IN JUST OVER A WEEK, OUR NEXT GUESTS' AUDITION ON "BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT"HAS BEEN VIEWED OVER 22 MILLION TIMES. ALL THE WAY FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, PLEASE WELCOME BARS AND MELODY. LEON
DRE? - YES, LEONDRE. - LEONDRE AND CHARLIE. - CHARLIE, YEAH. - I'M SO EXCITED, I THINK I'M GONNA CRY. - OH, NOAW! AW, THAT'S SO SWEET. I'M EXCITED TOO. I SAW BEEN A DUO SINCE JANUARY,BECAUSE WE MET OVER SOCIAL MEDIA, FUNNILY ENOUGH. ONE OF MY FRIENDS SHARED CHARLIE'S VIDEOS, AND ALL, DIDN'T JUST WANT TO JUMP INTO THINGS. YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES. AND, LIKE, I THINK THE DAY AFTER, HE SAID OTHER. AND WE BECAME, LIKE, FRIENDS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA, AND IT WAS CRAZY. AND HE SAW MY VIDEOS, AND THEN HE SAID,"AW, HIS JUST SAYS TO ME,"HEY, DO YOU "BUT AT FIRST, I THOUGHT, "WELL, THIS IS A BIT SHADY. "IT COULD BE. - YEAH. AND SO, OBVIOUSLY, I BROUGHT MY PARENTS. HE BROUGHT HIS PARENTS. - 'CAUSE HOW OLD ARE YOU? I'M 13. AND YOU'RE 15? - YEAH, I'M 15. - 13 AND 15, OKAY. SO YOU BOTH SANG INDIVIDUALLY. THEN YOU GOT TOGETHER AND YOU SANG TOGETHER. - YEAH, WE STARTED SPEAKING AROUND SEPTEMBER TIME,AND THEN WE STARTED TO MEET UP DURING DECEMBER, JANUARY TIME. - YEAH. - AND THEN YOU WROTE THIS PARTICULAR SONG, RIGHT?- YEAH, I WROTE THE SONG, YEAH. - WHY--AND IT'S ABOUT BULLYING, WHICH IS--- IT'S ABOUT ANTIBULLYING. - YES, ANTIBULLYING. YEAH, NOT FOR BULLYING. IT'S NOT, "HEY, EVERYBODY TIMES, WHICH SAYS A LOT,THAT PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING TO THIS ANTIBULLYING MESSAGE. TELL ME WHY YOU WROTE IT.
I MEAN, SINCE PRIMARY SCHOOL, I WAS BULLIED, LIKE, HEAVILY. I USED TO HAVE, LIKE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL,I USED TO GET BEAT UP A LOT. AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE I USED TO MOVE SCHOOL A LOT, AND EVERYWHERE I WENT, I SEEMED TO GET BULLIED, AND I FELT TRAPPED. I FELT, LIKE, REALLY TRAPPED, AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO, LIKE, BREAK FREE OF IT ALL. SO I START WRITING POEMS ON, LIKE, HOW I FELT, AND JUST SCRAPPING IT. AND ONE DAY, I JUST LISTENED TO A BEAT, AND I SAID, "OH, THAT'S SUCH EVENTUALLY. I WAS LIKE, "YES, LEONDRE. YOU'VE DONE GOOD. YOU'VE DONE GOOD. "- YEAH. SO I PUT-- I STARTED RAPPING THEN, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT REALLY BROUGHT ME INTO IT. I USED TO LISTEN TO A LOT OF TUPAC, SO THAT'S WHAT DEVELOPED MY STYLE. AND SO YEAH, THAT'S REALLY HOW--- I LOVE TUPAC AS WELL. YEAH, TUPAC. - I LOVE TUPAC. - "KEEP YA HEAD UP. KEEP YA HEAD UP. " EXACTLY. KEEP YOUR HEAD UPWELL, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU. I'M PROUD OF YOU. AND, BOY, IF SOMEBODY LIKE YOU CAN GET BULLIED, IT'S JUST--IT'S NOT OKAY. AND WHAT'S--THE MESSAGE IS-- AND I USED TO WRITE ALSOWHEN I WAS KIND OF LOST WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. WRITING IS SO GOOD FOR YOU. IT'S SO CATHARTIC, 'CAUSE IT JUST LETS IT ALL OUT. SO JUST--I ADVISE EVERYONE OUT THERE, IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING, JUST WRITE. WRITE ALL OF YOUR FEELINGS--- BRINGS THE BEST OUT OF YOU. - IT'S HELPED HIM A LOT. - IT CERTAINLY DOES, AND IT'S HELPING OTHER PEOPLE,'CAUSE NOW YOU'RE REACHING ALL THESE PEOPLE. SO WILL YOU PLEASE--I DON'T KNOW WHO'S BLUE, WHO'S BROWN.
