Left to right: Jimmy, Patricia, Paddy, Kathy and John Kelly in 1989
Background information
Origin
Ireland/USA
Genres
Pop, rock, folklore
Years active
1974–2008, 2017–present
Labels
Kel-Life, EMI, BMG, Ariola, Polydor, Universal
Members
Kathy Kelly Patricia Kelly John Kelly Joey Kelly Jimmy Kelly Paul Kelly
Past members
Papa Dan Kelly Mama Barbara-Ann Kelly Maribel Daniel Kelly Caroline Kelly Paddy Kelly Barby Kelly Maite Kelly Angelo Kelly Adam Kelly
Website
www.kellyfamily.nl
The Kelly Family is a European-American music group consisting of a multi-generational family, usually nine siblings who were joined occasionally on stage in their earlier years by their parents. They play a repertoire of rock, pop, and folk music, and sing in English, Spanish, German, and Basque. The group had chart and concert success around the world, predominantly in continental Europe - mainly in Germany, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, and Portugal - and some in Ireland. They have sold over 20 million albums since the early 1980s and were ranked as the 6th most popular music act in Germany in the 1990s.[1] Despite their American origins, the group is virtually unknown in the United States.[2]
For many years, the group presented a ragamuffin image and a vagabonding lifestyle, travelling around Europe in a double-decker bus and houseboat. Their image was enhanced by their eclectic and often homemade clothing, and the very long hair worn by both male and female members of the band. The Kelly Family began to break up in 2000 and afterwards they performed mostly as individuals or sub-sets of the whole group and took on a more mainstream look.
^(www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "PopXport Ranking: The Top 10 music acts of the 90s from Germany | PopXport | DW.COM | 9 December 2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^"Keeping it Kelly". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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