A global audience of two billion watched The Kingdom Choir perform Stand By Me at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
FOLLOWING their show-stopping performance of Stand By Me at the Royal Wedding on May 19, 2018, The Kingdom Choir have signed a major record deal with Sony Music UK. The record label beat off stiff competition to sign the highly sought-after collective.
The Kingdom Choir will go into the studio later this month to begin recording their debut album which is set for a global release on Friday, November 2, 2018.
The album will include the choir’s spectacular rendition of Stand By Me which went straight in at Number 1 on the Billboard Gospel Songs Chart and showcases the pure joy and spiritual essence that runs through all of their performances.
Since May, their arrangement of Stand By Me has also become a viral internet sensation receiving over 10 million views on YouTube.
The choir was founded in 1994 by award-winning conductor Karen Gibson. The group of singers from in and around London draw from various Christian traditions and are dedicated to creating a sound that demonstrates the community they share through their warm energy and enthusiastic performance.
Prior to performing in front of nearly 2 billion people at the Royal Wedding, the largest audience The Kingdom Choir had performed to was just 200 people.
Nicola Tuer, COO of Sony Music UK, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have signed The Kingdom Choir to Sony. Along with the rest of the world, we were stunned by their incredible performance at The Royal Wedding, so we jumped at the chance to sign them. The choir believe in love, music and power and we are excited to capture this on record for their fans across the globe.”
Karen Gibson, conductor of The Kingdom Choir, said: “The Kingdom Choir are absolutely delighted with the journey of the past few months! It’s been a roller coaster, but we wouldn’t have it any other way – first, the honour of being able to sing at the Royal Wedding, and then the thrill of being signed to Sony! It’s like an un-dreamt dream – one that you wouldn’t even consider, because you never thought it could happen to you. We’re very grateful and very excited about what’s to come in the next few months too…”
The Kingdom Choir’s debut album will be released via Sony Music on Friday, November 2, 2018.
The Kingdom Choir will perform a headline concert at London’s Union Chapel on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Tickets go on general sale on Friday, July 27 at 9am.
Tickets for the concert can be bought on Ticketmaster. There will also be an O2 pre-sale on Wednesday, July 25 and a venue pre-sale on Thursday, July 26, with both of these pre-sales starting at 9am.
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