Michael Patrick Kelly

Michael Patrick "Paddy" Kelly (born December 5, 1977) is an Irish-American[1] singer, musician and composer. Kelly was born in Dublin. He came to fame as the third-youngest member of the pop- and folk band The Kelly Family, who with over 20 million records sold since the mid-1990s, belonged to the most commercially successful acts in Europe. After years in the public eye Kelly released his debut solo album "In Exile" and shortly thereafter retired to a monastery in France.[2] After six years he returned to the music business in 2011. Kelly currently resides in Germany.

Michael Patrick Kelly
Kelly in 2018.
Background information
Born (1977-12-05) December 5, 1977
Dublin, Ireland
GenresSinger, musician, composer
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Associated actsThe Kelly Family
Website

Discography

Studio albums
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released
Title Album details Peak positions Certifications
AUT
[3]		 GER
[4]		 SWI
[5]
In Exile
  • Released: March 17, 2003
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
 4913—
Human
  • Released: May 15, 2015
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1638
Ruah
  • Released: September 23, 2016
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 201257
ID
  • Released: June 16, 2017
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 725
  • BVMI: Platinum[6]

Live albums
  • 2013: In Live – Solo & Unplugged (as Paddy Kelly)

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUT
[3]		 GER
[4]		 SWI
[7]
"Pray Pray Pray" (as Paddy Kelly) 2003 4313— In Exile
"When You Sleep" (as Paddy Kelly) 7045—
"Shake Away" 2015 ——50 Human
"Golden Age" 2017 ——43 iD
"iD" (featuring Gentleman) —5760
"Roundabouts" 2018 ——47 Non-album singles
"Beautiful Madness" 2020 —4213

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)

References
  1. AllMusic Biography
  2. "Michael Patrick Kelly – Biography – Billboard". Billboard.
  3. "Michael Patrick Kelly discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. "Discographie Michael Patrick Kelly" (enter "Michael Patrick Kelly" into the "Suchen" box). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. "Michael Patrick Kelly discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "Michael Patrick Kelly" and select "Suchen") on August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  7. "Michael Patrick Kelly". swisscharts.com/ Hung Medien.
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