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. After six years he returned to the music business in 2011. Kelly currently resides in Germany. In addition to his career as a singer, he served as a coach on the eighth season of The Voice of Germany. He won the show with his artist Samuel Rösch. He also served as a coach on the second season of the German version of The Voice Senior and the fourteenth season of The Voice Kids, winning the latter with his artist Katelyn Harrington.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing year released
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsCertifications
AUTGERSWI
In Exile (as Paddy Kelly)Released: March 17, 2003 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download4913—
HumanReleased: May 15, 2015 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download1638BVMI: Gold
RuahReleased: September 23, 2016 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download201257
IDReleased: June 16, 2017 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download725BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold
B.O.A.T.SReleased: November 12, 2021 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download222BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold
TracesRelease date: October 31, 2025 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download211

Live albums

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

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUTGERNLDPOLRUSSVKSWI
"Pray Pray Pray" (as Paddy Kelly)2003431374————In Exile
"When You Sleep" (as Paddy Kelly)7045—————
"Shake Away"2015——————50Human
"Golden Age"2017——————43ID
"iD" (featuring Gentleman)—57————60IFPI AUT: Gold
"Roundabouts"2018——————47ID (Extended Version)
"Beautiful Madness"20206342—121313IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum ZPAV: 2× PlatinumB.O.A.T.S
"Throwback"20214730—3—5—IFPI AUT: Gold ZPAV: Platinum
"Blurry Eyes"—45———1026
"Best Bad Friend" (with Rea Garvey)2022———27———B.O.A.T.S (Extended Version)
"Wonders" (featuring Rakim)———1———ZPAV: Platinum
"O.K.O"2023———————
"Rebellion" (with R3hab and Shaggy)2025———15———Non-album single
"The One"———————Traces
"Run Free"———18———
"—" 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

YearAwardArtist/workCategoryResultRef.
2018Echo Music PrizeMichael Patrick Kelly - IDInternational ArtistNominated
Radio RegenbogenMichael Patrick KellyComeback of the YearWon
2022Pop AwardsMichael Patrick KellyMale Artist of the YearWon

Notes