Episode 2

0:00:02 > 0:00:05The competition to find the UK's best vocal harmony group has begun.

0:00:05 > 0:00:07- That was a good rhythm! - Can you get it on this show?

0:00:07 > 0:00:09# Who-oa oh o-oh oh-oh o-oh

0:00:09 > 0:00:10# Who-oa oh o-oh

0:00:10 > 0:00:11# Sing! #

0:00:11 > 0:00:13- # Oh... - Oh...

0:00:13 > 0:00:16# Yeah. #

0:00:16 > 0:00:18You're a bit Gaxton, aren't you?

0:00:19 > 0:00:20# Give you my heart... #

0:00:20 > 0:00:24Tonight's winners, Leeds Contemporary Singers!

0:00:24 > 0:00:28Tonight, another six groups are preparing for choral combat.

0:00:28 > 0:00:30# Ooh...

0:00:30 > 0:00:31# Ooh...

0:00:31 > 0:00:32# Oooh... #

0:00:32 > 0:00:34That was a fierce battle!

0:00:34 > 0:00:35She's the queen of funk.

0:00:35 > 0:00:37Chaka Khan!

0:00:37 > 0:00:38- Pam!- Pam!

0:00:38 > 0:00:40Chaka Khan.

0:00:40 > 0:00:42That's the first time I've tried it with these jeans on.

0:00:44 > 0:00:47# Ah... #

0:00:47 > 0:00:49Cor blimey.

0:00:49 > 0:00:51Let Pitch Battle commence.

0:00:52 > 0:00:55# Ba da da ba ba da da

0:00:55 > 0:00:57# Ba da da ba ba da da

0:00:57 > 0:01:00# Ba da da ba ba da da ba-ah

0:01:00 > 0:01:02# Oh

0:01:02 > 0:01:03# Ba da da ba ba da da

0:01:03 > 0:01:06# Ba da da ba ba da da da

0:01:06 > 0:01:08# Ba da da ba ba da da

0:01:08 > 0:01:10# Who-oa-oa. #

0:01:12 > 0:01:14# And we danced all night

0:01:14 > 0:01:16# To the best song ever

0:01:16 > 0:01:17# Best song ever

0:01:17 > 0:01:19# Best song ever

0:01:20 > 0:01:22# So don't you dare look back

0:01:22 > 0:01:24# Just keep your eyes on me

0:01:24 > 0:01:26# I said you're holding back

0:01:26 > 0:01:29# She said shut up and dance with me

0:01:29 > 0:01:32# This woman is my destiny

0:01:32 > 0:01:35# She said, oo-oo-ooh

0:01:35 > 0:01:36# Shut up and dance

0:01:36 > 0:01:38- # What's - Go, go

0:01:38 > 0:01:39- # Go - Go-ing

0:01:39 > 0:01:40# Ing on on the floor

0:01:40 > 0:01:42# I love this record, baby

0:01:42 > 0:01:44# But I can't see straight any more

0:01:44 > 0:01:45- # Keep - Keep

0:01:45 > 0:01:47- # It - It cool

0:01:47 > 0:01:49# What's the name of this club?

0:01:49 > 0:01:50# I can't remember

0:01:50 > 0:01:51# But it's all right, a-all right

0:01:51 > 0:01:52# Here we go

0:01:52 > 0:01:53# Just dance

0:01:53 > 0:01:55# It'll be OK

0:01:55 > 0:01:56# Da-da, doo-roo

0:01:56 > 0:01:57# Just... #

0:01:57 > 0:02:00# Get into the groove, girl

0:02:00 > 0:02:03# You got to prove your love to me

0:02:03 > 0:02:05# Yeah

0:02:05 > 0:02:07# Get up on your feet

0:02:07 > 0:02:09# Yeah, step to the beat

0:02:09 > 0:02:10# Girl, what will it... #

0:02:10 > 0:02:12# I can't dance

0:02:12 > 0:02:14# I can't talk

0:02:14 > 0:02:19# Only thing about me is the way I walk

0:02:19 > 0:02:22# I can't dance but I can sing

0:02:22 > 0:02:25# I'm just standing here, boy

0:02:25 > 0:02:27# You can dance

0:02:27 > 0:02:29# You can jive

0:02:29 > 0:02:32# Having the time of your life

0:02:32 > 0:02:33# Oo-oo-ooh

0:02:33 > 0:02:35# See that girl

0:02:35 > 0:02:37# Watch that scene

0:02:37 > 0:02:39# Digging the dancing queen... #

0:02:39 > 0:02:41# Nothing I can see but you

0:02:41 > 0:02:43- # When you dance, dance, dance - # I can't stop this feeling

0:02:43 > 0:02:45# Feeling good, good creeping up on you

0:02:45 > 0:02:47- # When you dance, dance, dance - # I can't stop this feeling

0:02:47 > 0:02:49# All these things I shouldn't do

0:02:49 > 0:02:51- # But you dance, dance, dance - # I can't stop this feeling

0:02:51 > 0:02:53# Ain't nobody leaving soon

0:02:53 > 0:02:56- # So keep dancing, dancing - # I can't stop this feeling

0:02:56 > 0:02:57# Got this feeling in my body... #

0:02:57 > 0:03:00Go, go, everyone, everyone!

0:03:00 > 0:03:03# Got this feeling in my body

0:03:03 > 0:03:04# Just dance

0:03:04 > 0:03:07# Got this feeling in my body

0:03:07 > 0:03:08# Just dance

0:03:08 > 0:03:11# Got this feeling in my body

0:03:11 > 0:03:12# Don't you dare look

0:03:12 > 0:03:15# Got this feeling in my body

0:03:15 > 0:03:16# Just dance

0:03:16 > 0:03:19# Got this feeling in my body

0:03:19 > 0:03:21# Don't you dare look back

0:03:21 > 0:03:23- # Just keep your eyes on me - Dance, dance, dance

0:03:23 > 0:03:25- # Just dance - I said you're holding back

0:03:25 > 0:03:27# Got this feeling in my body

0:03:27 > 0:03:29- # Just dance - Don't you dare look back

0:03:29 > 0:03:31- # Just keep your eyes on me - Dance, dance, dance

0:03:31 > 0:03:33- # I said you're holding back - Just dance

0:03:33 > 0:03:34# I got this feeling

0:03:34 > 0:03:36# Shut up and dance with me! #

0:03:36 > 0:03:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:03:47 > 0:03:51MUSIC: Shut Up And Dance (instrumental)

0:04:10 > 0:04:11Oh!

0:04:11 > 0:04:12So nice to see you all.

0:04:12 > 0:04:16Thank you to all of tonight's six amazing vocal groups.

0:04:16 > 0:04:19And a big thanks to the musical genius

0:04:19 > 0:04:23behind the Pitch Perfect movies for that awesome dance mash up...

0:04:23 > 0:04:25That's a dance mash up.

0:04:25 > 0:04:27LAUGHTER

0:04:27 > 0:04:29..our series musical director, Deke Sharon!

0:04:29 > 0:04:32CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:04:32 > 0:04:37Now, tonight, six of Britain's best choirs and vocal groups are

0:04:37 > 0:04:40about to engage in some fierce choral combat,

0:04:40 > 0:04:44and battle it out in a series of vocal challenges.

0:04:44 > 0:04:46Only one group will make it through to the live final,

0:04:46 > 0:04:48where they will be in with a chance of taking home

0:04:48 > 0:04:51the amazing £50,000 cash prize...

0:04:51 > 0:04:53AUDIENCE: Oooh!

0:04:53 > 0:04:55Thank you.

0:04:55 > 0:04:59..and being crowned champions of Pitch Battle 2017!

0:04:59 > 0:05:01CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:05:03 > 0:05:06Tonight, they must knock out their competition by impressing

0:05:06 > 0:05:09our trio of melodic masters and mistresses,

0:05:09 > 0:05:11our judges.

0:05:11 > 0:05:15She's the Harlem choir girl turned Brit award-winning artist.

0:05:15 > 0:05:17It's the amazing

0:05:17 > 0:05:19Kelis.

0:05:19 > 0:05:21MUSIC: Trick Me by Kelis

0:05:21 > 0:05:25I grew up singing in a Pentecostal church choir.

0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's charismatic and it is big.

0:05:27 > 0:05:30You know, I think I really learned the love and the joy of singing,

0:05:30 > 0:05:32and singing in a group.

0:05:32 > 0:05:34When it's good, it's great.

0:05:35 > 0:05:38And when the harmony is just right, and the pitch is just right,

0:05:38 > 0:05:41it's just this one syncopated, beautiful sound, it's piercing.

0:05:41 > 0:05:43MUSIC: Acapella by Kelis

0:05:43 > 0:05:47So I am really excited to be able to see how creative people can get.

0:05:47 > 0:05:49I want to see the different ways they use their voices.

0:05:49 > 0:05:52If I love it or hate it, there is really no way to hide that.

0:05:52 > 0:05:54They'll know.

0:05:54 > 0:05:57Release the Kelis!

0:05:57 > 0:05:59CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:05:59 > 0:06:01MUSIC PLAYS

0:06:05 > 0:06:10Now, please be upstanding for the Bafta award-winning choir starter.

0:06:10 > 0:06:12It's Gareth Malone.

0:06:12 > 0:06:15MUSIC: Symphony by Clean Bandit ft Zara Larsson

0:06:15 > 0:06:16I think I've got a good ear.

0:06:16 > 0:06:19- No, I- do- have a good ear. Why am I underselling myself?

0:06:19 > 0:06:21I've got a really good ear.

0:06:21 > 0:06:23# I just want to be part of your symphony. #

0:06:23 > 0:06:26What is really exciting about this for me is, it's bringing the

0:06:26 > 0:06:30community singing to national attention at a prime-time moment.

0:06:30 > 0:06:33It's very exciting. I'm passionate about singing.

0:06:33 > 0:06:35There's always a balance between the technical considerations,

0:06:35 > 0:06:37is it in tune, is it in time,

0:06:37 > 0:06:40and the passion, artistic side.

0:06:40 > 0:06:42I want to cry, I want to feel something,

0:06:42 > 0:06:44I want to laugh, I want to be taken away by these groups

0:06:44 > 0:06:46somewhere really special.

0:06:47 > 0:06:48CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:06:48 > 0:06:53MUSIC: Guitar version of Toreador Song from Carmen by Bizet

0:07:05 > 0:07:07Thank you, band. Sounding great.

0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Gareth... - This gets weirder every week.

0:07:09 > 0:07:11Everyone else is going to get the really cool music,

0:07:11 > 0:07:13you're going to get the slightly square music.

0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Can this not...- Sorry. - Can this not be a thing?

0:07:15 > 0:07:16I think it will be, Gareth.

0:07:16 > 0:07:18That's the way it's going to be.

0:07:18 > 0:07:20LAUGHTER

0:07:20 > 0:07:23Now, each week, Kelis and Gareth will be joined by

0:07:23 > 0:07:25a superstar guest judge.

0:07:25 > 0:07:29Tonight, she's the queen of funk who has won ten, yes,

0:07:29 > 0:07:34TEN Grammys, and has sold over 70 million records worldwide.

0:07:34 > 0:07:36She's every woman, and more.

0:07:36 > 0:07:39It's the incredible Chaka Khan!

0:07:39 > 0:07:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:07:41 > 0:07:44MUSIC PLAYS

0:07:44 > 0:07:46I've always been very keen on harmonies.

0:07:46 > 0:07:50From the time I was a small girl, I used to listen to my

0:07:50 > 0:07:54favourite artists sing and I would harmonise with them.

0:07:54 > 0:07:58It's very powerful to hear many voices coming together.

0:07:58 > 0:07:59It's not easy.

0:07:59 > 0:08:02# I'm every woman... #

0:08:02 > 0:08:04When you're singing with a lot of people,

0:08:04 > 0:08:06that has to really be sharp and have a good ear.

0:08:06 > 0:08:08One bad apple can swallow the whole bunch.

0:08:08 > 0:08:11CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:08:11 > 0:08:15It's this week's superstar guest judge, Chaka Khan!

0:08:15 > 0:08:21MUSIC: I'm Every Woman by Chaka Khan

0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Now, Chaka Khan.- Yes?

0:08:41 > 0:08:42Chaka Khan.

0:08:42 > 0:08:44AUDIENCE: Woohoo!

0:08:44 > 0:08:47SHE RAPS: Chaka Khan, let me tell you what I want to do.

0:08:47 > 0:08:49Do you feel for me the way I feel for you?

0:08:49 > 0:08:51Chaka Khan, let me tell you what I want to do.

0:08:51 > 0:08:54I want to love you, want to hug you, want to squeeze you too.

0:08:54 > 0:08:56And I've forgotten the rest of the rhyme.

0:08:56 > 0:08:58LAUGHTER AND CHEERING

0:08:58 > 0:08:59Chaka.

0:09:01 > 0:09:04That is the biggest fan I think I've ever seen.

0:09:04 > 0:09:06Can you please display your fan? Look...

0:09:06 > 0:09:09CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:09:09 > 0:09:12It's not as big a fan as I am, though, Chaka Khan.

0:09:12 > 0:09:14LAUGHTER

0:09:14 > 0:09:15Thank you.

0:09:15 > 0:09:17This is nonsense, I'm sorry, Chaka.

0:09:17 > 0:09:19Listen, thank you so much, judges.

0:09:19 > 0:09:22We will let the choral combat commence.

0:09:22 > 0:09:25Our first two groups are about to perform their show stopper -

0:09:25 > 0:09:27that's a song that sums up what they're all about -

0:09:27 > 0:09:32before going face-to-face in a very dramatic riff-off.