I'M BLUE. YOU'RE BLUE. YOU'RE BROWN. ALL RIGHT, YOU'LL PERFORM FOR US, RIGHT? OF COURSE. YES. I'M SO EXCITED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.OOH, OOH- YEAH, BUST A MELODY- YEAH- HERE WE GO- OH, NO- SHAKE IT OUT YEAH PLEASE HELP ME, GODI FEEL SO ALONE I'M JUST A KID, I CAN'T TAKE IT ON MY OWN I'VE CRIED TOO MANY TEARS, YEAH, WRITING THIS DON'T WANT TO LEAVE MY HOME MY MAMA'S ASK IN' ME WHY I'M ALWAYS ALONE TOO SCARED TO SAY, TOO SCARED TO HOLLER I'M WALKING TO SCHOOL WITH SWEAT AROUND MY COLLAR I'M JUST A KID, I DON'T WANT NO STRESS MY NERVES ARE BAD, MY LIFE'S A MESS THE NAMES YOU CALL ME, THEY HURT REAL BAD I WANT TO TELL MY MOM BUT SHE'S HAVE IN' TROUBLE WITH MY DAD I FEEL SO TRAPPED, THERE'S NOWHERE TO TURN COME TO SCHOOL DON'T WANNA FIGHT, I WANNA LEARN SO PLEASE, MR. BULLY, TELL ME WHAT I'VE DONE YOU KNOW I HAVE NO DAD, I'M LIVING' WITH MY MOM- 'CAUSE I'M HOPEFUL YES, I AM, HOPEFUL FOR TODAY TAKE THIS MUSIC AND USE IT LET IT TAKE YOU AWAY AND BE HOPEFUL, HOPEFUL AND HE'LL MAKE A WAY I KNOW IT AIN'T EASY, BUT THAT'S OKAY JUST BE HOPEFUL YES, I AM, HOPEFUL FOR TODAY TAKE THIS MUSIC AND USE IT LET IT TAKE YOU AWAY AND BE HOPEFUL, HOPEFUL AND HE'LL MAKE A WAY I KNOW IT AIN'T EASY, BUT THAT'S OKAY JUST BE HOPEFUL- BE HOPEFUL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE. - THANK YOU. - AH, YOU GUYS ARE SO GREAT. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. I HAVE A GIFT FOR THEM. THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME IN THE UNITED STATES? YEAH. - HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? OH, IT'S INCREDIBLE. IT'S INCREDIBLE. - I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SIMON COWELL PRESSING THE GOLDEN BUZZER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU TOO. - AW. - I THINK--I THINK BOTH OF YOU HAVE A BIG FUTURE AHEAD OF YOU,SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M IN ON THIS'CAUSE YOU'RE INTO STYLE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE TOURING,AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WATCHING YOU,SO I GOT YOU SOMETHING TO WEAR. SO I THINK THAT YOU'LL LIKE THEM. - OH! - OH, WH--- OOH! OH, MY--OH, MY GOD. - THANK YOU. - YOU'RE THE MOST AMAZING WOMAN EVER. OH, MY GOD. - ALL RIGHT. - ELLEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. - YOU'VE GOT YOUR OWN CUSTOM TENNIS SHOES THERE AND JACKETS. AND YOU WEAR THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY, OKAY?
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