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'''Lisa Kelly''' (born 7 May 1977) is an Irish singer of both classical and [[Celtic music]] and a voice teacher. She has taken part in many musical theatre productions and concerts, and is a founding and former member of the musical group [[Celtic Woman]].<ref>{{cite tweet |user=lisakellysinger |author=Lisa Kelly |number=291319932883464192 |date=15 January 2013 |title=Hi Guys Thanks so much for all your kind words of support today. This is our new venture. We are so excited....}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelisakellyvoiceacademy.com/|title=The Lisa Kelly Voice Academy|website=Thelisakellyvoiceacademy.com|access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>
'''Lisa Kelly''' (born 7 May 1977) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] singer of both [[Classical music|classical]] and [[Celtic music]] and a voice teacher. She has taken part in many musical theatre productions and concerts, and is a founding and former member of the musical group [[Celtic Woman]].<ref>{{cite tweet |user=lisakellysinger |author=Lisa Kelly |number=291319932883464192 |date=15 January 2013 |title=Hi Guys Thanks so much for all your kind words of support today. This is our new venture. We are so excited....}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thelisakellyvoiceacademy.com/ |title=The Lisa Kelly Voice Academy |website=Thelisakellyvoiceacademy.com |access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Lisa Kelly was born in [[Dublin]], into a musical family, with both her parents, Joe and Noeleen Kelly, and sisters, Joanne and Helen Kelly, being singers. Lisa herself has been singing since the age of seven, when she starred in the musical version of ''[[Bugsy Malone]]''. Her parents are both heavily involved in amateur theatre, influencing Lisa toward studying drama, as well as being classically trained in both piano and singing.
Lisa Kelly was born in [[Dublin]] into a musical family. Her parents, Joe and Noeleen Kelly, and sisters, Joanne and Helen Kelly, were all singers. Lisa started singing at seven, when she starred in the musical version of ''[[Bugsy Malone]]''. Her parents were both heavily involved in amateur theatre, influencing Lisa toward studying drama, as well as being classically trained in both piano and singing.


== Career ==
== Career ==
She has played several principal roles, such as "Velma Kelly" in ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', "Florence" in ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'', "Laurey" in ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', "Maria" in ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]'' and "Sandy" in ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''.
She has played several leading roles, such as "Velma Kelly" in ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', "Florence" in ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'', "Laurey" in ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', "Maria" in ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]'' and "Sandy" in ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''.


She has also performed in a number of concerts in Dublin's [[National Concert Hall]], including ''The Magic of Gershwin'', ''The Music of Cole Porter'' and ''From Romberg to Rodgers'', and has won numerous national awards for singing and drama.
She has also performed in a number of concerts in Dublin's [[National Concert Hall]], including ''The Magic of Gershwin'', ''The Music of Cole Porter'' and ''From Romberg to Rodgers'', and has won numerous national awards for singing and drama.


=== ''Riverdance'' ===
=== ''Riverdance'' ===
After deciding to take a break from her day job in the computer industry to return to theatre, she played the lead role in the Christmas pantomime ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' at Dublin's [[Gaiety Theatre, Dublin|Gaiety Theatre]]. This led to her being cast in the American production of ''[[Riverdance]] – The Show'' as lead female vocalist in 2000, a position she held for five years while touring. While touring with Riverdance, Kelly met Australian dancer Scott Porter, who later became her husband. During this time, Kelly also met fellow vocalist [[Lynn Hilary]], who would later go on to become a member of Celtic Woman in 2007 as a replacement for [[Méav Ní Mhaolchatha]].
After deciding to take a break from her day job in the computer industry and return to theatre, she played the lead role in the Christmas pantomime ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' at Dublin's [[Gaiety Theatre, Dublin|Gaiety Theatre]]. This led to her being cast in the American production of ''[[Riverdance]] – The Show'' as lead female vocalist in 2000, a position she held for five years while touring.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-01-21 |title=Get to Know … Lisa Kelly |url=https://www.floridanewsline.com/ponte-vedra/get-to-know-lisa-kelly/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Florida NewsLine |language=en}}</ref> While touring with Riverdance, Kelly met Australian dancer Scott Porter, who she later married. During this time, Kelly also met fellow vocalist [[Lynn Hilary]], who would later go on to become a member of Celtic Woman in 2007 as a replacement for [[Méav Ní Mhaolchatha]].


