The World famous Kingdom Choir, under the direction of Karen Gibson celebrated with news of their signing to Sony Music UK. \u00a0This distinctive choral aggregation delighted audiences with a rousing rendition of \u201cStand By Me\u201d at the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May.<\/p>\n
Seen by well over 2 billion people, The Kingdom Choir\u2019s performance of \u201cStand By Me\u201d made \u00a0an impressive-debut at No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Hot Gospel Songs chart and selling some 9,000 downloads of their new cover, originally recorded by Ben E. King.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe 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,\u201d added Nicola Tuer, COO, Sony Music U.K. \u201cThe choir believe in love, music and power and we are excited to capture this on record for their fans across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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