Karen Gibson (choir conductor)

Karen Muriel Cecile Gibson MBE is a choir conductor and workshop leader with London's The Kingdom Choir, which she founded in 1993.[1][2] She led the Kingdom Choir's gospel performance of "Stand by Me" at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018,[3] after which she was described as "Britain’s godmother of gospel".[4]

Not to be confused with Karen H. Gibson the Seargent at Arms for the United States Senate.

Gibson has previously provided backing vocals for acts such as Grace Kennedy and The Beautiful South. 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.

In 2020, Gibson appeared as a contestant on Series 15 of Celebrity Masterchef.[5]

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to music.[6]

References
  1. "Karen Gibson". UK Choir Festival. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. Campbell, Joel (March 2023). "What concerns you concerns God, says Karen Gibson". The Voice. p. 40. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  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. Darvill, Josh (28 June 2020). "Celebrity MasterChef 2020 line up of celebrity contestants revealed". TellyMix. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B18.


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