Karen Gibson

Karen Gibson is a choir conductor and workshop leader with London's Kingdom Choir, which she founded.[1] She led the Kingdom Choir's gospel performance of "Stand by Me" at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018,[2] after which she was described as "Britain’s godmother of gospel".[3]

Gibson has previously provided backing vocals for acts such as Grace Kennedy and The Beautiful South.[4] She has been involved with vocal groups and choirs since 1993,[1] conducting gospel workshops all over the UK and Europe as well as Nigeria, Japan, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and the United States.

References

  1. 1 2 "Karen Gibson". UK Choir Festival. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Stand by Me' performed by Karen Gibson and The Kingdom Choir - The Royal Wedding - BBC". 19 May 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Who are The Kingdom Choir and who is gospel leader Karen Gibson?". The Sun. 21 May 2018.



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