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Olly Murs

Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs[1] (born 14 May 1984 in Essex, England)[2] is an English singer-songwriter. He achieved second place on the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009. In early 2010, he was signed to Syco Music and Epic Records, who are owned by Sony Music.[3] After he toured with X Factor Finalists tour, he began recording his debut album.

Murs' debut single, "Please Don't Let Me Go" charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, after releasing it on 27 August, beating Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" to the #1 spot. Olly's debut album followed his second official single "Thinking of Me", which charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts, and a week later Murs debut album, Olly Murs charted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

Early and personal life

Murs was born to Vicky and Peter Murs, who is of Latvian descent. He has a twin brother called Ben and two sisters called Fay and Grace. He attended Notley High School in Braintree, Essex[4] where he was a star striker in the school's football team. He is a supporter of Manchester United[5] and also played semi-professionally for Witham Town[6] Prior to The X Factor, Murs worked as an energy advisor in a call centre. He also appeared on the TV show Deal or No Deal[7] and has played in Soccer Aid for charity early in 2010.[8][9]

Music career

OLLY IS FIT!

2009–2010: The X Factor

Murs auditioned for The X Factor in 2009, performing "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder where judge Simon Cowell said it was "the easiest 'yes' I've ever given". Murs made it through to the live finals where he was mentored by Cowell, and frequently employed dance moves in his performance including his trademark "Olly wiggle".[10] After a performance of "Fastlove" in week seven, he received the fewest votes from the public and was in the bottom two with John & Edward. Walsh voted against Murs, saving the act he mentored, but Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue all decided to send John & Edward home. Murs reached the final on 12 December 2009, singing "Superstition" again, and duetted with Robbie Williams on his hit "Angels". Murs came second to Joe McElderry.[11]

On 15 December 2009, two days after The X Factor final, it was reported that Cowell wanted to offer Murs a record deal in early 2010.[12] Following his defeat, Murs was reportedly texted by duet partner Robbie Williams and invited to visit him in his Los Angeles mansion and participate in the upcoming Soccer Aid, organised by Williams.[5] Murs performed on The X Factor Live tour, alongside several other finalists.[13]

2010–present: Olly Murs

File:Olly Murs at Koko Pop.jpg
Olly Murs performing at Koko Pop at the album launch for Joe McElderry.

Murs was signed to a joint deal between Epic Records and Syco Music in February 2010.[14] His debut album was released in November 2010,[15] with the title Olly Murs.[16] Murs also worked with John Shanks, Eg White,[17] Roy Stride from Scouting for Girls, Trevor Horn, Wayne Hector, Matty Benbrook from Skinny,[18] Phil Thornalley, Martin Brammer, Samuel Preston and Mark Taylor[15] on the album. The album's tracklisting was revealed on 15 October 2010.[19] It entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010, with over 108,000 albums sold.[20] The album charted at number eleven on the Irish Albums Chart.

The first single from the album, "Please Don't Let Me Go" was recorded for his lifelong friend Lauren Hutton, and was released on 29 August 2010 following the circulation of the accompanying music video.[21] The track was written by Murs, Claude Kelly and Steve Robson and was produced by Future Cut.[17] On 5 September 2010, the single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 1 and as of 19 September 2010 has spent three weeks in the top ten. Upon release, the B-side track, entitled "This One's for the Girls" recorded for Grace Wilson, a close friend of Murs, also entered the UK chart, debuting at number 69.[citation needed] The second single will be "Thinking of Me",[22] written by Murs, Steve Robson and Hector, and co-produced by Future Cut and Steve Robson.[23] It is due to be released on 21 November 2010,[22] prior to the album's release.[15] It was reported that Professor Green would feature on the single,[24] however, the duet fell through before it was completed.[25] The single was added to BBC Radio 1's C Playlist on 3 November 2010.[citation needed]

On 13 November Murs turned the Christmas lights on in the Scottish town Paisley and he also turned on the Christmas lights near his hometown in Chelmsford, Essex. Renfrew Council was criticised in the media for the £15,000 fee that Murs was paid to turn on the lights, after announcing that they were axing 500 jobs.[26] He will embark on a UK wide tour in 2011 starting 29 April and ending on 3 June.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK IRE EU
2010 Olly Murs
  • First studio album
  • Released: 29 November 2010
  • Label: Epic, Syco
 2 11 18 UK: Platinum[27]

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK IRE EU
[28]
2010 "Please Don't Let Me Go" 1 5 8 Olly Murs
"Thinking of Me" 4 14 16
As featured artist
2009 "You Are Not Alone" (as part of The X Factor finalists)[29] 1 1 10 non-album single

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak chart positions Album/single
UK
2010 "This One's for the Girls" 69 "Please Don't Let Me Go"

References

  1. ^ Olly's diary – Week 10 – Part 1 ITV – X Factor, 9 December 2009
  2. ^ Olly Murs does Talk Talk (AOL) Facebook
  3. ^ Celebrifi: Olly Murs Signs Two Record Deals
  4. ^ McGrath, Kate (17 October 2009). "X Factor's Olly: 'I won't win, but I'm enjoying every second of working with lauren'". Evening Star. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  5. ^ a b BFF ALERT: Robbie Williams Bombards Olly Murs With Texts… Mr Paparazzi, 17 December 2009
  6. ^ "Olly always had the X Factor at school..." Daily Gazette. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  7. ^ http://www.dealornodeal.co.uk/news/newsstory/?scid=62
  8. ^ "Seawick Park gig cancelled". OllyMurs.com. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Fletcher, Alex (3 June 2010). "Olly Murs, Jamie Redknapp ('Soccer Aid')". DigitalSpy. Retrieved 3 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Olly Murs – All finalists ITV – The X Factor
  11. ^ "Joe McElderry wins X Factor crown". BBC News. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  12. ^ Cowell in disc deal with Olly The Sun, 15 December 2009
  13. ^ Olly Murs mania as the hordes turn out to see X Factor runner-up Mail Online, 29 December 2009
  14. ^ "Olly Murs signs to Cowell's label". BBC News. 23 February 2010.
  15. ^ a b c Levine, Nick (19 August 2010). "Exclusive: Olly Murs discusses debut album". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  16. ^ "Olly Murs - Olly Murs CD". zavvi.com. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  17. ^ a b "Olly Murs excited over single release". [[STV (TV network)|]]. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  18. ^ "Olly Murs - Please Don't Let Me Go". glasswerk.co.uk. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  19. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Olly-Murs/dp/B003V4A5ZW/ref=pd_sim_m_h__3
  20. ^ "Olly Murs Record Entry On UK Album Charts". Digital Spy. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  21. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgfwS5rP7u4
  22. ^ a b "Ollys' new single unveiled". OllyMurs.com. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  23. ^ Levine, Nick (11 October 2010). "Exclusive: Olly Murs confirms second single details". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  24. ^ "Olly Murs taps up Prof Green". News of the World. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  25. ^ "Murs in the meddle". The Sun. London: News Group Newspapers. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  26. ^ http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/208601-council-slammed-over-x-factor-star-olly-murs-christmas-lights-fee/
  27. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx
  28. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100
  29. ^ X-Factor Finalists 2009 - You Are Not Alone

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