News about Zak Abel

Alexis Ffrench is the classical soul composer who captivated the heart of the nation during the King's Coronation weekend. And now he is back with a new single to inspire Team GB at the 2024 Olympics. The 54-year-old hopes his morale-boosting anthem, Soar, will become the team's official song for motivation. As the country gears up for the Games, Alexis reflected on his enduring bond with the Palace and the high stakes of being entrusted with some of the Royal Family 's most impactful moments. Just two months after the death of Queen Elizabeth, he was chosen to perform on a piano emblazoned with images of the late monarch at Kate Middleton's annual Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey (inset). Speaking to MailOnline, he described the performance as 'incredibly moving', to the point where he struggled to 'hold it together'. And then at the Coronation Concert (left) in the grounds of Windsor Castle last year, Alexis had his crowning moment when he performed a duet with singer-songwriter Zak Abel.

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The BBC Radio 1 DJ, who has been tasked with delivering the King's wishes at the event on Sunday evening, has expressed concern that it will be a "brilliant" way to begin the show in Windsor Castle's grounds. Tong said, 'He wanted Ibiza classics,' he told the PA news agency backstage.' 'We asked us to recommend a couple of songs and we suggested three or four, but one of them, and that's the one that's starting the performance, so they clearly had a hand in what we wanted to see.' When asked why he thought this was one of the playlist requests, he replied, "I think they want to showcase a large number of UK talent, target different demographics, and be relevant to various age groups."

On Sunday evening, the actors appeared backstage at King Charles' Coronation Concert in Windsor. Lucy Illingworth, 13, the presenter of Channel 4's The Piano, joined Mother Candice on the red carpet ahead of her appearance. The blind musician performed well in a vibrant chiffon frock just months after melting the nation's heart in the competition to find the country's best amateur pianist.

Around 20,000 members of the royal family's Coronation Concert will continue the festivities after the King and Queen and other members of the royal family were crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday. The concert will feature a Union flag-shaped stage, which will bring out the audience, according to republished photos from last month. The roof will also feature a halo-like screen, which the BBC claims will'symbolize the Crown guarding the nation'. The broadcaster announced that the staging for the 74-piece classical ensemble, made from the strings of the Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra and woodwind, brass, and percussion sections of the Bands of the Household Division, could be arranged on several levels for the 74-piece ensemble, as well as the wall steps in the middle.