Emmanuel Kelly

Emmanuel Kelly a globally recognized artist, model changemaker, actor and advocate for inclusion. Found as a baby on an Iraqi battlefield by two opposition soldiers shooting at one another soldiers stopped and took Emmanuel to a Baghdad orphanage, where he was raised, wondering every day, whether it was his last. his life changed at age 8 when humanitarian Moira Kelly brought him to Australia for life-saving surgery. He rose to fame at 18 after performing Imagine on The X Factor, with his performance reaching over 1 billion views. He has since collaborated with global stars including Quincy Jones, Snoop Dogg, Demi Lovato, JK Simmons, Jude Law and Elisabeth Moss. In 2024, he was named in Spotify’s top 30 Australian artists with global impact, becoming the most-streamed physically differently-abled artist of all time. Emmanuel made history becoming the first differently abled to do a stadium tour, when he become the opening act for Coldplay in 2024 -2025 performing to over 70,000 people per night. His single My Sky gained 30 million TikTok views and global chart success, while his EP No Zodiac hit No. 3. In 2025, he headlined the FIFA Club World Cup Final Half-Time Show in New York and became the first differently-abled artist to perform main stage at the Isle of Wight Festival. But Emmanuel is more than an artist – he is a voice for inclusion, a brand of inspiration, and a changemaker shaping the future through music, adaptive fashion, global licensing, acting and his production company OUTLYER, cofounded by Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and former head of BBC films and Red Bull cinema Joanne Reay. His forthcoming documentary, Dream Fever, follows Emmanuel and Coldplay on Tour and will also share his incredible story & brotherhood with Coldplay, Chris martin. Dream Fever is due for release in 2026.