Kelly was one of the ''Riverdance'' vocalists who appeared in the 2003 Special Olympics opening ceremony when they performed "Cloudsong". This was in support of Lynn Hilary, who had the leading vocal role at the start of the song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeFtzfSu0nI|title=Riverdance at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics, Dublin 2003|access-date=3 November 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
Kelly was one of the ''Riverdance'' vocalists who appeared in the 2003 Special Olympics opening ceremony when they performed "Cloudsong". This was in support of Lynn Hilary, who had the leading vocal role at the start of the song.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeFtzfSu0nI |title=Riverdance at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics, Dublin 2003 |access-date=3 November 2021 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>


=== Solo album ===
=== Solo album ===
In 2002, Kelly was asked to record a solo album with director [[David Downes (Irish composer)|David Downes]] on the Celtic Collections label. The resulting album, ''Lisa'', was released in 2003. Songs on this CD are ''[[Carrickfergus (song)|Carrickfergus]]'', ''[[Siúil a Rún|Siúil A Rún]]'', ''The Deer's Cry'', ''Lift the Wings'', ''The Soft Goodbye'', ''Home and the Heartland'', ''Homecoming'', ''[[Gladiator (2000 soundtrack)|Now We Are Free]]'', ''Dubhdarra'', ''[[May It Be]]'' and ''Send Me a Song''.
In 2002, Kelly was asked to record a solo album with director [[David Downes (Irish composer)|David Downes]] on the Celtic Collections label. The resulting album, ''Lisa'', was released in 2003. Songs on this CD are ''[[Carrickfergus (song)|Carrickfergus]]'', ''[[Siúil a Rún]]'', ''The Deer's Cry'', ''Lift the Wings'', ''The Soft Goodbye'', ''Home and the Heartland'', ''Homecoming'', ''[[Gladiator (2000 soundtrack)|Now We Are Free]]'', ''Dubhdarra'', ''[[May It Be]]'' and ''Send Me a Song''.


=== Celtic Woman ===
=== Celtic Woman ===
Kelly was again approached by Downes in 2004, and asked to be part of ''[[Celtic Woman]]'', originally planned as a one-night event at Dublin's [[The Helix (Dublin)|Helix Theatre]]. The group has since released several albums and DVD performances of their concerts and embarked on several world tours.
Kelly was again approached by Downes in 2004 and asked to be part of ''[[Celtic Woman]]'', originally planned as a one-night event at Dublin's [[The Helix (Dublin)|Helix Theatre]]. The group has since released several albums and DVD performances of their concerts and embarked on several world tours.


She says she accepted a spot in Celtic Woman because "I wasn't doing anything else that day." She did not know any of the artists she would be performing with when they first got together but Kelly stated that "the show is blessed with the girls [the show's creators] picked."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.celticwoman.com/about/lisa/|title=Lisa : Celtic Woman|date=8 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708131722/http://www.celticwoman.com/about/lisa/|access-date=3 November 2021|archive-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> She has toured with Celtic Woman throughout most of their tours and appears in almost every CD and DVD to date.
She says she accepted the spot in Celtic Woman because "I wasn't doing anything else that day." She did not know any of the artists she would be performing with when they first got together, but Kelly stated that "the show is blessed with the girls [the show's creators] picked."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.celticwoman.com/about/lisa/ |title=Lisa : Celtic Woman |date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708131722/http://www.celticwoman.com/about/lisa/ |access-date=3 November 2021 |archive-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> She has toured with Celtic Woman throughout most of their tours and appears in almost every CD and DVD to date.


