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00:01We're travelling across the country to hear the people of Britain sing the songs that tell their incredible stories.
00:09Our mentors, Sam Ryder and Paloma Bay, will choose one singer from each city to perform our once-in-a
00:17-lifetime concert at London's Hackney Empire.
00:21This week, we've set up the Your Song stage in the nation's capital.
00:26And we're inviting you to listen, not just to music, but to memory, hope and courage.
00:32Welcome to Your Song!
00:42Paloma, London, your hometown.
00:45Cockles and muscles, alive and alive.
00:48Our very own pearly quits.
00:49It's literally all of a twist here.
00:51I'm Fagin.
00:54So much music comes from here.
00:57David Bowie, Rolling Stones, The Clash, Adele, Amy Winehouse, George Michael, Stormzy.
01:05As a kid, my favourite band growing up, Iron Maiden, right?
01:09And them playing all those clubs on the East End.
01:12And I'd be like, if I can do that, maybe I can make it the same way that Iron Maiden.
01:16And obviously I didn't.
01:17It was actually me singing covers of Britney Spears.
01:21That actually did it in my mum's kitchen.
01:25Of course, it can be a tough audience here.
01:27I mean, we're standing here filming.
01:28No one's stopped to even bat an eyelid.
01:30But I'm hoping London, you won't let me down.
01:35So take me back to London.
01:38Paloma and Sam will be able to see and hear all of the singers who will take to our stage.
01:43Guys, clear the floor, please.
01:44Whilst hidden away beneath City Hall.
01:47And first to share the song that means the most to them.
01:50Hold my hand.
01:52Is someone that recently was unable to speak, let alone sing.
01:57Oh, he's got such swag. I love him.
02:00My name's Vic Wallace.
02:01The song I'm singing is Fly Me To The Moon.
02:05The song means everything to me because it's given me another chance in my life.
02:11Hi, Vic.
02:12Oh, hello.
02:12Hello, I'm Alison.
02:14Yes, I know.
02:15He took his hat off when he met the lady.
02:17I feel like I might need to lift you up on here.
02:20Please.
02:20Yeah.
02:23He's let Alison lift him up.
02:25You look lovely.
02:27And I'm 90.
02:28You're 90 years old?
02:29I'm 90.
02:3090 years old, by the way.
02:32Just bowling about, no stick, anything.
02:33So I go out and entertain the old people.
02:37Are you in like a choir or something?
02:38Yes, a choir.
02:39Are they here?
02:40Yes.
02:41Well, it obviously keeps you young being in that choir, doesn't it?
02:43I don't know about young.
02:45You're young.
02:46I'm younger.
02:47Yeah.
02:48I'm younger.
02:49I'm younger.
02:50After his wife, Stella, passed away three years ago, singing became a lifeline for Vic.
02:56Well, this is Adderspoon Cricket Club.
02:58We rehearse here every Thursday.
03:01Hello, lads.
03:02Hiya.
03:02We practice in a changing room because it's got the best sound.
03:07Come along, come along, me, Johnny, my boy, since ten to your groan, you're young.
03:12It's companionship, friendship.
03:15I'm so elated to be able to go out and sing to people.
03:20It brings me happiness.
03:22But during Covid, Vic's newfound happiness was suddenly taken away from him.
03:28I got up in the morning, made breakfast, and I couldn't speak.
03:34When he first had the stroke, I remember a video call when he was in the hospital,
03:39when he was trying really hard to get his words out, and they weren't quite coming.
03:42You could see the frustration because he's such a chatty person.
03:46I was very low because I didn't know if I was going to speak again.
03:51One day, I heard a man singing in the corridor, and I thought,
03:55I must go and find out about this man.
03:59And he sang to me.
04:00It was Fly Me to the Moon.
04:02And I thought to myself, I used to be able to sing, and I wanted to sing again.
04:08So, after that, a speech therapist came, and I wrote down, I'd like to sing a song.
04:15Please welcome to the stage, it's Vic.
04:20When you sing, you don't chop the words up like when you speak.
04:24You elongate words, Fly Me.
04:30So, it's easier to say a sound, Fly Me to the Moon.
04:36It's given me a second chance.
04:38I can sing, and I can speak again.
04:47I'm 90.
