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Louise Goffin: 'At last I'm singing Mom's songs'

We talk to Carole King's daughter about her music career, growing up with two famous parents and performing in Hyde Park this weekend with her mother

June 30, 2016 09:14
Natural talent: Louise Goffin, daughter of two songwriting stars (Picture: Ben Steinberger)

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Jessica Weinstein,

Jessica Weinstein

8 min read

"It was always a distraction to me that I had famous parents," says Louise Goffin as we discuss her performance at this weekend's Hyde Park British Summer Time Festival.

She will be appearing alongside her mother, Carole King, Hyde Park's headline act, who is playing her first UK concert in more than 25 years.

The concert is built around King's career-defining 1971 album Tapestry, which sold over 25 million copies worldwide, becoming the first multi-million selling album by a female artist.

"It's amazing to me that 45 years later it resonates so strongly with people," says Goffin of the album. "It speaks to the timelessness of music and stellar songwriting."