Brian Kennedy is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter who began his music career in 1988. To date he has released twelve studio albums, one live album and one greatest hits compilation as well as several singles, achieving success in both the UK and Ireland.
He was chosen to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens with the song "Every Song Is a Cry for Love", which was notable for being the 1,000th entry to feature in the Contest. It finished in 10th place with 93 points, giving the country its second Top 10 result of the decade.