Kerrigan La-Brooy: Riding the crest of a wave of success
‘I am so happy and have to praise the Lord for giving me all the strength to achieve all these dreams. I am really overwhelmed to see my song reaching top and nominating me for many Awards worldwide in Country and Gospel category’ he said.
Sri Lankan born Australian Country and Gospel singer Kerrigan La-Brooy is riding the crest of a wave of success. Singer, songwriter, author, producer, director, radio programmer and television host, Kerrigan is nominated in no less than 17 Awards at the ‘Red Carpet Awards’ to be held in Holland this year.
He is nominated in nine categories at the International Singer Songwriter Awards (ISSA), including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Video of the Year, Best Male International Singer, Best Songwriter and Best Radio DJ.
Kerrigan stated that his greatest excitement is that his 10 year old daughter ‘Tempest’, one of his six children whom he refers to as his priceless treasures, is also nominated for an Award as a Rising Child Star.
‘I am so happy and have to praise the Lord for giving me all the strength to achieve all these dreams. I am really overwhelmed to see my song reaching top and nominating me for many Awards worldwide in Country and Gospel category’ he said.
La-Brooy celebrates the consolidating number one spot of ‘Official Tasmanian and OZCMR Top 40 Country Charts’ in December 2020 in Australia. His last Christmas song ‘Rock N Roll Christmas’ (It’s All About Jesus) reached the number one position during Christmas week in 2020, making him the proud singer of four number one hits in the Australian Country and Gospel Charts for straight two months.
Kerrigan has made the Top 4 in the Country Category and is nominated for the LDM Music Awards to be held in New York City.
Kerrigan’s Television Show, ‘Gethsemane On TV’ has been Nominated for a prestigious Antenna Award 2021 – a gala event to be held in May 2021, recognising outstanding achievement in community television across both technical and creative fields.
His Radio Station, ‘Gethsemane Radio’ runs 24/7 including 3 specific shows Kerrigan does each week incorporating, Country, Gospel and Independent. Gethsemane Radio Station has been nominated for an Award as well.
Kerrigan has been Number One on the Music Charts for 28 weeks consecutively and continues to Top the Charts with his music.
The Gospel song ‘Oh Lonesome Me’ was number one on Airplay Country Charts, LDM Charts, Country Thunder World Charts, Country Thunder Australia Charts, Regional Charts (Christian/Gospel), Reverbnation National Charts (Christian/Gospel) and number two in Ignition Country Charts.
His song ‘New Hallelujah’ was number seven on Country Thunder Australia Charts and number 15 on Airplay Gospel Charts, while the song ‘Just A Little Talk With Jesus’ was number one on Joyce Ramgatie World Singles Charts and number 11 on Country Thunder Australia Charts.
He orchestrates the feeding of around 400 community members 7 days a week, including the Homeless, the Hungry and people seeking Emergency Relief during the Covid period. Kerrigan is quick to offer his appreciation for the handful of Team Members who make this possible.
Kerrigan was born and grew up in Ratmalana, Sri Lanka, now known as Sri Lanka to British and Irish heritage on his maternal side, and French and Spanish on his paternal side. He’s married to a New Zealander and is now an Australian Citizen. He refers to himself as a cocktail although most would agree he’s exotic.
Despite all this chart-topping success and worldwide acclaim, Kerrigan remains humble and down-to-earth. His greatest pleasure is spending time with his beautiful wife Michelle and his six precious children, all aged a year apart ranging from 7 through to 13, Kerrigan Jr, Heathcliff, Tempest, Xondra, Tennessee and Jerusalem – 4 boys and 2 girls in the middle.
The Children’s Book he authored, ‘Caro The Talking Carrot’, is great for kids and for parents who wish to teach their children good morals and healthy eating.
Kerrigan has still to release his Novel which is a work in progress.