Róisín Marie Murphy (pronounced /roiˈʃʲiːnʲ/ in Irish and /roʊˈʃiːn/ in English); born 5 July 1973) is an Irish electronica singer, songwriter, and producer.

Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her debut Read more...

Murphy was brought up in Arklow, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. Murphy was nonconformist at an early age; at nine years old, she used her savings to cut her long blonde hair for a flattop, to her father's dismay. When she was twelve, her family moved to Manchester in England. Murphy embraced 1960s fashions from going with her mother, an antique dealer, to car boot sales and charity shops. Read more...