Maite Star Kelly (born 4 December 1979) is a German-born Irish-American singer and actress, who is the second youngest child of

The Kelly Family The Kelly Family is a European-American music group consisting of a multi-generational family, usually nine siblings who were joined occasionally on stage in their earlier years by their parents. They play a repertoire of rock, pop, and folk mus ...

and is the only one born in Germany. When she was younger, Kelly worked singing with her family. Later, she started a solo career.

Biography

Kelly was born in

West Berlin West Berlin ( or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War. Although West Berlin lacked any sovereignty and was under military occupation until German reunification in 1 ...

to Daniel and Barbara Kelly. She is one of

, a music group made up of members of the extended Kelly family. Their style of music is folk, pop and pop rock. Her siblings first appeared as Kelly Kids in 1974 and they traveled through the USA and Europe under the name The Kelly Family from 1978 and performed numerous free concerts in public places and pedestrian zones as street musicians. Though she was born in Germany, Kelly was educated in the USA. However she lives in

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

. She was married to model Florent Michel Raimond with whom she had three children. Her first solo album was released in 2007. She went on to take part in the German version of the musical ''Hairspray'' and appear in ''Dancing with the stars''. Kelly wrote the children's book, ''Die kleine Hummel Bommel'' which was published in 2015. In 2012, she was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for "her role model as an artist and socially committed citizen" and in 2019 she was given an award by SWR4.

Discography

Studio albums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Maite 1979 births German people of Irish descent 21st-century Irish women singers Irish musical theatre actresses Members of the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia Singers from Berlin Living people