | 0:42:47 | 0:42:49 | |
# Sharing all the world | 0:42:49 | 0:42:54 | |
# You | 0:42:54 | 0:42:56 | |
# Oh | 0:42:56 | 0:42:57 | |
# You may say I'm a dreamer | 0:42:57 | 0:43:01 | |
# A dreamer | 0:43:01 | 0:43:04 | |
# But I'm not the only one | 0:43:04 | 0:43:07 | |
# Not the only one | 0:43:07 | 0:43:10 | |
# I hope some day you'll join us | 0:43:10 | 0:43:14 | |
# Ooh | 0:43:14 | 0:43:17 | |
-BOTH: -# And the world will live as one. # | 0:43:17 | 0:43:23 | |
CHEERING | 0:43:23 | 0:43:25 | |
Get yourself sat there. Whoa! | 0:43:50 | 0:43:52 | |
Oh! | 0:43:52 | 0:43:54 | |
Phwoar, got a little bit emotional at the end there. | 0:43:56 | 0:44:00 | |
-That was a bit good, that. -Yeah, a little emotional. | 0:44:00 | 0:44:03 | |
Now, Ariana Grande, modern pop sensation. | 0:44:03 | 0:44:06 | |
What's it like performing with the all-time greats here? | 0:44:06 | 0:44:08 | |
They would never perform together. | 0:44:08 | 0:44:11 | |
-I feel so blessed. -She's amazing. | 0:44:11 | 0:44:13 | |
Just singing with this girl, her voice is just on the money. | 0:44:13 | 0:44:16 | |
It's just lovely to sing together and I'd love to sing with her again. | 0:44:16 | 0:44:19 | |
-I'm going to be gutted, like, to end this show, you know? -Yeah. | 0:44:19 | 0:44:22 | |
And you've come all the way from Brazil. | 0:44:22 | 0:44:25 | |
-And I know you're training to be a pilot as well. -Yeah. | 0:44:25 | 0:44:27 | |
So, you two, you can fly the jet. It's fantastic. | 0:44:27 | 0:44:31 | |
Give it up for Ariana and John Lennon! | 0:44:31 | 0:44:34 | |
Wow, that was a bit good. | 0:44:38 | 0:44:40 | |
One more song before our studio audience get to vote again. | 0:44:40 | 0:44:45 | |
Earlier, Michael Jackson performed Rockin' Robin for us. | 0:44:45 | 0:44:48 | |
Well, who will he be pairing up with for our final performance? | 0:44:48 | 0:44:51 | |
Welcome back, Michael Jackson! | 0:44:51 | 0:44:54 | |
# When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around | 0:45:07 | 0:45:12 | |
# Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd | 0:45:12 | 0:45:16 | |
# But someone picked you from the bunch, one glance was all it took | 0:45:16 | 0:45:21 | |
# Now it's much too late for me to take a second look | 0:45:21 | 0:45:26 | |
# Oh, baby, give me one more chance | 0:45:27 | 0:45:31 | |
# To show you that I love you | 0:45:31 | 0:45:32 | |
# Won't you please let me | 0:45:32 | 0:45:35 | |
# Back in your heart? | 0:45:35 | 0:45:37 | |
# Oh, darlin', I was blind to let you go | 0:45:37 | 0:45:41 | |
# Let you go, baby | 0:45:41 | 0:45:42 | |
# But now since I see you in his arms | 0:45:42 | 0:45:45 | |
# I want you back | 0:45:45 | 0:45:47 | |
# Yes, I do now | 0:45:47 | 0:45:48 | |
# I want you back | 0:45:48 | 0:45:49 | |
# Ooh, ooh, baby | 0:45:49 | 0:45:51 | |
# I want you back | 0:45:51 | 0:45:52 | |
# Yeah, yeah, yeah | 0:45:52 | 0:45:53 | |
# I want you back | 0:45:53 | 0:45:54 | |
# No, no, no, no... # | 0:45:54 | 0:45:56 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage Ed Sheeran! | 0:45:56 | 0:46:01 | |
# Trying to live without your love is one long sleepless night | 0:46:05 | 0:46:09 | |
# Let me show you, girl, that I know wrong from right | 0:46:10 | 0:46:14 | |
# Every street you walk on, I leave