A cold and broken Hallelujah: singing priest removed from YouTube

The singing priest is no more - his video has disappeared from YouTube. Fr Ray Kelly’s rendition of Hallelujah was pulled following a copyright claim by Sony ATV Publishing.

A cold and broken Hallelujah: singing priest removed from YouTube
Wed, 30 Apr, 2014 - 01:00
Denise O’Donoghue

Sony ATV Publishing own the rights to the original Leonard Cohen song.

The video had gained over 30m views on YouTube since it was uploaded to the website earlier this month, making Fr Kelly an instant star.

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