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00:01Songs are the soundtracks of our lives.
00:04We use songs to make sense of this world,
00:07to tell people we love them,
00:08reveal that we're vulnerable,
00:10and prove that we're defiant.
00:13In this series, we're inviting extraordinary people
00:16from across Britain to sing the one song
00:19that means the most to them
00:21and tells their incredible story.
00:26But can they summon the courage
00:28to step into the spotlight...
00:31I'm just hoping that I can hold together today.
00:34..in front of a huge crowd...
00:36I'm so sorry.
00:38..and share it with all of us.
00:40I'm excited, I'm nervous, I'm s***ing myself, sorry, I'm...
00:45When I was a little girl...
00:48Travelling across Britain.
00:51The Your Song stage will showcase amazing songs.
00:57Sung by remarkable people.
00:59I'm 19, come on!
01:03Post-revolution singing.
01:05It was an act of rebellion.
01:08This song saved my life.
01:13Watching will be two of the UK's
01:14most acclaimed singer-songwriters.
01:16I'm up in space.
01:18Eurovision legend Sam Ryder.
01:20He's amazing, he's honest.
01:22I feel nothing but truth.
01:24Only I can have like this.
01:27And multi-million selling global pop icon.
01:30I wanna go out, can I go out?
01:32Paloma Faye.
01:33All of your feelings come right out of your voice, sorry.
01:37It's so amazing.
01:42In each city...
01:43Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
01:48They'll have to decide who should get the chance to perform...
01:51It's absolutely pure feeling.
01:55Mm-hmm.
01:57At a once-in-a-lifetime concert.
02:00At London's iconic Hackney Empire.
02:06Tonight, like the thousands that came to see us across the country.
02:11It's been a long couple of years.
02:13You're about to feel just how powerful a song can be.
02:17You're not the issue.
02:19There's nothing wrong with you.
02:21I hope you don't mind.
02:23I hope you don't mind.
02:25That I put down in words.
02:27And it was like it was your song.
02:30You didn't hurt my heart.
02:33How wonderful life is.
02:37Now you're in the world.
02:57The first port of call for your song's travelling stage
03:01is the city that's produced the most number one hits in the world.
03:05This week, we are in Liverpool, unofficially known as the world capital of pop.
03:11Very shortly, some incredible, talented singers
03:13are going to be singing it on this very stage.
03:16But who will Paloma and Sam choose to sing in the grand final?
03:20Welcome to your song.
03:24Sam, we're in Liverpool.
03:30Here we are. Buzzing.
03:31Massive musical history.
03:33Yeah, huge heritage here.
03:3450 number one hits have come out of Liverpool.
03:37And do you know who the first woman ever from Liverpool was to top the charts?
03:41Give me the stat.
03:42Give me the stat.
03:42It was Lita Rosa with How Much Is That Dog In The Window.
03:46Belta.
03:47What an amazing joke.
03:48The one with the waggalloo tail.
03:51Artists that have come from Liverpool.
03:52The Beatles, Cilla Black, Frankie Goes To Hollywood,
03:56Rebecca Ferguson, The Wombats, Zootons.
03:59What do you think it is that's made Liverpool the source of so much music?
04:04I reckon we're literally stood on the reason.
04:07Like, we're at Albert Dock now, and in the 50s and 60s, all the amazing records that were being made
04:12in the US, like Chuck Berry, Elvis, they came here first.
04:15Those vinyl records were on ships, so people working here were bringing the vinyls off the boats.
04:20So everyone would hear it first here.
04:23Yeah.
04:23I do see some clouds on the horizon, and it is forecast for rain, but who knows what could happen.
04:28What I can predict, however, is that these guys are going to absolutely smash it.
04:32Shall we go and listen?
04:33I can't wait.
04:34Let's go.
04:37But Paloma and Sam won't be listening alongside me in the audience down by the stage.
04:42Oh, hi guys!
04:43Can you see Paloma Faith and Sam Ryder up there?
04:46This is the ultimate crow's nest we've got here.
04:49They see and hear everything on stage and behind the scenes whilst hidden in a nearby hotel.
04:55I'm on the edge of my seat here.
04:57And now with everyone in position...
04:59Ladies and gentlemen, let's get on with the show. I love you!
05:04All that's left is for someone to sing.
05:07Pop yourself here, Elliot.
05:09Me?
05:09I know the camera's going to come in a second.
05:11Here we are.
05:12Oh, we're in! We're in!
05:13Happy days!
05:16Give me that brush, but it's quick.
05:17They're coming. We've got a walker.
05:19My name's Elliot.
05:21I'm 17 from Liverpool.
05:23He's 17 years old and he's got that beard.
05:25I need to get some tips there.
05:27Quick, they're coming.
05:29I mean, I've never put myself up for anything like it before.
