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
Andrews in 2018
Background information
Also known as	Ms Murphy
Born	(1981-10-27) 27 October 1981 (age 43) 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]

2022 saw Karen Lee Andrews release her 5 track EP EDIN. The EP was produced by Benjamin Rodgers (Jimmy Barnes, Guy Sebastian, Emma Donovan, Cold Chisel).

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.

In 2025, Andrews is scheduled to release the album Survival.^[15]

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
Survival	Release date: 2025[15] Label: Karen Lee Andrews Formats: Digital download, CD

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[16] Label: Meerkatz Records Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD & Vinyl
Edin	Release date: October 2022 Label: Independent release Formats: Digital download, streaming