0:09:32 > 0:09:34CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:09:34 > 0:09:37It's then down to the judges to decide who goes through

0:09:37 > 0:09:39to tonight's solo battles.

0:09:39 > 0:09:44Facing off first, from Loch Lomond, it's ScotSoul.

0:09:44 > 0:09:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:09:47 > 0:09:50And from Oxford, it's Out Of The Blue.

0:09:50 > 0:09:52CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:09:53 > 0:09:55ALL: We are ScotSoul.

0:09:55 > 0:09:58We're five best friends from Loch Lomond in Scotland.

0:09:58 > 0:10:00We've known each other for over 20 years.

0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Ah!- Too long!

0:10:05 > 0:10:09I think what makes this group work is all the history we have.

0:10:09 > 0:10:12Me and Louise have been married for 13 years.

0:10:12 > 0:10:14He won me over with his singing voice.

0:10:14 > 0:10:16# Oh o-o-o-oh. #

0:10:16 > 0:10:19My 15-year-old daughter, who's trying to study for her exams,

0:10:19 > 0:10:21gives us a telling off for being too loud.

0:10:21 > 0:10:22Can yous be quiet?

0:10:22 > 0:10:25Can yous go to Jim's house?

0:10:26 > 0:10:29Some people rehearse in proper studios.

0:10:29 > 0:10:32But we have to work around the rowing machine and...

0:10:32 > 0:10:35- And the neighbours! - And the neighbours.

0:10:35 > 0:10:39Pitch Battle is the first time we've ever performed together as a group.

0:10:39 > 0:10:41We are more than ready to step out of that garage

0:10:41 > 0:10:43and get onto that big stage.

0:10:43 > 0:10:46# Who-oa-oa. #

0:10:48 > 0:10:49# Yeah, yeah... #

0:10:49 > 0:10:50We are...

0:10:50 > 0:10:52ALL: Out Of The Blue!

0:10:52 > 0:10:54We're an all-male a cappella group from Oxford

0:10:54 > 0:10:56and Oxford Brookes University.

0:10:57 > 0:11:00We're the latest in a long line of students who've had the honour

0:11:00 > 0:11:01of donning these blue suits.

0:11:01 > 0:11:03Just to clarify, not the same suits.

0:11:03 > 0:11:05They'd smell really quite bad.

0:11:05 > 0:11:07# Ah, ah, ah, oh... #

0:11:07 > 0:11:09We've become really popular online.

0:11:09 > 0:11:11We've racked up maybe 15 million hits.

0:11:13 > 0:11:16We've been lucky enough to tour the US, quite a few times.

0:11:16 > 0:11:20We've developed a pretty solid female fan base.

0:11:20 > 0:11:22Largely because they like the accents, I think.

0:11:23 > 0:11:26I guess we're kind of the One Direction of a cappella.

0:11:26 > 0:11:28# Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy... #

0:11:28 > 0:11:31For our show stopper, we're going to be oiling up our hips

0:11:31 > 0:11:33and preparing a Latin number, which we hope the judges are ready for.

0:11:33 > 0:11:35This is our biggest performance ever,

0:11:35 > 0:11:39so we're leaving it all on the stage because there are no second chances.

0:11:40 > 0:11:42# Tonight, let's get some...

0:11:42 > 0:11:44# And live while we're young. #

0:11:45 > 0:11:47# Who-oa-oa. #

0:11:53 > 0:11:56Up first, and performing Castle On The Hill,

0:11:56 > 0:11:58it's our vocal harmony group,

0:11:58 > 0:11:59ScotSoul.

0:11:59 > 0:12:01CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:12:01 > 0:12:05# I was six years old when I broke my leg

0:12:08 > 0:12:10# O-o-oh

0:12:10 > 0:12:14# I was running from my brother and his friends... #

0:12:14 > 0:12:16So cute, I love them.

0:12:17 > 0:12:20# Found my heart, broke it here

0:12:20 > 0:12:24# Made friends and lost them through the years

0:12:24 > 0:12:27# I've not seen the roaring fields

0:12:27 > 0:12:29# In so long

0:12:29 > 0:12:31# I know I've grown

0:12:31 > 0:12:33- # I can't wait - To go home

0:12:33 > 0:12:36# I'm on my way... #

0:12:36 > 0:12:37Yeah!

0:12:37 > 0:12:41# Driving at 90 down

0:12:41 > 0:12:43# Those country lanes

0:12:44 > 0:12:47# Singing to Tiny Dancer

0:12:47 > 0:12:50# And I miss the way

0:12:50 > 0:12:54# You make me feel

0:12:54 > 0:12:55# It's real

0:12:55 > 0:12:58# We watched the sunset

0:12:58 > 0:13:02# Over the castle on the Hill.

0:13:02 > 0:13:05# I'm on my way

0:13:06 > 0:13:09# I still remember

0:13:09 > 0:13:11# These old country lanes

0:13:13 > 0:13:16# When we did not know the answer

0:13:16 > 0:13:19# And I miss the way

0:13:19 > 0:13:22# You make me feel

0:13:22 > 0:13:24# It's real

0:13:24 > 0:13:27# We watched the sunset

0:13:27 > 0:13:31# Over the castle on the hill. #

0:13:31 > 0:13:35CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:13:39 > 0:13:43I love the kind of feel and the warmth.

0:13:50 > 0:13:53Oh, strong work from ScotSoul, very strong.

0:13:53 > 0:13:57Up next, and performing their show stopper, Livin' La Vida Loca,

0:13:57 > 0:14:00it's our a cappella boyband, Out Of The Blue!

0:14:00 > 0:14:02CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:14:04 > 0:14:06One, two, three, four!

0:14:06 > 0:14:08- # Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo - Ba, ba, ba-da-da, ba, ba

0:14:08 > 0:14:11- # Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo - Ba, ba, ba-da-da, ba, ba

0:14:11 > 0:14:14- # Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo - Ba, ba, ba-da-da, ba, ba

0:14:14 > 0:14:16- # Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo - Ba, ba, ba-da-da, ba, ba

0:14:16 > 0:14:19# She's into superstition

0:14:19 > 0:14:22- # Black cats and voodoo dolls - Cha-ra, cha-ra, ba-da-ba cha

0:14:22 > 0:14:25- # I feel the premonition - Cha-ra, ba-da-ba cha

0:14:25 > 0:14:27- # That girl's going to make me fall - Cha-ra, ba-da-ba cha

0:14:27 > 0:14:30- # Make you take your clothes off - Oh

0:14:30 > 0:14:32- # And go dancing in the rain - Lo-o-oca

0:14:32 > 0:14:33CHEERING

0:14:33 > 0:14:35# She'll make you live her crazy life

0:14:35 > 0:14:38- # She'll take away your pain - Lo-o-oca

0:14:38 > 0:14:41- # Like a bullet to the brain - Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba

0:14:41 > 0:14:42# Come on!

0:14:42 > 0:14:44# Upside inside out

0:14:44 > 0:14:47# Livin' la vida loca

0:14:47 > 0:14:50# She'll push and pull you down

0:14:50 > 0:14:52# Livin' la vida loca

0:14:52 > 0:14:55# Her lips are devil red

0:14:55 > 0:14:58# And her skin is the colour of mocha

0:14:58 > 0:15:01# She will wear you out

0:15:01 > 0:15:04# Livin' la vida loca

0:15:04 > 0:15:06# She'll make you live her crazy life

0:15:06 > 0:15:09- # But she'll take away your pain - Lo-o-o-ca

0:15:09 > 0:15:11- # Like a bullet through your brain - Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba... #

0:15:11 > 0:15:13Come on, now!

0:15:13 > 0:15:15- KEY CHANGES - # Upside inside out

0:15:15 > 0:15:18# Livin' la vida loca

0:15:18 > 0:15:21# She'll push and pull you down

0:15:21 > 0:15:23# Livin' la vida loca

0:15:23 > 0:15:26# Her lips are devil red

0:15:26 > 0:15:29# And her skin is the colour of mocha

0:15:29 > 0:15:32# She will wear you out

0:15:32 > 0:15:35- # Livin' la vida loca - Ba-ra-da-ra-ba

0:15:35 > 0:15:38# Livin' la vida loca. #

0:15:38 > 0:15:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:15:57 > 0:15:59That was just amazing!

0:15:59 > 0:16:00Amazing all round.

0:16:00 > 0:16:03Now, Out Of The Blue, I feel confused.

0:16:03 > 0:16:06I feel like I'm in the presence of One Direction,

0:16:06 > 0:16:07but also my bank manager.

0:16:07 > 0:16:09LAUGHTER

0:16:09 > 0:16:12Can you do your jacket thing? That is... Oh, hello.

0:16:12 > 0:16:14AUDIENCE: Ooh!

0:16:14 > 0:16:16That works. That works.

0:16:16 > 0:16:19Now, let's find out what the judges thought. Kelis?

0:16:19 > 0:16:20ScotSoul?

0:16:20 > 0:16:22You guys, yeah, I love, love, love that moment

0:16:22 > 0:16:25when Des and Louise, you guys come together.

0:16:25 > 0:16:28Like, you really feel that, it's such a beautiful, honest moment.

0:16:28 > 0:16:29You guys made me feel kind of like

0:16:29 > 0:16:31Ashford and Simpson meets, like, ABBA.

0:16:31 > 0:16:34I think my one note would be, trust yourselves, because you've got this.

0:16:34 > 0:16:36APPLAUSE

0:16:36 > 0:16:39You guys are so solid, and you sound amazing.

0:16:39 > 0:16:42So don't doubt yourselves, I think would be my one thing.

0:16:42 > 0:16:45And then, Out Of The Blue, you guys are technically fantastic

0:16:45 > 0:16:47and I think you show really polished.

0:16:47 > 0:16:50My favourite thing about you was watching you guys right after

0:16:50 > 0:16:53you were done, just kind of, like, the joy and the hugging and,

0:16:53 > 0:16:55like, there's something really genuine and honest about it

0:16:55 > 0:16:58that I do think we miss in the performance,

0:16:58 > 0:16:59because you are so polished.

0:16:59 > 0:17:01So maybe kind of, in the riff, sort of

0:17:01 > 0:17:03be mindful of that and bring a little bit more of the heart.

0:17:03 > 0:17:05Because you guys, I mean, just seeing you here,

0:17:05 > 0:17:06you're adorable. It's really cute.

0:17:06 > 0:17:09Now, Chaka, what are the thoughts from Ms Khan?

0:17:09 > 0:17:11You guys are at the top of your games

0:17:11 > 0:17:13in two different areas.

0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Being a retired hippie... - LAUGHTER

0:17:15 > 0:17:16..I really love ScotSoul.

0:17:16 > 0:17:18You know, you took me back, you know?

0:17:18 > 0:17:22And that warmth, and that love, peace

0:17:22 > 0:17:23comes out in your music,

0:17:23 > 0:17:26you got a really tight family going on

0:17:26 > 0:17:30- and it's beautiful.- Yeah. - It's beautiful.

0:17:30 > 0:17:31APPLAUSE

0:17:31 > 0:17:33OK, Out Of The Blue.

0:17:33 > 0:17:36You put on a show. You're really good musically.

0:17:36 > 0:17:39But you also have a sense of, you know... Pam! You know...

0:17:39 > 0:17:40Showmanship.

0:17:40 > 0:17:42Yeah, showmanship, that's the word I'm looking for.

0:17:42 > 0:17:44- I liked "Pam!"- Yeah!

0:17:44 > 0:17:45LAUGHTER

0:17:45 > 0:17:47You can have that on your poster, guys.

0:17:47 > 0:17:49"'Pam!' - Chaka Khan."

0:17:49 > 0:17:51LAUGHTER

0:17:51 > 0:17:54Now, Gareth, I noticed that you were very much up on your tootsies

0:17:54 > 0:17:56at the end of that.

0:17:56 > 0:17:58I... I did...

0:17:58 > 0:18:00Because I know the skill involved

0:18:00 > 0:18:03in creating a cappella, it's not easy.

0:18:03 > 0:18:05And I think some people hear a cappella and think,

0:18:05 > 0:18:07"Well, it just, it's a load of people just making noises."

0:18:07 > 0:18:10But getting it together to that degree is very, very difficult.

0:18:10 > 0:18:12So I actually, I stood

0:18:12 > 0:18:14- because we have the same tailor. - Yes!

0:18:14 > 0:18:16LAUGHTER

0:18:16 > 0:18:17You could be in the group!

0:18:17 > 0:18:19I thought maybe, if the soloist goes down,

0:18:19 > 0:18:21if you lose your voice, I'm available.

0:18:21 > 0:18:23LAUGHTER

0:18:23 > 0:18:26If I have one small thing, it was just one dynamic, really.

0:18:26 > 0:18:29So going into the riff-off, I want to see more colours,

0:18:29 > 0:18:31more gradations of your sound.

0:18:31 > 0:18:34And I would agree with Kelis, I'd like to see a bit of heart.

0:18:34 > 0:18:38Because that's what you gave me, absolutely amazing!

0:18:38 > 0:18:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:18:42 > 0:18:45Really, I was very moved by the duet.

0:18:45 > 0:18:48It was like when me and my wife sing together.

0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Do you sing together?!- Oh, yeah. - Do you?

0:18:50 > 0:18:52Well, I won't go into the details, but we do sing together.

0:18:52 > 0:18:53LAUGHTER AUDIENCE: Aww!

0:18:53 > 0:18:56That's so... Well, that this is a husband-and-wife team, Gareth.

