Michael Patrick Kelly

Michael Patrick "Paddy" Kelly (born December 5, 1977, in Dublin) is an Irish-American singer, musician, songwriter, and peace activist. He rose to fame as the third youngest member of the award-winning pop and folk band The Kelly Family, which became one of the most commercially successful acts in Europe in the mid-1990s, selling over 20 million records. In 2003, he released his solo debut, In Exile, and subsequently retreated to a monastery in France. He returned to the music scene in 2011. Since 2024, he has been serving as an SDG ambassador for "Peace and Justice" (SDG Goal No. 16) as part of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda.