The Priests
Even in an industry that prides itself on having no rules, few pundits would have predicted that an unknown vocal group of practising priests from Northern Ireland, Fathers Eugene O Hagan, Martin O Hagan and David Delargy would become million sellers.
This is an overnight sensation that has been 30 years in the making, a dream story of world class talent wrapped up in an amazing true story spanning a turbulent lifetime of service and faith and music. Faith and music have been at the heart of their story from the beginning and it’s that truth that brings us to this moment.
Their success is not just confined to the UK and Ireland. Signing their record deal just over a year ago, they have topped the charts from America to Australia.They became Guinness World Record holders and performed at the Classical Brits .
All this, and they have still kept their ‘day jobs’ as parish priests. Unusually for the music business, The Priests have insisted from the start that celebrating regular Mass, weddings, funerals, baptisms and all the community work – that real life comes first – this goes with their calling. It was a prerequisite they insisted on before signing a contract with Sony Music.
