When it was announced in last year’s “X Factor” that the final two contestants would be Joe McElderry and Olly Murs, many of the show’s fans had 25-year old Olly down as their winner. But unfortunately for him, he was beaten by 18-year old Joe.
But it looks like we have some great news now, for all those people that voted for Olly to win at the time. According to a recent report at thesun.co.uk, Olly has apparently signed 2 record deals recently, one with Epic, and the other with Simon Cowell’s Syco Music.

And what’s more is that the singer – currently on the X Factor’s live tour – is said to be working on his debut album already. Epic’s boss Nick Raphael described Olly as a big personality, and said that they hope to make a big record, that showcases his talents.
The signs are definitely looking good for the “X Factor” runner-up. Epic just happens to be the label that snapped up fellow runners-up JLS last year and turned them from the hopefuls they were then, to the biggest boyband in the country, with 2 Brits to their name.
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