Natalie Marie Murray (''née'' LaRue; born December 28, 1983) is a singer and songwriter from

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. She first gained recognition as part of the

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sibling duo named

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, alongside her brother

Phillip LaRue Phillip LaRue (born October 9, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, artist and producer from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released four studio albums with his band LaRue, formed by his sister Natalie LaRue and himself, and two studio albu ...

, with whom she released four studio albums. In addition to her work with LaRue, Murray pursued a solo career, releasing the EP ''Even Now'' in 2012.

Early life

Murray was born to Paul William LaRue and Carolynn Marie LaRue (''née'' Nesbitt) in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to her older brother, Phillip, she has two younger twin sisters.

Career

When she was 14 years old, Natalie and her brother Phillip signed a record deal as a duo with

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under the Provident Music Group. Their debut album, ''

'', was released in 2000 and featured 11 original tracks they had co-written. In 2001, the siblings released a second album, '' Transparent''. In 2002, they released their third album, ''

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.'' In 2003, LaRue disbanded.

Return to music

In 2012, Natalie recorded and released the EP ''Even Now'', produced by Don Chaffer from the band Waterdeep.

Personal life

In 2003, Natalie married Rob Murray, a performer from

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, whom she met at a music festival the previous year. That same year, they welcomed a son, followed by three daughters.

Discography

As LaRue

As solo artist

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Larue, Natalie 1983 births Living people American women singer-songwriters American performers of Christian music 21st-century American singer-songwriters