05:32I've had me mum backing me up every step of the way south.
05:34Who's more nervous here?
05:35Me.
05:37My legs will go when Elliot starts singing.
05:41I love me mum.
05:42I love you.
05:44Hi!
05:45Hi, Elliot.
05:46How you doing?
05:47Bit nervous.
05:48Oh, don't be nervous.
05:49I'm here for you.
05:50Are you all right?
05:51Sit yourself down.
05:52What are you nervous about?
05:54The crowd.
05:54The crowd.
05:55So, how are we going to get you to the stage?
05:57Are you going to do this today?
05:58Yeah.
05:59Knowing that my mum's out there, she's proud of me.
06:01I'm sad.
06:02Oh, is she a special one?
06:03She's the best person in the world.
06:05Oh, that's so lovely.
06:06Look.
06:10I've known right from the start, Elliot was going to sing.
06:16If you're in the car, he'll start singing.
06:19Something is done.
06:22He's just constantly singing all the time.
06:26Sometimes I go, oh, peace.
06:29Quiet.
06:34I'm not always sang, I think.
06:36I started singing it was more of an escapism.
06:39At the time, it was just a very rough patch of my life.
06:42If I just sing, it'll go away.
06:43If I just sing, shut my eyes, it'll go away.
06:49Elliot came to me when he was five years old.
06:54The day Elliot arrived, he came with a social worker.
06:59And this little boy, who I thought was so cute looking, got out of the car.
07:06Elliot was only supposed to be with me for six weeks.
07:09And then he just said, would you take him full time?
07:11He's been with me for 12 years.
07:16What are you singing today?
07:17Today I'm singing Fall On Me by Andrea and Matteo Bocelli.
07:20Lovely.
07:21What is it about this song that's so special to you?
07:24The whole lyric, Fall On Me, is just so powerful.
07:26And I relate to it so much because no matter what,
07:28I know my mum's always there for me.
07:30It's just been a pillar for me my whole life.
07:33When you just wanted two ice creams to yourself.
07:37The first time I heard the song, all I could think about was my mum.
07:40I was scared.
07:41It talks about a parent and child relationship.
07:45The bond drop between a mother and child.
07:47That's something so special.
07:48Who was you?
07:49Sweaty Eddie.
07:50Sweaty Eddie.
07:52And sister.
07:53I don't think a mother is someone who gives birth to you.
07:55A mother is someone who brings you up in the world,
07:57teaches you morals and teaches you how to become the man you are today.
08:01On you go, Alison.
08:03When it comes to speaking, I'm not the best of words.
08:06There's a lot I want to say but I don't think I could ever say it.
08:09Have a slurp on that.
08:11Which is why I picked this song because it says everything I needed to say to my mum.
08:15The lovely Elliot.
08:19I was in such an awful place and you were like an angel.
08:22You came down from heaven and you got me better than any other mum I could have asked for.
08:29It's got me because it's my subject.
08:31Your baggage is chatting.
08:33When you have a baby though, you realise immediately you can love any baby.
08:37Now I just look at all of them and I'm like, I don't have any of you.
08:45I wouldn't let him go either.
08:49I thought sooner or later the lights up above
08:54Would come down in circles and guide me to love
08:58But I don't know what's right for me, I cannot see straight
09:02Oh, lovely voice.
09:05Really classy vocal.
09:11I really get Sam Smith in the tone, real chest voice.
09:17You'll feel the resonance, it just adds so much power.
09:25Solid, isn't it?
09:26Yeah, stoic.
09:31It's a juxtaposition to his story because he didn't have that in his early childhood.
09:36He just feels like this pillar of strength because of his mum.
09:46He's got me.
09:47He is fantastic.
09:55I close my eyes and I'm seeing you everywhere.
10:04I step outside.
10:06I love that.
10:07It's really attacking.
10:08I step outside.
10:13I think the lyrics I feel the most when I'm singing it to my mum.
10:24I've never been at a point where my mum's ever been there for me.
10:26Showing me what it was to be there for people, no matter what.
10:29And I'd be able to repay her for everything that she's given me,
10:32but try everything in my heart to heart.
10:34If it wasn't for my mum, I wouldn't have been here today.
10:36Absolutely not.
10:49Can I go and give him a hug?
10:51Go.
10:51Pass this on.
10:52Go.
10:54Go.
10:59Go.
11:07Go.
11:07It's not the most beautiful smile, isn't it?
11:10Well done.
11:12I'm getting involved in this.
11:16You're so beautiful.
11:19Hello.
11:20Hello.
11:21Wow! That's so amazing!
11:25You're so special, Elliot!
11:27And such a testament to you and your relationship and what you did.
11:32Thank you for bringing the best out of him,
11:34because he's amazing, he's what this world needs.
11:37Yeah. Thanks, Paloma.
