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Who is Olly Murs? Meet the singer Troublemaker singer who found fame on ITV’s X Factor
Plus the singer opens up about his love story with his wife
AFTER finding fame on The X Factor, Olly Murs has gone on to become a much-loved household name.
Since conquering the world of music and TV, the singer is now enjoying life as a dad to his daughter Madison.
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Oliver Stanley Murs was born on May 14, 1984, in Witham, Essex, to Vicky-Lynn and Pete Murs.
He has a twin brother named Ben and a sister called Fay.
Olly was educated in Braintree and played for the school football team and then played semi-professionally for Witham Town from 2006 to 2008 before an injury forced him to retire.
He later worked for a local recruitment consultancy and used to perform in a cover band called Small Town Blaggers with his friend Jon Goodey.
Route to stardom
Olly got his big break when he auditioned for The X Factor.
He wowed the judges with his rendition of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition.
Olly had previously tried to make it on the show twice but failed to get through to the audition stage.
He progressed to the final during which he duetted with his idol Robbie Williams – who fluffed his lines as he came on stage but recovered with Olly’s help.
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Olly lost the coveted X Factor crown to Joe McElderry but signed a joint contract with Epic Records and Syco Music and released his debut single Please Don’t Let Me Go in August 2010.
It went straight to the top of the singles chart and he's been on the up ever since.
Olly has gone on to record and release four more albums, all of which have gone platinum and straight to the top of the album chart.
Taking over TV
Olly has also turned his hand to presenting, which was kick-started when he sat in for Comedy Dave Vitty on the Chris Moyles Show on Radio 1 for a week.
He then co-hosted the eighth and ninth series of the Xtra Factor with the late Caroline Flack before they took over from Dermot O’Leary to present the twelfth series of the main show.
Both he and Caroline quit at the end of the run.
From 2018 until 2023, Olly was a coach on ITV's The Voice.
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Wedded bliss
Olly has been in a relationship since 2019 when he first began dating fitness fanatic Amelia Tank after seeing her pictures on Instagram.
A source told The Sun on Sunday at the time: “Amelia’s Instagram feed caught his eye and they started swapping flirty messages.”
The source added that they then met up at an Essex gym in July and agreed to date from there.
Olly officially confirmed his relationship with his new girlfriend Amelia on New Year’s Day by sharing a loved-up snap of them together.
Our mini Murs has arrived. Madison we love you so much already.
Olly Murs on the birth of his daughter
The singer opened up about his relationship on Good Morning Britain and revealed they first met up just after his knee operation and that he doesn’t know why she’s with him.
He said: “I had my hair shaven, I had one leg, and big belly - I don't know why she's with me!"
On December 6, 2023, Olly announced that he and Amelia were expecting their first child.
The happy news came less than six months after the pair tied the knot in July, 2023.
The pair said "I do" as part of a two-day festival on the private Osea Island in Essex.
The happy couple welcomed their daughter Madison in April 2017.
The pair shared a joint post t welcome the tot, and wrote: "Our mini Murs has arrived.
"Madison we love you so much already x."
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Olly's ex-files
Olly split from Francesca Thomas, his girlfriend of three years, at the end of 2015.
The former X Factor star had a year-long relationship with TV’s Mel Sykes in 2017 after the pair bonded over a love of fitness and sent each other dozens of text messages.
However, their relationship eventually fizzled out.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun Online in 2019, the singer revealed he wouldn't date anyone famous again because it gives him anxiety.
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