Jessie Murph

Jessie Murph (born September 22, 2004) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Born in Nashville then raised in small-town in Alabama, Jessie began singing, writing, playing piano, guitar and ukulele at a young age—both of her parents being musicians. Throughout her childhood, she listened to artists of all genres, including Sheryl Crow, Bill Withers and Rihanna. However, she states that while living there, “[she] was not [her]self.”

After relocating to Athens, Jessie began discovering her creative by posting on YouTube and TikTok, which ultimately was a no-go in their culture. As she began to gain a buzz on social media, the stress of a broken family, bullying at school, outdated female expectations, and latent misogyny in the hinterland pushed Jessie to hold on to the music. Through the cracks of her dominant but lilting crooning, the singer confronts heartbreak, anxiety and darkness with no filter, and infuses emotion and storytelling into her lyrics, inspired by real-life events.

Beyond popular covers, Jessie Murph has gained popularity and connected with audiences through original songs and singles such as “Upgrade,” “Look Who’s Cryin Now,” “When I’m Not Around,” and “Sobriety”—respectively released from January to October 2021. It is the single “Always Been You,” released in November 2021, that asserts her powerful presence. The singer followed up in 2022 with the powerful singles “Pray,” “I Would’ve,” “While You’re At It” and “How Could You,” before announcing her first mixtape, drowning, for February 2023.