04:51What a guy.
04:53He sang before he spoke.
04:56Because he found it easier, because it was like cursive.
04:58Fly Me to the Moon
05:01And let me play among the stars
05:04Make it swing, let me sing what's free is like on Jupiter and Mars
05:12In other words, please be true
05:20In other words, I love you
05:28It's not the most amazing thing I've ever heard,
05:32But in the context, he could not speak, it's fantastic.
05:38Music saves people.
05:40Look, he's going to dance.
05:41Look, nice.
05:54I also love that he comes from a generation that really prioritised showmanship.
06:00Yeah.
06:00Hey, he threw his hat into the crowd.
06:03Fill my heart with song
06:06And let me sing forevermore
06:09So much more complex and deep than just the voice.
06:14There's everything behind it.
06:16It's the story, it's the bravery, it's the resilience.
06:18It's the joy of music.
06:19In other words, please be true
06:25In other words
06:27Oh, man.
06:28In other words
06:33I, I love you
06:43Thank you, thank you very much, thank you
06:47You don't have to get to the Hackney Empire to win.
06:50You can win in plenty different ways in life.
06:53If he's already won.
06:54Oh, wow.
06:55How good were you?
06:57It's so exciting.
06:59Wonderful.
07:00I could do it again.
07:01Have a look.
07:02Have a look.
07:03Have a look.
07:03And now I feel quite emotional.
07:06Sorry.
07:06Sorry.
07:07I've never done anything like this before, so it's marvellous.
07:12Thank you for everything.
07:14What an amazing start.
07:1790 years old, man.
07:18It's something we can all aspire to, isn't it?
07:22Although I reckon I'd be bored of life by about 85.
07:24I reckon.
07:25Ready to go.
07:28Like watching a long film.
07:30Yeah, well, the amount of life I actually live, it's a bit overwhelming.
07:36I'm loving angels instead.
07:41You're amazing.
07:43The only thing is, I'm not male.
07:45Can I join?
07:46No.
07:54You start walking now, Maggie.
07:55You had to all a test day.
07:57My name is Maggie.
07:58I'm 20 years old.
08:00At the minute I'm a student, I'm going to be singing the song I wrote.
08:03At the time, my granddad was being diagnosed with dementia,
08:06and it was a big struggle for my family.
08:14I can't tell what's real anymore
08:17Your voice is a stranger's
08:20Cuts me to the core
08:23Lovely.
08:24Wow.
08:25This silence is getting too loud
08:28I'm trying to fight it
08:31My head's underground
08:3820 years old.
08:39How deep are those lyrics?
08:40I love the lyrics.
08:42I just think her voice is also quite flawless.
08:45Yeah.
08:55Dementia takes all the best parts of you
08:58And, yeah, it, yeah, sorry.
09:05This disease
09:07Is taking over me
09:11I lose sight of you
09:13I was before
09:15I'm on my knees
09:19Begging, baby, please
09:22Deliver me the cure
09:29It's a horrible disease
09:31And we're such a close unit
09:33When one person isn't themselves
09:36It's really hard on everybody
09:38And I think also
09:39It's really hard
09:41Not knowing whether there's going to be a day
09:43Where he doesn't recognise me
09:44Or my voice
09:45I find my enemy in the mirror
09:50With every reflection
09:52My reason and fear it
09:56I can't take back these things
09:58That I've done
10:00She's building on dynamics
10:02As the song progresses
10:04Upping the ante on strength
10:06Tell me I'm more than the pieces I miss
10:18Wow
10:18I think a lot of people would relate to these words
10:21I think it encapsulates the whole meaning of the song
10:25It sort of highlights a bit of hope as well
10:27My granddad is a very strong person
10:30He's very stubborn
10:31So I hope there is life after this
10:34And there is more to come
10:36I forgot how to be loved
10:46This disease
10:48It's taken over me
10:51I lose sight of who I was before
10:56I'm on my knees
11:00Begging, baby, please
11:04Deliver me the cure
11:12That's brilliant
11:13All control
11:14I haven't even got a tissue
11:24That's an impeccable live performance
11:28She seems like a young Florence the Machine
11:31Or Chapel Rowan
11:32And maybe doesn't need the validation
11:35Of going for the Hackney Empire
11:38Maybe the DNA of what we're doing here
11:41It's not just about putting an amazing singer
11:44Who writes an incredible song
11:46Into that grand final
11:48And that might sound weird to viewers
11:50But you're almost trying to invite an outsider
11:52I just have this feeling
11:54That she is already on her way
12:01We're in London
12:02To hear ordinary people
12:04Sing the songs that tell their extraordinary stories
12:08This is an opportunity for anyone
12:10To step up onto the stage
12:12And come and sing
12:14Okay, what's your name?
12:16Bedina
12:16Bedina
12:17Come on then
12:18Look at me, look, a bag
12:18Do you know what I mean?
12:19Oh, hold the bags
12:20Give me the bags
12:21Alison's holding Bedina's shopping
12:22While she sings
12:23This is iconic
12:30Everyone has a song
12:31That has like a particular memory
12:33Or helps them through a difficult time
12:36And I just believe in the power of music
12:38She's bringing joy
12:39But what we're looking for
12:41Is maybe an unexpectedness
12:45When I was a little girl
12:48I had a ragdoll
12:51The big doll I've ever owned
12:55That is a baritone and a half
12:57Now I love you just the way
13:00I love that ragdoll
13:03The first time I heard this song
13:05Was on Glee
13:05Growing up in Nigeria for 10 years
13:08My family moved to Uganda
13:09I didn't really see many gay people
13:11Until Glee came along
13:13And changed my life forever
13:14It was nice to see Kurt
13:16Someone that was openly gay in school
13:19And Glee showed me that
13:20I could live my life
13:22In the way that I want to
13:23And my boyfriend's actually going to be there
13:25And do I love you
13:28I am I
13:32River deep
13:37I am stoked for him
13:39That he's managed to get up on that stage
13:40And sing his heart out
13:41With full chest
13:43And an identity song
13:44Yeah
13:45Proud to be who you are
13:48I am a doctor
13:50Currently working in A&E
13:51It can be very stressful
13:53But singing helps loads
13:54I bet he's a blast at karaoke
13:57I don't see it at the final
13:58But I wonder if he sings to the patient
14:01Yeah while they're waiting
14:02The five hour wait in London
14:11Whilst Ikenna has drawn one of the largest crowds of the day so far
14:18Less than a mile away
14:20There's an even bigger gathering in the nation's capital
14:29And it's brought vast areas of London to a standstill
14:33Yo Dominic
14:34Is it starting now?
14:35Yeah um
14:36It's starting
14:37In a bit now
14:38Where are you?
14:39We're going to assume
14:41Uh oh
14:4315 year old Dominic's friends might be running late
14:46Where's Emmanuel?
14:47But despite the disruption
14:49His family are here in full force
14:51You alright Dominic?
14:53Oh my god
14:53Nice to meet you
14:55I'm Alex Ryan
14:56You alright?
14:57You shaking?
14:58Always shaking
14:59What are you feeling a bit nervous?
15:01Yeah
15:01Do you want to sit next to you?
15:02Yes please
15:03Tell me
15:04What is your song called?
15:06My song is called
15:07Coded in DNA
15:08Did you write that song?
