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Dermot Kennedy (Dermot Joseph Kennedy) was born on 13 December, 1991 in Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish singer and songwriter (born 1991). Discover Dermot Kennedy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 32 years old?

Popular As Dermot Joseph Kennedy
Occupation Singer · songwriter
Age 32 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 13 December 1991
Birthday 13 December
Birthplace Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Ireland

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1991

Dermot Joseph Kennedy (born 13 December 1991) is an Irish singer and songwriter.

2015

In 2015, Kennedy uploaded the song "An Evening I Will Not Forget" to the streaming platform Spotify, with which he believed he was "really reaching people".

He was also invited to open for Glen Hansard, whom he had previously met while busking in Dublin and stayed in touch with via text message.

Outside of his solo career, Kennedy began a band named Shadows and Dust with three other members during his studies, which included Micheál Quinn, who is Kennedy's tour drummer.

Although he enjoyed the experience, the band split up in 2015.

2017

His first festivals were Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2017; Lollapalooza, South by Southwest Festival and Austin City Limits Music Festival in 2018.

2018

In 2018 and 2019, he toured the US, Australia and Europe to sold-out audiences.

In 2018, he was voted by listeners as NPR Slingshot's Best New Artist of The Year, appeared on NPR's Music Tiny Desk Concert in a 14-minute live acoustic session, on WGBH's Fraser performance studio in a 20-minute live session.

2019

He is known for his 2019 singles "Outnumbered" and "Power Over Me", his 2020 single "Giants", and his feature on the 2020 Meduza single "Paradise".

He is signed to Interscope Records in the US, and Island Records for the rest of the world.

His debut major-label studio album, Without Fear, was released on 4 October 2019.

His second album, Sonder, came out in 2022.

Dermot Joseph Kennedy grew up in Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland.

An avid football fan and player, Kennedy started playing guitar at age 10, and songwriting at age 14; however, he states that he did not begin to take music seriously until the age of 17.

His parents were supportive of his musical study, and he credits his father for frequently driving him into Dublin to perform at open mic nights when he was underage.

His mother submitted an application for him to study classical music at Maynooth University in County Kildare.

He remained at university for three years.

His paternal aunt is Irish TV personality and former newscaster Mary Kennedy.

Dermot Kennedy officially began his career busking at 17 years old; however, his career did not become viable until his mid-twenties, having spent over a decade in the industry.

Through busking, he was able to develop his sound, travelling to multiple major cities such as Dublin, Ireland and Boston, US to perform.

He played Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival both weekends in 2019.

He made the BBC's Sound of 2019 nomination list.

After releasing singles and EPs, Kennedy released his first complete album in late 2019, titled Without Fear.

The album consists of many of his past works, with some even dated eight years prior to the album's release.

2020

Kennedy was nominated for international male solo artist at the 2020 Brit Awards.

In 2021, Kennedy contributed a cover of the Metallica song "Nothing Else Matters" to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist.

On 3 March 2022, Kennedy won the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year 2021 for his song "Better Days".

He released Sonder, his second studio album, on 18 November 2022.

He describes the album title as "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own."

In early 2020, in collaboration with other artists, Kennedy contributed his vocals to Songs For Australia, covering Matt Corby's "Resolution".

The album, organized by Julia Stone, was created to raise proceeds in aid of organizations helping Australia recover from their bushfire crisis.

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Kennedy participated in Billboard's Live At-Home concert.

He helped them raise money for the non-profit Housing Works, by organizing a short virtual concert.

Following that event, Kennedy organized his own virtual concert, Sound Waves, in May 2020 in support of WHO's Solidarity Response Fund.

On 6 September 2020, Kennedy played for the Soccer Aid charity match for the first time, joining other celebrities in raising money for UNICEF UK.

Playing for the World XI team against England, he helped them win their second match in a row, scoring one of their three goals.

The team ended up winning in a penalty shootout, turning their 3-3 score, to a 4-3 score victory.

He was later named Man of the Match.

In his music, Kennedy has tried to bridge his two genres, folk and hip-hop, together.

This is a change from his past works, which were more acoustic.