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Olly Murs

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Also known as Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs, Oliver Stanley Murs

British singer (born 1984)

Person · Open Library

Works
6

Top works

  • On the Road
  • Happy Days (Signed Stock)
  • Happy Days (Digital Download)
  • Really Easy Piano
  • On Record

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Film & TV

Acting · Witham, Essex, England, UK

Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs is an English singer, songwriter, television presenter and actor. He rose to fame after finishing as the runner up in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009.

Known for

  • You Bet! — Self - Panellist2024
  • Olly Murs: Best Night of Your Life - Live in Manchester — Himself2023
  • The Coronation Concert — Self2023
  • Luke Evans: Showtime! — Himself2022
  • Starstruck — Self - Host2022
  • Bradley Walsh: The Laugh's on Me — Self2022
  • Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death — Self2021
  • Madame Tussauds: The Full Wax — Self - Contributor2021
  • The Big Night In — Self2020
  • Shopping with Keith Lemon2019

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1984

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,557,598
Total plays
24,115,631

Tags

popbritishmale vocalistsindieX factor

Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs (born May 14, 1984 in Witham, Essex, England) 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, which are owned by Sony Music. 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 "Te

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Key facts

Born
Oliver Stanley Murs , ( 1984-05-14 ) 14 May 1984 (age 42) , Witham , Essex , England
Occupations
Singer songwriter television personality
Years active
2009–present
Television
The X Factor (2009, 2015) The Xtra Factor (2011–2012) The Voice UK (2018–2023) Starstruck (2022–2023)
Spouse
Amelia Tank ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2023 ) ​
Genres
Pop
Labels
Epic Syco Columbia RCA UK Sony Music UK EMI BMG
Website
ollymurs .com
Position
Association football career Position Striker
2006 2007
Witham Town
Years
Team
2007 2008
Witham Town
2016 2017
Coggeshall Town

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Encyclopedic overview

Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He came to prominence after participating on the sixth series of the television talent show The X Factor in 2009, where he finished as runner-up.

Following the show, Murs was signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom, and Columbia Records in the United States. In 2010, he released his self-titled debut album, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number two and was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It included the hit singles "Please Don't Let Me Go" and "Thinking of Me". His second album, In Case You Didn't Know (2011), debuted at number one in the UK and resulted in two number-one singles: "Heart Skips a Beat" and "Dance with Me Tonight". Murs released his third album, Right Place Right Time (2012), and released six singles from it; the first, "Troublemaker", was his fourth number one in the UK.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olly Murs” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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