Michael Patrick Kelly

Michael Patrick Kelly
Michael Patrick Kelly
	Kelly in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Michael Patrick Kelly
Also known as	Paddy Kelly
Born	December 5, 1977 (age 46); Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Pop, rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Website	michael-patrick-kelly.com

Michael Patrick Kelly (Paddy Kelly) was born on December 5th 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.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing year released
Title	Album details	Peak positions			Certifications
Title	Album details	AUT ^[3]	GER ^[4]	SWI ^[5]	Certifications
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^[6]
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^[6] IFPI SWI: Gold^[7]
B.O.A.T.S	Released: November 12, 2021 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download	2	2	2

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
Title	Year	AUT ^[3]	GER ^[4]	NLD ^[8]	POL ^[9]	RUS ^[10]	SK ^[11]	SWI ^[12]	Certifications	Album
"Pray Pray Pray" (as Paddy Kelly)	2003	43	13	74	—	—	—	—		In Exile
"When You Sleep" (as Paddy Kelly)	2003	70	45	—	—	—	—	—		In Exile
"Shake Away"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	50		Human
"Golden Age"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	43		ID
"iD" (featuring Gentleman)	2017	—	57	—	—	—	—	60		ID
"Roundabouts"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	47		ID (Extended Version)
"Beautiful Madness"	2020	63	42	—	1	21	3	13	IFPI AUT: Platinum^[13] IFPI SWI: Platinum^[7] ZPAV: 2× Platinum^[14]	B.O.A.T.S
"Throwback"	2021	47	30	—	3	—	8	—
"Blurry Eyes"	2021	—	88	—	—	—	—	74
"—" 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)

References

^ AllMusic biography
^ "Michael Patrick Kelly – Biography – Billboard". Billboard.
^ ^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 "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. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 24, 2015 suggested (help)
^ ^a ^b "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.
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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.
^ "Michael Patrick Kelly". swisscharts.com/ Hung Medien.
^ "Austrian certifications – Michael Patrick Kelly" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2021" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[1] AllMusic biography

[2] "Michael Patrick Kelly – Biography – Billboard". Billboard.

[aut-3] "Michael Patrick Kelly discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

[ger-4] "Discographie Michael Patrick Kelly" (enter "Michael Patrick Kelly" into the "Suchen" box). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[sWi-5] "Michael Patrick Kelly discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

[BVMI-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. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 24, 2015 suggested (help)

[IFPI_SWI-7] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Michael Patrick Kelly)". swisscharts.com (in German). Retrieved October 4, 2021.

[8] "Discografie Michael Patrick Kelly - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

[9] 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.

[10] "Beautiful Madness": "AirPlay Top: 26.09. – 02.10.2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[11] "Throwback": "AirPlay Top: 28.08. – 03.09.2021" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

[10] Peak chart positions for singles in Russia:
"Beautiful Madness": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2020-10-23" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[13] "Beautiful Madness": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2020-10-23" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[11] 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.

[15] "Beautiful Madness": "Rádio – Top 100 – Michael Patrick Kelly" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[16] "Throwback": "Rádio – Top 100 – Michael Patrick Kelly" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[swi-12] "Michael Patrick Kelly". swisscharts.com/ Hung Medien.

[13] "Austrian certifications – Michael Patrick Kelly" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[14] "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2021" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

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v t e The Kelly Family
Adam Angelo Barbara Ann Barby Caroline Dan Daniel Jimmy Joey John Kathy Maite Maribel Michael "Paddy" Patrick Patricia Paul
Studio albums	The Kelly Family (1979) Wonderful World! (1981) Honest Workers (1991) Wow (1993) Over the Hump (1994) Christmas for All (1995) Almost Heaven (1996) Growin' Up (1997) From Their Hearts (1998) La Patata (2002) Homerun (2004) We Got Love (2017) 25 Years Later (2019)
Singles	"An Angel" "Why Why Why" "Roses of Red" "First Time" "I Can't Help Myself" "Every Baby" "Gott Deine Kinder" "Fell in Love with an Alien" "Nanana" "When the Boys Come into Town" "Because It's Love" "One More Song"
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