From The Christian Post
Father Ray Kelly of Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland hit the viral jackpot this week with this surprise performance of
a rewritten "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen at the wedding of Chris and
Leah O'Kane. The YouTube video is now at 9 (now 16) million views and going
strong.
Regaling audiences in song is nothing new to the priest
from Tyrrelstown in County Westmeath. He had vocal training in Dublin
and was part of "The All Priests Show."
"I love to sing, and I love the buzz of performing," Fr. Kelly told The Irish Times. "I travelled to America and did shows there."
However, viral stardom is quite a different experience.
"I've never had to deal with anything like this before, but I'm coping," he said.
Fr.
Kelly also has experience as a recording artist and is working on his
third album, which is good news for a world who's fallen hard for him.
Friday night, the singing priest will appear on the venerable "Late Late
Show" in Ireland.
Lucky for his new fans, another wedding
performance by Father Ray Kelly is now online. Here he is, singing the
classic tune "You Raise Me Up" by Secret Garden – popularized by Josh
Groban – for a wedding in 2010.
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