The 24-year-old will join a star-studded line-up of talent a the Coronation Concert
A Nottingham musician has been selected to help open the Coronation Concert alongside one of the UK's best-known DJs. Gideon Akpovi, who's known on stage as Jerub, will take to the stage on Sunday, May 7, alongside DJ Pete Tong and singer Vula Malinga in a spectacle at Windsor Castle set to be viewed by millions around the world.
The 24-year-old said: "I was already on a high until I got the call then the high went through the roof... I'm feeling really really excited [for Sunday], I'm also feeling the weight of the moment."It's a historical momentous event that comes once in many people's lifetimes, so I'm really honoured for the opportunity to be singing, to be opening the show."
The now Nottingham-based musician also spent his years early years studying in local schools and attending Bluecoat Wollaton Academy and Bilborough Sixth Form College. Jerub got his first break in 2019 after he sent his first single to BBC Introducing. Micaela Beth Witherden wrote: "I'm sorry what! Royalty levels . Speaking on the future of his music career, Jerub added: "I've been working on a lot of music over the past year and half, two years, I'm going to be releasing an EP on May 26 this year called 'finding my feet'.
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