0:18:56 > 0:18:58That chemistry was very natural.

0:18:58 > 0:19:01You can't fake that, and between all of you, really enjoyed that.

0:19:01 > 0:19:02It's a lovely blended sound.

0:19:02 > 0:19:04Your tone just goes together.

0:19:04 > 0:19:08It's like luxurious, it's totally not manufactured joy, which I love.

0:19:08 > 0:19:11No, it was... It was organic joy. 100% natural.

0:19:11 > 0:19:14Organic, blended joy. LAUGHTER

0:19:14 > 0:19:17Now, one of these groups is about to be knocked out.

0:19:17 > 0:19:19And deciding their fate is, of course,

0:19:19 > 0:19:22the dramatic riff-off.

0:19:22 > 0:19:24CHEERING

0:19:26 > 0:19:27OK, team.

0:19:27 > 0:19:31Rise like the cream as we reveal the theme.

0:19:33 > 0:19:35# Da, da, da, da, da, da

0:19:35 > 0:19:38# Da, da, da, da, da, da da! #

0:19:39 > 0:19:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:19:41 > 0:19:43Wow.

0:19:43 > 0:19:46And the theme is famous people.

0:19:46 > 0:19:48Let's find out whose Hollywood stars

0:19:48 > 0:19:51are going to align for them tonight.

0:19:51 > 0:19:53Very, very good luck, guys, all of you.

0:19:53 > 0:19:56CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:20:05 > 0:20:08# Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on

0:20:09 > 0:20:12# You got the healing that I want

0:20:13 > 0:20:16# Just like they say it in the song

0:20:16 > 0:20:20# Until the dawn, let's Marvin Gaye and get it on, babe

0:20:22 > 0:20:26# You got to give it up to me

0:20:26 > 0:20:30# I'm screaming mercy, mercy please

0:20:30 > 0:20:33# Just like they say it in the song

0:20:33 > 0:20:38# Until the dawn, let's Marvin Gaye and get it on. #

0:20:38 > 0:20:41APPLAUSE

0:20:41 > 0:20:43# And it goes like this

0:20:43 > 0:20:47# Take me by the tongue and I'll know you

0:20:47 > 0:20:49# Kiss me till you're drunk and I'll show you

0:20:49 > 0:20:51# All the moves like Jagger

0:20:51 > 0:20:53# I've got the moves like Jagger

0:20:53 > 0:20:58# I've got the moves like Jagger

0:20:58 > 0:21:02# I don't need to try to control you

0:21:02 > 0:21:05# Look into my eyes and I'll own you

0:21:05 > 0:21:08# All the moves like Jagger I've got the moves like Jagger

0:21:08 > 0:21:13# I've got the moves like Jagger. #

0:21:13 > 0:21:15APPLAUSE

0:21:15 > 0:21:20# Ra-ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen

0:21:20 > 0:21:23# There was a cat that really was gone

0:21:23 > 0:21:27# Ra ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen

0:21:27 > 0:21:31# They didn't quit, they wanted his head

0:21:31 > 0:21:35# Ra-ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine

0:21:35 > 0:21:40# And so they shot him till he was dead. #

0:21:40 > 0:21:42Oh, those Russians.

0:21:45 > 0:21:48# Starry starry night

0:21:48 > 0:21:52# Paint your palette blue and grey

0:21:52 > 0:21:54# Look out on a summer's day

0:21:54 > 0:21:58# With eyes that know the darkness of my soul

0:21:58 > 0:22:05# For they could not love you but still your love was true

0:22:05 > 0:22:10# And when no hope was left in sight on that starry starry night

0:22:10 > 0:22:12# You took your life as lovers often do

0:22:14 > 0:22:17# But I could have told you, Vincent

0:22:17 > 0:22:23# This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you. #

0:22:27 > 0:22:29That ending was beautiful.

0:22:29 > 0:22:33# You tried to be like Grace Kelly

0:22:33 > 0:22:36# But all her looks were too sad

0:22:37 > 0:22:41# So I tried a little Freddie

0:22:41 > 0:22:45# I've gone identity mad

0:22:45 > 0:22:47# I could be brown, I could be blue

0:22:47 > 0:22:49# I could be violet sky

0:22:49 > 0:22:51# I could be hurtful, I could be purple

0:22:51 > 0:22:53# I could be anything you like

0:22:53 > 0:22:55# I could be green, gotta be mean

0:22:55 > 0:22:57# Gotta be everything more

0:22:57 > 0:22:59# Why don't you like me? Why don't you like me?

0:22:59 > 0:23:02# Why don't you walk out the door?

0:23:02 > 0:23:06# Getting angry doesn't solve anything. #

0:23:07 > 0:23:09# Vogue!

0:23:09 > 0:23:11# Greta Garbo and Monroe

0:23:11 > 0:23:13# Dietrich and DiMaggio

0:23:13 > 0:23:15# Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean

0:23:15 > 0:23:17# On the cover of a magazine

0:23:17 > 0:23:25# Ooh, you've got to let your body move to the music

0:23:25 > 0:23:35# Ooh, you've got to just vogue, vogue, vogue, vogue. #

0:23:35 > 0:23:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:23:46 > 0:23:49That was a fierce famous battle!

0:23:49 > 0:23:51ScotSoul led that whole thing off with those classic doo-wop

0:23:51 > 0:23:53harmonies, the Marvin Gaye.

0:23:53 > 0:23:56And then they shifted gears into Mika singing Grace Kelly with

0:23:56 > 0:23:59a round robin of soloists - very impressive.

0:23:59 > 0:24:00And on the other side,

0:24:00 > 0:24:03Out Of The Blue put down their a cappella pitch pipe and sang with

0:24:03 > 0:24:06the band, leading it off with some pop rock, hitting it hard,

0:24:06 > 0:24:10and then they shifted gears and gave us a whole choral sound with Starry Starry Night.

0:24:10 > 0:24:12They're both clearly going to be famous,

0:24:12 > 0:24:14but is one of them on the fast track?

0:24:14 > 0:24:16Oh, Deke, the Grandmaster.

0:24:16 > 0:24:18APPLAUSE

0:24:18 > 0:24:22Now, Des, did I really see you do the splits then?

0:24:22 > 0:24:24I think so.

0:24:24 > 0:24:27That's the first time I've tried it with these jeans on.

0:24:27 > 0:24:31Gareth, which group's claim to fame really stood out for you?

0:24:31 > 0:24:35I really genuinely liked both groups very, very much.

0:24:35 > 0:24:37I think you've just got so much heart.

0:24:37 > 0:24:42It should be cheesy but it isn't cos it's very, very sincere.

0:24:42 > 0:24:46You've got fantastic tone, it was a really gutsy performance,

0:24:46 > 0:24:47and you're fun.

0:24:47 > 0:24:50You take it lightly which I really, really enjoyed.

0:24:50 > 0:24:53But Out Of The Blue - I just know how hard that is.

0:24:53 > 0:24:54You had great energy.

0:24:54 > 0:24:59I thought Starry Starry Night - there were some lovely moments of harmony there.

0:24:59 > 0:25:02Not absolutely 100% perfect, a couple of moments of flatness.

0:25:02 > 0:25:04But still very, very good.

0:25:04 > 0:25:07You did, however, steal my signature dance move -

0:25:07 > 0:25:08the Running Man.

0:25:08 > 0:25:10- Can we see a little bit of Malone Running Man?- Yeah.

0:25:10 > 0:25:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:25:16 > 0:25:18CHEERING

0:25:19 > 0:25:21I can do this for hours.

0:25:27 > 0:25:29Now, Kelis, was that a good clean fight?

0:25:29 > 0:25:32Yeah, it definitely was. You guys all gave it your all.

0:25:32 > 0:25:33I do agree with Gareth -

0:25:33 > 0:25:37you guys are so natural and there's such an ease about it that I love.

0:25:37 > 0:25:39I think the blend is fantastic.

0:25:39 > 0:25:42I love all the harmonies and everything about it just feels really good.

0:25:42 > 0:25:45APPLAUSE

0:25:45 > 0:25:47Out Of The Blue, I loved the vogueing.

0:25:47 > 0:25:50I think that was a really cool thing, I thought it was really fun. I love that.

0:25:50 > 0:25:53In the Riff, I was able to see more of your playful side which I

0:25:53 > 0:25:55think is really important.

0:25:55 > 0:25:56It's hard.

0:25:56 > 0:25:57Chaka, hard for you too?

0:25:57 > 0:26:00Yeah. I really don't know what to do

0:26:00 > 0:26:03because you guys are fantastic in one way

0:26:03 > 0:26:06and you guys in your way are fantastic, and everybody was putting it down, you know.

0:26:06 > 0:26:12Out Of The Blue, you reminded me of a freaked-out glee club.

0:26:12 > 0:26:13Which I love.

0:26:13 > 0:26:15That's good, they'll take that.

0:26:15 > 0:26:18You guys took fraternity to another level.

0:26:18 > 0:26:24Cor blimey. Who'd have thought? I loved you all.

0:26:24 > 0:26:27Well, only one of these groups is going to go through to

0:26:27 > 0:26:28tonight's Solo Battles.

0:26:30 > 0:26:35So, Chaka, which group would you like to go through to tonight's

0:26:35 > 0:26:37Solo Battles?

0:26:41 > 0:26:44I have to say ScotSoul.

0:26:44 > 0:26:46APPLAUSE

0:26:50 > 0:26:53Gareth, which group do you think deserves to go through

0:26:53 > 0:26:55to the Solo Battles tonight?

0:26:55 > 0:27:00You've heard from us how much we like both groups but I'm going to make a decision.

0:27:00 > 0:27:03I am going to go with...

0:27:05 > 0:27:06..Out Of The Blue.

0:27:06 > 0:27:08APPLAUSE

0:27:08 > 0:27:10Really? I'm surprised.

0:27:12 > 0:27:14OK, guys.

0:27:14 > 0:27:16Tense times.

0:27:16 > 0:27:18One each. So, Kelis.

0:27:18 > 0:27:21OK. It was really hard obviously.

0:27:21 > 0:27:25I do love you both, I think you both have something so special.

0:27:26 > 0:27:30I usually go with my heart and my heart says ScotSoul.

0:27:30 > 0:27:32CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:27:37 > 0:27:40So many congratulations to you, ScotSoul.

0:27:40 > 0:27:42I think you touched everyone's heart strings.

0:27:42 > 0:27:46Out Of The Blue, thank you so much for your spirit, your good vibes,

0:27:46 > 0:27:49and for making everyone in this room extremely happy.

0:27:49 > 0:27:51Thank you so much.

0:27:51 > 0:27:52APPLAUSE

0:27:56 > 0:28:00Who is going to join ScotSoul in the Solo Battles?

0:28:00 > 0:28:02Well, it's time for Battle Two.

0:28:02 > 0:28:03It's the City Academy Songbirds...

0:28:07 > 0:28:09..and Soul Train.

0:28:12 > 0:28:15ALL: We are the City Academy Songbirds.

0:28:16 > 0:28:19We are an all-ladies group who meet up in the heart of the

0:28:19 > 0:28:21West End to share our passion for music.

0:28:23 > 0:28:29A ladies choir tends to be a lot older, whereas this choir, it's a group of friends, it's fun.

0:28:29 > 0:28:33We've all got these little necklaces you can see to show that we love

0:28:33 > 0:28:35to sing together and we're proud to be the Songbirds.

0:28:38 > 0:28:41When we're not singing, we have been known to congregate at my house.

0:28:41 > 0:28:43Oh, oh, oh, Bridesmaids!

0:28:43 > 0:28:44ALL: Yes.

0:28:45 > 0:28:50Our Showstopper happens to be from one of our favourite chick flicks.

0:28:50 > 0:28:54So for Pitch Battle, we're going to give it everything we've got, aren't we, girls?

0:28:54 > 0:28:55ALL: Yes!

0:29:00 > 0:29:03We are Soul Train.

0:29:03 > 0:29:06We are different to the typical because we I think we bring

0:29:06 > 0:29:11a bit of an urban sound to vocal harmonies.

0:29:11 > 0:29:12We've grown up together.

0:29:12 > 0:29:15Like one big family.

0:29:15 > 0:29:18We know each other so well, our singing is almost instinctive.

0:29:18 > 0:29:21Whether we are rehearsing or not, it's cool to hang out.

0:29:23 > 0:29:27For this battle, we've been working really hard, doing loads and loads of rehearsals.

0:29:27 > 0:29:29We want to be ready and raring to go.

0:29:29 > 0:29:33We are all just really good friends, so when it comes to battling,

0:29:33 > 0:29:35no-one is going to touch us.

0:29:35 > 0:29:37ALL: Soul Train!

0:29:37 > 0:29:38Choo-choo.

0:29:42 > 0:29:44APPLAUSE

0:29:47 > 0:29:52Up first, with their Showstopper, Hold On, it's our all-singing, all-dancing show choir.

0:29:52 > 0:29:55It's the City Academy Songbirds.

0:29:55 > 0:29:57APPLAUSE

0:29:59 > 0:30:03# I know this pain

0:30:03 > 0:30:06# Why do lock yourself up in these chains?

0:30:08 > 0:30:12# No-one can change your life except for you

0:30:13 > 0:30:17# Don't ever let anyone step all over you

0:30:17 > 0:30:22# Just open your heart and your mind

0:30:22 > 0:30:29# Is it really fair to feel this way inside?

