The Kingdom Choir
London gospel group the Kingdom Choir went from humble origins to performing at the 2018 royal wedding, leading to a deal with Sony and the launch of their debut album, more than 20 years after they formed.
Born and brought up in Tooting, South London, traditionally an area with a large Afro-Caribbean population, founder Karen Gibson was raised in the Pentecostal tradition and grew up listening to gospel music as well as jazz and soul. Attending church from age five, she began singing in the choir shortly thereafter; at nine she took up the piano, and later the oboe. In her late twenties she had a stint as a backing singer for the Beautiful South. The Kingdom Choir began in 1994 as an informal music group put together by Gibson, her sister Kimmie, and two close friends, after she was made redundant at her job in IT. They started out performing in church halls but soon graduated to gospel music events, where they made a name for themselves; their ranks swelled until they became a 20-piece choir. In 2000, they won Minstrels in the Gallery, a religious music competition organized by BBC Radio 2. In 2002 they were nominated for best U.K. choir at the Oasis Gospel Awards; that year, they were invited to perform at Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Golden Jubilee. They would go on to perform for Bill Clinton and Desmond Tutu, and alongside the likes of Elton John and Luther Vandross. In 2018 they were asked by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to perform a version of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" at their wedding. Their performance was seen by an estimated global TV audience of nearly two billion and catapulted them to instant stardom -- they were mobbed on their way out of the chapel. Record labels soon came calling, and the choir signed to Sony for the release of their debut album, also titled Stand by Me, encompassing gospel versions of pop and soul classics alongside traditional hymns.
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Discographie
14 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Holidays Are Coming (from the Coca-Cola Campaign)
Pop - Paru chez Sony Music CG le 9 nov. 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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What a Wonderful World
Sing The Change, The Kingdom Choir, The Brit School Choir
Pop - Paru chez Music Declares Emergency le 25 oct. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Be Alright
The Kingdom Choir, Francis James, Nicole Thalia
Pop - Paru chez Kingdom Choir Recordings Limited le 20 oct. 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Together Again
Pop - Paru chez Kingdom Choir Recordings Limited le 19 nov. 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Real Love
Pop - Paru chez InterTalent Recordings le 15 juil. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let It Rain ($weet Stuff Remix)
The Kingdom Choir, $weet Stuff
Dance - Paru chez Kingdom Choir Recordings Limited le 28 juil. 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Smile it's a brand new day
Gospel - Paru chez Kingdom Choir Recordings Limited le 1 janv. 2004
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Together Again
Gospel - Paru chez Kingdom Choir Recordings Limited le 19 nov. 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Not Giving Up
Pop - Paru chez Kingdom Choir Recordings Limited le 3 févr. 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Let It Rain
Pop - Paru chez Kingdom Choir Recordings Limited le 30 juin 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo