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]
Michael Patrick Kelly | |
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.jpg) Kelly in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Patrick Kelly |
| Also known as | Paddy Kelly |
| Born | December 5, 1977 Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Website | michael-patrick-kelly |
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [3] |
GER [4] |
SWI [5] | |||
| 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 | |
Live albums edit
- 2013: In Live – Solo & Unplugged (as Paddy Kelly)
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [3] |
GER [4] |
NLD [8] |
POL [9] |
RUS [10] |
SVK [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 | — | ||
| "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 | — | — | — |
| ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Other releases edit
- 2015: "Beautiful Soul"
- 2017: "How Do You Love"
- 2017: "Awake"
- 2017: Sing meinen Song: Das Weihnachtskonzert Volume 4, various artists
Video album edit
- 2013: In Live – Solo & Unplugged (as Paddy Kelly)
Awards and nominations edit
| 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 | [17] |
Notes edit
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Patrick Kelly.
- ^ "Michael Patrick Kelly – Biography – Billboard". Billboard.
- ^ AllMusic biography
- ^ a b "Michael Patrick Kelly discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Discographie Michael Patrick Kelly" (enter "Michael Patrick Kelly" into the "Suchen" box). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Michael Patrick Kelly discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "Michael Patrick Kelly" and select "Suchen") on November 24, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Michael Patrick Kelly)". swisscharts.com (in German). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Michael Patrick Kelly - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "Beautiful Madness": "AirPlay Top: 26.09. – 02.10.2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- "Throwback": "AirPlay Top: 28.08. – 03.09.2021" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- "Best Bad Friend": "AirPlay Top: 09.07. – 15.07.2022" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- "Wonders": "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 14.01.2023–20.01.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Russia:
- "Beautiful Madness": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2020-10-23" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Slovakia:
- "Beautiful Madness": "Rádio – Top 100 – Michael Patrick Kelly" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- "Throwback": "Rádio – Top 100 – Michael Patrick Kelly" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- "Blurry Eyes": "Rádio – Top 100 – Michael Patrick Kelly" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Michael Patrick Kelly". swisscharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ^ a b c "Austrian certifications – Michael Patrick Kelly" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 24, 2024. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter Michael Patrick Kelly in the search box.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 32/2022" [Airplay Charts Germany Week 32, 2022]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien & MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 6/2023" [Airplay Charts Germany Week 6, 2023]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien & MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Hourtane, Camille (March 13, 2022). "Here are the Winners of the POP AWARDS 2022, the fifth annual Pop Awards!". Pop Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2022.