Michael Patrick Kelly

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 in the eighth season of The Voice of Germany. He won the show with his artist Samuel Rösch. He also served as a coach in the second season of the German version of The Voice Senior.

Michael Patrick Kelly
Kelly in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Michael Patrick Kelly
Also known as	Paddy Kelly
Born	(1977-12-05) December 5, 1977 (age 47) Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Website	michael-patrick-kelly.com

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing year released

Title	Album details	Peak positions			Certifications
		AUT [4]	GER [5]	SWI [6]
In Exile (as Paddy Kelly)	Released: March 17, 2003 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download	49	13	—
Human	Released: May 15, 2015 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download	16	3	8	BVMI: Gold[7]
Ruah	Released: September 23, 2016 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download	20	12	57
ID	Released: June 16, 2017 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download	7	2	5	BVMI: Platinum[7] IFPI SWI: Gold[8]
B.O.A.T.S	Released: November 12, 2021 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download	2	2	2	BVMI: Gold[7] IFPI SWI: Gold[8]

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							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	IFPI AUT: Gold[14]
"Roundabouts"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	47		ID (Extended Version)
"Beautiful Madness"	2020	63	42	—	1	21	3	13	IFPI AUT: Platinum[14] IFPI SWI: Platinum[8] ZPAV: 2× Platinum[15]	B.O.A.T.S
"Throwback"	2021	47	30	—	3	—	5	—	IFPI AUT: Gold[14] ZPAV: Platinum[15]
"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	—	—	—	ZPAV: Platinum[15]
"O.K.O"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Rebellion" (with R3hab and Shaggy)	2025	—	—	—	15	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"—" 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	[18]

Notes

1. "Best Bad Friend" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 5 on the German Airplay chart.^[16]
2. "Wonders" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the German Airplay chart.^[17]