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Birth
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Early in the morning on May 14 1984 Oliver Stanley Murs was born in Wittam, Essex, England. His parents are Vicki-Lynn and Peter. He has a twin brother named Ben and Olly is the older brother. -
Audition for the X Factor
Olly Murs auditioned for the X Factor with the song Superstition. He advanced into the live rounds and into the finals. He finished up as the runner-up of the Sixth Series of the X Factor. -
His first single
His first single was released in the UK. The name of it was "Please Don't Let Me Go"It soared to number on the UK charts. -
First Album
His self titled album was released in the UK. Prior to it though four of the songs were released as singles. It reached number 2 on the British album charts -
Hosting the Xtra Factor
He was confirmed to host the show with Caroline Flack. It is a spin off the show the Xfactor. It airs after the show and gives behind the scenes interviews and footage. -
Collaboration
their video togetherIn his second album he collaborated with Rizzle Kicks. Rizzle Kicks is a British group. He did the song "Heart Skips a Beat" with them. -
Jingle Bell Ball
Olly was the first artist confirmed to play the Ball for 2011. The Jingle Bell Ball is put on by Capitol FM. In Britan it is a big deal to be part of the Jingle Bell Ball. -
Second Album release
It was titled "in case you didn't know" through Epic Records. It reached number one on the British Album charts. It included the songs "Oh My Goodness" and "Dance with me Tonight". -
modeling
He was the face of European clothing in the New Yorker for their spring/summer clothing line. He also modeled Robie Williams autumn/winter line. Which he also promoted in England. -
Olly: Life on Murs
It is a documentary on his UK Arena tour. It is a three part series that origionally aired on ITV2. It drew over half a million views in the origional broadcast. -
Charitys
Olly became a patron for the Rays of sunshine. It is a charity that grants wishes to terminally ill children. He has so far granted over a hundred wishes so far. -
Third Album
Right Place Righr Time came out in the UK and sold 127,000 copies in the first week. It is set to come out in the US on April 16th of this year. It became the fastest selling album by a male solo artist in the UK. -
Brit Awards
He has been nominated for four Brit Awards. British single twice, British single of the uear, and also British male solo artist. He hasn't won one yet. -
First Tour
It started in Cardif, England in the Motorpoint Arena. It continued through the rest of the month going through out different citys in the UK. He finished off the tour in Dublin at the O2 Arena. -
AutoBiography
His autobiography came out in england. The title of it was happy Days. It is more about his life since the XFactor and not about his life.