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