Karen Lee Andrews

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]

Karen Lee Andrews
Portrait of Oceanic blues musician, Karen Lee Andrews
Background information
Also known as	Ms 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 active	2013–present
Labels	N/A
Website	https://karenleeandrews.com/

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

Title	Details	Peak 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

Title	Details
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

References

1. "The Music (Sydney) Issue #184 by TheMusic.com.au – Issuu". issuu.com. p. 36. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
2. "Singer – Karen Lee Andrews – Music Theatre Australia". www.musictheatreaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
3. "Karen Lee Andrews". Eastman Guitars. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
4. "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.
6. "Ms Murphy Announces Tour and New EP". Beat. January 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
7. "'I grew up fast musically' | Today". 9Jumpin. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
8. Ryan, Gavin (5 September 2015). "ARIA Albums: The Weeknd Takes Top Spot On Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
9. "ARIA Australian Top 20 Jazz & Blues Albums | Australia's Official Top 20 Jazz & Blues Records". ARIA Charts. September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
10. Karen Lee Andrews – Far From Paradise, retrieved 26 June 2022
11. "StackPath". amnplify.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
12. "Jun 16, 2022: Soul Deep 30 Tour at Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
13. "REVIEW: JIMMY BARNES SOUL DEEP 30 TOUR – MELBOURNE". Australian Musician Magazine. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
14. "Superstar Jimmy Barnes announces 2022 Soul Deep NZ tour". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
15. "Far from Paradise (DD)". Apple Music. April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

• Karen Lee Andrews on Facebook
• Karen Lee Andrews on Twitter
• Karen Lee Andrews's channel on YouTube