Olly Murs



Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and presenter who is best known for finishing as runner up on the sixth series of British version of The X Factor in 2009. He has so far released four albums (three of which reached number one in the UK Album Charts) and has four UK Number 1 singles.

In 2012, Murs served as support act to One Direction on the Canadian and U.S. leg of their Up All Night Tour. In 2013, Murs supported Robbie Williams on his Take the Crown Tour.

Besides singing, Murs has also done television and radio presenting. From 2011-2012, Murs co-hosted The X Factor's companion show The Xtra Factor along with Caroline Flack but left in 2013 to concentrate on his music career. Besides The Xtra Factor, Murs has also hosted one-off radio shows and in December 2014 reunited with Flack to host a Christmas Day and New Year's Eve radio show for British radio station Magic FM. In December 2014, Murs had a TV special called A Night In With Olly Murs which featured him performing some of his singles and other things. On 16 April 2015, it was announced that Murs and Flack would reunite to take over from Dermot O'Leary as the presenters of the twelfth series of The X Factor and would be the first duo to present the show.

In October 2012, Murs released an illustrated autobiography called Happy Days and did a number of book signings to promote it. In March 2015, Murs confirmed that he would release a second book titled On the Road which will be about his Never Been Better tour.

In 2013, Murs made his acting debut in American drama series 90210 in the episode, The Empire State Strikes Back where he played himself and performed Troublemaker and Right Place Right Time.

Albums

 * Olly Murs (2010)
 * In Case You Didn't Know (2011)
 * Right Place Right Time (2012)
 * Never Been Better (2014)
 * 24 HRS (album) (2016)

Tours

 * Theatre Tour (2011)
 * In Case You Didn't Know Tour (2012)
 * Right Place Right Time Tour (2013)
 * Never Been Better Tour (2015)
 * 24 HRS Tour (2017)

Books

 * Happy Days (2012)
 * On The Road (2015)

Trivia

 * Before taking part in The X Factor, Murs took part in Channel 4 show Deal or No Deal in 2007 (two years before X Factor) where he won £10. In 2012, Murs returned to the show to take part in a Celebrity Edition where he won 50p.