Sheku Kanneh-Mason

British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason gained international fame with his performance at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in May 2018, watched by nearly two billion people worldwide. His second album, released in January 2020, includes the Elgar Cello Concerto and a collaboration with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road studios. Sheku, the first black winner of the BBC Young Musician competition in 2016, achieved considerable success with his debut album, "Inspiration," reaching number 11 on the Official UK Album charts and receiving two Classical BRIT Awards.

Sheku's rendition of Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry" on his debut album went viral, amassing 1 million streams on Spotify in its first month. His achievements include performing at the BAFTAs, collaborating with design icon Paul Smith, and being honored with the BRIT Certified Breakthrough Award for selling over 30,000 copies of his debut album in the UK and surpassing 100,000 album sales worldwide.