Roisin Murphy [6 Music Artist Collection]

Róisín tells of her upbringing in a small town in Ireland amongst a very musical family that knew how to party. When she was 12, she moved to Manchester, and she talks of how this opened her eyes. From there she moved to Sheffield, and this is where she really started to find her own identity and crowd, mainly through her love of alternative music. She realised she didn't have to be part of the mainstream and try to fit in, instead she could, in her words, 'fit out'. In Sheffield, she met DJ Parrot, who has remained a key influence and producer in her musical career. This was when she discovered dance music, which became central to her musical career.

She recalls how her old band Moloko fell into place one step at a time and how that pretty much encapsulates the band's career. She goes on to talk about meeting Matthew Herbert, who produced her first solo album, and what an enormous help he was to her at that time.

R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy, a two-time star of the 6 Music Festival. shares musical milestones in 2016.

R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy performing live in concert.

Róisín Murphy sits in for IGGY POP.

Expect key cuts by Nilufer Yanya, Kaytranada, EVM128 and Gina X amongst others.

Róisín Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer who first hit the big time as one-half of Moloko back in the 1990s.

After the demise of Moloko, she embarked on a solo career releasing her debut solo album, Ruby Blue in 2005. She's gone on to release four solo albums, numerous EP's and several hit singles since then.

She also directed the recent video for Tastes Good With The Money by Fat White Family.

R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy sits in for IGGY POP

Róisín tells of her upbringing in a small town in Ireland amongst a very musical family that knew how to party. When she was 12 she moved to Manchester and she talks of how this opened her eyes. From there she moved to Sheffield and this is where she really started to find her own identity and crowd, mainly through her love of alternative music. She realised she didn't have to be part of the mainstream and try to fit in, instead she could, in her words, 'fit out'. In Sheffield she met DJ Parrot who has remained a key influence and producer in her musical career. This was when she discovered dance music, which became central to her musical career.

She recalls how her old band Moloko fell into place one step at a time, and how that pretty much encapsulates the band's career. She goes on to talk about meeting Matthew Herbert who produced her first solo album, and what an enormous help he was to her at that time.

R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy, a two-time star of the 6 Music Festival, shares musical milestones in 2016.