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Peter Murphy

English rock vocalist

PersonAge 69humanQ505692

Born: July 11, 1957
Birthplace: Northampton
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: singer
, songwriter
, guitarist
+3 more
Spouse: Beyhan Murphy
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Peter John Joseph Murphy is an English singer and songwriter. He is the vocalist for the post-punk band Bauhaus, which he co-founded with Daniel Ash in 1978. After Bauhaus disbanded, Murphy formed Dalis Car with Japan's bassist Mick Karn and released one album, The Waking Hour (1984). He went on to release a number of solo albums, including Should the World Fail to Fall Apart (1986) and Love Hysteria (1988).

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Appears in

1 linked to Peter Murphy in Wikidata

TThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse2010 · 2010 film directed by David Slade

Composed

1 linked to Peter Murphy in Wikidata

BBela Lugosi's Dead1979 · original song by Bauhaus

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Voice type: baritone
Website: petermurphy.info language: English
Given name: Peter
John
Joseph
Family name: Murphy
Genre: post-punk
Instrument: guitar
voice
Label: Beggars Banquet Records
Nettwerk
Birth name: Peter John Joseph Murphy
Religion or worldview: Sufism
Sex or gender: male
1
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Start of work period: 1978
Name in native language: Peter Murphy
Peter John Murphy
Member of: Bauhaus
Dalis Car
Different from: Peter Murphy criterion used: title refers to multiple creative works
Social media followers: 35,372(February 12, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20959714
34,002(November 17, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20959714
Medical condition: stuttering

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