11:39And we'll see you later, yeah?
11:40Thank you, people. We'll see you later.
11:44Wow! That was amazing!
11:47I actually feel like screaming.
11:49Action!
11:52Can't help but fall in love with him, man.
11:55You were stunning.
11:57I love you.
11:58I love you, sir.
11:59Getting into the final, we're looking for someone who's got a strong story
12:03and has the ability vocally to connect their story with their performance.
12:08100%.
12:09Elliot did that, and I found it really moving.
12:12How long have we got to the next one?
12:14I just want to chat about singing. I can't stop.
12:16Singing's class.
12:20But before our next singer can take to the stage...
12:24The heavens have opened.
12:28I'll give you a shout.
12:29OK.
12:31Oh, that poor girl in the rain.
12:33So hopefully they can use it as something that aids the emotion rather than hinders.
12:39I'm Georgia, I'm 22, and I'm from Liverpool.
12:43I mean, the rain's a bit unfortunate, but...
12:45Oh, I'm so excited! I'm so excited!
12:48Oh, she's real!
12:49She's real!
12:50I'm real, Babs!
12:52How are you doing, Georgia?
12:53Hi, you look unreal.
12:54Oh, you're so lovely!
12:55Hi!
12:56Oh, you sound like a proper scouser.
12:58I am as scouser as you can get my look.
13:00So what are you going to sing for us today?
13:02Today I'm singing Seventeen Going Under by Sam Fender.
13:05Oh, cool!
13:06The one everyone mixes you up with!
13:09This song is interesting because it's really hard to not hear it with Sam's accent.
13:15Mm.
13:15Why have you chosen that song?
13:16It's about growing up working class and in a council estate and all that kind of stuff.
13:21And, you know, I just want to, like, prove to people that scousers can.
13:28Growing up in a council estate, everyone knows each other.
13:30And if not, you know someone that knows someone.
13:33So it's very friendly.
13:34It's warm.
13:35Hello.
13:36Hiya.
13:37How's your singing, girl?
13:38Good. It's Kevin Good.
13:40I loved it.
13:40My mum said hello.
13:42Did she?
13:42Yes.
13:43And now she's in wave all the time.
13:46Yeah.
13:46Growing up, we did have to work hard for what we had.
13:48My mum was a single mum with three daughters.
13:54Since she was little, I've supported her 150% scrimped and saved to buy the guitar she wants,
14:02singing lessons.
14:03It's been hard, but it's been worth it.
14:07I didn't want to stay on the estate forever.
14:09I wanted to go to uni.
14:10I wanted to do things.
14:11And I've kind of grew from it.
14:17Liverpool!
14:19There's a huge stigma to being Scouse.
14:22We often get called poor and lower status class.
14:26Especially when I went to university where I studied classical music.
14:29There was definitely stereotypes there.
14:32Ladies and gentlemen, she's homegrown.
14:34Her name is Georgia.
14:38When I sing this song, it does get me emotional.
14:40The song is about growing up in a lower social class and this is me saying I'm a decent person
14:45and we all are and we can go places and we can do things just like everyone else.
14:50Come on Georgia!
14:52Then I realised, what would it be like if I sung in my own accent?
14:56I'm excited for this.
14:58Yeah, same.
15:05I love that she's singing in her own accent.
15:13It's almost you need to celebrate where you're from singing this song.
15:17I was far too scared to hit him.
15:20But I would hit him in a heartbeat now.
15:24That's the thing with anger.
15:27It begs to stick around.
15:30Like you want to believe.
15:33It just makes me proud every day.
15:42The main takeaway for me, for Georgia's voice, it feels like spoken word.
15:45But whatever she lacks in her vocal ability is made up for with that authenticity.
15:52We're talking about storytelling here.
15:53See, I spent my teens in range
15:57Spiralling in silence
15:59And I owe myself with a grin
16:02Cause I was always the bloody joker
16:05What are you doing goosebumps singing?
16:07Yeah.
16:07It's not almost performing for anyone.
16:11It's just channelling her lived experience.
16:18Someone once said to me,
16:19Music is always for yourself.
16:22And anything that comes of it is a bonus.
16:23It doesn't matter what exposure I get.
16:26Who's filming me?
16:29It's something so personal that makes you feel so intensely.
16:34It's the most beautiful thing in the world to me.
16:46When I sing in my own accents,
16:47and I do hope there's a kid watching and realises that they can also do it too.
16:54It's our city and we should be proud of it,
16:56so I do it with all the Scousers because I'm one of them and I love them.
17:07Talking about when we bring our own emotional baggage to these things, right?
17:11Which is true.
17:12We're both getting goosebumps because we came from backgrounds
17:15where there was no leg up,
17:17and it's got the quality of someone that's had to graft, frankly.
17:25Thank you, everyone.