15:09It's an original
15:09Stop it
15:10Oh
15:11Original
15:11It's about growing up
15:13As a young black boy
15:14Stuff went on when I was younger
15:16Like
15:17My family
15:18We had to move from area to area to area
15:20And within each area that we've moved to
15:22We've just experienced hate
15:24And the fact that
15:26We even have to go through that
15:28I just find it
15:29Absolutely insane
15:30And literally just because of this colour of you
15:32Just because it doesn't like make sense
15:34People talk about how it should be put to a stop
15:37But really and truly there is no stop
15:39And it sticks with you
15:40Yeah
15:41That's exactly why I called my song Coded in DNA
15:43Because all the racist comments
15:45All the microaggressions
15:46It's been coded into me
15:50I was 15 when I was writing songs
15:51But nothing I'd ever feel confident sharing
15:54To perform public
15:55Yeah
15:56Give a warm welcome to Dominic
16:06Hello everyone
16:07Today I'm going to be performing
16:09A song I wrote
16:11I wrote the song because
16:12Growing up black
16:14You just hear hateful comments all the time
16:17But my brothers told me that
16:19You're not the issue
16:20There's nothing wrong with you
16:31On day number one
16:33Some rose above it all
16:35Just like the sun
16:37They never held back
16:39Never on the run
16:40And never raised their hands
16:42High for anyone
16:44But when I hit the age
16:47Your innocence is gone
16:49And you should know your place
16:51They say it don't matter
16:52Just play the game
16:54I have to keep my hands high
16:56On a chain
17:00And I can try
17:04It's getting a bit out of breath
17:06Because he's in panic
17:07Yeah
17:07But I can hear this amazing voice
17:10Yeah
17:10I'm not gonna cry
17:14See that right there
17:16That moment's magic and perfect
17:18And that's his voice
17:19And I'm coded
17:20And I'm coded
17:22And I'm coded
17:24In DNA
17:27He's not just carrying the nerves
17:30Of a song here
17:31It's the nerves
17:32Of the message behind the song
17:34A kid in my primary school
17:36Was so upset about being black
17:38They tried to use sandpaper
17:40On their skin
17:41And when you go through
17:42These experiences
17:43You never forget about it
17:44And whether you're 15 or 90
17:48The situations never stop
17:50So therefore
17:51Even though you've said it before
17:52You need to say it again
17:53Because listening is one thing
17:55But hearing and understanding
17:57Is another
18:00If I'm thinking about
18:02Hackney Empire
18:02I'd love to sit down with Dominic
18:05And talk about breathing
18:10And work out circular breathing
18:13Before he goes on
18:14Yeah, he needs a lot of breath as well
18:16To fit all of those words in
18:18It's a complex song
18:19With the riffs and the runs
18:20The agility that you need
18:22To sing that
18:23I couldn't even start to do that
18:25At that age
18:26I want to go and hold his hand
18:28And tell him
18:28He has such potential
18:30Shall we go?
18:32Let's go, let's go
18:32Because by the night
18:37We may not survive
18:40And I'm cold
18:41Shall we do that
18:43With my special wife
18:46You're beautiful
18:49Thank you
18:50Hello, little son
18:51You're so amazing
18:53You're so talented and special
18:55Thank you
18:56Your songwriting's incredible
18:58Thank you
18:58I just want to say
18:59On behalf of everyone
19:01That I feel sorry
19:02That at 15
19:03You have to be the one
19:04To say that
19:05Because that's not fair
19:07You're brave
19:08And you're a better man than most so that's why we came out to see you
19:17Well done
19:25The nerves got to me, but my story was generally hers and not just by everyone
19:30But like all the mentors there, Alison Hammond. I'm so happy
19:3515 years old as all
19:40What are you doing today then enjoying this
20:05I thought he was about to say we're on a date
20:08That's what you up to now then we've got to go back to common garden. I would have sang for
20:12you, but if you've got to go
20:16Next to take to the your song stage I think I'm more nervous than she is
20:21We'll be all as mom Helen
20:23Go I come from Derry in Northern Ireland and I'm 39 years of age
20:28Uh, you believe that you believe anything
20:32Gonna do great. So I'm 83, but that's only a number
20:39Hello
20:41My name's Helen and the song that I'm going to sing for you is called every time we say goodbye
20:46I die a little
20:48Because every time I took my children home. I had to say goodbye to them which broke my heart
20:54So I'm just hoping that I can hold together today
21:00We'll start now
21:07Haven't sung for 30 years
21:13Every time we say goodbye
21:19We say goodbye
21:20I die a little
21:25Oh, super jazz voice
21:27Every time we say goodbye
21:31I wonder why
21:34A little
21:36It relates back to very emotional times
21:39My marriage was on the rocks
21:42So he took the property
21:44And I took the children
21:49Think so little of me
21:52They allow you to go
21:58I left and took the children to London
22:01Every time I took them back to their father
22:04If I was doing a gig in a pub or something like that
22:07As you do in Derry
22:08The first night somebody requested
22:10Every time we say goodbye
22:12So I sang it
22:13And I looked down
22:15And my youngest child, Orla
22:17She was standing there
22:21Big bloody tears
22:22Running down her face
22:24It broke my heart
22:26And eventually I just gave up singing it all together
22:30I can hear a lark somewhere
22:35Begin to sing about it
22:41Do you hear that?
