Pete Murray
| Pete Murray | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Peter Kenneth Murray |
| Born |
14 October 1969 Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia |
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Rock, acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Website | petemurray |
| Pete Murray discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Singles | 14 |
Peter Kenneth "Pete" Murray (born 14 October 1969) is an Australian singer-songwriter whose first three full-length albums have all reached #1 on the Australian music charts. He has been nominated several times at the ARIAs and has had several songs reach the top forty in Australia.
His first LP, Feeler, reached number 1 a few months after its mid-2003 release, and his follow-up record, See The Sun reached a similar level of success, with all of the singles receiving widespread airplay. His third studio album, Summer At Eureka, was released in May 2008. To date Pete Murray has sold over 1 million records. Some of the greatest influences on his career are Nick Drake, Neil Young and Bob Dylan.
In November 2013, Pete Murray is touring Canada with Paul Langlois and Rob Baker of The Tragically Hip.
Peter Kenneth Murray was born in Chinchilla, on 14 October 1969. His mother is Jan and he has a sister. When Murray was 16 the family moved to Brisbane. He attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee for his final two years of secondary schooling. At the college Murray showed talent in rugby union, athletics and swimming. He briefly played Brisbane club rugby for GPS and Brothers. At the age of 18, his father died of a heart attack, Murray was contesting the Australian championships of the 400 meters.
While on the sidelines, Murray started to learn the guitar at age 22 and his ability soon improved with plenty of practice. Eventually, he worked up the courage to take his guitar to a barbecue singing songs by Neil Young and Crowded House. However, his main interest was in pursuing a career in sports medicine and traveling.
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