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Jalen Ngonda

 Jalen Ngonda is one of the most captivating performers on today’s music scene. His debut album Come Around and Love Me (released in Sept 2023) has sold over 15K physical copies worldwide to date, catching the attention, and gaining plaudits from A-list musicians Snoop Dog, Jill Scott, Kehlani and the legendary Elton John to name but a few. 

This event finished on Sunday 22 June 2025

Location: Theatre

Age Recommendation: 14+

Duration: 90 Minutes

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Jalen Ngonda returns to Nevill Holt Festival

The debut album features future classics such as the title track “Come Around and Love Me”, “Rapture”, “That’s All I Wanted From You” and “If You Don’t Want My Love”, those cuts getting spins and playlist adds across BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2, cementing a solid fan base who are avid streamers, with Jalen approaching 10 million a month as of Sept 24. 

In Feb 24 Jalen droped stand alone single “Illusions” which further solidified BBC support culminating in a highly acclaimed performance on BBC Radio 2’s “Piano Room” and resulting in an A list inclusion on the playlist. The viral reach of the Piano Room videos sky rocketed his social media numbers this year and they continue to grow, as people continue to discover this important artist. 

 A man who writes music every day and lives and breathes the craft of songwriting, Jalen carries the “Singles Going Steady” torch, gearing up to drop his brand new single “Anyone in Love”–a hard hitting, soulful pop ballad that explores the omnipresence challenges endured by those who fall in love.

Nevill Holt Festival

The festival will continue to present a varied and rich programme of events in addition to opera that includes a wide range of talks and ‘in conversation’ events on visual art, culture, history, politics, wellbeing, sport and design as well as jazz, classical and world music performances, family events and comedy. See the full programme here. 

With panoramic views that look out over three counties, performance venues include the estate’s medieval chapel and award-winning theatre, with idyllic gardens designed by Chelsea gold medal winner, Rupert Golby. Festival-goers can enjoy outstanding pieces of modern British sculpture throughout the gardens, including works by Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread, Allen Jones and Marc Quinn.