22:42Like the...
22:43The bass, the bass
22:45She's got so much control
22:48Emotionally as well as vocally
22:51From major to minor
22:53Every word, I believe
22:56Every time
22:59We say goodbye
23:04I love seeing how she sings with her shoulders too
23:07Vocal coaches will say
23:09Don't do this, this and this
23:10But I love seeing people sing
23:13Where all of that's out the window
23:15It's just I'll use my body
23:17To help me sing
23:18Because singing isn't just here
23:20And live in each word
23:20Exactly, yeah
23:21Also she feels particularly comfortable
23:25Playing with live band
23:26Yeah
23:27Every time
23:30Jumping out of the phrase
23:31And catching herself back in the phrase again
23:34We say goodbye
23:53Skat singing
23:56Wow
23:58I think she'd fit in at the Hackney Empire
24:00For a little bit of class
24:01But not like
24:02Ernest class
24:03She's a bit of a ledge
24:05I haven't heard her sing
24:07For a long, long time
24:09Still just about holding it together
24:10To be honest
24:11It's great to be back in action again
24:13After 30 years
24:14Those people's lungs have collapsed by 83
24:18I can't believe she's carrying this song
24:24I'm Eden, I'm 17
24:25I'm from Tottenham
24:26I'm going to be singing
24:27I think it's going to rain today
24:29By Randy Newman
24:30Nice choice
24:31Which is a song that my dad sang to me
24:34As a lullaby when I was a baby
24:35And now my dad's going to be accompanying me on guitar
24:39It would feel wrong to perform it without him
24:43My dad has been an inspiration
24:45The thing that I associate the most with him
24:47Is like funk and blues and Stevie Wonder
24:49Don't you worry about a thing
24:51He's been played in this house for years
24:54And I just associate it with the most fun I had in my childhood
24:58For the first three years of my life
25:00It was just me and my mum and my dad
25:02And then Len was born in 2011
25:06What do you think of Eden singing?
25:09Fabulous
25:11Nine months later
25:12He was like rushed to the hospital
25:13And they found the tumour that was directly in the middle of his head
25:18I just like the way that you were singing
25:20Sometimes it makes me feel emotional
25:23For most of Eden's childhood
25:25He's had to play second fiddle to his younger brother
25:27For so many years and in so many ways
25:30Do you want to stop now?
25:34I'm not going to tell you anything on my way
25:36That's nice
25:38Lenny will be blind for the rest of his life
25:40He had a stroke and all of these other complications when he was very young
25:44And also moments where we didn't know if Len was going to make it
25:48My parents had to be at the hospital a lot of the time
25:52It creates this feeling in you of not wanting to have any problems
25:59We can stop now if you want
26:01Would you mind?
26:03He is unfailingly kind and supportive and patient
26:07I know you can make it around yourself
26:09But I'm just going to guide you because of the equipment and stuff
26:13I didn't want to be a burden
26:15I wanted to be the one that was okay
26:19I'm so glad you're here
26:21And be the one that could help
26:26My dad singing this song to me when I was one
26:29It's shaped me completely
26:35When I listen to it and when I sing it
26:38It feels like everything that we've been through as a family
26:44Broken windows
26:47And empty hallways
26:53Pale dead moon
26:57In the sky street
27:00With grey
27:01Lovely pure voice
27:06Human kindness is overflowing
27:16And I think it's going to rain today
27:25This song for me, it's about how complicated life is
27:32Scarecrow is dressed in the latest style
27:39Sometimes I have so much resentment towards Len
27:43And guilt for feeling that resentment
27:46I also know it's not his fault
27:48And I love him with every bit of me
27:52Human kindness is overflowing
28:00And I think it's going to rain today
28:10It's the balance
28:12You cope
28:13You can go out in the rain
28:15Because there's family and there's love
28:19Show them the way
28:28Human kindness is overflowing
28:39Oh, I think it's going to rain today
29:02It was beautiful
29:04It was beautiful
29:16This experience is definitely
29:18Something which feels like
29:20Giving something back to Eden
29:25It's very hard to manage
29:29Feelings of guilt
29:32About Eden's childhood
29:34Not having been what we wanted it to be
29:37And lots of things which Eden didn't get to experience
29:40Which we would have loved to have given him
29:46Would you like to meet Ennocent?
