Artist
Born Oliver Stanley Murs on 14th May 1984 in Witham, Essex, England. He rose to fame in 2009 when he appeared as a finalist in the UK series of The X Factor. Mentored by Simon Cowell in the 'Over 25's' category, he finished 2nd behind winner, Joe McElderry.
He signed a joint deal between Cowell's label Syco Music and Epic Records in February 2010, after gaining the attention of Epic boss Nick Raphael (who also steered previous X Factor finalists JLS to chart success). His debut single release, "Please Don't Let Me Go", went straight in at number one in the UK singles chart upon release in August 2010.
His debut album followed in November that year, entering at number two in the UK album chart and selling over 300,000 copies in its opening three weeks. The album has now gone double platinum in the UK, and has produced three more single releases: 'Thinking of Me', 'Heart On My Sleeve' and 'Busy'. 'Please Don't Let Me Go' was also nominated in the 'Best British Single' category at the BRIT Awards in 2011.
Tracks
1
Change Is Gonna Come
03:46
2
Please Don't Let Me Go
03:24
3
Thinking Of Me
03:25
4
Busy
02:58
5
I Blame Hollywood
03:08
6
Ask Me To Stay
03:33
7
Heart Of My Sleeve
03:27
8
Hold On
03:03
9
Accidental
03:21
10
Love Shine Down
04:05
11
Don't Say Goodbye
03:35
12
A Million More Years
03:36
Releases
Labels
Sony Music, Epic, Syco Music
Countries
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Europe