17:27Got so much emotion in here.
17:29I think she's gorgeous as well.
17:32She's really likeable.
17:34Liverpool should be buzzing for her.
17:38I think she's like pride of place.
17:40Yeah, yeah.
17:41That was incredible.
17:42That was insane.
17:43You've done Liverpool proud.
17:46You really did.
17:52Your Song Stage is on Merseyside.
17:54I'm so sorry about the weather.
17:56You can come under my umbrella if you like.
17:58To hear the people of Liverpool sing the songs that tell their incredible stories.
18:02You've got another guy.
18:04Look already.
18:05Who's he?
18:06My name's Will.
18:08I'm a lift engineer and it's got a lot of ups and downs.
18:13And all the puns.
18:14That was my little bottom.
18:16My little joke.
18:18I hope he does love in an elevator.
18:20My name's Will.
18:22I'm going to be singing Yellow by Coldplay.
18:24Oh, nice.
18:25Yellow.
18:25Being one of the lads growing up, you know, you don't really want to show your emotions.
18:29And it's something I struggled with early on with music.
18:31But obviously now as I'm standing here, you can probably tell I don't care about any of that now.
18:36So I hope you all enjoy the performance.
18:39Over the years, I've always found myself going back to this song for inspiration.
18:44It's quite an emotional song.
18:46You know, words and stuff that I usually wouldn't say.
18:49But when I sing this song, I can express myself.
18:52Look at the stars. Look how they shine for you. In everything you do.
19:04Oh, he's good, isn't he?
19:10Flipping into falsetto.
19:12That technique's all through this song.
19:15So you've got to be able to flip up into there all the time.
19:19There he goes.
19:20And then back down. Class.
19:26Growing up, I was just like one of the lads playing footy every week.
19:30Boxing.
19:30Staying out late and drinking beer.
19:33All those things that, you know, normal lads really from Liverpool do.
19:45I think he's making it his own, you know.
19:47The way that he's even holding the mic, sort of looking down.
19:49You can tell it's coming from a place of vulnerability.
19:52And it was all yellow.
19:54I was embarrassed to tell anybody about wanting to do singing and stuff like that.
19:58Because it's not seen as, you know, being masculine as it.
20:01But I always sang in the shower when no one was home.
20:05And I've tried to hide it.
20:06In everything you do.
20:09But as I got older, I got to the point where I realised.
20:12And it was all yellow.
20:14I don't care at the end of the day, as long as I'm happy doing something that I love.
20:18That's all that matters.
20:32The first time that my family see me singing, they were all shocked.
20:36They couldn't believe it.
20:37The last thing they would have thought about me is, you know, being a musician or singing.
20:51Oh, there's someone singing.
20:52Wow.
20:53Oh, wow.
20:55Look how they shine.
20:58Look at the stars.
21:01Look how they shine for you.
21:06In all the things you do.
21:14Thank you so much.
21:19So good.
21:20Oh, my God.
21:21I think I've fallen in love.
21:23She says she's fallen in love.
21:25He's got a beautiful voice though, right?
21:28Oh, my God.
21:28Well done.
21:29Oh, it's a wet one.
21:31I bet that was a relief for him.
21:32Yeah.
21:33Music's his way of connecting.
21:35That was so good.
21:41A bit wet in Liverpool.
21:44That's better.
21:45I was in a film once with Tom Waits.
21:49And I said to him, you live in California and you're in the UK filming this.
21:53Like, how do you feel about the weather?
21:55And he goes, I like it.
21:57So it's my moon.
22:01And I was like, it makes sense.
22:03All of his music sounds like he wrote it in the rain in Liverpool.
22:09Next to perform is someone who prefers to look on the brighter side of life.
22:14It's not the exact weather that the song was written for, but there's still water around.
22:20So I suppose that's good.
22:23Hello, everybody.
22:26How are we?
22:28Good.
22:29Yeah, yeah, not too bad.
22:31Happy days.
22:31My name is Oli Wilson.
22:34And I'm going to sing you a song today called Lily Pants.
22:37Whoa.
22:38Yeah.
22:39This is a song that I wrote a couple of years ago.
22:42Ah, first original in Liverpool.
22:46Oh, what's this song?
22:47Yeah.
22:47Lovely to meet you.
22:48Lovely to meet you.
22:50When I wrote the song, it was summer, the sun was out, and I was feeling happy.
22:54You don't really appreciate something when you've got it good.
22:58So it's me saying to myself, pull yourself together, have a laugh, and don't take things so seriously.
23:04Go on, Oli.
23:05Give it to us.
23:06Here we go.
23:07I'm very excited about this one.
23:10Let go, my love, and laugh a while.
23:15Do the things that make you smile.
23:20Rest your head and take a breath.
23:25Time is for the wasting.
23:26Ooh.