29:47Lol
29:48No
29:49Are you joking?
29:51You're joking?
29:53You actually went to meet Ennocent?
29:54I'm here, I'm here, Lenny
29:55Wasn't he wonderful?
29:57He didn't break my heart
29:59Oh
30:01Lenny's really moved by his brother
30:04Oh
30:05It's overwhelming
30:08We were quite speechless
30:10Yeah
30:10Because it really warranted that kind of heartfelt space
30:15I think in terms of what we're looking for
30:19That was a real connection to the story
30:21This is what it's all about
30:23Infinitely more than a song
30:25Infinitely more than a voice
30:26It is based on a feeling
30:44Like a mini Glastonbury
30:45The Your Song stage is having to endure
30:48A typical British summer
30:50All I hope is that Channel 4
30:52Are getting little water droplets
30:53Coming off of bunting
30:54Showing us that the rain is easing
30:56And that Britain will not be deterred
30:58By bad weather
30:59Our lips remain stiff
31:03Here's the next act
31:05Next to sing for us
31:06Is someone who hasn't been able to perform
31:08In public for the past six years
31:10I'm Milo
31:11I'm 15 years old
31:12My song is Rise Up
31:14By Andrew Day
31:15Oh
31:15Class song
31:16And it's a song
31:17All about, you know
31:19Resilience
31:19And all about determination
31:20And basically all that I would have needed to hear
31:23Back in primary school
31:24Hello Milo
31:26How are you doing?
31:26I'm doing good
31:27How are you?
31:27Good to meet you
31:28Good to meet you
31:29Take a seat
31:30How are you?
31:31Nervous
31:32How are you feeling?
31:32You nervous?
31:33No, I'm excited
31:34It should be fun
31:34So what does singing mean to you?
31:36When it comes to singing
31:37In primary school it was hard
31:39And then I stopped completely
31:42You didn't?
31:42For about two years
31:43Wow
31:47When he was really little
31:48People used to say to us
31:49I don't know how you cope
31:50You know, my wife and wife
31:51They pissed me
31:52What?
31:55Really?
31:55Yeah
31:56Really?
31:57What, just because he's hard work?
31:58I don't know
31:59You know I'm right here
32:00I'll fly
32:01I'll see you
32:01I remember taking Milo home from school one day
32:05We had Matilda on in the car
32:07And then Milo started singing
32:09And I remember thinking
32:11That's good
32:12When somebody loved me
32:15Do you feel different than other kids
32:17I was different
32:22Because I was always made to feel like singing was never cool
32:26It's definitely tough to be a kid
32:28Because kids maybe sometimes don't know what's mean and what's not
32:34Okay, we are imminent
32:35It's really difficult when your child's confidence is not
32:41I distinctly remember the turning point
32:43I was ready to perform in an assembly
32:46And this was a big step
32:48Because I was going to school with a completely different persona
32:52And I could not do it at all
32:55And I was shaking
32:56And I didn't sing
32:58This is Milo
33:04Freezing on stage
33:05That was the moment where I was like
33:07Right, no singing, no music
33:10And nobody can hear me except for me
33:13Oh
33:19You're broken down and tired
33:23Of living life on a merry-go-round
33:27And you can't find that fighter
33:32But I see it in you
33:33So we're gonna walk it out
33:36Oh, wow
33:40Oh, that's causing problems here
33:42In the best way
33:43And I'll rise up
33:45I'll rise like the day
33:48I'll rise up
33:49I'll rise unafraid
33:51I'll rise up
33:53And I'll do it no man
33:56Times again
33:57Subtle
33:59And I'll rise up
34:01High like the waves
34:03I'll rise up
34:05Inspired of the ache
34:07I'll rise up
34:08And I'll do it a thousand
34:10Times again
34:14For you
34:18The notes is reaching
34:20Divine
34:21When I talk about a glassy voice
34:23Stevie Wonder is the archetype
34:25It's shiny
34:26It's sparkly
34:27It's high
34:28But clear
34:29And precise
34:31All we need
34:33All we need
34:35Is hope
34:37And for that we have each other
34:40For that we have each other now
34:44To any kids watching this
34:46Never get discouraged
34:48Just sing
34:49Anywhere you can
34:50If that's the path you want to follow
34:51Because that's what happens
34:53I'll rise up
34:56I think we should go out and tell him
34:58I'll rise up
34:59In spite of the ache
35:01I chose rise up
35:03Because the first word is
35:04You're broken down and tired
35:06So you're pretty much accepting defeat
35:08We'll rise up
35:11But then
35:12The end is so big
35:14You feel ten times stronger
35:16When you've finished it
35:17We'll rise up
35:18And I'll do it
35:19That feeling only comes from going through
35:21A maybe not so great beginning
35:23For you
35:25For you
35:32For you
35:35For you
35:38For you
35:38For you
35:52You're so amazing.
