It is a minor miracle I'm a singer at all. My parents didn't sing. There was no music in the house at all. I think singing is something that chooses you.
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Fact
1
One of the first Irish songs he ever learnt to sing was Carrick Fergus. Kennedy likes to tell the story of singing the song with Bill Clinton at a dinner party at Fifth Avenue, New York. "And he knew every single word."
2
Performed at The Gershwin Theatre in New York to sell-out audiences as part of "Riverdance on Broadway."
3
He sang backup and toured with Van Morrison.
4
His brother, Bap Kennedy, also sings.
5
He sang for Bill Clinton at a fund-raiser in 2000.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
WGN Morning News
2016
TV Series writer - 1 episode
My Little Princess
2010
performer: "You Raise Me Up"
The Eurovision Song Contest
2006
TV Special performer: "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" / writer: "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"
Intermission
2003
performer: "Different God"
This Is the Sea
1997
performer: "CAPTURED", "A MAN IS IN LOVE", "HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU" / writer: "CAPTURED", "ANNIVERSARY"
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
performer: "Crazy Love"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Podge and Rodge Show
2006
TV Series
Saturday Night Live
2005
TV Series
This Is the Sea
1997
Singer in bar
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
This Is the Sea
1997
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Music of Christmas
2014
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
The Music of Northern Ireland
2014
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
Danny Boy: The Ballad That Bewitched the World
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Clannad Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
2012
TV Movie
Himself
The Voice of Ireland
2012
TV Series
Himself - Coach
Xposé
2010
TV Series
Himself
The 4th TV Now Awards
2009
TV Special
Himself
Mornings with Kerri-Anne
2007
TV Series
Himself - Guest
1 to Remember with Brian Kennedy
2006
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
The Eurovision Song Contest
2006
TV Special
Himself - Irish Entry: 10th Place
The Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final
2006
TV Special
Himself - Irish Entry
Tubridy Tonight
2005
TV Series
Himself
Kelly
2002-2005
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Night with Miriam
2005
TV Series
Himself
Coulter and Company
2005
TV Series
Himself
The Late Late Show
2005
TV Series
Himself
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Afternoon Show
2004
TV Series
Himself
Buried Alive
2004
TV Series
Himself
The Panel
2003
TV Series
Himself
True Lives: Conrad Gallagher - A Flash in the Pan?
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
You're a Star
2003
TV Series
Himself
A Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David
2002
Video
Himself
Broadway on Broadway
2000
TV Movie
Himself - Performer "Endless Journey" (Riverdance)
The Eurovision Song Contest
1995
TV Special
Himself - Interval Performer
The Brit Awards 1994
1994
TV Special
Himself - Performer (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
2006
TV Special
Georgie Fame 60 år
2003
TV Movie
Known for movies
The Music of Northern Ireland (2014) as Himself - Performer
1 to Remember with Brian Kennedy (2006) as Himself - Presenter
The Eurovision Song Contest (2006) as Himself - Irish Entry: 10th Place
The Music of Christmas (2014) as Himself - Performer
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