Judah Kelly

Judah Kelly is an Australian singer-songwriter best known for winning the sixth series of The Voice Australia in 2017.[2] He signed with Universal Music Australia. Kelly described his music as "country with soul".[1]

Judah Kelly
Born (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996
OriginTownsville, Queensland, Australia[1]
GenresPop, Country Soul
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2017–present
LabelsUniversal Music Australia
Associated actsDelta Goodrem

Early life

In 2006, Kelly attended Queens Beach State School in Bowen Queensland. While there, he was a part of the school choir.

In 2011, Kelly attended the Junior Academy of Country Music in Tamworth, New South Wales, and has since also made regular appearances at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.[3]

Kelly auditioned for The X Factor Australia in 2012 and 2014, without success.[1]

Career

2017: The Voice
Main articles: The Voice (Australia season 6) and Count On Me (Judah Kelly album)

In 2017, Kelly took part in the sixth season of The Voice Australia, where he joined Delta Goodrem's team after singing "Tennessee Whiskey" in the blind audition. He made it through to the Grand Finale, held on 2 July, where he was announced as the winner. His winner's single "Count On Me" was released immediately after the announcement. Speaking to Fairfax Media, Kelly said: "I came in not really seeing myself getting very far at all in the competition, to be able to say that I won... it's everything." Kelly stated that "Count On Me" is about battling "dark times".[4] The song debuted at number 19 on the ARIA Charts with 7,980 sales.[5]

  denotes winner.   denotes a song that reached the top 10 on iTunes.

On December 15, Kelly released a live version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".

2018: Real Good Time
Main article: Real Good Time (Judah Kelly album)

On 10 August 2018, Kelly released "Real Good Time" the lead single from his second studio album of the same name due on 5 October 2018. Kelly also announced a "Real Good Time" tour commencing in October 2018.[6]

On 5 October 2018, Kelly released "Found" as the second single from Real Good Time.[7]

Discography

Albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[8]
Count On Me[9]
  • Released: 28 July 2017
  • Label: Universal Music Australia
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, streaming
 3
Real Good Time[10]
  • Released: 5 October 2018
  • Label: Universal Music Australia
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, streaming
 38[11]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[8]
"Count On Me" 2017 19 Count On Me
"Kingdom Come"[12] —
"Hallelujah"[13] — Non-album single
"Real Good Time"[6] 2018 — Real Good Time
"Found"[7] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References
  1. "Rocky singer set for centre stage on The Voice". The Mornington Bulletin. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. "The Voice Australia 2017 winner is Judah Kelly". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. "Judah Kelly, winner of The Voice, to record debut album". Northern Daily Leader. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. "'I've had my dark times': Voice winner Judah Kelly opens up". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. "Judah Kelly charts No. 19, the biggest Voice winner's single in four years". news.com.au. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. "@Judah Kelly Status". Facebook. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. "WE'VE FOUND A NEW JUDAH KELLY VIDEO FOR YOU". auspOp. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. "australian-charts.com – Discography Judah Kelly". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  9. "Count On Me by Judah Kelly on Apple Music". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. "Real Good Time by Judah Kelly on Apple Music". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  11. "The ARIA Report Issue 1494" (PDF).
  12. "Judah Kelly". The Voice AU Videos. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017 – via Facebook.
  13. "Hallelujah – The Voice Australia 2017 Performance by Judah Kelly on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
Preceded by
Alfie Arcuri		 The Voice winner
2017		 Succeeded by
Sam Perry
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