35:54He sees his family all the time.
35:56How many years?
35:58You're so incredible.
36:00Thank you so much.
36:01That voice should never be trapped.
36:03You're saying you're like catching a hard time at school because you're singing, right?
36:06Yeah.
36:06With a voice like that power, you've got to shut all that out.
36:10Because there are things to be concerned about in life.
36:12That is not one of them right now.
36:13That is not a normal voice, pal.
36:15Thank you so much.
36:16Like, that is, you guys know that, right?
36:17I don't know what to do.
36:18Yeah.
36:19Give him a big cheer.
36:22You know, I don't know what just happened like.
36:29You stood up there on stage and you started singing and people who were going about their
36:33Sunday mornings just stopped and wanted to listen to you because they really felt what
36:38you were saying and that's why you need to keep singing.
36:41Yeah?
36:41Because you're really good at it.
36:47My name's Charlie Ward.
36:49I am 45 years old.
36:51I'm a sports and laryngeal therapist.
36:58Hello, everybody.
37:00I'm going to be singing my own song for you today.
37:02Another original.
37:03Which is a song called Changes.
37:05And it kind of documents the shifts and the changes that I went through as I came out of
37:10my depression.
37:11But it also documents the constant element throughout all of that, which was my beautiful
37:16wife and my daughters down there.
37:18Because had they not been a constant, I probably wouldn't be here.
37:26I've always struggled a little bit with depression, but I think it was one of those things that I
37:31kind of just locked away and put the smiley face on.
37:34And then it kind of really struck me through the COVID lockdown.
37:39I'm self-employed.
37:41My business was shut down instantly.
37:44The bills were still coming in.
37:46I had no income.
37:48It's like somebody threw petrol on the fire.
37:56It kind of just drove me to a really, really dark place.
38:01If you were there, then you would know just how I'm feeling.
38:08Nice.
38:11Empty inside, losing my mind.
38:15Like nobody needs me.
38:18This is a really lovely song.
38:22Feels like I'm split at the seams.
38:26I don't even know what that means.
38:34I'm going through changes.
38:39And it feels amazing.
38:42That vocal, it's pretty technical to get up there with that much power.
38:46The one thing that ain't gonna change.
38:50The one thing is you.
38:53There's no pretension.
38:55He's not trying to be somebody other than who he is.
38:58His vocal seems really authentic.
39:01And it's just the purity of his connection with his message.
39:04Oh, my God.
39:07tells me the modify.
39:22Oh, my God.
39:27We will hear your what God picks.
39:27He's doing great things.
39:31Thank you, Meg, love you.
39:43I think the lyrics make it clear as to where I was, changes just came from the constant
39:50battle in your head.
39:51I couldn't explain why I felt the way that I felt, like I didn't really have any purpose,
39:58which sounds kind of ridiculous when I say it out loud because I've got a beautiful wife,
40:02I've got two beautiful daughters, but it's really hard to explain depression because
40:06it's so different for everybody.
40:08One thing that ain't gonna change, one thing is you.
40:14I love the opposition as well, like this riff.
40:22It was really cathartic writing it and cathartic playing it.
40:29And I hope that somebody might hear it and either help a friend out or it might be them
40:34themselves that asked for help or at least sees that there's a potential to, you know,
40:38go to a better place.
40:55This is professional level songwriting.
40:59It's like Damien Rice or David Gray.
41:01The one thing that ain't gonna change, the one thing is you.
41:14Charlie!
41:16Charlie, we love you.
41:18It's all right.
41:19No, wait.
41:23He's worked really hard on everything, on himself,
41:27on getting himself into the right place.
41:30And I just think to see him up there was just incredible.
41:34You could literally hear that in the stadium and bling.
41:38Yeah.
41:38It's a gorgeous song.
41:40And it has come from all-encompassing darkness for someone in their life.
41:44Yeah.
41:45You can pull all of that sadness into something so full of hope.
41:50Yeah.
41:50Oh!
41:51Wow.
41:52He's ticking a lot of boxes, he's Charlie, man.
41:55And we've been the most animated.
41:57Yeah.
41:57Today.
41:58I want that song.
42:03Love you all.
42:11Everyone who's sang for us in London is back on the Your Song stage
42:14to hear who Paloma and Sam will choose to perform
42:17in their final concert at the iconic Hackney Empire.
42:21I really feel London has delivered.
42:24Can we just start with Vic?
42:25I'm in love with him.
42:27Fly me to the moon.
42:29You can't get closer to life than being 90,
42:33getting up on that stage and doing what he did.
42:35And I thought Maggie as well really deserves a huge mention.
42:39Tell me a lot stronger than this.
42:43There was no vocal acrobatics because the songwriting did the job.
42:48Yes.
42:48And one of three original songs.
42:50I'm going through changes.
42:54All three songs were brilliant.
42:56Yeah, amazing.
42:56Big up Charlie, big up Dominic.
42:58And I'm coded, and I'm coded.
43:01For a 15-year-old to be that emotionally intelligent,
43:05what a talent.
43:06And Milo.
43:07I mean, I'll rise up.
43:10We had real hope with young people in London, I feel,
43:14because he's 15.
43:15And then we had beautiful Eden at 17 years old.
43:20Human kindness is...
43:24Everyone was moved to silence, including us.
43:28Oh, yeah.
43:28Because he's expressing pure love.
43:30I'm not worried about getting into the final.
43:33I'm not worried about anything.
43:34Just spreading joy.
43:36But ultimately, you have got to come up with one singer to go to the final.
43:40So, good luck with that.
43:41And I'll lead you to it.
43:42Thanks, mate. We got it. We got it.
43:43I hope we got it.
43:52Hi, guys!
43:53Hi, guys!
43:56Can I just say, thank you so much for sharing your stories,
44:00singing your songs.
44:01It's been incredible.
44:03But you may have noticed, it's not just been the crowds of London
44:07who have been watching you.
44:08We've got two incredible superstars.
44:11We've got Paloma Faith and Sam Ryder.
44:15What's up, guys?
44:17Everyone okay?
44:18Did you enjoy yourselves?
44:20Yeah.
44:20Thank you so much for being part of this, it's no mean feat,
44:24the jump up on stage in front of a bunch of Londoners bearing the deepest depths of your soul.
44:29And I'm so proud of you.
44:32And we're going to see each other again because every single one of you are is invited to the
44:36grand final that we're going to host just over the river over there at the Hackney Empire.
44:40I'm buzzing.
44:41Only one of you is going to be performing at the final.
44:46And the person performing at the grand final in London is...
44:56Milo.
45:16I don't even know what to do.
45:22I think Milo has got a gift that even Milo doesn't understand.
45:27There's something special in Milo, man, because that kid oozes kindness and gratitude.
45:32Oh, my God.
45:33Genuinely, this means everything to me.
45:34Mate, how he was describing his years at school mirrored my own experience.
45:38And that voice, magic, magic.
45:47I always pick up on the negatives of myself rather than the positives.
45:51I was really umming and ahhing about every stage in this, but I really, I'm glad I didn't stop.
46:00Young Milo wouldn't believe me at all.
46:04Singing is cool.
46:05Singing is so cool.
46:06I think you should really enjoy it because it is so much cooler than people think.
46:19Yes.
46:24The Class of London, everyone.
46:27Yes.
46:30Next time...
46:34...the Your Song stage comes to Birmingham...
46:38...where pitch-perfect performances...
46:44Spanning the musical spectrum
46:47Post-revolution singing
46:50It was an act of rebellion
46:54Leave Sam and Paloma
46:55Every one of you could be in the final
46:58With their toughest decision yet
47:00Who are you going to choose?
47:31Spanning the musical
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