Michael Patrick Kelly, born December 5, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland, has been better known as Paddy Kelly, being part of The Kelly Family. After releasing his first solo record in 2003, "In Exile", he took a long break, studying Philosophy and other subjects in a monastery in France, searching for the meaning of life. About 10 years later, he first started with small performances in churches and the like until he finally released his next solo record in 2015 "Human".