0:30:29 > 0:30:31# Some day somebody's gonna make you want to

0:30:31 > 0:30:34# Turn around and say goodbye

0:30:34 > 0:30:36# Until then, baby, are you going to let them

0:30:36 > 0:30:37# Hold you down and make you cry?

0:30:37 > 0:30:38# Don't you know?

0:30:38 > 0:30:40# Don't you know things can change

0:30:40 > 0:30:42# Things'll go your way

0:30:42 > 0:30:46# If you hold on for one more day

0:30:46 > 0:30:51# Can you hold on for one more day?

0:30:51 > 0:30:54# Things'll go your way

0:30:54 > 0:30:56# Hold on for one more day

0:30:56 > 0:30:59# I know that there is pain

0:30:59 > 0:31:01# But you hold on for one more day

0:31:01 > 0:31:06# And break free from the chains

0:31:06 > 0:31:08# Some day somebody's gonna make you want to

0:31:08 > 0:31:10# Turn around and say goodbye

0:31:10 > 0:31:12# Until then, baby, are you going to let them

0:31:12 > 0:31:15# Hold you down and make you cry Don't you know?

0:31:15 > 0:31:17# Don't you know things can change

0:31:17 > 0:31:18# Things'll go your way

0:31:18 > 0:31:23# If you hold on for one more day

0:31:23 > 0:31:30# Hold on. #

0:31:31 > 0:31:33Very tight.

0:31:33 > 0:31:35Fabulous.

0:31:42 > 0:31:45Oh, delicious!

0:31:45 > 0:31:49But before we hear from our judges, let's hear from the competition.

0:31:49 > 0:31:53Singing their Showstopper, Human, from London, it's Soul Train.

0:31:53 > 0:31:55APPLAUSE

0:31:58 > 0:31:59# What can you see

0:31:59 > 0:32:02# Is it clear or are you deceived by what you believe

0:32:02 > 0:32:04# Cos I'm only human after all

0:32:04 > 0:32:06# They're only human after all

0:32:06 > 0:32:11# Don't put no blame on me, don't put your blame on me

0:32:11 > 0:32:14# Maybe I'm foolish, maybe I'm blind

0:32:14 > 0:32:17# Thinking I can see through this and see what's behind

0:32:17 > 0:32:22# Got no way to prove it so maybe I'm blind

0:32:22 > 0:32:26# Cos I'm only human after all

0:32:26 > 0:32:29# I'm only human after all

0:32:29 > 0:32:30# Don't put your blame on me

0:32:30 > 0:32:32# Don't put your blame on me

0:32:32 > 0:32:34# Don't put your blame on me

0:32:34 > 0:32:37# Don't put your blame on me

0:32:37 > 0:32:41# Some people got the real problems

0:32:41 > 0:32:44# Some people out of luck

0:32:44 > 0:32:48# Some people think I can solve them

0:32:48 > 0:32:50# Lord heavens above

0:32:50 > 0:32:53# I'm only human after all

0:32:53 > 0:32:56# I'm only human after all

0:32:56 > 0:32:58# Don't put your blame on me

0:32:58 > 0:32:59# Don't put your blame on me

0:32:59 > 0:33:01# Don't put your blame on me

0:33:01 > 0:33:03# Don't put your blame on me

0:33:03 > 0:33:07# I'm only human, I make mistakes

0:33:07 > 0:33:10# I'm only human that's all it takes

0:33:10 > 0:33:12# Don't put your blame on me

0:33:12 > 0:33:13# Don't put your blame on me

0:33:13 > 0:33:15# Don't put your blame on me

0:33:15 > 0:33:18# Don't put your blame on me

0:33:18 > 0:33:21# Take a look in the mirror What can you see?

0:33:21 > 0:33:24# Is it clear? Are you deceived by what you believe?

0:33:24 > 0:33:28# Cos I'm only human after all, they're only human after all

0:33:28 > 0:33:29# Don't put no blame on me

0:33:29 > 0:33:32# Don't put your blame on me. #

0:33:32 > 0:33:34APPLAUSE

0:33:49 > 0:33:51Come on, my loves.

0:33:51 > 0:33:53Songbirds. Soul Train.

0:33:53 > 0:33:58Lovely to be in a beautiful, melodic horseshoe with all of you.

0:33:58 > 0:34:00I would love to do a sleepover with all you girls.

0:34:02 > 0:34:04Do you all have the same onesies?

0:34:04 > 0:34:05I bet you do.

0:34:05 > 0:34:08We should actually. We should.

0:34:08 > 0:34:10Why haven't we done that before?

0:34:10 > 0:34:13Songbird onesies with maybe little wings,

0:34:13 > 0:34:14little feathers.

0:34:14 > 0:34:16Just a thought, gang, just a thought.

0:34:16 > 0:34:20Soul Train, a first-class performance.

0:34:20 > 0:34:22You all ran on time.

0:34:22 > 0:34:26And there was a great buffet car in there as well...

0:34:26 > 0:34:29I couldn't really continue with that, but it was blooming excellent.

0:34:29 > 0:34:31How was it for you? What do you think of the competition?

0:34:31 > 0:34:34It was absolutely fantastic. We had the best time, I hope that came across.

0:34:34 > 0:34:38The competition were absolutely brilliant, it was so much fun to watch.

0:34:38 > 0:34:39APPLAUSE

0:34:39 > 0:34:43But it does just mean we're going to have to bring our A-game in the next round.

0:34:43 > 0:34:46Fighting talk. Fighting talk.

0:34:46 > 0:34:50Gareth, did the Songbirds set your musical heart a-flutter,

0:34:50 > 0:34:52or were you on board the Soul Train?

0:34:52 > 0:34:54I thought both groups were great.

0:34:54 > 0:34:57Songbirds, I thought that was a very engaging opening.

0:34:57 > 0:35:00It was something simple, something light, a little amuse-bouche for us

0:35:00 > 0:35:03and I am looking now to see something with a bit more depth to it.

0:35:03 > 0:35:07Just a couple of moments the tone got a little bit harsh so don't let

0:35:07 > 0:35:10the excitement of this wonderful place make you shout and push.

0:35:10 > 0:35:11Stay cool, girls.

0:35:11 > 0:35:13But it was a great start.

0:35:13 > 0:35:16And Soul Train absolutely was on tracks right the way through. Well done.

0:35:16 > 0:35:19I got very excited because I just thought how far choirs have come

0:35:19 > 0:35:22in this country that we can have a group like this

0:35:22 > 0:35:24and a group like this, all styles are available.

0:35:24 > 0:35:26I think that's really exciting and it's really what we want

0:35:26 > 0:35:28to see in this contest.

0:35:28 > 0:35:30But the detail absolutely has to be there.

0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Gareth, can I just check one thing? - Please.

0:35:32 > 0:35:34Did you use the word amuse-bouche?

0:35:34 > 0:35:35LAUGHTER

0:35:35 > 0:35:37I... Yes.

0:35:37 > 0:35:40He basically described you as a snack.

0:35:40 > 0:35:44It was a musical souffle but now I'm looking for the main course.

0:35:44 > 0:35:48Literally digging himself in with the food metaphors. Kelis.

0:35:48 > 0:35:51Songbirds, first of all I love your bird logo.

0:35:51 > 0:35:53It reminds me of my first album and I have a tattoo of that so I love that.

0:35:53 > 0:35:57- Have you got a tattoo of a bird, Kelis?- I do. - Where is it? Where?

0:35:57 > 0:35:59It's right here.

0:35:59 > 0:36:02- Not now!- Later, later.

0:36:02 > 0:36:05People kind of overlook how hard it is to sing in unison and you guys

0:36:05 > 0:36:08really come off as a unit and I love that.

0:36:08 > 0:36:10I do agree with Gareth, I want to see what your depth is and what else

0:36:10 > 0:36:13you guys have but I think that was a really fantastic start.

0:36:13 > 0:36:16And, Soul Train, I love how individual you guys are. I think that's really important.

0:36:16 > 0:36:20I'd like to see you guys really kind of listen to each other and move as a unit.

0:36:20 > 0:36:23Pulling back a little, pushing, just so there is a more cohesive sound.

0:36:23 > 0:36:25But otherwise I think the energy was great.

0:36:25 > 0:36:28- Chaka Khan.- I'm lost.

0:36:28 > 0:36:32Chaka Khan, you're in Manchester, you're in Manchester.

0:36:32 > 0:36:34It's the north-west of England.

0:36:34 > 0:36:35Thank you.

0:36:36 > 0:36:39Lost in that.

0:36:39 > 0:36:42Both of you guys were just fantastic.

0:36:42 > 0:36:45I know how hard it is to get up in front of all these people

0:36:45 > 0:36:49and still come off really relaxed and you did it beautifully.

0:36:49 > 0:36:51APPLAUSE

0:36:51 > 0:36:54Now only one of these groups will go through to the Solo Battles tonight.

0:36:54 > 0:36:58The other is about to be knocked out.

0:36:58 > 0:37:01It all comes down to the themed Riff-Off.

0:37:01 > 0:37:03APPLAUSE

0:37:06 > 0:37:09Let's reveal what your theme is.

0:37:16 > 0:37:20Ah. How lovely.

0:37:20 > 0:37:23The theme is friendship.

0:37:23 > 0:37:25Listen, remember this is only a theme -

0:37:25 > 0:37:29I don't want to see any palling up between the groups.

0:37:29 > 0:37:30No chummy behaviour.

0:37:30 > 0:37:34Remember, this is war-bling.

0:37:34 > 0:37:35Best of luck.

0:37:35 > 0:37:38Everybody, best of luck.

0:37:38 > 0:37:40APPLAUSE

0:37:47 > 0:37:54# Ooh ooh ooh ooh

0:37:54 > 0:37:58# Yeah yeah

0:37:58 > 0:38:03# You can count on me like one two three

0:38:03 > 0:38:05# I'll be there

0:38:06 > 0:38:14# And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two

0:38:14 > 0:38:16# You'll be there

0:38:19 > 0:38:22# I'll be there for you

0:38:22 > 0:38:25# Cos you're there for me too

0:38:25 > 0:38:27# I'll always be there for you

0:38:27 > 0:38:31# It's like you're always stuck in second gear

0:38:31 > 0:38:34# When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month

0:38:34 > 0:38:37# Or even your year

0:38:38 > 0:38:45# I'll be there for you when the rain starts to pour. #

0:38:45 > 0:38:50# Under my umbrella, ella, ella

0:38:50 > 0:38:53# When the sun shines, we'll shine together

0:38:53 > 0:38:56# Told you I'd be here forever

0:38:56 > 0:38:59# Said I'll always be a friend

0:38:59 > 0:39:01# Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end

0:39:01 > 0:39:04# Now that it's raining more than ever

0:39:04 > 0:39:07# Know that we'll still have each other

0:39:07 > 0:39:10# You can stand under my umbrella

0:39:10 > 0:39:13# You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella

0:39:13 > 0:39:23# Eh, eh, under my umbrella, ella ella, eh, eh. #

0:39:26 > 0:39:32# What would you do if I sang out of tune

0:39:32 > 0:39:35# Would you stand up and walk out on me?

0:39:36 > 0:39:41# By with a little help from my friends

0:39:41 > 0:39:45# Try with a little help from my friends

0:39:45 > 0:39:50# By with a little help from my friends

0:39:50 > 0:39:55# Ooh ooh ooh. #

0:40:02 > 0:40:04# Can your friends do this?

0:40:04 > 0:40:06# Can your friends do that?

0:40:06 > 0:40:11# Can your friends pull this out of their little hat?

0:40:12 > 0:40:17# Mr Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three

0:40:17 > 0:40:19# I'm on the job, you big nabob

0:40:19 > 0:40:21# You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend

0:40:21 > 0:40:24# You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend

0:40:24 > 0:40:31# You ain't never had a friend like me

0:40:31 > 0:40:34# You ain't never had a friend like me. #

0:40:37 > 0:40:41# I know that I've been messed up, you never let me give up

0:40:41 > 0:40:45# I'm a pain, I'm a child, I'm afraid, but yet you understand

0:40:45 > 0:40:48# That they don't stand a chance because

0:40:48 > 0:40:51# When I'm with you

0:40:51 > 0:40:54# I'm standing with an army

0:40:54 > 0:40:57# Standing with an army

0:40:57 > 0:41:00# Through the dark times, you would always find the bright side

0:41:00 > 0:41:03# I'm amazed by the things that you would sacrifice

0:41:03 > 0:41:04# Just to be there for me

0:41:04 > 0:41:06# How you cringe when you sing out of tune

0:41:06 > 0:41:08# But yet it's everything. #

0:41:14 > 0:41:18Wow, the City Academy Songbirds let off with some beautiful

0:41:18 > 0:41:19high resonant harmonies.

0:41:19 > 0:41:21You can really feel their friendships.

0:41:21 > 0:41:24And then they spun it full Disney show choir when they brought out

0:41:24 > 0:41:26Aladdin's genie, right. Awesome.

0:41:26 > 0:41:29And on the other side, the Soul Train took us on

0:41:29 > 0:41:32a ride through pop and rock and took a left turn

0:41:32 > 0:41:33at Ellie Goulding's Army.

0:41:33 > 0:41:36I think the judges just got about 35 friend requests.

0:41:36 > 0:41:38Will they be accepted or denied?

0:41:38 > 0:41:41Oh, Deke, we all salute you.

0:41:41 > 0:41:42Salute the Deke.

0:41:43 > 0:41:45The Archdeke.

0:41:45 > 0:41:49Now, Louise, the Umbrella dance was absolutely magnificent.

0:41:49 > 0:41:51You sounded gorgeous.

