Abi Gilchrist
Abi Gilchrist is a UK vocalist, choir leader, and voice coach, best known as the founder/director of UK Soul Choirs. She launched the first Soul Choir in Greenwich in 2010 with four singers and grew it into a multi-branch organisation across London and Kent, now welcoming hundreds of adults each week. The choirs focus on soul, Motown, gospel-inspired pop and harmony-led arrangements, with an intentionally inclusive, no-audition ethos for people who may not read music or feel “good enough” to join a choir. Abi trained as a classical soprano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and later studied at the London School of Musical Theatre. She also works as a session singer and voice-over artist. During COVID, she co-created “Home Sing” to keep singers connected and support charity fundraising.