Father Ray Kelly

Created in Tyrrellspass, Region Meath, in Apr 1953, Irish priest Dad Ray Kelly became a YouTube feeling in 2014 whenever a saving of his exclusive rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” which he surprised a few with at their nuptials, went viral. Kelly was ordained in 1989 and do missionary function in South Africa through the early 1990s. He spent the ensuing years as an military chaplain in america and North Ireland, and in 2006 was appointed as parish priest in Oldcastle, Region Meath. In 2014, as the consequence of his newfound internet popularity, Kelly authorized a management cope with Big Existence Administration, who represent a varied group of performers including Scissor Sisters, London Sentence structure, and Boy George), and inked a cope with Common Music. His debut recording, Where I Belong, came later that Dec.