0:41:51 > 0:41:56Presumably though, inside, cold-blooded ruthless determination

0:41:56 > 0:41:59to see Soul Train just crushed.

0:41:59 > 0:42:03Do you know what, it's not really. It was more the nerves, we've never really danced before.

0:42:03 > 0:42:06So we were just, like, "We need to get through it."

0:42:06 > 0:42:08It's all about being here together and having an amazing time.

0:42:08 > 0:42:10What do you mean you've never danced before?

0:42:10 > 0:42:14We step and click sometimes but not always successfully.

0:42:14 > 0:42:16I step and click, I need a hip replacement.

0:42:16 > 0:42:18I'm clicking all over the shop when I step.

0:42:18 > 0:42:21It looked fantastic, your dancing was really, really good.

0:42:21 > 0:42:24Now, Soul Trainers. Young Ali, that voice...

0:42:24 > 0:42:27Are you the sort of ace card that is going to be played here?

0:42:28 > 0:42:31I mean, I wouldn't call myself the ace card.

0:42:31 > 0:42:34I think the best part of our group is that we are all so good individually.

0:42:34 > 0:42:37Any of these people could have stood up and done the solo.

0:42:37 > 0:42:41So it was really an honour that they asked me to do it.

0:42:41 > 0:42:43- Were you quite pleased it was you? - Of course.

0:42:43 > 0:42:46LAUGHTER Well done, Soul Train.

0:42:47 > 0:42:50So, Kelis, it's not going to be easy, is it?

0:42:50 > 0:42:52No, it's not, because they're so different.

0:42:52 > 0:42:55And you guys both did a fantastic job.

0:42:55 > 0:42:58Songbirds, you guys are a unit and you sound and look like...

0:42:58 > 0:43:01What do you guys say here, is it "hen do"?

0:43:01 > 0:43:03- A hen do?!- Is that it?

0:43:03 > 0:43:07Kelis, love, hen do is more sort of furry cuffs and...

0:43:07 > 0:43:08What is it called?

0:43:08 > 0:43:10Like a very sophisticated hen night.

0:43:12 > 0:43:15It's like you want to hang out. You guys are so girlie, it's fun.

0:43:15 > 0:43:18I do feel like there were moments when I wanted to see you kind

0:43:18 > 0:43:20of, like, give us a different kind of vibe.

0:43:20 > 0:43:23Louise, though, your voice is fantastic. I want to say that.

0:43:23 > 0:43:25APPLAUSE

0:43:25 > 0:43:26Really good.

0:43:26 > 0:43:28And for Soul Train, you guys are all fantastic.

0:43:28 > 0:43:33My one note - sometimes if I'm on stage I need my people with me so I'm not belting,

0:43:33 > 0:43:36cos that will kind of make me lose the quality of my voice.

0:43:36 > 0:43:38The other soloist, you have a wonderful, belty,

0:43:38 > 0:43:41high register voice, so when she's singing, you guys can, like,

0:43:41 > 0:43:42kill it, you can go in.

0:43:42 > 0:43:45When Ali is singing I think it's like you have to make

0:43:45 > 0:43:47adjustments for that because she does have

0:43:47 > 0:43:49a really beautiful velvety voice but it is definitely

0:43:49 > 0:43:52low register and it's smooth and sexy which we love.

0:43:52 > 0:43:54So just kind of keep that in mind.

0:43:54 > 0:43:57Now, Gareth, who put up the best fight? Come on.

0:43:57 > 0:43:59I thought that was an excellent battle.

0:43:59 > 0:44:01Songbirds, I thought great energy.

0:44:01 > 0:44:03The moves were great.

0:44:03 > 0:44:08If you've not been doing that, that's got to become a part of your act cos I think it's really good.

0:44:08 > 0:44:11They move naturally. Really fun to watch.

0:44:11 > 0:44:13I was looking for that extra note.

0:44:13 > 0:44:17I'd like to see something gutsy from you, something deeper, some attitude.

0:44:17 > 0:44:22It's very nice, and nice is good, but singing needs to show

0:44:22 > 0:44:24all parts of your personality and heart.

0:44:24 > 0:44:27Soul Train, I think Kelis is right,

0:44:27 > 0:44:29it's tremendous what you're doing,

0:44:29 > 0:44:32but ensemble is your biggest challenge.

0:44:32 > 0:44:35I struggled to hear everything at times so you need to really watch

0:44:35 > 0:44:38that you're listening to each other and getting out of the way of each other.

0:44:38 > 0:44:41But you have got tremendous presence and it really crackled.

0:44:41 > 0:44:44It felt very modern. I liked it.

0:44:44 > 0:44:47Only one of them can go through to the Solo Battles later on.

0:44:50 > 0:44:55Kelis, which group would you like to see going through to the

0:44:55 > 0:44:57Solo Battles?

0:44:57 > 0:45:01Well, it has been a very hard decision.

0:45:01 > 0:45:04I am going to have to go with Soul Train.

0:45:04 > 0:45:06Soul Train. Thank you very much, Kelis.

0:45:08 > 0:45:10Well done, gang.

0:45:10 > 0:45:14Gareth, which group do you think really deserves to go through

0:45:14 > 0:45:15to our Solo Battles?

0:45:15 > 0:45:17This is very difficult because I thought both performances

0:45:17 > 0:45:19were pretty much equally successful.

0:45:19 > 0:45:21Not much in it.

0:45:21 > 0:45:24But the group that I would like to put forward to the solo round are...

0:45:28 > 0:45:30Soul Train.

0:45:30 > 0:45:32APPLAUSE

0:45:38 > 0:45:40Chaka, who would you like to have seen go through?

0:45:40 > 0:45:43I voted for Soul Train.

0:45:43 > 0:45:45APPLAUSE

0:45:45 > 0:45:47We're very, very sorry to see you leave, Songbirds.

0:45:49 > 0:45:52There's only one place left in the Solo Battles.

0:45:52 > 0:45:56Who is going to join Soul Train and ScotSoul?

0:45:56 > 0:45:59Get ready for battle number three.

0:45:59 > 0:46:00It's the Flyboys...

0:46:03 > 0:46:06..versus the Noteables.

0:46:10 > 0:46:11We are the Flyboys,

0:46:11 > 0:46:14a harmony group specialising in swing and jazz with a modern twist.

0:46:14 > 0:46:17We are called the Flyboys because we spend most of our lives

0:46:17 > 0:46:20jetsetting around the world working on some of the biggest cruise

0:46:20 > 0:46:21liners that are out there.

0:46:26 > 0:46:28What we do is a bit of a tip of the hat to some of the absolute

0:46:28 > 0:46:30classic crooners

0:46:30 > 0:46:33like Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, but we offer it out to a new generation.

0:46:38 > 0:46:41There's nothing quite like travelling and performing

0:46:41 > 0:46:43with your best mates in the world.

0:46:43 > 0:46:46We end up with a lot of free time when not performing

0:46:46 > 0:46:49and on the sea is where we've actually honed our act.

0:46:49 > 0:46:51One, two, three, spin.

0:46:53 > 0:46:56We've got a big Showstopper number coming for you and it

0:46:56 > 0:46:59is a really good fusion of vintage and modern.

0:46:59 > 0:47:02- We are ready for battle, aren't we, boys?- Yes, we are.

0:47:09 > 0:47:11We are the Noteables.

0:47:11 > 0:47:13We are a pop a cappella choir based in London.

0:47:13 > 0:47:17Most of us have really serious jobs so we just love to let go and

0:47:17 > 0:47:18sing our hearts out.

0:47:23 > 0:47:26In our choir we have actuaries, solicitors,

0:47:26 > 0:47:29teachers, people who run their own businesses, but actually we

0:47:29 > 0:47:31are all secretly choir geeks.

0:47:32 > 0:47:36To be in the Noteables you absolutely have to have a sense of humour.

0:47:36 > 0:47:39Other choirs might think we don't take ourselves too seriously

0:47:39 > 0:47:41but we can focus when we need to.

0:47:41 > 0:47:42So watch out.

0:47:42 > 0:47:44We'll take you down.

0:47:44 > 0:47:47LAUGHTER

0:47:47 > 0:47:50To actually compete head-to-head with a group,

0:47:50 > 0:47:52I think it's going to be a huge challenge.

0:47:52 > 0:47:55We're just going to go out there, give it our all, and bring it.

0:47:55 > 0:47:56- ALL:- Yes.

0:48:05 > 0:48:08Prepare yourselves for something completely different.

0:48:08 > 0:48:10Performing their unique version of some classics for their

0:48:10 > 0:48:14Showstopper, it's our Rat Pack group, the Flyboys.

0:48:14 > 0:48:16APPLAUSE

0:48:18 > 0:48:26# He's a boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

0:48:30 > 0:48:32# Tommy used to work on the docks

0:48:32 > 0:48:35# Union's been on strike He's down on his luck

0:48:35 > 0:48:40# It's tough, so tough

0:48:40 > 0:48:43# Gina dreams of running away

0:48:43 > 0:48:44# When she cries at night

0:48:44 > 0:48:51# Tommy whispers "Baby it's OK, someday."

0:48:51 > 0:48:53# He's in the army now a-blowin' reveille

0:48:53 > 0:48:57# He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

0:48:57 > 0:48:59# Whoa, we're halfway there

0:48:59 > 0:49:02# Whoa, livin' on a prayer

0:49:02 > 0:49:05# Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

0:49:05 > 0:49:07# Whoa, livin' on a prayer

0:49:07 > 0:49:10# Sister What-ya-call-em what you doin' tonight

0:49:10 > 0:49:12# Hope you're in the mood because I'm feeling all right

0:49:12 > 0:49:15# Ev'rybody must agree the dancin' has charm

0:49:15 > 0:49:18# When you have the certain one you love in your arms

0:49:18 > 0:49:20# Steppin' out with you will be a sweet interlude

0:49:20 > 0:49:24# A builder-up with that will put me in the mood

0:49:24 > 0:49:26# Whoa, we're halfway there

0:49:26 > 0:49:28# Whoa, livin' on a prayer

0:49:28 > 0:49:31# Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

0:49:31 > 0:49:34# Whoa, livin' on a prayer

0:49:37 > 0:49:42# Livin' on a prayer. #

0:49:50 > 0:49:52- So good.- Amazing.

0:49:53 > 0:49:55Swing-a-ding-dong.

0:49:55 > 0:49:56Well done, the Flyboys.

0:49:56 > 0:49:59But now, ready for battle, and performing their Showstopper,

0:49:59 > 0:50:03Some Nights, it's our pop choir, the Noteables.

0:50:06 > 0:50:10# Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck

0:50:10 > 0:50:13# Some nights I call it a draw

0:50:14 > 0:50:18# Some nights I wish that my lips could build a castle

0:50:18 > 0:50:22# Some nights I wish they'd just fall off

0:50:22 > 0:50:26# This is it, boys, this is war What are we waiting for?

0:50:26 > 0:50:30# Why don't we break the rules already?

0:50:30 > 0:50:33# I was never one to believe the hype

0:50:33 > 0:50:34# Save that for the black and white

0:50:34 > 0:50:37# I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked

0:50:37 > 0:50:40# But here they come again to jack my style

0:50:40 > 0:50:45# And that's all right I found a martyr in my bed tonight

0:50:45 > 0:50:48# She stops my bones from wondering just who I am, who I am, who I am

0:50:48 > 0:50:52# Well some nights I wish that this all would end

0:50:52 > 0:50:57# Cos I could use some friends for a change

0:50:57 > 0:51:01# And some nights I'm scared you'll forget me again

0:51:01 > 0:51:05# Some nights I always win I always win

0:51:05 > 0:51:09# But I still wake up I still see your ghost

0:51:09 > 0:51:14# Oh, Lord I'm still not sure what I stand for

0:51:14 > 0:51:18# What do I stand for? What do I stand for?

0:51:18 > 0:51:22# Most nights I don't know

0:51:22 > 0:51:25# Oh, come on, oh, come on

0:51:25 > 0:51:28# Oh, come on!

0:51:28 > 0:51:31# Oh, come on!

0:51:31 > 0:51:38# Oh. #

0:51:52 > 0:51:54The vibes are so strong and so good.

0:51:56 > 0:51:59Can I just say I did love your performance

0:51:59 > 0:52:03in both Con Air and Captain Corelli's Mandolin?

0:52:03 > 0:52:05Are you getting it?

0:52:05 > 0:52:08Have people told you you look like Nicolas Cage?

0:52:08 > 0:52:10Yes, actually quite a lot.

0:52:10 > 0:52:13If the singing fails then I can become a lookalike...

0:52:13 > 0:52:17The singing is never going to fail, Flyboys, thank you very much.

0:52:17 > 0:52:20Is there anything on the end of this chain? I was slightly...

0:52:20 > 0:52:21Oh, no. It's all attached.

0:52:21 > 0:52:23I'm so sorry. Sorry.

0:52:25 > 0:52:26That's very good.

0:52:26 > 0:52:29Noteables. Can I just say, you look...

0:52:29 > 0:52:31Don't they look just absolutely gorgeous?

0:52:31 > 0:52:35You're all slightly matching in a beautiful way.

0:52:35 > 0:52:37It's slightly Von Trapp.

0:52:37 > 0:52:40But, no, but in a very cool...

0:52:40 > 0:52:43In a very cool way. How was that for you, my love?

0:52:43 > 0:52:46That was amazing, Mel, my heart is still beating.

0:52:46 > 0:52:48I hope it is still beating,

0:52:48 > 0:52:51otherwise we have a little bit of a problem on our hands

0:52:51 > 0:52:53for the paramedics.

