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Desmond Kelly is the well known Ceylonese musician who has entertained generations of music lovers in Sri Lanka and in Australia. He was born in Colombo in 1936.

Songs on Radio Ceylon

Kelly was one of a group of musicians who was discovered by Radio Ceylon, now the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Radio Ceylon gave him a platform for his songs and legendary announcers Vernon Corea and Christopher Greet played his compositions on their music programs - Radio Ceylon made him into a household name - not only in Sri Lanka but also in the Indian sub-continent. His pop hit 'Dream World' was in the hit parades in both Ceylon and India. He has also been featured in the top entertainment column, EMCEE, published in the Ceylon Daiy News in the 1960s.

Acting Career in Australia

Des Kelly is best known for such pop hits such as 'Dream World' 'Cha Cha Baby' and 'The Reason Being.' He migrated with his family to Melbourne, Australia in 1962 where he made a name for himself as a talented entertainer. Kelly also took to acting and appeared on TV shows such as "Homicide & Hunter" for Crawford Productions and as a solo entertainer on some of the top television shows in Australia, such as "In Melbourne Tonight", the "Delo & Daly" show and Reg Lindsay's "Country Hour" which was produced in Adelaide, Australia. He is also known for a road safety song in Australia titled 'It's You.'

He has collaborated with fellow Australian musician Robin Foenander on a range of pop songs. Des Kelly has also released CDs which include the popular Sri Lankan baila music and calypso songs.

Des Kelly is now semi-retired although he is still in demand in Melbourne as an entertainer.

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