Michael Patrick Kelly
Irish singer (born 1977)
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Michael Patrick Kelly (born December 5, 1977) is an Irish-American singer, musician and composer. Kelly was born in Dublin. He was a member of the pop and folk band The Kelly Family, one of the most commercially successful acts in Europe, with over 20 million records sold since the mid-1990s.[citation needed] After years in the public eye, Kelly released his debut solo album In Exile and shortly thereafter retired to a monastery in France.[1] After six years he returned to the music business in 2011.[2] Kelly currently resides in Germany.[3] In addition to his career as a singer, he served as a coach on the eighth season of The Voice of Germany. He won the show with his artist Samuel Rösch. He also served as a coach on the second season of the German version of The Voice Senior and the fourteenth season of The Voice Kids.
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December 5, 1977
Michael Patrick Kelly | |
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Kelly in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Paddy Kelly |
| Born | Michael Patrick Kelly December 5, 1977 Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
Spouse |
Joelle Verreet (m. 2013) |
| Website | michael-patrick-kelly |
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
SWI [6] | |||
| In Exile (as Paddy Kelly) |
|
49 | 13 | — | |
| Human |
|
16 | 3 | 8 |
|
| Ruah |
|
20 | 12 | 57 | |
| ID |
|
7 | 2 | 5 | |
| B.O.A.T.S |
|
2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Traces |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | |
Live albums
- 2013: In Live – Solo & Unplugged (as Paddy Kelly)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [9] |
POL [10] |
RUS [11] |
SVK [12] |
SWI [13] | ||||
| "Pray Pray Pray" (as Paddy Kelly) |
2003 | 43 | 13 | 74 | — | — | — | — | In Exile | |
| "When You Sleep" (as Paddy Kelly) |
70 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shake Away" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Human | |
| "Golden Age" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | ID | |
| "iD" (featuring Gentleman) |
— | 57 | — | — | — | — | 60 | |||
| "Roundabouts" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | ID (Extended Version) | |
| "Beautiful Madness" | 2020 | 63 | 42 | — | 1 | 21 | 3 | 13 | B.O.A.T.S | |
| "Throwback" | 2021 | 47 | 30 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | ||
| "Blurry Eyes" | — | 45 | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | |||
| "Best Bad Friend" (with Rea Garvey) |
2022 | — | —[A] | — | 27 | — | — | — | B.O.A.T.S (Extended Version) | |
| "Wonders" (featuring Rakim) |
— | —[B] | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| ||
| "O.K.O" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rebellion" (with R3hab and Shaggy) |
2025 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "The One" | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | —[D] | Traces | ||
| "Run Free" | —[E] | — | — | 18 | — | — | —[F] | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Other releases
- 2015: "Beautiful Soul"
- 2017: "How Do You Love"
- 2017: "Awake"
- 2017: Sing meinen Song: Das Weihnachtskonzert Volume 4, various artists
Video album
- 2013: In Live – Solo & Unplugged (as Paddy Kelly)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Artist/work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Echo Music Prize | Michael Patrick Kelly - ID | International Artist | Nominated | |
| Radio Regenbogen | Michael Patrick Kelly | Comeback of the Year | Won | ||
| 2022 | Pop Awards | Michael Patrick Kelly | Male Artist of the Year | Won | [22] |