0:52:53 > 0:52:57So keep it beating, OK, just keep it beating.

0:52:57 > 0:52:59Chaka. Chaka Khan.

0:52:59 > 0:53:03Whose Showstopper stopped the show for you?

0:53:03 > 0:53:06The barbershop guys, I loved that.

0:53:06 > 0:53:08That's a lost art today.

0:53:08 > 0:53:11And the fact that you guys are keeping it alive, you know,

0:53:11 > 0:53:13down to the spats.

0:53:13 > 0:53:15The spats are great.

0:53:15 > 0:53:17I love that.

0:53:17 > 0:53:18And with the Noteables?

0:53:18 > 0:53:21You guys have found I think a good chemistry amongst each other

0:53:21 > 0:53:24and it shows. It really does.

0:53:24 > 0:53:26I love you both, I love what you both have to offer.

0:53:26 > 0:53:27Chaka, thank you.

0:53:27 > 0:53:31Now, Gareth, are you leaning more towards one group than the

0:53:31 > 0:53:34other at this point? What's going on in the Malone mind?

0:53:34 > 0:53:36It's all going on in the Malone mind as ever.

0:53:36 > 0:53:39There were some very exciting moments there.

0:53:39 > 0:53:41Noteables, I have a couple of notes.

0:53:41 > 0:53:45It was good. Difficult arrangement, it's a hard song to sing, a big, feisty song,

0:53:45 > 0:53:48and it's a hard thing to fill and I think you just about got there.

0:53:48 > 0:53:52It's tough in an amateur choir, you said you come together once a week.

0:53:52 > 0:53:55I know how much practice these things take, so very well done.

0:53:55 > 0:53:58You need to really take care of those harmonies and you had

0:53:58 > 0:54:01that ninth chord, that was really good.

0:54:01 > 0:54:03But in the Riff-Off I'd like to see a little more care of those

0:54:03 > 0:54:07harmonies and making sure they're absolutely bang in tune.

0:54:07 > 0:54:11I have to say that was a fantastic job, Flyboys.

0:54:11 > 0:54:12That was a bit of a show stealer.

0:54:12 > 0:54:15I love that it's barbershop but it is barbershop with

0:54:15 > 0:54:17a bit of cool and swing in there.

0:54:17 > 0:54:20I thought your technique matched the style really well.

0:54:20 > 0:54:23All the vowels were right and nicely turned together.

0:54:23 > 0:54:25You came together, that blend was there.

0:54:25 > 0:54:27I want to see more.

0:54:27 > 0:54:31- Now, Kelis.- Well, the Noteables, you guys are so endearing.

0:54:31 > 0:54:35It does feel very Von Trapp in the best way.

0:54:35 > 0:54:36I just want to sing, "Do, a deer."

0:54:36 > 0:54:39I really want to break out into song.

0:54:39 > 0:54:41I do agree with Gareth, I think that there are moments where it is

0:54:41 > 0:54:45a little bit chaotic I think sometimes,

0:54:45 > 0:54:46because there are so many parts.

0:54:46 > 0:54:49I think my notes for the Riff-Off would be just to kind of

0:54:49 > 0:54:52focus on each other and make eye contact, I think that helps a lot.

0:54:52 > 0:54:54That would be really helpful.

0:54:54 > 0:54:56I love all the red lipstick too, by the way,

0:54:56 > 0:54:58that's like a really good pop, I love that.

0:54:58 > 0:55:02And then, Flyboys, I feel like this is exactly what I was looking for.

0:55:02 > 0:55:06Everything was stylised and you guys had these really beautiful

0:55:06 > 0:55:09kind of vintage American harmonies that I love.

0:55:09 > 0:55:13For me I think the one thing I want to see is what else do you

0:55:13 > 0:55:15have in your arsenal? Is it just this vintage style

0:55:15 > 0:55:18or can you do something else? That's what I'm looking for.

0:55:18 > 0:55:20I think that is going to be the challenge is to take that

0:55:20 > 0:55:22into other styles of music, how you're going to handle that.

0:55:22 > 0:55:24Flyboys, what do you have in your arsenal?

0:55:24 > 0:55:25That's the question...

0:55:27 > 0:55:32One group will join Soul Train and ScotSoul in the Solo Battles,

0:55:32 > 0:55:34but it's final curtains for the other.

0:55:34 > 0:55:37There's only one way to decide which is which -

0:55:37 > 0:55:39it's the Riff-Off.

0:55:39 > 0:55:41APPLAUSE

0:55:42 > 0:55:45So let's reveal what your theme is.

0:55:55 > 0:55:57Guys, begging.

0:55:57 > 0:55:59Begging, interesting.

0:55:59 > 0:56:03Very, very good luck, guys, seriously. Go for it.

0:56:03 > 0:56:05APPLAUSE

0:56:10 > 0:56:14# I'm begging... #

0:56:14 > 0:56:16Not good, not good.

0:56:16 > 0:56:22# I'm begging you Put your loving hand out baby

0:56:22 > 0:56:25# I'm holding on I can't fall back

0:56:25 > 0:56:29# I'm just a man about to fade to black

0:56:29 > 0:56:36# Beggin', beggin' you Put your loving hand out baby. #

0:56:41 > 0:56:45# You think that I'll be the other girl

0:56:45 > 0:56:47# Just like there's nothing in this world

0:56:47 > 0:56:49# I wanna have fun Gonna get me some

0:56:49 > 0:56:51# I just don't know where you're coming from

0:56:51 > 0:56:53# You got me beggin'

0:56:53 > 0:56:57# Mercy, show me some mercy

0:56:57 > 0:56:59# I want you, please

0:56:59 > 0:57:03# I want you, please

0:57:03 > 0:57:07# I'm beggin' you for mercy

0:57:07 > 0:57:09# Yeah. #

0:57:10 > 0:57:18# La la la la Please, please don't leave me

0:57:18 > 0:57:26# Baby Please, please don't leave me

0:57:27 > 0:57:31# I'm always saying how I don't need you

0:57:31 > 0:57:35# But it's always gonna come right back to this

0:57:37 > 0:57:39# Please don't leave me. #

0:57:43 > 0:57:47# Please don't go, please don't go

0:57:47 > 0:57:51# Please don't go, please don't go

0:57:51 > 0:57:53# Babe, I love you so

0:57:55 > 0:57:58# And I want you to know

0:57:58 > 0:58:02# That I'm going to miss your love

0:58:02 > 0:58:05# The minute you walk through that door

0:58:05 > 0:58:08# Please don't go, don't go

0:58:08 > 0:58:11# Please don't go, don't go

0:58:12 > 0:58:14# Please don't, please don't go

0:58:14 > 0:58:17# Hey, I need your love

0:58:17 > 0:58:20# I'm down on my knees

0:58:20 > 0:58:23# Beggin' please Please, please don't go. #

0:58:25 > 0:58:29# Aah ah ah

0:58:33 > 0:58:38# Don't leave me this way

0:58:38 > 0:58:45# I can't exist I will surely miss your tender kiss

0:58:45 > 0:58:48# So don't leave me this way

0:58:48 > 0:58:55# Oh, baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you

0:58:55 > 0:59:01# Cos only your good loving can set me free

0:59:01 > 0:59:02# Baby! #

0:59:04 > 0:59:08# Please, please tell me now

0:59:08 > 0:59:11# Is there something I should know?

0:59:11 > 0:59:15# Is there something I should say?

0:59:15 > 0:59:19# That would make you come my way

0:59:19 > 0:59:24# Do you feel the same cos you don't let it show

0:59:24 > 0:59:27# No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

0:59:27 > 0:59:31# Please, please tell me now. #

0:59:31 > 0:59:33CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:59:36 > 0:59:39These groups are down on their knees, begging you.

0:59:39 > 0:59:42The Flyboys started out. They swooped down and brought those

0:59:42 > 0:59:45classic Four Seasons close harmonies, right.

0:59:45 > 0:59:48Then they pulled up and sang Pink! Who was expecting that?

0:59:48 > 0:59:52Meanwhile The Noteables on the other side led with those Motown

0:59:52 > 0:59:55harmonies by Duffy and then did a full 1980s pop vocal thing

0:59:55 > 0:59:57with Duran Duran, right.

0:59:57 > 1:00:00All I know is this audience is begging for more, am I right?

1:00:00 > 1:00:03CHEERING

1:00:03 > 1:00:05Dekers...

1:00:05 > 1:00:07Thank you for your thoughts.

1:00:07 > 1:00:11Now, guys, there was some exceptional riffing going on.

1:00:11 > 1:00:14There was a lot of this and a lot of that and a lot of everything.

1:00:14 > 1:00:17Yes, sorry, love. I'm sorry.

1:00:17 > 1:00:22Now, were you trying to make them laugh, basically, to distract them?

1:00:22 > 1:00:25Laugh? We were taking that very seriously.

1:00:25 > 1:00:27If they were finding that funny, that's incredibly offensive.

1:00:27 > 1:00:29LAUGHTER

1:00:29 > 1:00:32It was excellent, on all fronts. We loved it.

1:00:32 > 1:00:35- Now, Jess? How are you doing? - I'm all right, actually.

1:00:35 > 1:00:39- Really, really enjoying it.- I need to just check with your colleague...

1:00:39 > 1:00:43Sorry. Yes, still beating. Still beating.

1:00:43 > 1:00:45Yeah, we're good. They are good. We're absolutely good.

1:00:45 > 1:00:49Now, Chaka, they were quite literally on their knees at times.

1:00:49 > 1:00:52Begging.

1:00:52 > 1:00:54What do you think?

1:00:54 > 1:00:55Oi, oi, oi...

1:00:55 > 1:00:57Oggi, oggi, oggi.

1:00:57 > 1:00:59LAUGHTER

1:00:59 > 1:01:01Sorry, it's just a thing.

1:01:01 > 1:01:05You are like this beautiful United Nations kind of thing going on.

1:01:05 > 1:01:06Yeah.

1:01:06 > 1:01:10You know what I mean? I wanted to hear more cohesive parts.

1:01:10 > 1:01:12You guys are like, from another era.

1:01:12 > 1:01:18You represent a wonderful post-war beautiful harmony and the way

1:01:18 > 1:01:20that you look, Fly Boys...

1:01:20 > 1:01:21yeah, I can relate to that.

1:01:21 > 1:01:23She's about to pick up her fan, Fly Boys.

1:01:23 > 1:01:26I think that's what's happening here. There she goes.

1:01:26 > 1:01:31- You made her hot!- Oh, there's a little bit of flirtation going on there.

1:01:31 > 1:01:34Now, Gareth, after all that pleading...

1:01:34 > 1:01:39- Oh!- ..did they manage to break through that stone choral heart?

1:01:39 > 1:01:41LAUGHTER

1:01:41 > 1:01:42I'm a very warm individual.

1:01:42 > 1:01:43- I know.- Yeah, it did.

1:01:43 > 1:01:47I really enjoyed Notables, you went up a gear there.

1:01:47 > 1:01:48You know I love a community choir.

1:01:48 > 1:01:51I love what you guys are about, it's fantastic.

1:01:51 > 1:01:53I'd love to come down, have a cup of tea and sing along with you.

1:01:53 > 1:01:56And that is great. You have brought that energy tonight.

1:01:56 > 1:01:59It was really joyous. I thought the Duran Duran was fantastic.

1:01:59 > 1:02:00The unison stuff was really good.

1:02:00 > 1:02:02Simple is best, for you guys.

1:02:02 > 1:02:05It's so important that you work just within yourself.

1:02:05 > 1:02:08And I think at times, what let you down was you were trying to stretch,

1:02:08 > 1:02:09"Hey, look, guys - we can do these harmonies!"

1:02:09 > 1:02:13And you are up against these guys who are more adept at harmonies

1:02:13 > 1:02:15and that is where I think you are challenged.

1:02:15 > 1:02:18However, Fly Boys, you fluffed the beginning big-time.

1:02:18 > 1:02:21It was really out of tune right at the start.

1:02:21 > 1:02:25That dominant seventh chord came from the band and you didn't catch it.

1:02:25 > 1:02:28If your main thing is vocal harmony,

1:02:28 > 1:02:30be really careful of slips like that.

1:02:30 > 1:02:32Made him sweat.

1:02:32 > 1:02:34I was quietly dying, here.

1:02:34 > 1:02:37My heart actually stopped for a second.

1:02:37 > 1:02:39Now, Kelis, don't hold back.

1:02:39 > 1:02:42Notables, I do have to agree with Chaka and with Gareth.

1:02:42 > 1:02:44I do feel like there were some moments where I wanted you guys

1:02:44 > 1:02:46to really rein it in.

1:02:46 > 1:02:48But I think you really do feel the vibe.

1:02:48 > 1:02:50You guys look like you are having so much fun.

1:02:50 > 1:02:52Like you rapping and everything.

1:02:52 > 1:02:55Where did that come from? I was not expecting it.

1:02:55 > 1:02:57It was great.

1:02:57 > 1:03:00And then, with Fly Boys, I was surprised by that first chord,

1:03:00 > 1:03:03that harmony was intense, for me.

1:03:03 > 1:03:05You eventually pulled it together.

1:03:05 > 1:03:06This is going to be hard.

1:03:06 > 1:03:08- Yeah.- You guys really gave it off.

1:03:08 > 1:03:11Now, there's only one spot left in the next round.

1:03:11 > 1:03:13Who will take it?

1:03:17 > 1:03:22Chaka? Which group would you like to see going through to the solo battles?

