Karen Lee Andrews (born 27 October 1981) is an Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist, formerly known by her stage name ''Ms Murphy''.
Career
Andrews appeared as finalist on the second season of ''
The Voice
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'' in 2013.
Andrews debut EP, ''White Dress and the Spirit'', was released in January 2014.
This was followed by ''Stride'' in October 2014.
Andrews debut album ''Dirty Soul Live from the Rec Studio'' was released on 8 August 2015. It debuted at number 73 on the
Australian ARIA Albums Chart and at number 2 on the ARIA Jazz Album Charts.
In 2018, Andrews released ''Far From Paradise''.
Andrews has appeared as a support act and backup singer for Australian singer
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-s ...
on several occasions, including for the ''They're Shutting Down Your Town'' tour in 2019 and the ''Soul Deep 30'' tour in 2022.
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,
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
Mahalia Violet Barnes (born 12 July 1982) is an Australian singer, songwriter and the daughter of Scottish-Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes and Jane Mahoney. She began performing as part of children's pop group The Tin Lids with siblings, ...
and Mahalia's husband Ben Rodgers on vocals and album production respectively.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
21st-century Australian singers
21st-century Australian women singers