Michael Patrick Kelly

Michael Patrick Kelly
Kelly in 2018
Background information
Also known as	Paddy Kelly
Born	Michael Patrick Kelly (1977-12-05) December 5, 1977 (age 48) Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Pop rock
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Spouse	Joelle Verreet ​ (m. 2013)​
Website	michael-patrick-kelly.com

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 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 .

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]
Traces	Release date: October 31, 2025 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download	2	1	1

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 single
"The One"		— [C]	—	—	—	—	—	— [D]		Traces
"Run Free"		— [E]	—	—	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

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	[21]

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]
3. "The One" did not enter the Ö3 Austria Top 40 Singles chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Ö3 Austria Top 100 Airplay chart. ^[18]
4. "The One" did not reach the Singles Top 100, but peaked at number 3 at the Swiss airplay chart. ^[19]
5. "Run Free" did not reach the Singles Top 100, but peaked at number 22 at the Austrian airplay chart. ^[20]

References

1. "Michael Patrick Kelly – Biography – Billboard". Billboard.
2. "Michael Patrick Kelly Songs, Albums, Reviews, ..." AllMusic . Retrieved December 13, 2025.
3. "Micheal Patrick Kelly". Miloco Studios. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
4. "Michael Patrick Kelly discography". Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
5. "Discographie Michael Patrick Kelly" (enter "Michael Patrick Kelly" into the "Suchen" box). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
6. "Michael Patrick Kelly discography". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
7. "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.
8. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Michael Patrick Kelly)". swisscharts.com (in German). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
9. "Discografie Michael Patrick Kelly - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
10. 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.
    • "Rebellion": "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 05.04.2025–11.04.2025.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved April 14, 2025.
    • "Run Free": "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 10.01.2026–16.01.2026.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved January 19, 2026.
11. Peak chart positions for singles in Russia:
    • "Beautiful Madness": "Russia Airplay Chart for 2020-10-23" (in Russian). Tophit . Retrieved October 30, 2020.
12. 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.
13. "Michael Patrick Kelly". swisscharts.com/ Hung Medien.
14. "Austrian certifications – Michael Patrick Kelly" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
15. "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.
16. "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.
17. "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.
18. "Ö3-Hörercharts – Die Wertung vom 26. September 2025" (in Austrian German). Hitradio Ö3. Archived from the original on October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
19. "Radio-Charts Schweiz – Chartwoche 7/2026" [Radio Charts Switzerland – Chart Week 7/2026] (in German). IFPI Schweiz. Archived from the original on February 22, 2026. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
20. "Radio-Charts Österreich – Chartwoche 8/2026" [Radio Charts Austria – Chart Week 8/2026] (in German). IFPI Austria. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
21. 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.