Emmanuel Kelly skyrocketed to fame following his X FACTOR appearance at just eighteen. His performance attracted over 500M views on YouTube, instantly propelling him into the spotlight and leading to collaborations with high profile celebrities including Demi Lovato, Snoop Dogg, David Foster, DJ Paul Oakenfold, Elizabeth Moss, JK Simmons, Bruno Mars and Chris Martin.

Emmanuel Kelly’s story is one of triumph over adversity. Found as an infant on an Iraq battlefield, he was raised in a Baghdad orphanage amidst harrowing conditions, witnessing every day the horrors of war.

His journey to Australia for life-changing surgery, enabled by the renowned humanitarian Moira Kelly, marked the beginning of a new chapter. This new life is one filled with achievements, alongside his brother Ahmed, rescued from the same orphanage and now a four-times silver-medalist Paralympian swimmer.

In 2024, Emmanuel Kelly became the first physically differently-abled artist to perform to stadium crowds when he opened for COLDPLAY on their record-breaking “Music Of The Spheres” tour.

His single “My Sky” garnered over 30MM views on TikTok and his EP “No Zodiac” was released to critical acclaim, voted into the Top Ten Australian releases by Rolling Stone magazine, and reaching No. 3 in the vinyl charts. Spotify ranked him in the Top 30 of the most globally influential artists to come out of Australia.

Emmanuel’s passion extends beyond music to 0utlyer, an entertainment company with a mission to push the boundaries of inclusion and onscreen representation. The feature-length documentary DREAM FEVER, following Emmanuel on his ground-breaking tour with COLDPLAY, is in post-production and will be released worldwide in the autumn of 2025.

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JoJo Siwa

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