Emmanuel Kelly was found as an infant in a box on a battlefield on the border of Iraq. At an incredibly tender age, Emmanuel witnessed executions, bombings, and wondered every day if that day would be his last. At age 7, Emmanuel was brought to Australia by humanitarian Moira Kelly for life changing surgery and learned to walk for the first time.
After overcoming tremendous obstacles, and at only 18 years of age, Emmanuel became an Australian X Factor sensation, garnering over 500M views online. He has toured with Coldplay, opened for Snoop Dog, performed with David Foster and legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold, performed at the United Nations Assembly multiple times and, released a song “Never Alone” produced by Paul Oakenfold and Chris Martin. The music video for his song was released in tandem with his campaign to connect with and inspire people, that even in the darkest moments of our lives, there is always a light to be found because you are #NeverAlone. The video features many friends advocating global mental health awareness and encourages people to embrace virtually + authentically connecting during the pandemic.
In 2020 Emmanuel was just featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show, BuzzFeed & had his second Billboard feature. Since he began his press tour, he has other National and International talk shows such as Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America, Graham Norton, many more, slated in the next 2 3 months.
On September 9, 2020, Emmanuel appeared, along with Jamie Foxx, Kodi Lee, and Michael Strahan for International Friend Day. Emmanuel’s reality series will begin shooting Dec 2020 along with the release of his 2nd single, the show will be Airing Jan 2021, along with EK’s Album will also be released.
