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}} Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs〔(Olly's diary – Week 10 – Part 1 ) ITV – X Factor, 9 December 2009〕 (born 14 May 1984) 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. He is currently signed to Epic Records in the United Kingdom, Columbia Records in the United States, and Syco Music. 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. It was Murs' first number one single after "You Are Not Alone" with the other series 6 finalists. His second single from debut album "Thinking of Me" charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts and received a Silver certification by the BPI. "Heart Skips a Beat" was his second number-one single. Murs' second single from his next album ''In Case You Didn't Know'', "Dance with Me Tonight", became his third to reach number one. In November 2010, Murs released his self-titled debut album, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010, with over 108,000 albums sold. The album went on to sell over 600,000 copies, and was certified double platinum by the BPI. In November 2011, Murs' released his second album, ''In Case You Didn't Know'', entered the charts at number one and resulted in two number-one singles. As of December 2014 Murs has sold over 10 million records worldwide.〔(Mirror.co.uk )〕 In May 2011, it was announced that Murs would return to ''The X Factor'' to co-present spin-off show ''The Xtra Factor'' with Caroline Flack. His autobiography, ''Happy Days'', was published in October 2012. In November 2012, Murs released his third album ''Right Place Right Time'', and so far has released four singles from it; the first, "Troublemaker", was his fourth number one. On 16 November 2014, Murs released his latest single, "Wrapped Up" featuring Gym Class Heroes' Travie McCoy, which peaked at number 3. This was to be the first song to be released from his new album ''Never Been Better'' which entered the charts at number 1 on 24 November 2014, followed by a second single, "Up" featuring singer Demi Lovato. Murs also announced that he would tour the UK in spring 2015. On 15 June, Murs released his fourth single "Beautiful to Me" in which the music video included ''Game of Thrones'' actress Charlotte Hope. On 16 April 2015, it was announced that Murs would be reunited with Flack to replace Dermot O'Leary as co-presenters of ''The X Factor'' from series 12. Murs hinted this at a concert in Dublin and also announced that he would be making a fifth album. ==Early life== Murs was born in Witham, Essex, the son of Vicky-Lynn and Pete Murs. He has a twin brother, Ben Murs, and a sister, Fay Murs. Two of his paternal great-grandparents were Latvian.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=X Factor: Olly Murs descended from famous circus performers )〕 He attended Howbridge Junior School in Witham and Notley High School in Braintree, Essex where he was a striker in the school's football team. He also went to school with Next of Kin and played semi-professionally for Isthmian Division One North side Witham Town between 2006 and 2008. He excelled for the club's reserve team during the 2006/07 season, scoring 12 goals in 13 appearances and winning the Ridgeons Reserve Teams Cup.〔http://football.mitoo.co/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=107908&LeagueCode=ECFL2006〕 He made three first team appearances in the following season, scoring once,〔http://football.mitoo.co/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=116957&LeagueCode=ISTH2007〕 but was forced to give up his football career following an injury. Prior to ''The X Factor'', Murs worked as a recruitment consultant at Prime Appointments in Witham, and performed as part of a covers band called the Small Town Blaggers with a friend, Jon Goodey.〔(Small Town Blaggers | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos ). MySpace. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2012.〕 He also appeared on the game show ''Deal or No Deal'' in 2007, where he won £10; he returned for a celebrity version of the show in 2012, which made him the only person to appear on it twice. In 2008 he travelled to Australia, backpacking alone along the east coast for three months and it was upon his return that he decided, having tried it out unsuccessfully in the past twice (when he didn't make it past the stage where he had to audition in front of the producers), to audition for ''The X Factor'' again. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olly Murs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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