tearstains on the ground | 0:46:15 | 0:46:19 | |
# Following the girl I didn't even want around | 0:46:20 | 0:46:24 | |
# Let me tell ya now, oh, baby, all I need is one more chance | 0:46:24 | 0:46:29 | |
# To show you that I love you | 0:46:29 | 0:46:30 | |
# Won't you please let me | 0:46:30 | 0:46:33 | |
# Back in your heart? | 0:46:33 | 0:46:35 | |
# Oh, darlin', I was blind to let you go | 0:46:35 | 0:46:39 | |
# Let you go, baby | 0:46:39 | 0:46:40 | |
# But now since I see you in his arms | 0:46:40 | 0:46:44 | |
# Oh, oh | 0:46:44 | 0:46:45 | |
# Bup-bup-bup-bup | 0:46:45 | 0:46:47 | |
# All I want... | 0:46:47 | 0:46:48 | |
# Bup-bup-bup-bup | 0:46:48 | 0:46:49 | |
# All I need | 0:46:49 | 0:46:51 | |
# Bup-bup-bup-bup | 0:46:51 | 0:46:52 | |
# All I want | 0:46:52 | 0:46:53 | |
# Bup-bup-bup-bup | 0:46:53 | 0:46:54 | |
# All I need | 0:46:54 | 0:46:55 | |
# Oh, darlin', give me one more chance | 0:46:55 | 0:46:58 | |
# To show you that I love you | 0:46:58 | 0:47:00 | |
# Won't you please let me | 0:47:00 | 0:47:03 | |
# Back in your heart? | 0:47:03 | 0:47:05 | |
# Oh, darlin', I was blind to let you go | 0:47:05 | 0:47:08 | |
# Let you go, baby | 0:47:08 | 0:47:10 | |
# But now since I see you in his arms | 0:47:10 | 0:47:13 | |
# I want you back | 0:47:13 | 0:47:15 | |
# Yes, I do now | 0:47:15 | 0:47:16 | |
# I want you back | 0:47:16 | 0:47:17 | |
# Ooh, ooh, baby | 0:47:17 | 0:47:18 | |
# I want you back | 0:47:18 | 0:47:19 | |
# Yeah, yeah, yeah | 0:47:19 | 0:47:20 | |
# I want you back! # | 0:47:20 | 0:47:22 | |
CHEERING | 0:47:22 | 0:47:25 | |
Whoo! | 0:47:40 | 0:47:41 | |
Yeah! | 0:47:43 | 0:47:45 | |
A standing ovation from Whitney Houston, that's high praise indeed. | 0:47:45 | 0:47:48 | |
Now, Eshan, I know you've performed as MJ in the West End, | 0:47:48 | 0:47:51 | |
-now you're working with Ed Sheeran, how are you feeling? -It's great. | 0:47:51 | 0:47:54 | |
It's amazing. Seriously good. | 0:47:54 | 0:47:56 | |
And working with little Michael Jackson as well! | 0:47:56 | 0:47:59 | |
He's just incredible. Absolutely breathtaking. | 0:47:59 | 0:48:01 | |
It was one of them duets you just never see but it just works | 0:48:01 | 0:48:05 | |
so well. It was brilliant. | 0:48:05 | 0:48:07 | |
How do you go on yourself in everyday life? Because you must get | 0:48:07 | 0:48:09 | |
stopped all the time, people ask you for selfies, | 0:48:09 | 0:48:12 | |
-and stuff like that. -It's more you see people doing second takes. | 0:48:12 | 0:48:15 | |
They sort of go, "Is it?" Then they go, "Oh..." | 0:48:15 | 0:48:18 | |
People try and pull the hair off a lot. | 0:48:18 | 0:48:21 | |
Don't moan about people pulling your hair. | 0:48:21 | 0:48:23 | |
I'd give my right arm for that, let me tell you. | 0:48:23 | 0:48:25 | |
Give it up for Ed Sheeran and Michael Jackson! | 0:48:25 | 0:48:27 | |
OK, we've seen our three tribute finalists deliver duets. | 0:48:32 | 0:48:35 | |
Now our studio audience get to vote one last time. | 0:48:35 | 0:48:39 | |
Their decision is based on both the solo performance and the duet. | 0:48:39 | 0:48:44 | |
Is it Kylie, John Lennon or Michael Jackson? | 0:48:44 | 0:48:47 | |
