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Róisín Marie Murphy (/roʊˈʃiːn/; Irish pronunciation: [roːˈʃʲiːnʲ]; born 5 July 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style. Murphy has a contralto vocal range.[1]

Murphy first came to note as one half of the electronic music duo Moloko with her then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her debut solo album Ruby Blue, written and produced with Matthew Herbert, in 2005. Her second solo album Overpowered was released in 2007.

Early life

Murphy was brought up in Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, in a Roman Catholic family. When she was twelve, her family moved to Manchester, England.[2] Murphy embraced 1960s fashions from going with her mother, an antique dealer, to car boot sales and charity shops.[3] She concealed her singing voice, not wanting other people to know she "sounded like Elaine Paige" when she herself enjoyed listening to the likes of Sonic Youth and Pixies instead.[2]

After three years of living in Manchester, her parents divorced and moved back to Ireland.[4] Murphy insisted on remaining alone in the UK because she did not think that her mother had the strength to continue taking care of her.[5] Murphy lived with her best friend for a year, until she could receive Housing Benefit and live in a nearby flat.[4] She was bullied at school and befriended a group of "weird boys who wore black" and who listened to the Jesus and Mary Chain.[2] She enrolled in a sixth form college at seventeen and later considered going to art school.[4] She moved to Sheffield[2] where she began going to nightclubs and was inspired by the Vivienne Westwood designs she saw at Trash.[3]

1994--2003: Moloko

Murphy met Mark Brydon in 1994 at a party, using the chat-up line "Do you like my tight sweater? See how it fits my body."[6] Brydon brought Murphy to his Fon Studios, where he auditioned her voice on tape, and liked Murphy's theatrical delivery. They began dating, and the newly-formed Moloko were signed to Echo Records, releasing their debut album Do You Like My Tight Sweater? the following year.[4] The album combined trip hop and funk with electronic dance music, using a more humorous approach than some of their contemporaries.[6] The follow-up I Am Not a Doctor covered similar musical ground,[6] and a remix by Boris Dlugosch of "Sing It Back" enjoyed international success, and would go on to be featured on more than 110 compilation albums.[2] In place of paying Dlugosch, Murphy helped write "Never Enough",[7] which reached number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart in June 2001.[8]

October 2000 saw the release of Moloko's third album Things to Make and Do, for which they employed more live instrumentation, and more multifaceted arrangements by keyboardist Eddie Stevens.[9] The album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart, and "The Time Is Now" became their most successful British single, reaching number two.[8] Murphy and Brydon broke up but were contractually obligated to deliver further albums. After the 2003 release of Statues, Brydon backed out of much of the album's promotion, so Murphy handled most of it herself.[5] Although no official statement was issued pertaining to Moloko's future, Murphy had this to say in an interview with Q magazine in May 2005 (which was reiterated in the review of Ruby Blue in July 2005):

We left it on good terms after a very successful tour. We shook hands, said, "See you later", and haven't spoken since. I don't know what Mark thinks of this record or what he's doing. I don't know if we will or we won't reunite. Myself, I don't not want to.