
Kathy Kelly
Department: Acting
Biography
Kathleen Ann Kelly (born 6 March 1961) is a singer, songwriter, and producer. Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, she is the third child of the musical family group The Kelly Family, a multi-generational pop group that achieved success in Europe in the 1990s. In 1999, Kathy released her first solo album titled The Best Of Kathy Kelly which, in addition to her best songs from the albums of The Kelly Family (see The Kelly Family discography), contained five new songs. While still recording and touring with the group throughout the 2000s, Kathy worked on her solo projects, which resulted in three more LPs up to date and a number of singles. Some of the songs included were new versions of the traditional songs from all over the world previously sung by the group from as early as the 1970s; notably "Amazing Grace", "Motherless child", "Old Black Joe", "The Rose of Tralee". Kathy was born in the US, on 1961. She is the third of five children born from the marriage of Daniel Kelly, Sr. and Joanne. Kathy was homeschooled, just like her elder and younger siblings. She also learned ballet and to play the violin. Later, she was also the teacher of her younger siblings. Kathleen can also play the guitar, accordion, keyboards, piano among others. In 1974, Kathy, Caroline, Paul, John and Patricia formed The Kelly Kids, to play at children's parties or in the streets. The band was later called The Kelly Family, as Dan and Barbara also joined, later followed by Kathy's siblings. The Kelly Family became popular in their early years as a street band. Kathy usually played the violin along with Paul, but when Caroline left, she started to play the accordion more frequently. Kathy was also the one who arranged most of the songs and she was the first of the siblings to write a song, as she is credited as the writer of Lonely, a song recorded in 1981 which features lead vocals from then-main vocalist John, and Papa Dan. She was also one of the main producers and has recorded most of the albums from the '80s until the late '90s. 1994 was the year of the breakout for the Kelly Family, after the Kellys started to sell CDs on shops. Their CD Over the Hump sold 5 million copies. This was followed up by Christmas for All, Almost Heaven, Growin' Up, and From Their Hearts. In the last, Kathy's son, Sean, is also present doing vocals on "Dance to the Rock 'n Roll". In 2000, Kathy Kelly left the band to pursue a solo career. Her last song sung for the band was By Myself but Not Alone with her brother John in 1999. She later returned to tour with the band from 2007 to 2008. She also participated at Paddy Kelly's Stille Nacht Tour, along with Paul, Patricia, Joey Kelly, Michael Patrick Kelly and guest Caroline Kelly in 2011. Recordings of the concerts were taken and released in a live CD called Stille Nacht Live-CD 2011. She also took part in the 2012 tour, called Stille Nacht 2012, and another live CD was released from the tour in September 2013. In 2017, the Kelly Family reunited with seven members, and once again Kathy was part of the band. The Kelly Family released an album called We Got Love, on which Kathy sings six songs. ... Source: Article "Kathy Kelly (musician)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For

The Kelly Family - Tough Road
1995

The Kelly Family - The Complete Story
2018

The Kelly Family - We Got Love - Live At Loreley
2018

Stille Nacht - Live 2011
2012

The Kelly Family: Cover the Road
2003

The Kelly Family: The Making of La Patata
2002

The Kelly Family: Live At Loreley
1995

The Kelly Family - Christmas All Year
1980

The Kelly Family - We Got Love - Live
2017

Die Helene Fischer Show 2017
2017

The Kelly Family - 25 Years Later - Live
2020

The Kelly Family - Over The Hump
1994

The Kelly Family – 25 Years Later
2020

Die Kelly Family: Weihnachten für alle
1995

40 Jahre The Kelly Family
2017

Wetten, dass..?
1981

Das perfekte Promi-Dinner
2006

Die Kelly Family und der Osten
2022

Leute heute
1997

Ein Kessel Buntes
1972

Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
1994

Musik liegt in der Luft
1991

Die Montagsmaler
1974

The Kelly Family – Die Reise geht weiter
2022

Promi Shopping Queen
2012

Goldene Kamera
1984

Bambi
1948

RTL-Spendenmarathon
1996

Goldene Henne
1995

ECHO-Verleihung
1992

Die ultimative Chartshow
2003

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004

Auf los geht's los
1977

ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986

Volle Kanne
1999

Ein Sommer mit der Kelly Family
2018

Show Palast
1999

Champs-Elysées
1982

Stern TV
1990

Boulevard Bio
1991

DAS!
1991

MDR um 4
2014

NDR Talk Show
1979

Menschen
1982

Riverboat
1992

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011

Interaktiv
1996

Der große Preis
1974

José Carreras Gala
1995

Plattenküche
1976

Die Drehscheibe
1964

Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz
2010

Abendschau
2000

Die Alm - Promischweiß und Edelweiß
2004

Musik für Sie
1995

ZIBB
2003

Tigerenten Club
1996

The Kelly Family: Tough Road
1996

Promi Big Brother - Die Late Night Show
2014