Kelly performs several songs with Celtic Woman. She sings "Send Me a Song" and "The Blessing", both originals that have been featured on the original and ''A New Journey'' CDs, DVDs, and tours respectively. They were written by David Downes and feature him on the piano. Another song written by David Downes is "Green the Whole Year Round", which has been featured on the ''Christmas Celebration'' DVD and ''Greatest Journey'' CD and DVD, but not any tour. Kelly performed "The Voice" in ''A New Journey'', which was originally supposed to be sung by [[Méav Ní Mhaolchatha]], and also features fiddler [[Máiréad Nesbitt]]. "The Voice" was written by Irish novelist and composer [[Brendan Graham]]. Another song that Kelly performed in the original performance is "May It Be", originally from the movie ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Kelly sang "Caledonia" in ''A New Journey'', and sang "[[Fields of Gold]]" during the ''Isle of Hope'' and ''Songs From the Heart'' tours. In ''Songs From the Heart'', she also sang "[[The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb song)|The Moon's a Harsh Mistress]]," accompanied by Máiréad Nesbitt on the violin.
Kelly performs several songs with Celtic Woman. She sings "Send Me a Song" and "The Blessing," both originals that have been featured on the original and ''A New Journey'' CDs, DVDs, and tours respectively. They were written by David Downes and feature him on the piano. Kelly performed "The Voice" in ''A New Journey'', which was originally supposed to be sung by [[Méav Ní Mhaolchatha]], and also features fiddler [[Máiréad Nesbitt]]. "The Voice" was written by Irish novelist and composer [[Brendan Graham]]. Another song that Kelly performed in the original performance is "May It Be", originally from the movie ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Kelly sang "Caledonia" in ''A New Journey'', and sang "[[Fields of Gold]]" during the ''Isle of Hope'' and ''Songs From the Heart'' tours. In ''Songs From the Heart'', she also sang "[[The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb song)|The Moon's a Harsh Mistress]]," accompanied by Máiréad Nesbitt on the violin.


During the spring 2008 ''A New Journey'' tour, and again during the "Believe" 2012 tour, Kelly took a break for the birth of her children. She was replaced by [[Alex Sharpe]] who later became a full-time member of Celtic Woman when Orla Fallon left. In the Believe tour, her place was filled in by [[Susan McFadden]].
During the spring 2008 ''A New Journey'' tour, and again during the "Believe" 2012 tour, Kelly took a break due to the birth of her children. She was replaced by [[Alex Sharpe]], who later became a full-time member of Celtic Woman when Orla Fallon left. During the "Believe" tour, her place was filled in by [[Susan McFadden]].


Her second break from Celtic Woman was eventually announced as permanent in 2013, and McFadden became a permanent member of the group.
Her second break from Celtic Woman was eventually announced as permanent in January 2013, and McFadden became a permanent member of the group. On leaving Celtic Woman, Kelly told Charlie Patton of the [[The Florida Times-Union|''Florida Times-Union'']], "It was an amazing experience, but with four kids, I just needed stability."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title='Celtic Woman' Lisa Kelly is opening a school in Ponte Vedra Beach |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2015/12/28/celtic-woman-lisa-kelly-opening-school-ponte-vedra-beach/15693803007/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}</ref>


===Other===
===Other===
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== Teaching ==
== Teaching ==
In January 2013, Kelly announced her second departure from Celtic Woman was permanent. Her family moved to [[Peachtree City, Georgia]], US, where she announced the opening of '''The Lisa Kelly Voice Academy''', indicating a switch from performing to teaching. The new voice academy is being run in conjunction with her husband Scott Porter, the former CEO of Celtic Woman Ltd. She also starred in the concert titled ''The Voice of Ireland'', featuring fellow Celtic Woman performer [[Chloë Agnew]] and former [[Celtic Thunder]] member Paul Byrom.
In January 2013, Kelly announced that her second departure from Celtic Woman was permanent. Her family moved to [[Peachtree City, Georgia]], US, where she announced the opening of '''The Lisa Kelly Voice Academy''', indicating a switch from performing to teaching. The new voice academy is being run in conjunction with her husband Scott Porter, the former CEO of Celtic Woman Ltd. She also starred in a concert titled ''The Voice of Ireland'', featuring fellow Celtic Woman performer [[Chloë Agnew]] and former [[Celtic Thunder]] member Paul Byrom. The second '''The Lisa Kelly Voice Academy''' was opened in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, in February 2016.<ref name=":0" />


