Thursday, 1 May 2014

A cold and broken Hallelujah: singing priest removed from YouTube


By Denise O'Donoghue
Reporter




The singing priest is no more - his video has disappeared from YouTube. Fr Ray Kelly's rendition of Hallelujah was pulled following a copyright claim by Sony ATV Publishing. Sony ATV Publishing own the rights to the original Leonard Cohen song.
The video had gained over 30m views on YouTube since it was uploaded to the website earlier this month, making Fr Kelly an instant star.
Fr Kelly recently revealed he was meeting with Sony to discuss a record deal. Although the original video has been removed, other videos of his performance are still available on YouTube.
The Oldcastle parish priest surprised newly-weds Leah and Chris O’Kane with a personalised version of the Leonard Cohen song. He received a standing ovation before returning to the pulpit to deliver the final prayer. Fr Kelly's fame led to him appearing on the Late Late Show and he is jetting off to New York to perform a concert on May 13 at The Town Hall on 123 West 43rd Street.


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