Olly Murs in Tynemouth

Olly Murs is an English pop singer and songwriter, born in Witham, Essex, in 1984. He became known as the runner-up on The X Factor in 2009, then built a recording career around songs including “Please Don’t Let Me Go,” “Heart Skips a Beat,” “Dance with Me Tonight” and “Troublemaker.” His albums include Olly Murs, In Case You Didn’t Know and Right Place Right Time. The In Case You Didn’t Know Tour took him through arenas around the UK and Ireland in 2012, and he also opened for One Direction on the North American leg of the Up All Night Tour that year. He followed with the Right Place Right Time Tour and later returned to UK arenas on the 24 Hrs Tour and the Marry Me Tour.