The Kingdom Choir

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The Kingdom Choir is a British gospel choir based in London. It was founded by choir conductor and workshop leader Karen Gibson.[1][2] After performing for more than 20 years, the choir became world-famous after being invited to perform at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.[1][3] On 19 May 2018, they sang a gospel version of "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King. The conductor, Gibson, was described by the British press as "Britain's godmother of gospel".[4] Their performance of the song topped the U.S. Hot Gospel Songs chart.[5] After the performance, the choir signed a record deal with Sony Music.[5]

On 26 October 2018, the choir released its debut album, Stand by Me, subtitled 15 Songs of Love and Inspiration. It contains 14 cover performances and one original piece called "Chases".[6]

The choir was selected to perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the first game of the 2019 MLB London Series in June 2019.[7]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title and details Notes
Stand by Me
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2018
  • Record Label: Sony Music
No.TitleLength
1."Stand by Me"3:37
2."All of Me"4:33
3."I Say a Little Prayer"3:38
4."Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2"4:06
5."Make You Feel My Love"3:34
6."Something Inside So Strong"5:05
7."Halo"4:02
8."Golden"3:35
9."Lovely Day"3:43
10."Harvest for the World"4:08
11."Fix You"5:54
12."Amazing Grace"3:32
13."Chases"3:54
14."You're the Voice"4:00
15."Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"4:08

Singles[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Rosanna Philpott (4 June 2018). "Gospel choir leader says royal wedding song marked cultural shift". Reuters. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Karen Gibson". UK Choir Festival. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ "'Stand by Me' performed by Karen Gibson and The Kingdom Choir - The Royal Wedding - BBC". 19 May 2018.
  4. ^ Tapper, James (26 May 2018). "'It brings the spirit joy': Britain's godmother of gospel on why her choir stole the royal wedding". the Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Royal wedding gospel choir gets record deal". Reuters. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  6. ^ Rob Copsey (25 October 2018). ""One song changed everything for us": Karen Gibson on the Kingdom Choir's debut album Stand By Me". The Official Charts. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  7. ^ "We will race you: Mercury an MLB UK mascot". ESPN. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

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