Former Australian Idol favourite Courtney Murphy has taken the brave step of returning to acting and recording after being diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer.
Courtney, 45, who rose to fame on the 2004 singing competition, revealed she was battling the cruel disease in April.
After undergoing surgery and chemotherapy, Courtney the musician delighted fans earlier this month with a show in Freemantle, WA.
And now it looks like Courtney is ready to release new music with his band The Murphy Brothers.
Courtney and her brothers Chris and Kieran Murphy will release a new single called Perfect Little Mess on July 3.
The brothers have also prepared a new album called Something in the Water.
“With all the love and support we’ve received these past few months, it’s great to be able to share new music,” Chris said. Perth now.
‘Courtney is very proud of this album, we all are. It was a lot of fun putting it together and Courtney gave a phenomenal performance. Of course, he steals the show.’
Former Australian Idol favorite Courtney Murphy has taken the brave step of returning to acting and recording after being diagnosed with late-stage bowel cancer in April. Pictured: Chris at a gig in Freemantle in early June
The beloved singer’s brothers, Kieran and Chris, shared the devastating news of Courtney’s cancer battle via a GoFundMe Launch of the page in April.
“Our beautiful brother Courtney Murphy is ready for the fight of his life,” his family wrote on the fundraising page.
“It is with great sadness that we inform you that Court has been diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer. It is very serious.
Australian Idol star Courtney Murphy (pictured recently)
Courtney, 45, rose to fame in 2004 on the hit singing competition (pictured), where she finished third behind winner Casey Donovan and runner-up Anthony Callea.
“Many of you will know Courtney for her incredible musical talent and great voice,” the heartbreaking statement continued.
We think it’s fair to say he’s been entertaining Western Australians for the best part of 30 years, whether as a wide-eyed kid on Australian Idol, on stage in We Will Rock You or just playing with us , his brothers, in Murphy’s Lore and The Murphy Brothers.
‘As a self-employed musician with a wife and three young children, Courtney will not be able to work for the foreseeable future, leaving his young family struggling much harder than we want.
‘Anyone who knows Courtney knows that her heart is as big as her voice and we have created this GoFundMe page in hopes that we can ease some of the burden on her young family.
The beloved singer’s brothers, Kieran and Chris, shared the devastating news via a GoFundMe page to raise funds for Courtney as she prepares to fight the disease.
“All funds generated will go directly to Courtney Murphy, his wife Jane and their children as they navigate the difficult road ahead,” he concluded.
As of Saturday, June 29, Courtney’s GoFundMe has raised nearly $140,000.
The shocking news follows the Murphy family losing their father to brain cancer.
‘We lost our dad in January to a brain tumor. “Now Court is fighting for his own life,” said his brother Chris.
The singer, who lives in Perth, has been married to Jane Price since 2005 and the couple have three young children – two boys and a girl. Jane is pictured with the couple’s children.
“As a self-employed musician with a wife and three young children, Courtney will not be able to work for the foreseeable future, leaving her young family struggling much more than we want,” the GoFundMe message read.
Courtney has continued to release music, including the solo studio album Big in 2010 and with her brothers as The Murphy Brothers (pictured), who released the albums Thick as Thieves in 2013 and Fall On Me in 2021.
The Perth-based singer has been married to Jane Price since 2005 and the couple have three young children: two boys and a girl.
Murphy rose to fame on Australian Idol in 2004 and has been working steadily ever since, landing a role in the Queen musical We Will Rock You in 2018.
Courtney released a solo studio album in 2010 called Big.
He also released two albums with The Murphy Brothers, Thick as Thieves in 2013 and Fall On Me in 2021.
She’s been working steadily since her time on Idol (pictured) and landed a role in the Queen musical We Will Rock You in 2018.
