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
Did You Miss Me?
03:16
2
Wrapped Up
03:05
3
Beautiful To Me
04:05
4
Up
03:44
5
Seasons
03:37
6
Nothing Without You
03:44
7
Never Been Better
04:16
8
Hope You Got What You Came For
03:25
9
Why Do I Love You
03:42
10
Stick With Me
03:37
11
Can't Say No
03:10
12
Tomorrow
03:38
13
Let Me In
04:03
14
We Still Love
03:15
15
Us Against The World
03:27
16
Ready For Love
03:26
17
History
02:50
Releases
Labels
Sony Music, Epic, Syco Entertainment
Countries
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa, United States of America, Europe, UK & Europe