23:27Oh, yeah.
23:28Nice chord.
23:29Knows what he's doing on the piano.
23:31Let your mind
23:32I love it.
23:35Wonder free
23:40Come explode
23:43And little pats with me
23:45Mate, I'm seeing kaleidoscopic vision.
23:50We'll float
23:51Side by side
23:53Down the stream
23:55His voice isn't, like, remarkable, but it's just kind of uplifting.
24:00Yeah.
24:00It's what you need on a rainy day, isn't it?
24:02Yeah.
24:03Life is but a dream
24:06A warm breeze will blow
24:08I think the piano naturally wants to be sad, but I really wanted to write a happy song.
24:15As you lie floating on the lillipads with me, your little lady.
24:23Look at the crowd and everyone's waving their eyes.
24:25And I lie floating on the lillipads with you.
24:35Thank you, everybody.
24:41I like this dude a lot.
24:43I like you.
24:43He's effortlessly funny.
24:45He's effortlessly funny.
24:46People appreciate it here.
24:47There's like a tradition of cabaret in the UK.
24:51Oh, Ollie.
24:52This is so good.
24:54Always look on the bright side of life.
24:56It's that vibe.
24:57I feel like I want to get a lillipad.
24:59Yeah.
25:00I know.
25:01For me, it's a moment in time here, not a Hackney Empire thing.
25:05Yeah.
25:05But I'm so happy we've had this.
25:08Oh, we needed a bit of Ollie today.
25:13Could have done without the rains today.
25:15I know.
25:16I know.
25:16Could not be worse.
25:19It's getting worse.
25:20No, it's not.
25:21It's getting better sessions on in a minute.
25:23I'm just going to walk towards Gary with the camera then.
25:25Around the side of the stage.
25:26Yeah.
25:27And then you're going into the tent.
25:28Lovely.
25:29Our next performer.
25:31Gorgeous.
25:31Gorgeous weather.
25:33He's facing more than just the weather.
25:35Oh, my goodness.
25:36Bag of nerves.
25:37There's the stage.
25:39I'm in my home city.
25:40It's very nerve-wracking.
25:41Knowing people I know.
25:43I'm going to be there.
25:44My daughter.
25:45My amazing partner.
25:47What are we doing there, Edson?
25:48Just waiting.
25:49Standing there.
25:50Here she is.
25:52I'm so nervous for her.
25:56Hi, Chantal.
25:57Hiya, you doing all right?
25:58Come in, come in.
25:59Well, welcome.
26:00Lovely to have you.
26:01So, today, how are you feeling about going out there, seeing all these strangers?
26:05The rain.
26:05This is hell.
26:06Are you?
26:07Oh, yeah, yeah.
26:08Oh, mate.
26:09Don't be nervous.
26:12I'm a born and bred scouser.
26:14Growing up my whole life, singing was important to me.
26:16I'd sing at the top of my lungs.
26:18I had confidence.
26:19I had loads of it.
26:21I wanted to start to perform.
26:23I just didn't have much opportunity to do it.
26:28When I was 13, I noticed that I had swelling in my ankles.
26:33The doctors, they said, you need dialysis today or you'll die.
26:37I was on dialysis for 11 years and then I was told, if you don't get a transplant soon, you're
26:43not going to make it.
26:49The week later, the nurse got a call and it's like, Chantal, you won't believe this.
26:54They've got your kidney.
26:57After the transplant, my life changed.
26:59It was free and beyond words.
27:01It has enabled me to travel and be with my family.
27:05But the main one, I wouldn't have been able to have my daughter, Rudy.
27:09What a joy.
27:12Oh, she's got a daughter.
27:14This is insane.
27:15This is actual fairy tales.
27:17A warm welcome to the lovely Chantal.
27:22I am nervous to perform, always.
27:25Let's go, Sharon!
27:26Come on, girl!
27:28But my gift, a kidney transplant, is the best thing that's ever happened to me.
27:33Hey, Liverpool.
27:35I'm going to sing The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me by Gladys Knight.
27:39It's perfect.
27:40Because this is such a good song for your voice to shine on, if you can do it.
27:44But is she going to be nervous?
27:46Mmm.
27:48Oh, me nails are gone.
27:49Oh, mate, me legs are like jelly!
27:56We're rooting for you.
28:06I love the tone.
28:09Tone, I love the tone.
28:11Tone's there.
28:12But fate's been kind.
28:16The downs have been few.
28:22Oh, attitude.
28:23That sounds like an actual old record.
28:26Yeah, like it's rich.
28:27It's so classy, isn't it?
28:29I've been lucky.
28:31Talk about this voice all day.
28:32Sick.
28:33I guess you could say that it's all because of me.
28:39And I love the phrasing.
28:41Yeah.
28:42It's not completely on the, like, she's free.
