Roisin Murphy has denied reports that she accused Lady GaGa of badly copying her style.

The former Moloko frontwoman issued an official statement to refute the comments, saying that the press had taken some remarks out of context and “completely fabricated” others.

Murphy said:

“I NEVER said ‘Lady GaGa is a poor imitation of me’. That was a completely made up quote. I respect Lady GaGa’s work as an artist and as a fellow fashion icon. She is a very talented performer, playing the piano, singing live and dancing too.

“I don’t care about shoulder pads! Not every female artist needs to be at odds with their contemporaries – I prefer to focus on the wonderful things happening in my life, which are plentiful. All the best to Lady GaGa – she is fantastic.”

In an interview with the Arjan Writes blog, she added: “All my answers were my honest answers, which was that she is really talented, a great performer and that she wrote her own songs and that she is a more than worthy popstar.

“So I was really surprised when I saw the article and those nice things I said weren’t put in there at all. I did say that perhaps [Lady GaGa] is inspired by my style a little bit, but I said that after I praised her and how fantastic she is.”