On December 13, 2014, she starred in the concert titled ''A Celtic Christmas'', featuring fellow Celtic Woman performer [[Chloë Agnew]], former Celtic Woman choir performer Dermot Kiernan, and former [[Celtic Thunder]] member Paul Byrom, along with performances by the Kelly Porter Dance Academy.
On 13 December 2014, she starred in the concert titled ''A Celtic Christmas'', featuring fellow Celtic Woman performer [[Chloë Agnew]], former Celtic Woman choir performer Dermot Kiernan, and former [[Celtic Thunder]] member Paul Byrom, along with performances by the Kelly Porter Dance Academy.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She is married to Australian dancer Scott Porter. They have four children: sons Cian (born 2002), Jack (born 2004) and Harry (born 2012), and daughter Ellie (born 2008). She calls them, "hands down, the most important parts of my life", and they accompany her on tour when they are not in school.
She is married to Australian dancer Scott Porter. They have four children: sons Cian (born 2002), Jack (born 2004) and Harry (born 2012), and daughter Ellie (born 2008).


Lisa's sister Helen has performed with Celtic Woman in the choir.
Lisa's sister Helen has performed with Celtic Woman in the choir.
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==Discography==
==Discography==
; Solo
; Solo
*''[[Lisa (Lisa Kelly album)|Lisa]]'' (2003; re-released 2006<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lisa Kelly |title=Celtic Woman Presents: Lisa |url=https://www.amazon.com/Celtic-Woman-Presents-Lisa-Kelly/dp/B000TENEWI/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1459110704&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=lisa+kelly|website=Amazon.com |access-date=2016-03-27}}</ref>)
*''[[Lisa (Lisa Kelly album)|Lisa]]'' (2003; re-released 2006<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lisa Kelly |title=Celtic Woman Presents: Lisa |url=https://www.amazon.com/Celtic-Woman-Presents-Lisa-Kelly/dp/B000TENEWI/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1459110704&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=lisa+kelly |publisher=Amazon.com |access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref>)
*''Christmas Everywhere'' (2014 - single)
*''Christmas Everywhere'' (2014 – single)
*''Sending Home To You'' (2015 - single)
*''Sending Home To You'' (2015 – single)


; With Celtic Woman
; With Celtic Woman

Latest revision as of 17:59, 8 June 2024

For other people named Lisa Kelly, see Lisa Kelly (disambiguation).

Lisa Kelly
Born (1977-05-07) 7 May 1977 (age 47)
Dublin, Ireland
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, voice teacher
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active1998–present
Labels

Lisa Kelly (born 7 May 1977) is an Irish singer of both classical and Celtic music and a voice teacher. She has taken part in many musical theatre productions and concerts, and is a founding and former member of the musical group Celtic Woman.[1][2]

Early life

[edit]

Lisa Kelly was born in Dublin into a musical family. Her parents, Joe and Noeleen Kelly, and sisters, Joanne and Helen Kelly, were all singers. Lisa started singing at seven, when she starred in the musical version of Bugsy Malone. Her parents were both heavily involved in amateur theatre, influencing Lisa toward studying drama, as well as being classically trained in both piano and singing.

Career

[edit]

She has played several leading roles, such as "Velma Kelly" in Chicago, "Florence" in Chess, "Laurey" in Oklahoma!, "Maria" in West Side Story and "Sandy" in Grease.

She has also performed in a number of concerts in Dublin's National Concert Hall, including The Magic of Gershwin, The Music of Cole Porter and From Romberg to Rodgers, and has won numerous national awards for singing and drama.

Riverdance

[edit]

After deciding to take a break from her day job in the computer industry and return to theatre, she played the lead role in the Christmas pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre. This led to her being cast in the American production of Riverdance – The Show as lead female vocalist in 2000, a position she held for five years while touring.[3] While touring with Riverdance, Kelly met Australian dancer Scott Porter, who she later married. During this time, Kelly also met fellow vocalist Lynn Hilary, who would later go on to become a member of Celtic Woman in 2007 as a replacement for Méav Ní Mhaolchatha.

Kelly was one of the Riverdance vocalists who appeared in the 2003 Special Olympics opening ceremony when they performed "Cloudsong". This was in support of Lynn Hilary, who had the leading vocal role at the start of the song.[4]

Solo album

[edit]

In 2002, Kelly was asked to record a solo album with director David Downes on the Celtic Collections label. The resulting album, Lisa, was released in 2003. Songs on this CD are Carrickfergus, Siúil a Rún, The Deer's Cry, Lift the Wings, The Soft Goodbye, Home and the Heartland, Homecoming, Now We Are Free, Dubhdarra, May It Be and Send Me a Song.

