“Dermot Kennedy” grew up in Ireland, an avid football fan and player, who started playing guitar at age 10, and songwriting at age 14. His parents were very supportive. He credits his father for frequently driving him into Dublin to perform at open mic nights when he was underage. His mother submitted a successful application for him to study classical music at university. After releasing many singles and EPs Dermot released his first complete album, Without Fear, in 2019. In January 2020 he was nominated for international male solo artist of the year at the BRIT Awards. His second studio album, Sonder, was released in November. The single, Kiss me, is new this week on RadiJohan. Dermot comments:
“the message behind both the video and song of ‘Kiss Me’ is that love is worth it…Even when things are falling apart and life feels short and there’s chaos all around us, there’s still always something to hold on to.”