Karen Lee Andrews

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Karen Lee Andrews
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Portrait of Oceanic blues musician, Karen Lee Andrews
Background information
Also known asMs Murphy
Born (1981-10-27) 27 October 1981 (age 42)
Wollongong, Australia
Genres Blues, Soul
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter, musician, and artist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, drums, keys
Years active2013–present
LabelsN/A
Website https://karenleeandrews.com/

Karen Lee Andrews (born 27 October 1981) is an Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist, formerly known by her stage name Ms Murphy. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Career

Andrews appeared as finalist on the second season of The Voice in 2013. [5]

Andrews debut EP, White Dress and the Spirit, was released in January 2014. [6] This was followed by Stride in October 2014.

Andrews debut album Dirty Soul Live from the Rec Studio was released on 8 August 2015. [7] It debuted at number 73 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart [8] and at number 2 on the ARIA Jazz Album Charts. [9]

In 2018, Andrews released Far From Paradise. [10]

Andrews has appeared as a support act and backup singer for Australian singer Jimmy Barnes on several occasions, including for the They're Shutting Down Your Town tour in 2019 and the Soul Deep 30 tour in 2022. [11] [12] [13] [14] During Barnes' Soul Deep 30 tour, Andrews sang a duet of Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour" with Barnes. Prior to singing this song on 16 June Barnes stated that Andrews had been "adopted" by his family, [4] and on 25 June, Barnes complimented Andrews by saying that, while his voice could be loud, the power of her voice made his voice sound "like a fly" at rehearsals. On the same night, Andrews also spoke about Barnes' generosity in allowing her to use his home studio to record an upcoming album, and how she received assistance from Barnes' daughter Mahalia Barnes and Mahalia's husband Ben Rodgers on vocals and album production respectively.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[8]
Dirty Soul Live from the Rec Studio
  • Release date: 8 August 2015
  • Label: Mercury (4737726)
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
73

Extended plays

TitleDetails
White Dress and the Spirit
  • Release date: January 2014
  • Label: Universal Music Austria (3755093)
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Stride
  • Release date: October 2014
  • Label: Universal Music Austria (3795959)
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Far from Paradise
  • Release date: April 2018 [15]
  • Label: Meerkatz Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

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  4. 1 2 "Live Review: Jimmy Barnes – Soul Deep Tour' | Eventalaide" . Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ms Murphy reveals there is a Voice afterlife with EP White Dress and The Spirit". News.com.au. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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