Olly Murs

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Created on: 24 Jul 2010
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Birth name Oliver Stanley Murs
Also known as Olly
Born 14 May 1984 (1984-05-14) (age 26)
Witham, Essex, England
Genres Pop, reggae fusion
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–present
Labels Epic, Syco Music (2009–present)
Associated acts The X Factor 2009 finalists
Website ollymurs.com

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 announced 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 recroding 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 August 27th, battling with Katy Perry. Olly's debut album followed his second offical 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.