1:03:24 > 1:03:25This is not fair.

1:03:25 > 1:03:26I'm sorry, Chaka.

1:03:26 > 1:03:28It's the format, I'm sorry.

1:03:28 > 1:03:30LAUGHTER

1:03:30 > 1:03:34- KELIS:- Fan, fan. - Oh, my fan.- My fan, right.

1:03:34 > 1:03:36Um...I have to go...

1:03:36 > 1:03:38..with...

1:03:38 > 1:03:40..the more cohesive group of people.

1:03:41 > 1:03:43I have to go with Fly Boys.

1:03:43 > 1:03:45CHEERING

1:03:47 > 1:03:48- Gareth?- Yes.

1:03:48 > 1:03:53Which group do you think deserves to go through to the solo battles?

1:03:53 > 1:03:57I'm excited to see what's going to happen in the solo battles.

1:03:57 > 1:04:00And the group that I really want to see in that...

1:04:00 > 1:04:04Despite a very good fight, I'm going to go with the Fly Boys.

1:04:04 > 1:04:07CHEERING

1:04:12 > 1:04:15Kelis, what would you have done?

1:04:15 > 1:04:16Oh, I was Fly Boys.

1:04:16 > 1:04:17You were Fly Boys.

1:04:17 > 1:04:20You guys were... I love you guys, but you guys, I had to go that way.

1:04:21 > 1:04:24Oh, Notables, we have so enjoyed having you here.

1:04:24 > 1:04:26Keep the heart beating, that's important.

1:04:26 > 1:04:28LAUGHTER AND CHEERING

1:04:28 > 1:04:31One last time, please give it up for both The Fly Boys and The Notables.

1:04:37 > 1:04:41The groups through to the solo battle are Soul Train...

1:04:41 > 1:04:43Ensemble is your biggest challenge.

1:04:43 > 1:04:47- Really got to show the unity that we have...- But we have, anyway. - ..on and off stage.

1:04:47 > 1:04:50- ScotSoul... - You guys are fantastic.

1:04:50 > 1:04:54- We just gave absolutely everything. - So good.- We made ourselves proud.

1:04:54 > 1:04:55And the Fly Boys.

1:04:55 > 1:04:57This is exactly what I was looking for.

1:04:57 > 1:04:59What else do you have in your arsenal?

1:04:59 > 1:05:01That was our secret weapon, just have fun.

1:05:01 > 1:05:05If we're having fun, hopefully that carried across, which I think it did.

1:05:07 > 1:05:09Well, we started with six, now we are down to three.

1:05:09 > 1:05:12And this is when the pressure really bites.

1:05:12 > 1:05:15The fate of each group now lies on the shoulders of one person

1:05:15 > 1:05:18who must step forward to perform in the solo battle.

1:05:18 > 1:05:21Once all three have performed, the judges will decide which two groups

1:05:21 > 1:05:24will go through to tonight's final battle.

1:05:24 > 1:05:28Deke, one of these groups is about to leave completely empty-handed.

1:05:28 > 1:05:32Do you think, so far, the judges have made the right decisions?

1:05:32 > 1:05:35I think they have made the right decisions, but it's tough because

1:05:35 > 1:05:39the truth is, a cappella is my world and one of the greatest male

1:05:39 > 1:05:42collegiate a cappella groups in the world are the boys right there.

1:05:42 > 1:05:44Out Of The Blue.

1:05:44 > 1:05:46- You've got to love them. - CHEERING

1:05:46 > 1:05:48They're so good. They're so good.

1:05:48 > 1:05:50Gentlemen...

1:05:50 > 1:05:52But they're young.

1:05:52 > 1:05:54They'll have bright futures and they are going to Oxford,

1:05:54 > 1:05:56so I'm sure in about three years I'll be working for all of them!

1:05:56 > 1:05:58I will be.

1:05:58 > 1:05:59Now, um...

1:05:59 > 1:06:03Deke, what advice would you give to the groups going forward now,

1:06:03 > 1:06:06to the soloists? There is a lot on their shoulders, isn't there?

1:06:06 > 1:06:09The judges have heard the group harmony, they've heard different styles.

1:06:09 > 1:06:12Now it's about telling a story. It's about the song.

1:06:12 > 1:06:16And each person now needs to step forward and crystallise the lyric

1:06:16 > 1:06:21and tell a story in a way that in group harmony is not always the case.

1:06:21 > 1:06:22So it's a real shift of gear.

1:06:22 > 1:06:24Thank you so much, Deke.

1:06:24 > 1:06:26And also, these amazing gents behind you.

1:06:26 > 1:06:28Whoo!

1:06:28 > 1:06:30CHEERING

1:06:30 > 1:06:32The band, so strong.

1:06:32 > 1:06:34Now, it's time for the solo battles.

1:06:34 > 1:06:37CHEERING

1:06:37 > 1:06:39Up first, it's Soul Train,

1:06:39 > 1:06:42whose soloist is taking centre stage for the very first time.

1:06:43 > 1:06:47Alexandra is doing our solo.

1:06:47 > 1:06:48It was an easy decision.

1:06:48 > 1:06:52She is just incredible and she doesn't realise how amazing she is.

1:06:52 > 1:06:55I'm studying for my A-levels.

1:06:55 > 1:06:58I guess if I had to pick between doing homework and rehearsing,

1:06:58 > 1:07:00I'd probably pick rehearsing!

1:07:00 > 1:07:04I'm quite a shy person and music has really given me the confidence.

1:07:07 > 1:07:09One of the things I love about the solo is that one of my best friends,

1:07:09 > 1:07:11Liv, she comes out and sings a bit with me.

1:07:11 > 1:07:13It actually relates to real life.

1:07:13 > 1:07:16I'll be there to hold her hand through absolutely everything.

1:07:16 > 1:07:19I'm 18, so I think I'm the youngest soloist,

1:07:19 > 1:07:21so it's quite a big weight on my shoulders,

1:07:21 > 1:07:24but hopefully, I will do it justice.

1:07:24 > 1:07:29CHEERING

1:07:31 > 1:07:33MUSIC: Ordinary People by John Legend

1:07:33 > 1:07:36# Boy, I'm in love with you

1:07:36 > 1:07:37# But this ain't the honeymoon

1:07:37 > 1:07:41# We've passed the infatuation phase

1:07:41 > 1:07:43# Ooh-ooh

1:07:43 > 1:07:45# We're right in the thick of love

1:07:45 > 1:07:47# At times we get sick of love

1:07:47 > 1:07:51# It seems like we argue every day

1:07:51 > 1:07:53# I know I've misbehaved

1:07:53 > 1:07:55# And you made your mistakes

1:07:55 > 1:08:00# And we both still got room left to grow

1:08:00 > 1:08:03# And though love sometimes hurts

1:08:03 > 1:08:05# I still put you first

1:08:05 > 1:08:07# And we'll make this thing work

1:08:07 > 1:08:11# But I think we should take it slow

1:08:11 > 1:08:14# We're just ordinary people

1:08:16 > 1:08:20# We don't know which way to go

1:08:20 > 1:08:24# Cos we're ordinary people

1:08:25 > 1:08:28# Maybe we should take it slow

1:08:28 > 1:08:30# Take it slow

1:08:30 > 1:08:32# Maybe we'll live and learn

1:08:32 > 1:08:34# Maybe we'll crash and burn

1:08:34 > 1:08:37# Maybe we'll grow, we'll never know

1:08:37 > 1:08:41# Baby, you and I

1:08:41 > 1:08:44# We're just ordinary people

1:08:44 > 1:08:47# Maybe we should take it slow

1:08:47 > 1:08:50# Take it slow

1:08:50 > 1:08:53# Slow

1:08:53 > 1:08:58# This time we'll take it

1:08:58 > 1:09:05# Slow. #

1:09:05 > 1:09:08APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

1:09:15 > 1:09:17That was so good.

1:09:17 > 1:09:21CHEERING CONTINUES

1:09:21 > 1:09:26Beautiful. Now, up next it's ScotSoul where emotions are riding

1:09:26 > 1:09:30high for their chosen soloist.

1:09:30 > 1:09:33We have chosen Natalie to be our solo singer in our group.

1:09:33 > 1:09:35She's one of my favourite singers.

1:09:35 > 1:09:36# I'm talking 'bout the high... #

1:09:36 > 1:09:40In 2005, I did something completely crazy

1:09:40 > 1:09:43and I moved to Poland where I joined a girl band over there.

1:09:43 > 1:09:45We performed on Top Of The Pops.

1:09:45 > 1:09:48Probably one of our greatest achievements was that we won

1:09:48 > 1:09:51Best Pop Group against the Black Eyed Peas.

1:09:52 > 1:09:57I now have a lovely daughter Wallis, who is two and a half.

1:09:57 > 1:09:59We like to sing together as well.

1:09:59 > 1:10:04THEY SING

1:10:04 > 1:10:07So it's been a while since I have been in the spotlight.

1:10:07 > 1:10:08There is a bit of pressure.

1:10:08 > 1:10:11I just want to make everyone proud.

1:10:13 > 1:10:16This moment for Natalie means everything.

1:10:16 > 1:10:19She has been waiting so long for it. We are rooting for her.

1:10:21 > 1:10:28APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

1:10:29 > 1:10:32MUSIC: Clown by Emeli Sande

1:10:32 > 1:10:37# I guess it's funnier from where you're standing

1:10:40 > 1:10:43# Cos from over here I missed the joke

1:10:47 > 1:10:52# Clear the way for my crash landing

1:10:52 > 1:10:54# I've done it again

1:10:54 > 1:10:59# Another number for your notes

1:10:59 > 1:11:03# I'll be your clown APPLAUSE

1:11:03 > 1:11:06# Behind the glass

1:11:06 > 1:11:09# Go ahead and laugh

1:11:09 > 1:11:10# Cos it's funny

1:11:10 > 1:11:14# I would too if I saw me

1:11:14 > 1:11:18# I'll be your clown

1:11:18 > 1:11:21# On your favourite channel

1:11:21 > 1:11:24# My life's a circus circus

1:11:24 > 1:11:26# Round in circles

1:11:26 > 1:11:30# I'm selling out tonight

1:11:30 > 1:11:31# From a distance

1:11:31 > 1:11:37# From a distance I can entertain

1:11:37 > 1:11:39# But there's no way you can feel it

1:11:39 > 1:11:40# You can feel it

1:11:40 > 1:11:46# From so far away

1:11:46 > 1:11:49# I'll be your clown

1:11:49 > 1:11:52# On your favourite channel

1:11:52 > 1:11:56# My life's a circus circus

1:11:56 > 1:11:58# Round in circles

1:11:58 > 1:12:03# I'm selling out tonight. #

1:12:04 > 1:12:10APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

1:12:19 > 1:12:23A beautiful song, impeccably sung.

1:12:23 > 1:12:25Our third and final group are the Fly Boys

1:12:25 > 1:12:29whose soloist swapped the low valleys for the high seas.

1:12:29 > 1:12:34Our soloist for this number is Max.

1:12:34 > 1:12:37We needed a powerhouse vocal and this is the guy to give it.

1:12:37 > 1:12:40I'm a proud Welshman, born and bred in Wales.

1:12:40 > 1:12:42I get to travel the world with my best mates,

1:12:42 > 1:12:44but I'm always pleased to go home.

1:12:44 > 1:12:46I miss my family when I'm away.

1:12:46 > 1:12:48My little dogs, they break my heart when I think about them.

1:12:48 > 1:12:50It's always nice to Skype someone at home.

1:12:50 > 1:12:53- Hi, Mum!- Hello!- Hello, are you all right?- Fab.

1:12:53 > 1:12:54Lovely to see your face.

1:12:54 > 1:12:56I love you back.

1:12:56 > 1:12:58The pressure is more on my shoulders for this song,

1:12:58 > 1:13:01but I've got such confidence with these boys behind me

1:13:01 > 1:13:03that we're going to do a brilliant job.

1:13:03 > 1:13:05I'm really proud to lead the Fly Boys into battle.

1:13:07 > 1:13:11APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

1:13:19 > 1:13:21MUSIC: Intro to Fever

1:13:25 > 1:13:28# Romeo loved Juliet

1:13:28 > 1:13:31# Juliet, she felt the same

1:13:32 > 1:13:35# When he put his arms around her

1:13:35 > 1:13:36# He said,

1:13:36 > 1:13:38# "Julie, baby, you're my flame

1:13:38 > 1:13:42# She said, don't touch me, please

1:13:42 > 1:13:47# I cannot stand the way you tease

1:13:47 > 1:13:51# I love you, though you hurt me so

1:13:51 > 1:13:56# Now I'm gonna pack my things and go

1:13:56 > 1:13:58# Once I ran to you

1:13:58 > 1:14:00# I ran

1:14:00 > 1:14:01# Now I run from you

1:14:01 > 1:14:06# Whoa-oa This tainted love you've given

1:14:06 > 1:14:10# I give you all a boy could give you

1:14:10 > 1:14:14# Take my tears and that's not nearly

1:14:14 > 1:14:16- # Fever - Tainted love

1:14:16 > 1:14:18# Whoa-oa-oa fever

1:14:18 > 1:14:20# Whoa, tainted love

1:14:20 > 1:14:22# Whoa-oa-oa fever

1:14:22 > 1:14:23# Tainted love

1:14:24 > 1:14:28# You give me fever

1:14:28 > 1:14:33# All through the

1:14:33 > 1:14:39# Night! #

1:14:40 > 1:14:42Not easy!

