A Catholic priest brought Britain’s Got Talent judges to tears, following his audition on the national TV talent show.

Fr Ray Kelly, a parish priest from Ireland, went through to the next round of the competition after receiving the coveted four ‘yeses’ from the judging panel, after singing a rendition of REM’s Everybody Hurts. The judges praised his performance at the auditions, including judge Simon Cowell, who described it as one of his ‘favourite auditions ever.’

The 65-year-old priest of almost 30 years has been a parish priest in Oldcastle and Moylagh, Co Meath since 2006, and has already become a hit online with his musical performances.