Murphy

MURPHY is a storyteller with a sound that draws on soul and R&B without settling neatly into either. He had a guitar before he could walk, but only began writing songs at the end of 2025.

Born in Huyton, Liverpool, he grew up between homes: with his Guyanese auntie Janet, his mum in York, and later with the family of a mentor from his local sports club. They took him in and remain family to him today.

Growing up without one settled idea of family, he found it in people who chose to make room for him. He spent years learning where other people came from and what mattered to them, while still piecing together parts of his own story. He recently discovered that his mum was born in Baltimore. His music follows that search: for biological family, for chosen family, and for what it means when someone treats you as their own.