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Also known as Shaun Peter Murphy

English snooker player

Person · Open Library

Works
9

Top works

  • Manager's Guide to Audio Visuals
  • Healing Without Medicine
  • Volken
  • Mixed up Youth in Poetic Form
  • Aligned like a laser

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,595
Total plays
18,891

Tags

bluesfemale vocalistsblues rockfemale singer with GREAT voiceBlues artist

Shaun Murphy began her musical career singing for R&B/Soul bands; however she quickly developed an insatiable taste for the blues. She has performed alongside such greats as Eric Clapton, Bob Seger, Bruce Hornsby, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh, and The Moody Blues. Additionally, she has sung in studio with many well-known artists including Phil Collins, John Hiatt, Leon Russell, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Albert Hammond and many others. While in between a couple of stints on the Broadway stage, doing

via Last.fm · Shaun Murphy

Key facts

Born
( 1982-08-10 ) 10 August 1982 (age 43) , Harlow , England
Sport country
England
Nickname
The Magician
Professional
1998/1999, 2001–present
Highest ranking
3 (May 2007 – May 2010)
Current ranking
6 (as of 5 May 2026 )
Century breaks
780 (as of 4 May 2026)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Championship and has completed the Triple Crown. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting.

Born in Harlow, Essex, and raised in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, Murphy turned professional in 1998. His 2005 victory at the World Championship was considered a major surprise as he was only the third qualifier to win the title after Alex Higgins and Terry Griffiths. Since then, he has been runner-up at the World Championship four times, in 2009, 2015, 2021 and 2026. He has earned thirteen ranking titles, including the UK Championship in 2008, which places him tenth on the all-time list of ranking tournament victories. He has also won twelve non-ranking tournaments, including the 2015 Masters (which completed his career Triple Crown) and the 2025 Masters.

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