Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Kennedy's voice carries a windswept ache that's tough to fake. Coming out of Rathcoole, Ireland, he broke through with "Outnumbered" and "Power Over Me," and that gravelly, full-throated delivery, folk fused with a hip-hop sensibility, sticks with you after one listen. Even the title of his debut, Without Fear, signals a kind of resolve I find appealing. His turn on Meduza's "Paradise" showed he can step outside his own lane too. I have a real soft spot for Irish singer-songwriters who lead with raw emotion over polish, and he sits comfortably among the ones I want to keep following.

Name (English)

Dermot Kennedy

Name (Japanese)

ダーモット・ケネディ

Reading

だーもっと・けねでぃ

Born

December 13, 1991 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

Origin

Rathcoole, Ireland

Occupation

singer / composer / lyricist / recording artist / musician

• Official sitehttps://www.dermotkennedy.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dermotkennedy/
• Xhttps://x.com/DermotKennedy
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermot%20Kennedy
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61983346

Tags

• singer
• composer
• lyricist

Last updated

2026-06-17

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