28:46Oh, that it had been times.
28:50And the A's are really pronounced.
28:52Yeah.
28:52When times were hard, like right now.
28:54She's employing some pretty cool techniques here.
29:04Oh, even the band's, like, firing me today.
29:11She is our kind of singer.
29:13Yeah.
29:13Don't you hear the wave?
29:15Yes!
29:16Oh, man!
29:29You can hear the desperation.
29:31You can also hear, like, the relief.
29:34Yeah.
29:34It is relief.
29:37When I step on stage and sing, I'm doing this with Madonna in mind.
29:42How young he was and how he passed.
29:45He's giving me a second chance at life.
29:50This song, it makes me feel free.
29:53Imagine, like, a bird in a cage.
29:55And then the door gets let open and the bird flies out.
29:59Because you're the best thing
30:02That ever happened to me
30:07Come on, let's go down.
30:09This is absolute gold.
30:10You're the best thing
30:14That ever happened to me
30:16I know you're the best thing
30:22All that ever happened to me
30:29I know you're the best thing
30:35Oh, my, my...
30:42Woo, no, no, no, no.
30:44You brought Paloma and Sun down in this rain.
30:49You're an amazing.
30:51He's one of you.
30:53If it was the 1960s, you'd be the biggest star in the world.
30:57And your miracle baby, does she tell you you're a miracle?
31:01Yes, she does.
31:02I think she does, you know.
31:04See you later, guys. Peace, yeah.
31:05It's OK.
31:06Bless you, ma'am.
31:07Thanks for that.
31:09Mate, I am shaken.
31:10You know, I'm glad I've done it.
31:12I'm just so glad that I'm alive.
31:14To say to this little girl, just do it.
31:17Soak her up.
31:18It doesn't matter what happens.
31:22It's been a rainy, dreary day and then you come up with somebody like that.
31:28I'm buzzing.
31:29I can't get a smile off my face.
31:31Could be crying.
31:32She's amazing.
31:33It's not about pitting people against each other, but Chantelle's causing problems because
31:37her voice is that good.
31:39Good to see you, Nathan.
31:40Hi, good to see you.
31:41Hi, guys.
31:42When you're standing out there witnessing something like that, a bunch of strangers connecting,
31:46it's so cool.
31:47And then coming back up here, you getting a little blow-dry on the way, looking amazing.
31:51I'm like drowned rat.
31:53Yeah.
31:59With the rain still falling...
32:01What's up, Liverpool?
32:02How are we doing?
32:03You okay?
32:03Sam's taking to the stage.
32:05How sweet it is to be loved by you.
32:10Liverpool, you like sugar, baby.
32:13How sweet it is to be loved by you.
32:13To help warm up the soaked Liverpool crowd.
32:16Oh, my God.
32:16Look at you.
32:17What?
32:17Is this a hand do?
32:18Yay!
32:19Yay!
32:20Yay!
32:21Yay!
32:41Is this your fella?
32:42He's hot, isn't he?
32:43He's gorgeous!
32:44Yes!
32:45Yes!
32:48From one love story to another.
32:52I'm Ali Horne.
32:54I'm going to be singing Northern Sky by Nick Drake for my gorgeous wife to tell her how much
33:01I love her.
33:02Let's do all the cringe.
33:03This was the song that we played while we were signing our certificate.
33:08So it means the world to us.
33:09So I hope you enjoy it.
33:13I bet you see him doing this all the time, don't you?
33:15So nice.
33:17Doesn't get up.
33:18It's such a great song.
33:19I connected instantly.
33:21It's like meeting Laura for the first time.
33:23It's love at first sight.
33:24And you go, God, where's this been all my life?
33:26We're in Liverpool.
33:26That's what Paul McCartney said.
33:27And every songwriter is trying to tell the person that they love, that they love them
33:31in a way that they haven't heard before.
33:33So let's see how Ali gets on.
33:34I never felt magic as crazy as this.
33:39I never saw moons near the meaning of the sea.
33:44Never held emotion in the palm of my hand.
33:49Or felt sweet breezes.
33:51I think he plays that guitar really well.
33:54The music is running through this guy's spirit.
33:57Bright in my northern sky.
33:59It's beautiful and simple and a really sweet declaration of love.
34:06For you, they see it.
34:08Come blow your horn on high.
34:11The wife's not crying though.
34:18Thank you very much.
34:21The cross genre of love is always like a common denominator.
34:26Yeah.
34:27Like, everyone sings about it.
34:28It's such a universal feeling.
34:31Love and loss, pretty much.
34:34With the power of love.
34:38A force from above.
34:41Oh, what practic.
34:43My name is Rachel.
34:45Growing up in Bootle and singing opera was quite unusual.
34:49Make love your call.
34:55I'm going to dedicate this song to my dad,
34:58who passed away three months ago.
