- Music
- 24 Mar 21
The current Hot Press cover star performed the hit single for the first time on television earlier this week.
Dermot Kennedy and Meduza's performance of their chart-topping collaborative single, 'Paradise', on The Ellen DeGeneres Show is available to watch now on ellentube.
The acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter and the Italian production trio performed on the American talk show on Monday, March 22, following the phenomenal success of the single, which was first released in October. 'Paradise', which has spent 20 weeks on both the Official Irish and UK Singles Charts, reached No.1 in Ireland and No.5 in the UK.
Dermot – who was among the big winners in this year's Hot Press Readers' Poll, and currently stars as our cover star – previously appeared on The Ellen Show in 2019, performing 'Power Over Me'.
On Friday, the Rathcoole native scored his 25th non-consecutive week at No.1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart, with his debut album, Without Fear. He's also been keeping busy with a lauded pre-show performance for U2's The Virtual Road series on St. Patrick's Day.
Watch Dermot Kennedy and Meduza perform 'Paradise' on The Ellen DeGeneres Show here.
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