Chos3n
Chos3n | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Birmingham, West Midlands, U.K. |
| Genres | Gospel music, Urban contemporary gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Daisy Records |
| Website | www |
Chos3n, stylized as CHOS3N, is a British gospel music trio consisting of Juliette Farrell, Andrea Baker-Reid and Jamila-Hinds King.[1] They released an album in May 2015.
Chos3n received a nomination for the 2015 MOBO Awards in Best Gospel Act, but lost to Faith Child.[2] At the Urban Music Awards they won the Best Gospel award[3] and had also been nominated for the Best Group award.[4] Chos3n Describe their musical Genre as Nu Gospel - Nu Gospel is a genre of popular music. The term is used to describe a style of Gospel music that comes away from the traditional style musical chord transitions - lending itself to a more modern contemporary feel which crosses over to the main stream.
Nu Gospel still very much has lyrics based in evangelism and worship, often with a Jazz, R&B, Soul or Neo Soul, Hip Hop Fusion of sounds.These diverse influences can be heard in the 'We are Chos3n' Album that the girls have penned together
The first track to pick up momentum in 2014 'Make me Believer' received play on BBC Introducing, who support unsigned, undiscovered and under the radar musicians across the BBC with big broadcast and live opportunities. The album was produced by Joel Farrell, and Tony Young with a guest track 'Dust your Shoulders off' produced by U.S. David Givens. Track 'You're with me' features another West Midlands Vocalist Priscilla Bailey who met the trio through a local Gospel Choir - Birmingham Community Gospel Choir who Won Choir of the Year on BBC Songs of Praise.
Discography
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Make me a believer "[5] | We Are Chos3n |
| "Where is the Love" | N/A |
References
- ↑ "Chos3n: Midlands-Based British Gospel Female Trio Discuss Their Destiny - MOBO Awards". mobo.com.
- ↑ "Faith Child - MTV UK". mtv.co.uk.
- ↑ Luke Beardsworth (24 Nov 2015). "Chos3n and Lady Leshurr win Urban Music Awards for Birmingham". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Birmingham group Chos3n wins UMA Best Gospel Award". astepfwd.com.
- ↑ "2015 Awards". Urban Music Awards.
External links
- wearechos3n on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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