35:00I think this song has helped me.
35:03You know, I'm now in a grieving process.
35:06Being aware of the power of love,
35:08especially at the end of someone's life.
35:10That's what you exchange.
35:12That's all you can give each other is love.
35:15The power of love, a force from above.
35:21She's emotionally connected to her performance.
35:24There's, like, mourning in the way she's delivering it.
35:27Yeah.
35:27The love, poison, comes on fire.
35:31Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
35:34Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
35:35Woo-hoo-hoo!
35:36Yes!
35:37Key change.
35:38Key change.
35:39Our first key change ever, I think.
35:43Even though this is a style of singing that I wouldn't necessarily gravitate towards,
35:48she's making the song her own.
35:50Yeah.
35:58I reckon Frankie Goes to Hollywood would be absolutely shocked that someone's managed
36:03to get more drama into the most dramatic song that's ever been written.
36:10The clouds have parted in Liverpool, the sun's come out, thank God.
36:15And the sun's arrival...
36:16Oh, it's a good crowd.
36:18Yeah, it's amazing.
36:19...has brought with it an even bigger audience.
36:24Hello everyone, you all right, how are you doing?
36:27You're so pretty, aren't you?
36:28Look at you.
36:28You're clamming up for me.
36:30Yeah, of course I am.
36:32I'm not being funny, but Liverpoolians, they know how to dress, don't they?
36:35This is how they turn up in Liverpool.
36:38Beautiful.
36:39Here's a hug, let's do this.
36:41I love you.
36:42I love you.
36:43But for Liverpool's final act...
36:45She's got swag.
36:46Wicked outfit.
36:47...there's more to her style than meets the eye.
36:50So I'm wearing this dress that my mum always said that she likes me in, and I'm wearing
36:54my mum's locket and mum's earrings as well, so yeah, I've got her with me.
36:58She's got a camo memo too.
37:01Hi, Renee, how are you doing?
37:03I'm good.
37:03Lovely to meet you.
37:04You look beautiful.
37:06Have you ever done anything like this before?
37:08No, not at all.
37:09And this song is so personal to me because it was great for me mum.
37:13So this is a song that you've actually written?
37:15Yeah.
37:15Oh, wonderful.
37:16What's it called?
37:17Life's a bitch.
37:18It is, isn't it?
37:22I love the title.
37:25Me mum, she always used to say, life's a bitch and then you die.
37:27So I thought I'd turn it into a song.
37:31It was me, me mum and me sister growing up.
37:33We called ourselves the Three Musketeers.
37:36All three of us, we'd go like to the Lake District or we'd go to Wales
37:39or we went to Amsterdam for the first time.
37:42I'll forever miss me mum, do you know what I mean?
37:43She was honestly one of the best people and I'm not just saying that
37:46because she was my mum.
37:48She was.
37:49Now that my mum's gone, you know, I can feel the emptiness in the house
37:52and this song came from that grief.
37:55It's so hard to lose a parent when you're that young.
37:58You're just getting into the age where your parents become your friends as well.
38:03Let's stand on the bottom step.
38:04There we go.
38:06When I was writing the song, I was in, you know, the lowest moments of my life.
38:10So I do feel a little bit vulnerable.
38:12Please welcome, Remi.
38:16This is the first time that I've ever sung such a personal song in public.
38:20So, yeah.
38:26Hi, guys.
38:27Nice to meet you.
38:28So my name's Remi and I'm going to be singing an original song today.
38:32We lost me mum last year.
38:33So this song is dedicated to her and the love and the humour that she brought to my life.
38:40I think it had been about a week after my mum had passed away and I was in the house
38:43on my own
38:44and I was just crying my eyes out and then there was a guitar next to me,
38:47which my mum got me when I was like 11.
38:49And I just picked the guitar up and it started just playing a little riff
38:53and these were the words that came out.
38:54We were all born to feel it, everything at once, for no reason.
39:08And it can all change with the seasons.
39:14But don't go drowning in your thoughts.
39:17Just take a second and breathe in.
39:22Don't be afraid of the darkness.
39:28You'll see the light.
39:30I love her voice.
39:31Like, it's really, really young and modern.
39:34There's a naivety to that style of singing.
39:37It's really intimate.
39:38Totally.
39:39Oh, and me.
39:44Myself.
39:46And I.
39:48Yeah, it's hitting Alison too, huh?
39:52We were all born to know it.
39:58Our inevitable end is the only thing that's honest.
40:06And I'm not afraid of the darkness.
40:12I see my mother's light.
40:15Oh, beautiful.
40:17This is my mother.
40:18Your mother!
40:21My mum was my biggest fan.
40:23She'd be at the front now cheering me on
40:25and I know she'll be with me there,
40:26whether it's through the sun or a bird flying past.
