The group has since released several albums and DVD performances of their concerts and embarked on several world tours. Kelly was again approached by Downes in 2004, and asked to be part of Celtic Woman, originally planned as a one-night event at Dublin's Helix Theatre. Songs on this CD are Carrickfergus, Siúil a Rún, The Deer's Cry, Lift the Wings, The Soft Goodbye, Home and the Heartland, Homecoming, Now We Are Free, Dubhdarra, May It Be and Send Me a Song. The resulting album, Lisa, was released in 2003. In 2002, Kelly was asked to record a solo album with director David Downes on the Celtic Collections label. This was in support of Lynn Hilary, who had the leading vocal role at the start of the song. Kelly was one of the Riverdance vocalists who appeared in the 2003 Special Olympics opening ceremony when they performed "Cloudsong". During this time, Kelly also met fellow vocalist Lynn Hilary, who would later go on to become a member of Celtic Woman in 2007 as a replacement for Méav Ní Mhaolchatha. While touring with Riverdance, Kelly met Australian dancer Scott Porter, who later became her husband. This led to her being cast in the American production of Riverdance – The Show as lead female vocalist in 2000, a position she held for five years while touring. She has also performed in a number of concerts in Dublin's National Concert Hall, including The Magic of Gershwin, The Music of Cole Porter and From Romberg to Rodgers, and has won numerous national awards for singing and drama.Īfter deciding to take a break from her day job in the computer industry to return to theatre, she played the lead role in the Christmas pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre. She has played several principal roles, such as "Velma Kelly" in Chicago, "Florence" in Chess, "Laurey" in Oklahoma!, "Maria" in West Side Story and "Sandy" in Grease. Her parents are both heavily involved in amateur theatre, influencing Lisa toward studying drama, as well as being classically trained in both piano and singing. Lisa herself has been singing since the age of seven, when she starred in the musical version of Bugsy Malone. Lisa Kelly was born in Dublin, into a musical family, with both her parents, Joe and Noeleen Kelly, and sisters, Joanne and Helen Kelly, being singers. She has taken part in many musical theatre productions and concerts, and is a founding and former member of the musical group Celtic Woman. Lisa Kelly (born ) is an Irish singer of both classical and Celtic music and a voice teacher.
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