# Santa, baby | 0:48:47 | 0:48:49 | |
# I want a yacht and, really, that's not | 0:48:49 | 0:48:53 | |
# A lot | 0:48:53 | 0:48:55 | |
# Been an angel all year | 0:48:55 | 0:48:58 | |
# Santa, baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight... # | 0:48:58 | 0:49:04 | |
# Oh, baby, baby | 0:49:04 | 0:49:06 | |
# I'm spinning around | 0:49:06 | 0:49:09 | |
# Move out of my way | 0:49:09 | 0:49:11 | |
# I know you're feeling me cos you like it like this | 0:49:11 | 0:49:15 | |
# I'm breaking it down | 0:49:15 | 0:49:17 | |
# I'm not the same | 0:49:17 | 0:49:19 | |
# I know you're feeling me Cos you like it like this... # | 0:49:19 | 0:49:23 | |
# And so this is Christmas | 0:49:24 | 0:49:27 | |
# I hope you have fun | 0:49:29 | 0:49:32 | |
# The near and the dear ones | 0:49:34 | 0:49:37 | |
# The old and the young... # | 0:49:39 | 0:49:42 | |
-BOTH: -# Imagine all the people | 0:49:42 | 0:49:46 | |
# The people | 0:49:46 | 0:49:48 | |
# Sharing all the world | 0:49:48 | 0:49:53 | |
# You, oh | 0:49:53 | 0:49:56 | |
# You may say I'm a dreamer | 0:49:56 | 0:49:59 | |
# A dreamer | 0:49:59 | 0:50:03 | |
# But I'm not the only one... # | 0:50:03 | 0:50:06 | |
# He rocks in the treetops all day long | 0:50:06 | 0:50:09 | |
# Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song | 0:50:09 | 0:50:12 | |
# All the little birdies on Jaybird Street | 0:50:12 | 0:50:15 | |
# Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet | 0:50:15 | 0:50:17 | |
# Rockin' robin, rock rock | 0:50:17 | 0:50:20 | |
# Rockin' robin | 0:50:20 | 0:50:21 | |
# Blow rockin' robin | 0:50:23 | 0:50:24 | |
# Cos we're really gonna rock tonight... # | 0:50:24 | 0:50:27 | |
# Oh, darlin', give me one more chance | 0:50:27 | 0:50:31 | |
# To show you that I love you | 0:50:31 | 0:50:33 | |
# Won't you please let me | 0:50:33 | 0:50:36 | |
# Back in your heart? | 0:50:36 | 0:50:37 | |
# Oh, darlin', I was blind to let you go | 0:50:37 | 0:50:41 | |
# Let you go, baby | 0:50:41 | 0:50:42 | |
# But now since I see you in his arms | 0:50:42 | 0:50:46 | |
# I want you back | 0:50:46 | 0:50:47 | |
# Yes, I do now | 0:50:47 | 0:50:49 | |
# I want you back | 0:50:49 | 0:50:50 | |
# Ooh, ooh, baby... # | 0:50:50 | 0:50:51 | |
So, who is Even Better Than The Real Thing? Vote now. | 0:50:57 | 0:51:01 | |
Please welcome back to the stage | 0:51:09 | 0:51:11 | |
Kylie Minogue, John Lennon and Michael Jackson. | 0:51:11 | 0:51:13 | |
After an evening of top-class tributes, | 0:51:24 | 0:51:26 | |
our studio audience have voted and tonight's festive winner | 0:51:26 | 0:51:30 | |
of Even Better Than The Real Thing is... | 0:51:30 | 0:51:33 | |
..Michael Jackson! | 0:51:44 | 0:51:46 | |
CHEERING | 0:51:46 | 0:51:50 | |
Well done, Eshan! Come here! | 0:51:54 | 0:51:56 | |
-How are you feeling, pal? -I'm feeling amazing! | 0:51:58 | 0:52:00 | |
-It's thrilling. -Well-deserved. | 0:52:00 | 0:52:02 | |
Our Even Better Than The Real Thing champion is Michael Jackson! | 0:52:02 | 0:52:07 | |
What a show! That's it for tonight. | 0:52:10 | 0:52:12 | |
Thanks to all of our tributes, to Steve and the band, | 0:52:12 | 0:52:14 | |
to you for watching. We'll see you again soon. | 0:52:14 | 0:52:17 | |
Merry Christmas! | 0:52:17 | 0:52:19 | |
INSTRUMENTAL VERSION: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday | 0:52:19 | 0:52:22 |