Name Ray Kelly | ||
Father Ray Kelly, S.P.S. (born April 1953 in Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, Ireland) is an Irish Catholic priest, best known for singing. He is the priest of St. Brigid′s & St. Mary′s parish at Oldcastle, County Meath.
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Kelly became famous in 2014 after a video of him singing Leonard Cohen's song Hallelujah while officiating at a couple's wedding became a YouTube sensation. The words were modified to suit the occasion by 10-year-old bridesmaid Lucy Pitts O'Connor. By January 2017 it had received over 54 million hits.
In December 2014 Universal Music released a 10-track album Where I Belong of Kelly singing Celtic-inspired arrangements.[1] The album was recorded during summer 2014 in a studio created for the purpose in Kelly's house, so that the recording schedule would not interfere with his duties as a priest.
In December 2015 Kelly was a guest on the BBC Radio 4 programme Midweek.