40:29My mum will be there with me.
40:31Life's a bitch and then we die
40:34But with a little bit of love
40:37We'll be alright
40:40My mum's motto, life's a bitch and then you die,
40:42like, it's accepting the inevitable
40:45but being at peace with it
40:47and enjoying the life that we have now.
40:51Me, myself, and you, will get through.
41:04Thank you so much.
41:10Oh, that was so nice.
41:13That's so beautiful.
41:14She's sort of magic, isn't she?
41:16Oh, God.
41:18Well done, babe. Well done.
41:20You can't have it not be a contender
41:22because it's doing everything that we're asking.
41:24Your mum will be so proud.
41:27She's gone and created this song
41:28to talk about a moment in her life that's still pure and raw.
41:32Thank you. So lovely.
41:34Got everything going for her.
41:42All of today's performers are back on the Your Song stage.
41:46There's an amazing amount of talent here.
41:48It's not gonna be easy.
41:50Waiting to find out who Paloma and Sam have chosen to perform
41:53at the Hackney Empire Grand Final.
41:56I have absolutely loved Liverpool.
41:59The buzz, the atmosphere, the people.
42:02It's been incredible.
42:03I've had the best time.
42:04Such a great crowd.
42:05People will come out, rain or shine.
42:07Let's talk about some of our singers today.
42:10Who's stuck with you the most?
42:12I feel like I was the most emotional
42:14and the most moved by Elliot.
42:17On me.
42:22That was lovely.
42:23And you could feel the audience as well with him.
42:25Yeah, he made people just want him straight away.
42:28And it's funny because some of these performances,
42:30we're completely blown away by the voice.
42:32With a little bit of love, we'll be all right.
42:38Like, Reme, because it was so unique.
42:41And then Chantel.
42:42Oh, yeah.
42:43Oh, yeah, every, every moment.
42:47Amazing voice.
42:48You can hear it in her.
42:49She's just flying now.
42:50That Georgia, I wouldn't say that her voice blew me away,
42:54but the way she used her voice added so much more to her story.
43:04I loved how she was singing with so much authenticity.
43:08Gave us all goosebumps.
43:09Listen, I'm so excited.
43:11I'm glad I haven't got your job,
43:13because you've got to now choose one person
43:15to go through to the grand final.
43:19You don't even know.
43:20We're trying to figure that out, actually.
43:22This is our first go.
43:23We're still trying to work out.
43:24I'm going to leave you to it,
43:25because you've got a lot to discuss.
43:31Yeah, well, has anyone's heart
43:32just started beating quite fast?
43:35Hi.
43:36Hi, guys.
43:37Hi.
43:38Hi.
43:38Liverpool, you have been absolutely incredible.
43:42I've loved every minute.
43:44Thank you so much for finding the courage
43:45to share your stories with us.
43:47We really appreciate it.
43:49And as you know,
43:50you weren't just singing for the Liverpool crowds.
43:53We have two incredible pop stars backstage.
43:55Some of you have met them.
43:57Please welcome Paloma Faith and Sam Ryder.
44:02Thanks, guys.
44:05What's up?
44:06Hi.
44:06You all blew us away.
44:08It was a testament to Liverpool.
44:10We already had high expectations,
44:12and you guys really delivered.
44:14You've all been incredible.
44:15A credit to yourselves, a credit to your city.
44:16But there's only space for one person from Liverpool
44:20to sing at the Hackney Empire.
44:23So, class of Liverpool,
44:25the singer we have chosen...
44:31is...
44:33Chantel.
44:37Thanks, guys.
44:40Congratulations.
44:41Wow.
44:43Wow.
44:44I can't believe it.
44:45I can't believe it.
44:47I can't believe it.
44:48I can't believe it.
44:50I can't believe it.
44:52It's been incredible.
44:53It's been incredible.
44:54She got up on that stage
44:55and she made us,
44:56a bunch of total strangers,
44:57feel like we'd been there
44:58every step of the way
44:59through her journey.
45:00She is everything
45:00that what we're doing here
45:01is all about.
45:02it is Chantelle congratulations Chantelle blew us away she has so much musical potential you're
45:12really amazing do you need relaxing reminding how special she is but I'm so glad she's gonna
45:19be with us on that stage at the final before this I had very shaky doubt in me so right
45:31now
45:31I feel better than the digestive the day before the day before so yeah God Wow wonderful what a joy
45:40to be
45:40alive but what a joy
45:56yes Liverpool next time I'm nervous I'm shutting myself sorry I'm the people of Edinburgh she
46:06definitely knows how to connect to a song hit too many she is cooking right notes so how will Sam
46:17and
46:17Paloma you're so pretty decide who will take the next place oh my goodness it's one of my favorites at
46:26their
46:27final concert this is gonna be impossible by the way
46:39you
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