Lennon Murphy
| Lennon Murphy | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lennon Anne Murphy |
| Also known as | Lennon |
| Born |
March 31, 1982 Ronkonkoma, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, pop, acoustic, metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Website | http://www.lennononline.com |
Lennon Anne Murphy (born March 31, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.
Murphy, who is named after musician John Lennon, was born in Ronkonkoma, New York. When she was four years old, Murphy and her mother moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee, where she began playing piano and writing songs at the age of nine. At the age of 15, Lennon started performing shows at various local Nashville establishments. With much critical acclaim from the Nashville music community came interest from several record companies. Lennon ultimately signed to Arista Records at the age of 18.
Within days of her 18th birthday, Murphy arrived home from school to find her mother dead. The cause of death was determined to be an allergic reaction to prescription medication. Murphy fought for and eventually won custody of her then eight-year-old younger sister, Mariella.
Known in music by only her first name, she released her debut album, 5:30 Saturday Morning, from Arista records, on September 11, 2001. Her only single from that album was a song called "Brake of your Car". Soured by the experience, she left Arista, saying "I wanted a career as a rock act, and an album I could be proud of, and staying with Arista I really didn't see that happening,".
In 2004, Murphy released two albums and a DVD. One album is a strictly acoustic release entitled Career Suicide, released on September 24, 2004. Murphy accompanied herself on piano throughout the record. Most songs were remakes of songs from 5:30 Saturday Morning but the new ones were also well received. On December 27, 2004, she released another album entitled I Am. She also released a DVD entitled My Crazy Life. She released them all independently on John Galt Entertainment, a record label she founded with her manager.
On September 5, 2006, Murphy kicked off a tour opening for Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe to promote the September 19, 2006 release of her album Damaged Goods. The lead single is the track Where Do I Fit In?, which is a revamp of the track My Beautiful from her Arista debut.
In 2007 Lennon started a metal project called "Devil's Gift". Their self-titled album was produced by Jason Suecof (Trivium, DevilDriver, Chimaira). The album was released in Europe in 2008 by Universal and in the US on October 6, 2009.
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