Celtic Woman

[edit]

Kelly was again approached by Downes in 2004 and asked to be part of Celtic Woman, originally planned as a one-night event at Dublin's Helix Theatre. The group has since released several albums and DVD performances of their concerts and embarked on several world tours.

She says she accepted the spot in Celtic Woman because "I wasn't doing anything else that day." She did not know any of the artists she would be performing with when they first got together, but Kelly stated that "the show is blessed with the girls [the show's creators] picked."[5] She has toured with Celtic Woman throughout most of their tours and appears in almost every CD and DVD to date.

Kelly performs several songs with Celtic Woman. She sings "Send Me a Song" and "The Blessing," both originals that have been featured on the original and A New Journey CDs, DVDs, and tours respectively. They were written by David Downes and feature him on the piano. Kelly performed "The Voice" in A New Journey, which was originally supposed to be sung by Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and also features fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt. "The Voice" was written by Irish novelist and composer Brendan Graham. Another song that Kelly performed in the original performance is "May It Be", originally from the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Kelly sang "Caledonia" in A New Journey, and sang "Fields of Gold" during the Isle of Hope and Songs From the Heart tours. In Songs From the Heart, she also sang "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress," accompanied by Máiréad Nesbitt on the violin.

During the spring 2008 A New Journey tour, and again during the "Believe" 2012 tour, Kelly took a break due to the birth of her children. She was replaced by Alex Sharpe, who later became a full-time member of Celtic Woman when Orla Fallon left. During the "Believe" tour, her place was filled in by Susan McFadden.

Her second break from Celtic Woman was eventually announced as permanent in January 2013, and McFadden became a permanent member of the group. On leaving Celtic Woman, Kelly told Charlie Patton of the Florida Times-Union, "It was an amazing experience, but with four kids, I just needed stability."[6]

Other

[edit]

In 2009, Kelly sang the main title song "If You Believe" for the Disney movie Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure. Kelly was one of four people involved who were connected to Celtic Woman – the others being violinist Máiréad Nesbitt, musical director and composer David Downes, and former member and vocalist Méav Ní Mhaolchatha.

Teaching

[edit]

In January 2013, Kelly announced that her second departure from Celtic Woman was permanent. Her family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia, US, where she announced the opening of The Lisa Kelly Voice Academy, indicating a switch from performing to teaching. The new voice academy is being run in conjunction with her husband Scott Porter, the former CEO of Celtic Woman Ltd. She also starred in a concert titled The Voice of Ireland, featuring fellow Celtic Woman performer Chloë Agnew and former Celtic Thunder member Paul Byrom. The second The Lisa Kelly Voice Academy was opened in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, in February 2016.[6]

On 13 December 2014, she starred in the concert titled A Celtic Christmas, featuring fellow Celtic Woman performer Chloë Agnew, former Celtic Woman choir performer Dermot Kiernan, and former Celtic Thunder member Paul Byrom, along with performances by the Kelly Porter Dance Academy.

Personal life

[edit]

She is married to Australian dancer Scott Porter. They have four children: sons Cian (born 2002), Jack (born 2004) and Harry (born 2012), and daughter Ellie (born 2008).

Lisa's sister Helen has performed with Celtic Woman in the choir.

Discography

[edit]
Solo
  • Lisa (2003; re-released 2006[7])
  • Christmas Everywhere (2014 – single)
  • Sending Home To You (2015 – single)
With Celtic Woman

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Lisa Kelly [@lisakellysinger] (15 January 2013). "Hi Guys Thanks so much for all your kind words of support today. This is our new venture. We are so excited..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "The Lisa Kelly Voice Academy". Thelisakellyvoiceacademy.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Get to Know … Lisa Kelly". Florida NewsLine. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Riverdance at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics, Dublin 2003". Retrieved 3 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Lisa : Celtic Woman". 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "'Celtic Woman' Lisa Kelly is opening a school in Ponte Vedra Beach". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ^ Lisa Kelly. "Celtic Woman Presents: Lisa". Amazon.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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