Michael Sean D'Arcy Murphy (born 4 September 1986)
[ is a New Zealand singer. He was runner-up of ]New Zealand Idol
''New Zealand Idol'', also known as ''NZ Idol'', was the New Zealand version of the Idol series originated as the hit British TV series ''Pop Idol''. New Zealand first saw the ''Idol'' format when TV2 aired '' American Idol 2'', which garnered i ...
(NZ Idol) in 2004,[ behind ]Ben Lummis
Ben Lummis (born Isileli Junior Brown on (1 June 1978) is a New Zealand R&B/Pop/Gospel recording artist who rose to musical fame as the winner of the First season of ''New Zealand Idol'' in 2004. He is of Māori ( Ngati Porou) and Pākehā (E ...
, who became his friend over the course of the contest.
After NZ Idol, Michael Murphy had signed to BMG records.[ Murphy's first single debuted at No. 1 and stayed a while at the top of radio charts.][ He gained a gold status for '' No Place to Land'', his debut album. He then toured New Zealand, singing to sold-out audiences.][ With 5star Fallout, Michael toured New Zealand, the U.S. and English pubs.][ He is now working on his solo project, with multi national management by ACTS Agency.
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5star Fallout
In 2006, Murphy joined his 4 former Deadset bandmates to form the band 5star Fallout,[ with him as the lead singer.
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Rent
Murphy appeared in the Theatre Company's production of ''RENT'' at the civic theatre in Auckland.[
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"The show"
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Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park
Murphy performed in the 2010 Christmas in the Park concert in Christchurch on 27 November and in Auckland on 11 December 2010, as one of 3 years performing the Christmas concerts.[
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Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
IdolBlog – for upcoming Michael appearances, news and photos
* [2012 Blanket Man tribute song created by Leon Mitchell, sung by Michael Murphy, recorded and released by ZM radio https://web.archive.org/web/20120122091733/http://www.zmonline.com/player/ondemand/blanketman-song]
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1986 births
Living people
New Zealand Idol participants
New Zealand musicians
New Zealand people of Irish descent
People from Taupō