Michael Patrick Kelly (Paddy Kelly) was born on December 5, 1977. He is an Irish-American 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. After six years he returned to the music business in 2011. Kelly currently resides in Germany. Discography Studio albums Live albums 2013: In Live – Solo & Unplugged (as Paddy Kelly) Singles 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 References 1977 births Irish people of American descent Performers of Christian music Irish Christian monks Living people Singers from Dublin (city) Irish expatriates in France Irish expatriates in Germany 20th-century Irish male singers 20th-century American male singers 20th-century American singers 21st-century Irish male singers 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers