Michael Murphy (singer)

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Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy
Background information
Born	September 4, 1986 (age 20)
Origin	Taupo, New Zealand
Genre(s)	Pop/Rock
Years active	2004-present

Michael Murphy (born Michael Sean D'Arcy Murphy on September 4, 1986, in Taupo, New Zealand) is a singer and New Zealand Idol runner-up for 2004. Right from the start of the competition, Michael was a hot favourite with the majority of the voters being female and aged between 11-17. He was beaten to the post by Ben Lummis, with whom he formed the closest bond throughout the series.

1 Biography
2 5star Fallout
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Singles
4 Songs performed on NZ Idol
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Michael was persuaded to enter the competition by his mother, Nikki. His father, Sean, along with his younger sister, Suzy and younger brother, Chris, have also been big supporters.

Michael was brought up on a farm in rural Taupo. He is Catholic and first sang at the age of five at midnight Mass. Michael was also one of the top achievers in NCEA Level 2 in 2003 and was deputy head boy in 2004 before Idol, at his high school Taupo-nui-a-Tia College.

Michael lists Lostprophets, The Beatles, Steriogram, Led Zeppelin and Queen as his favourite bands, which shows in his style of music and dress.

In 2007, Michael appeared in the New Zealand TV series Celebrity Treasure Island, where he would try to win $50,000. He eventually, became the first person to be eliminated on the island.

[edit] 5star Fallout

As of 2006, Michael has joined his former Deadset bandmates to form the band 5star Fallout, and is now the lead singer. The band has released a single, "Seasons", that has been well received by Michael's fans, and the ZM radio station, with the song winning the "ZM deathmatch" 7 times in a row. The band members are John, Adam, Andrew, Pete and of course Michael. They will be commencing with a summer tour sometime in May

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Charted	Country	Catalog Number
	2004	Homegrown with the NZ Idol 2004 finalists		#3 (Gold)	New Zealand
	2004	No Place To Land		#22 (Gold)	New Zealand

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Album	Charted	Certification
2004	"Yesterday Was Just The Beginning of My Life" with the finalists of NZ Idol.	Homegrown	#4 (NZ)	Gold (NZ)
2004	"So Damn Beautiful"	No Place To Land	#1 (NZ) (1 week)	Gold
2005	"Music Without A Song"	No Place To Land	Did Not Chart	-
2005	"How Good Does It Feel?"	No Place To Land	Did Not Chart	-