1:14:44 > 1:14:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:14:59 > 1:15:04Ladies and gentlemen, Soul Train, ScotSoul and The Flyboys!

1:15:04 > 1:15:08CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:15:08 > 1:15:12Ah... So, Ali, you were up first. Very, very brave.

1:15:12 > 1:15:14A lot of responsibility on your little shoulders.

1:15:14 > 1:15:18- Did you feel that, Ali? - Yeah, a bit!

1:15:18 > 1:15:21APPLAUSE Now, on to ScotSoul. A lot of support.

1:15:21 > 1:15:25CHEERING A lot of support in the crowd.

1:15:25 > 1:15:30Natalie, it was an emotional song. Were you quite emotional singing it?

1:15:30 > 1:15:33I was completely in the moment

1:15:33 > 1:15:37and I sang like my life depended on it.

1:15:37 > 1:15:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, Natalie.

1:15:43 > 1:15:47And finally, Max, how was the solo for you, Max?

1:15:47 > 1:15:51The best kind of terrified I've ever been in my life.

1:15:51 > 1:15:54So, kind of butterflies and also sand in the pants, slightly.

1:15:54 > 1:15:57- LAUGHTER - Yeah, absolutely, I think I blacked out,

1:15:57 > 1:15:59I can't really remember what happened. Did we do it?

1:15:59 > 1:16:02- Have we done it yet? We have done it.- It happened and it was good.

1:16:02 > 1:16:04- Great.- Absolutely, well done, Fly Boys.

1:16:04 > 1:16:07Now, only two of these groups, of course, will go through to the final battle

1:16:07 > 1:16:10so, Gareth, who do you think rose to the challenge?

1:16:10 > 1:16:15Oh, that was excellent. If I start with the train, Soul Train,

1:16:15 > 1:16:18Ali, wow! That was stellar.

1:16:18 > 1:16:21You've got a fantastic voice, but you also have a fantastic soul,

1:16:21 > 1:16:24I think, and it shone out of your little face, it was beautiful.

1:16:24 > 1:16:27I was very moved.

1:16:27 > 1:16:31Between all of you, there were tuning issues, erm, throughout,

1:16:31 > 1:16:33so that was difficult

1:16:33 > 1:16:36but, boy, that was really, really special.

1:16:36 > 1:16:40Ali, like, glorious. I think it is so spectacular because

1:16:40 > 1:16:45the fact that you do have these really great people that are able to surround you, yeah,

1:16:45 > 1:16:48I was blown away, it was fantastic.

1:16:48 > 1:16:50And I think you guys have such a huge, wonderful future ahead of you.

1:16:50 > 1:16:54You remind me little bit of me when I was kind of, you know, starting,

1:16:54 > 1:16:58and that's been a really good, long career for me, so, I love that.

1:16:58 > 1:17:00I love to see that. That was really spectacular.

1:17:00 > 1:17:03So, keep doing what you guys are doing.

1:17:03 > 1:17:06Soul Train, I mean, you guys are a-poppin'!

1:17:06 > 1:17:10- LAUGHTER - And very modern, in a good way.

1:17:10 > 1:17:15- A good modern mix. And I love that too.- And what about ScotSoul?

1:17:15 > 1:17:18Scot Soul, you knocked out Out Of The Blue and I wanted to see

1:17:18 > 1:17:21from you close harmony singing

1:17:21 > 1:17:23and you gave me that, but you also gave me magic.

1:17:23 > 1:17:26I thought it was really, really impeccable,

1:17:26 > 1:17:29the way you all supported her

1:17:29 > 1:17:32facing round, so musical, so deft.

1:17:32 > 1:17:34Very heartfelt solo there.

1:17:34 > 1:17:36Just very, very moving.

1:17:36 > 1:17:40There was a moment when I looked at you guys and it was like there was no-one else in the room

1:17:40 > 1:17:43and to be able to do that with more than just two people is crazy

1:17:43 > 1:17:46and with all of us sitting here, I mean,

1:17:46 > 1:17:48I absolutely loved it.

1:17:48 > 1:17:51You guys are so warm and so beautiful.

1:17:51 > 1:17:54You remind me of, like, apple pie.

1:17:54 > 1:17:56LAUGHTER

1:17:56 > 1:17:59No, really, it's so sweet and warm, it gets you, to the heart.

1:17:59 > 1:18:03- And that's a beautiful thing. - Lovely. And what about the Flyboys?

1:18:03 > 1:18:07Flyboys, it's a really impressive sound, you were up against two extremely moving soloists,

1:18:07 > 1:18:09so, I think that is a disadvantage.

1:18:09 > 1:18:11The solo round, I think, for me,

1:18:11 > 1:18:14is about drawing me close to you.

1:18:14 > 1:18:19And I think the other two groups really achieved that, so, I think that's more difficult for you.

1:18:19 > 1:18:22But - it's very clever.

1:18:22 > 1:18:25Very clever and very impressive and very technically assured.

1:18:25 > 1:18:28- Well said, there.- Thank you. - Thank you.

1:18:28 > 1:18:32There's a lot of precision, you know, it's like you guys are mechanics,

1:18:32 > 1:18:35in a way, vocal mechanics. It's really special.

1:18:35 > 1:18:39- And it takes precision and you guys have it.- Thank you so much, judges.

1:18:39 > 1:18:43Now, once again, of course, it's decision time.

1:18:47 > 1:18:49Judges, please decide the two groups

1:18:49 > 1:18:52that you would like to take in to the final battle.

1:18:54 > 1:18:57THEY CONFER

1:18:59 > 1:19:04OK, judges... Please, if you will, tell us the first group

1:19:04 > 1:19:07that you want to go through. Gareth.

1:19:07 > 1:19:10Erm, the first group we're going to put through,

1:19:10 > 1:19:16difficult decision...

1:19:16 > 1:19:18The Flyboys.

1:19:18 > 1:19:21CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:19:31 > 1:19:35So, the Flyboys, you are through to tonight's final battle.

1:19:35 > 1:19:40Only one group can join. Will it be Soul Train or ScotSoul?

1:19:40 > 1:19:46Kelis, please tell us the second group you are putting through to tonight's final battle.

1:19:46 > 1:19:51Um... OK... SHE LAUGHS

1:19:51 > 1:19:53Well, we deliberated and it was really hard because there's

1:19:53 > 1:19:58a lot of things in play here. However, um,

1:19:58 > 1:20:01we went with ScotSoul.

1:20:01 > 1:20:04CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:20:11 > 1:20:14Soul Train, so sad to see you go.

1:20:15 > 1:20:19- Kelis is going in for a hug. - I just have to. I have to.

1:20:19 > 1:20:20CHEERING

1:20:20 > 1:20:22I just wanted to come over here

1:20:22 > 1:20:25and look you in the eye and just tell you, like, this is, like,

1:20:25 > 1:20:26you know, you are so, so, so good.

1:20:26 > 1:20:29You've got it, you guys are there. Just like, you know,

1:20:29 > 1:20:31kind of not as perfect as...

1:20:31 > 1:20:33You're there, you've got it.

1:20:33 > 1:20:36Ladies and gentlemen, Soul Train.

1:20:36 > 1:20:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:20:44 > 1:20:48OK, ScotSoul and the Flyboys, catch your breath

1:20:48 > 1:20:53as your fate is about to be decided in this, the final battle.

1:20:57 > 1:21:01They will share the same song, taking it in turns to out-sing each other.

1:21:01 > 1:21:05While they're performing, our judges will be deliberating and once they've made up their minds,

1:21:05 > 1:21:09our Superstar guest judge, Chaka Khan, will join in with the group

1:21:09 > 1:21:13they want to take through to the live final.

1:21:13 > 1:21:16And they're not just singing any song.

1:21:16 > 1:21:20And it AIN'T just by anyBODY.

1:21:20 > 1:21:24It's Ain't Nobody by our own Chaka Khan.

1:21:24 > 1:21:28CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:21:29 > 1:21:33So, fighting for a place in the live final, it's the final battle with

1:21:33 > 1:21:37ScotSoul versus the Flyboys.

1:21:37 > 1:21:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:21:45 > 1:21:50# Captured effortlessly That's the way it was

1:21:50 > 1:21:55# It happened so naturally I didn't know it was love

1:21:55 > 1:22:00# The next thing I felt was you Holding me close

1:22:00 > 1:22:04# What was I gonna do? I let myself go

1:22:04 > 1:22:07# Now we're flyin' through the stars

1:22:07 > 1:22:11# I hope this night will last forever. #

1:22:11 > 1:22:14APPLAUSE

1:22:14 > 1:22:16# I've been waitin' for you

1:22:16 > 1:22:18# It's been so long

1:22:18 > 1:22:23# I knew just what I would do When I heard your song

1:22:23 > 1:22:27# Filled my heart with your bliss You gave me freedom

1:22:27 > 1:22:32# You knew I could not resist I needed someone

1:22:32 > 1:22:34# Now we're flyin' through the stars

1:22:34 > 1:22:38# I hope this night will last for ever. #

1:22:38 > 1:22:41- Yeah! - # Huh-huh-huh-huh

1:22:41 > 1:22:44- # Ain't nobody - Nobody

1:22:44 > 1:22:46# Loves me better

1:22:46 > 1:22:49# Makes me happy

1:22:49 > 1:22:50# Makes me feel this way

1:22:50 > 1:22:55# Ain't nobody Loves me better than you

1:22:55 > 1:22:59# Duh-duh, duh-duh, duh-duh Duh-duh, duh-duh, duh-duh

1:22:59 > 1:23:02# I wait for night-time to come

1:23:02 > 1:23:04# And bring you to me

1:23:04 > 1:23:06# I can't believe I'm the one

1:23:06 > 1:23:08# I was so lonely

1:23:08 > 1:23:11# I feel like no-one could feel

1:23:11 > 1:23:13# I must be dreamin'

1:23:13 > 1:23:15# I want this dream to be real

1:23:15 > 1:23:18# I need this feelin'

1:23:18 > 1:23:20# Now we're flyin' through the stars

1:23:20 > 1:23:24# Hope this night will last for ever

1:23:24 > 1:23:27# Huh-huh-huh-huh

1:23:27 > 1:23:29- # Ain't nobody - Ain't nobody

1:23:29 > 1:23:31- # Loves me better - Loves me better

1:23:31 > 1:23:34# Makes me happy

1:23:34 > 1:23:36# Makes me feel this way

1:23:36 > 1:23:38# Ain't nobody

1:23:38 > 1:23:41- # Loves me better - Better than you

1:23:41 > 1:23:42# Ain't nobody

1:23:42 > 1:23:45# Loves me better

1:23:45 > 1:23:48CHEERING AND WHOOPING

1:23:54 > 1:23:57- # Ain't nobody - Ain't nobody

1:23:57 > 1:23:59- # Loves me better - Better than you

1:23:59 > 1:24:02- # Makes me feel this way - Makes me feel this way

1:24:02 > 1:24:05- # Nobody - Ain't nobody

1:24:05 > 1:24:08- # Loves me better - There's nobody

1:24:08 > 1:24:11- # Makes me happy - Yeah-eah

1:24:11 > 1:24:13# Makes me feel this way

1:24:13 > 1:24:16# Ain't nobody loves me better

1:24:16 > 1:24:19# Makes me happy

1:24:19 > 1:24:22# Makes me feel this way... #

1:24:22 > 1:24:25# Ain't nobody loves me better

1:24:25 > 1:24:30# Makes me happy Makes me feel this way...

1:24:32 > 1:24:37# Ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah. #

1:24:42 > 1:24:47- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - Yeah, so good!

1:24:53 > 1:24:57Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's winners, ScotSoul!

1:25:03 > 1:25:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:25:07 > 1:25:10Huge congratulations to all five of you.

1:25:10 > 1:25:14How does it feel singing in this live final with Ms Chaka Khan?

1:25:14 > 1:25:17How can you express how that's feeling?

1:25:17 > 1:25:19It's incredible, absolutely incredible.

1:25:19 > 1:25:22God bless you. It was the split that got me.

1:25:22 > 1:25:24LAUGHTER

1:25:24 > 1:25:29Des's splits, well done. And, Chaka, you will be singing with ScotSoul

1:25:29 > 1:25:31in the live final. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:25:31 > 1:25:34The Flyboys, all might not be lost as one of the groups who

1:25:34 > 1:25:37made it through to the final battle across the series

1:25:37 > 1:25:40will be chosen as our wild card finalists.

1:25:40 > 1:25:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:25:44 > 1:25:47So, fan me, Chaka. Please, fan me!

1:25:47 > 1:25:51That is like the best wind machine you could ever have.

1:25:51 > 1:25:55A hand-operated wind machine by Chaka Khan! That's incredible.

1:25:55 > 1:25:58Thank you so much to tonight's groups,

1:25:58 > 1:26:01to Deke, to all of our judges and most of all,

1:26:01 > 1:26:03thanks to you for watching.

1:26:03 > 1:26:06For heaven's sake, join us again next time

1:26:06 > 1:26:08because the music sounds better with you.

1:26:08 > 1:26:12Thank you so much, bye-bye, goodnight!

1:26:12 > 1:26:14CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:26:17 > 1:26:21This week's Superstar guest judge, Bebe Rexha!

1:26:21 > 1:26:23The harmonies are great, I love the energy.

1:26:23 > 1:26:26There's eye contact and then there's straddling someone's desk!

1:26:26 > 1:26:28I love that.

1:26:30 > 1:26:35# You gotta fight for your right to party! #

1:26:36 > 1:26:40Oh, my goodness... SHE SCREAMS

1:26:43 > 1:26:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE