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 l...