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Olly Murs: 'I've had the toughest year of my life'
Published Sunday, Jan 1 2012, 18:15 GMT | By Daniel Sperling | 20 comments
Olly Murs has described 2011 as "the toughest year of [his] life" in terms of music.
The 'Dance With Me Tonight' singer said that he "worked hard" to shake off his attachment to The X Factor and establish himself as a legitimate recording artist.
"I'm really keen to show people: 'Yes, I'm from The X Factor but I'm not the typical contestant you've had in the past eight years'," he told the Daily Star.
"The last 12 months have been a period of progression - but busy. I've really worked hard. It's been the toughest year of my life, but in a positive way.
"I know that it's very difficult to stay fresh and for people to still like you so it's matured me this year. I now know the industry a lot better and feel I've found my feet."
Murs added that he is looking forward to his debut arena tour in 2012 and described the UK jaunt as a "massive step" in his career.
However, the 27-year-old said that he didn't want to hide his vocal abilities behind an elaborate production.
"As I'm a bit of a showman and an entertainer I don't think I need to elaborate with the production and have loads of dancers and make it flamboyant," he explained.
> JLS, Olly Murs named 2011's 'hardest-working' male popstars
Watch Olly Murs in the video for 'Dance With Me Tonight' below:
The 'Dance With Me Tonight' singer said that he "worked hard" to shake off his attachment to The X Factor and establish himself as a legitimate recording artist.
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"I'm really keen to show people: 'Yes, I'm from The X Factor but I'm not the typical contestant you've had in the past eight years'," he told the Daily Star.
"The last 12 months have been a period of progression - but busy. I've really worked hard. It's been the toughest year of my life, but in a positive way.
"I know that it's very difficult to stay fresh and for people to still like you so it's matured me this year. I now know the industry a lot better and feel I've found my feet."
Murs added that he is looking forward to his debut arena tour in 2012 and described the UK jaunt as a "massive step" in his career.
However, the 27-year-old said that he didn't want to hide his vocal abilities behind an elaborate production.
"As I'm a bit of a showman and an entertainer I don't think I need to elaborate with the production and have loads of dancers and make it flamboyant," he explained.
> JLS, Olly Murs named 2011's 'hardest-working' male popstars
Watch Olly Murs in the video for 'Dance With Me Tonight' below:
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