In 2010, he signed a six-figure record deal with Epic/Syco Music and embarked on the sold-out X Factor arena tour. Despite a duet with musical hero Robbie Williams in the hotly contested finale, Murs finished a respectable second to Joe McElderry. Mentored by Simon Cowell in the live stages, he wowed judges with renditions of songs by the Beatles, Queen, and George Michael, and soon became the favorite to win the show. However, it was his performance of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" on the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009 that enabled him to show off his vocal talents. In 2007, he appeared on Deal or No Deal, where he won a lowly £10. album, 2022's Marry Me.īorn Oliver Stanley Murs in Essex in 1984, Murs showed little interest in singing while at school, focusing his attention on football, which he played for the school team and later semi-professionally for local non-league team Witham Town. Following a hiatus, he delivered his seventh album and fifth number one U.K. In 2018, he again returned to the Top Ten with You Know I Know and began appearing as a coach on The Voice UK. albums with 2011's In Case You Didn't Know, 2012's Right Place Right Time, 2014's Never Been Better, and 2016's 24 Hrs, spawning hits like "Please Don't Let Me Go," "Heart Skips a Beat, "Troublemaker," and "Wrapped Up" with Gym Class Heroes' Travie McCoy. Murs then scored four consecutive number one U.K.
While on the show, Murs' cheeky charisma and highly resonant vocals earned comparisons to contemporaries like Will Young and Robbie Williams, traits that helped his eponymous 2010 debut reach number two in the U.K.
An upbeat singer with a bent toward hooky, R&B, funk and reggae-infused dance-pop, Britain's Olly Murs garnered widespread fame as the runner-up on the sixth season of The X Factor.
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