Michael Patrick Kelly (Paddy Kelly) was born on December 5, 1977. He 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 belong to the commercially most successful acts in Europe with over 20 million records sold since the mid-1990s. 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 | |
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Kelly in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Patrick Kelly |
| Also known as | Paddy Kelly |
| Born | (1977-12-05) December 5, 1977 (age 44) Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Website | michael-patrick-kelly |
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [3] |
GER [4] |
SWI [5] | |||
| In Exile (as Paddy Kelly) |
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49 | 13 | — | |
| Human |
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16 | 3 | 8 |
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| Ruah |
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20 | 12 | 57 | |
| ID |
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7 | 2 | 5 | |
| B.O.A.T.S |
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2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [3] |
GER [4] |
NLD [8] |
POL [9] |
RUS [10] |
SK [11] |
SWI [12] | ||||
| "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 | — |
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| "Blurry Eyes" | — | 45 | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | |||
| "Best Bad Friend" (with Rea Garvey) |
2022 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Year | Award | Artist/work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 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 | [15] |
The Kelly Family | |
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| Singles | |
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| General | |
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| Other |
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