Murs where is he from

AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk International. Jazz Latin New Age. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy. Energetic Happy Hypnotic. Romantic Sad Sentimental. He has a twin brother, Ben Murs, and a sister, Fay Murs. Two of his paternal great-grandparents were Latvian.

He made three first team appearances in the following season, scoring once, but was forced to give up his football career following an injury.

In , Murs travelled to Australia, backpacking alone along the east coast for three months. Upon return, Murs decided, having tried out unsuccessfully in the past twice, to audition for The X Factor again. Murs finished as the runner-up in the sixth series and was signed to Syco Music in February His self-titled debut album was released on 26 November and spawned the hit singles "Please Don't Let Go" and "Thinking Of Me", which reached 1 and 4 on the UK charts respectively.

It spawned his most successful single to date, "Troublemaker", which was a UK 1, a worldwide top 5 hit and reached 25 in the United States. It also featured American rapper Flo Rida. Murs released five more singles from the album, with third single "Dear Darlin' also becoming a worldwide top 5 hit. He released four worldwide top 20 singles before re-releasing the album as a special edition on 20 November Two more singles were released, to moderate success.

Here, he developed a love for football, yet it was brought to an end when he suffered an injury that stopped him being able to play. Murs went on to get a job as a recruitment consultant and helped to form a cover band called Small Town Blaggers. In , Murs went backpacking in Australia. Career: After auditioning twice and failing on both occasions, Olly Murs applied again for 'The X Factor' during its sixth series in He came second in the contest, losing to Joe McElderry, and having to miss his brother's wedding as it clashed with the semi-finals of the show.

MUrs released his self-titled debut studio album on 26th November The album received positive reviews and reached the second spot on the UK album charts. This was followed by his third studio album, 'Right Place Right Time' on 26th November , which received moderate results and once again topped the UK albums chart. It reached the number 19 spot on Billboard's list as well. Murs waited until 21st November to release his fourth studio album, 'Never Been Better'.

It topped the UK album charts, yet failed to perform in the US. As football fans all around the world buzz about Transfer Deadline Day, watching the flurry of activity online as clubs make the most of their last chance to transfer players, it got us thinking about how many big musicians transferred their careers from the pitch to the stage. More than four months after being ridiculed for his dramatic social media posts regarding a so-called shooting at Selfridges in London that was later reported as a false alarm , Olly Murs is convinced that there's some kind of cover-up regarding the incident.

Olly Murs at 'The Voice' photocall. The year-old was shopping in the department store on Black Friday last year when he experienced a flurry of terror among shoppers. As hundreds of customers evacuated the building, Olly found himself hidden in a small room believing that shots had been fired, though later it was declared that there was no danger.

Olly Murs Simon Cowell. Despite not having spoken properly to Cowell since he was axed from 'The X Factor' over two years ago, 'The Voice' judge Murs thinks there's no bad blood. Upgrade Now. View all similar artists.

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