Jimmy Kelly (singer)

Jimmy Kelly at Christmas 2015 in Jena, Germany

James Victor "Jimmy" Kelly (born 18 February 1971 in Gamonal, Spain as Victor James Kelly)^[1] is an Irish-American singer, musician, and composer. He is best known as a member of the award-winning pop and folk-music band The Kelly Family, which has sold more than 20 million albums since the mid-1990s. In 2005, Kelly released his debut solo album Babylon.

Biography

Music career with the Kelly Family

Jimmy Kelly was born in Gamonal, Spain, the seventh child of teacher Daniel Jerome Kelly and the third child of dancer Barbara Ann. He has seven siblings and four half-siblings. From early childhood Jimmy Kelly travelled with his family through Europe and the USA as a street musician. He his written a number of songs for the band, including "Cover the Road", "Nanana", "What's A Matter You People", "So Many Troubles", and "Blood".

Discography

Studio albums

2005: Babylon
2008: Roots
2009: Roots – Diggin' Deeper
2010: The Hometown Sessions
2013: Viva la Street
2014: Live in Concert
2015: On the Street

DVDs

2014: Live in Concert – At Wilhelma Theatre in Stuttgart & Heimathafen in Berlin

External links

References

↑ Biography for Jimmy Kelly on IMDb

The Kelly Family
Angelo Barbara Ann Barby Caroline Dan Daniel Joanne Jimmy Joey John Kathy Maite Michael "Paddy" Patrick Patricia Paul
Studio albums	Christmas All Year (1981) Wonderful World! (1981) Keep on Singing (1989) New World (1990) Honest Workers (1991) Street Life (1992) Wow (1993) Over the Hump (1994) Christmas for All (1995) Almost Heaven (1996) Growin' Up (1997) From Their Hearts (1998) La Patata (2002) Homerun (2004) Hope (2005) We Got Love (2017)
Live albums	Live (1988) Live Live Live (1998)
Singles	"An Angel" "Why Why Why" "Roses of Red" "First Time" "I Can't Help Myself" "Every Baby" "Gott Deine Kinder" "Fell in Love with an Alien" "Nanana" "When the Boys Come into Town" "Because It's Love"
Compilation albums	The Very Best - Over 10 Years (1993) The Bonus-Tracks Album (1999) Best of The Kelly Family (1999) The Best of The Kelly Family 2 (1999)
Related articles	Discography

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