Friday, 28 October 2011

Olly Murs (2010 - 2011)

Olly Murs began working with John Shanks and Eg White for epic records and syco Music. It was later confirmed that Trevor Horn, Wayne Hector, Roy Stride and Matty Benbrook would have envolvement on the album which he collaborated with to make the "best possible songs". More writers and producers were confirmed to be working with Olly Murs in the studio including; Phil Thornalley, Martin Brammer, Samuel Preston, Mark Taylor and Chris Difford. Professor Green was due to appear on the album, however, the duet fell through before recording was completed. "Heart on My Sleeve" is a cover of the song originally recorded by American Idol finalist Michael Johns.

Olly Murs confirmed the first single from the album to be titled "Please Don't Let Me Go", which was released on 27 August 2010 following the circulation of the accompanying music video. The song was written by Olly Murs himself and with other songwriters, Claude Kelly and Steve Robson; the single was also produced by Future Cut. The song is about a minor relationship Murs was in where he ended up feeling something for the other person. Olly Murs commented: "Sadly she kept giving me the impression that she didn't like me as much, and ultimately it didn't work out, so that's where the idea of me singing 'Please Don't Let Me Go' came from." The song was described as "a lovely summery reggae-tinged pop tune that bobs along in a thoroughly hummable and not un-Will Young-like fashion" and said that the music video "is just as quintessentially pleasant". During the release, Olly Murs was told not to get his hopes up for a number one due to Katy Perry releasing "Teenage Dream" the same day. On 5 September 2010, the single entered the UK Singles Charts at number 1 beating Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream". The song was released with the B-side track, entitled "This One's for the Girls" also entered the UK Singles Charts, debuting at number 69, was written for all of his female fans.

Olly Murs debut album was released in November 2010; which was a self-titled album, Olly Murs. The album's tracking list was revealed on 15 October 2010. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010, with over 108,000 albums sold. The album also charted on the Irish Albums Chart where it found itself peaking at number eleven. The second single will be "Thinking of Me", written by Murs, Steve Robson and Hector, and co-produced by Future Cut and Steve Robson. It is due to be released on 21 November 2010, prior to the album's release. It was reported that Professor Green would feature on the single; however, the duet fell through before it was completed. The single was added to BBC Radio 1's C Playlist on 3 November 2010. Olly Murs performed the single for the first time on The X Factor. Upon the release the single charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts and thirteen on the Irish Singles Charts. It was rumoured that Murs had started working on his second studio album, which he confirmed. He said he would take the album from a different approach and said he would like to rap stating; "I'm secretly not a bad rapper, I really like to do a bit of beat boxing, Eminem is always a favourite, or maybe Vanilla Ice, "Ice Ice Baby" is a classic." Murs also confirmed that he would like to record a duet with Robbie Williams on the album, like he performed with him on The X Factor Live Final. Murs also revealed that he will build himself a more of a "soulful" sound. He said that the second album is really different to the first single of the album. He said the first single is a summer song, but the album's completely different. It has recently been revealed that the name of Olly's second album is "In Case You Didn't Know".

Olly Murs confirmed that the first single from the album would be called "Heart Skips a Beat", the lead single from the album; which peaked at number one on the 28th August 2011, giving Murs his second number one single. The song was confirmed the feature rapping duo, Rizzle Kicks. The song premiered on The Chris Moyles Show on July, 7 2011 and has been well received by fans. The video was released by Murs onto his official YouTube. Olly Murs said that the song is one of his favourite tracks of his new album; saying, "I love the tune at the moment. It's going down really, really well." It was confirmed that Murs would return to The X Factor to present the spin-off show, The Xtra Factor however, he would co-present alongside Caroline Flack. On 19 September 2011, Olly announced through twitter that his second album would be Titled 'In Case You Didn't Know' with a song by the same name on the album.

On 29 September 2011, Olly won the award for "Best Male Artist" at the BT Digital Music Awards. On 9 October 2011, Olly Murs won the Best Album' award at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards, a series of awards that are nominated by teenagers. Olly Murs was the favourite for his album 'Olly Murs'. On October 14, 2011, Murs released 'Dance with Me Tonight' on his YouTube Channel.

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