Olly Murs is an English singer, Songwriter, Television presenter, and Voice actor. He is best known for holding the second position at UK’s famous singing reality show “The X factor” during its sixth series in 2009 A.D. He is currently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music UK in the United Kingdom, and Columbia Records in the United States. In 2010, Murs released his debut single "Please Don't Let Me Go", which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Charts and received a Gold certification by the BPI. He later released his fifth studio album, 24 Hrs, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
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'My heart is broken forever': Olly Murs leads tributes to Caroline Flack
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Hours after it was announced Flack had taken her own life at the age of 40 he said: "I've lost something today that I'll never ever get back... and that's you. The star, who presented The X Factor and the Xtra Factor with Flack, continued: "I remember messaging you at your toughest time to let you know that I never read or listened to any of the crap people were saying about you. "I always knew how fragile you were but I never ever thought this would be the last contact we would have." The X Factor, on which Flack worked, said she was a "much-loved member of the family" and it was "absolutely devastated by this tragic news".
Early Life of Olly Murs
Olly Murs was born in Witham, Essex, England on 14th May 1984. His father's name is Pete Murs and his mother name is Vicky Lynn. He has a twin brother; His name is Ben Murs. He also has a sister, Fay Murs. His paternal grandfather was Latvian. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1948 with his parents. He studied at Howbridge Junior School in Witham and Notley High School in Braintree, Essex, UK. As a high school student, He was fond of playing football and was good at playing football. He won several football competitions from his school side at the local level. But he couldn’t make a good career in football because of his injury. His nationality is English and his ethnicity is White. As of 2019, he celebrated his 35th birthday.
Career of Olly Murs
- Olly Murs made a great career in the field of Music.
- He started his career at music after successfully being auditioned at “The X factor UK” in 2009, where his performance was liked by the then judge Simon Cowell and others too.
- He really had a great performance at Grand finale and but he was not able to win the title and had to satisfied himself as a runner up. But he did not stop his music journey.
- The year 2010-2011 was a Golden Era of his music journey during which he released his first debut album entitled “Olly Murs”.
- His album entered the UK Album Chart at number 2, with the biggest week single album sales for a debut album sale in 2010.
- His second single album was "Thinking of Me" which was released on 19th November 2010; It was added to BBC Radio 1’s C playlist on 3 November 2010.
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- On 9 January 2018, he revealed on his Instagram story to be working on his sixth album.
- He announced that his sixth album would be a double album called You Know I Know with one disc featuring new tracks and the second disc continuing singles from Murs' previous albums in October 2018.
- The first single from the album was "Moves" and featured guest vocals from Snoop Dogg and an appearance from Rowan Atkinson as the waiter in the bar as himself.
- On 15th December 2018, he hosted an ITV special titled Happy Hour with Olly Murs.
- In 2019, he made his acting debut as the voice of Spike the Doberman in a two-part special of the Disney Channel series 101 Dalmatian Street titled "A Summer to Remember".
- He made his voice acting film debut in Spies in Disguise.
Net Worth of Olly Murs
The Net Worth of this famous singer is believed to have 6 million USD as of 2020 whereas his exact salary is under review but there is no doubt in the mind of his followers that he is earning a considerable amount of salary from his present work. His major source of earning is from his singing career.
Personal Life of Olly Murs
Olly Murs is not married yet but he is currently dating Amelia Tank since 2019. Previously, he dated Francesca Thomas in 2015. Due to misunderstanding, the duo split. As of now, Olly is living a happy life with Amelia without any disturbances.
Murs lived with his parents and twin brother Ben until 2012. Then he moved into a five-bedroom house of his own in Tooth hill, Essex. He likes to support the English Premier League Top club Manchester United. He suffered from several Mental Health issues in 2015. He got panic attack and anxiety after getting criticism as a presenter for “The X Factor”. Later he writes the song “Talking to yourself” about his anxiety which encourages other men to speak up about their mental health.
Body Measurements of Olly Murs
Olly is a very handsome singer with a charming personality. He has a tall height of 1.75 m with a balanced bodyweight of 72 Kg. His eye color is blue and his hair color is light brown. His shoe size is 10. His chest size is 40 inches, arms size is 13 in and waist size is 34 in. Overall, he has got a healthy body.
