11:06 pm - 03/06/2012
Olly Murs set for One Direction tour
OLLY MURS is considering quitting the Xtra Factor – to tour with One Direction.
Bosses are desperate to sign him for a second series of the X Factor spin-off show.
But in-demand Olly's music career has taken off since he first agreed to front the ITV2 programme with Caroline Flack.
Now the singer is planning to launch his career across the Pond by hitting the road as a support act to One Direction in the US, just as the X Factor auditions take place.
The band — who were finalists on the show in 2010 — are on their first US tour but have gone down so well there that their management are plotting a string of new dates.
A source said: "Olly wants to crack America — and who can blame him for that? The One Direction lads are going down a storm over there so their management are looking at getting them back out there as soon as possible after their current tour finishes on Friday.
"Olly's team are still working on a US launch date for his album, In Case You Didn't Know.
"The ideal time would coincide with a tour.
"But by attempting that he just will not be around to do the Xtra Factor audition stuff.
"It's quite a crucial show nowadays and can get up to three million people watching, so producers really want him to do it."
TV bosses are so desperate for him to stay that they are considering letting him skip the audition shows and just front the series for the live finals. Executives were in talks with Olly's management last night.
A spokesman for the star told TV Biz: "Olly's album is now starting to break big internationally and this means we have to juggle all his commitments between promoting his own album and also doing the show.
"We are confident that talks will continue to be productive from both sides."
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Bosses are desperate to sign him for a second series of the X Factor spin-off show.
But in-demand Olly's music career has taken off since he first agreed to front the ITV2 programme with Caroline Flack.
Now the singer is planning to launch his career across the Pond by hitting the road as a support act to One Direction in the US, just as the X Factor auditions take place.
The band — who were finalists on the show in 2010 — are on their first US tour but have gone down so well there that their management are plotting a string of new dates.
A source said: "Olly wants to crack America — and who can blame him for that? The One Direction lads are going down a storm over there so their management are looking at getting them back out there as soon as possible after their current tour finishes on Friday.
"Olly's team are still working on a US launch date for his album, In Case You Didn't Know.
"The ideal time would coincide with a tour.
"But by attempting that he just will not be around to do the Xtra Factor audition stuff.
"It's quite a crucial show nowadays and can get up to three million people watching, so producers really want him to do it."
TV bosses are so desperate for him to stay that they are considering letting him skip the audition shows and just front the series for the live finals. Executives were in talks with Olly's management last night.
A spokesman for the star told TV Biz: "Olly's album is now starting to break big internationally and this means we have to juggle all his commitments between promoting his own album and also doing the show.
"We are confident that talks will continue to be productive from both sides."
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BUT if they tour in the fall they may have released a new single by then and sometimes artists sing stuff from their new album? idk
Doesn't mean we won't get a couple new songs off the new album though ;P
i'd love to see him make it in the states
this is the first i'm hearing
The Wanted and Beiber will tour since they're managed by the same people and 1D will stay far away.
sorry niall
He doesn't have the same target as 1D (although most of his fans are indeed also on their teens/early!20s, like me lol), but the guy also appeals to mums and old ladies.
So IDK IDK
But whatever works for him though. I think he did a great job as a presenter on Xtra Factor (first year in a lot that I actually looked forward to it) but if it holds him back on his music career I think he should step back tbh
Sometimes I think Simon doesn't want him to do well in the US which I don't understand cause guy's the best of his edition and *most* people love him (minus those who think he's a tool which is understandable lbr)
Olly is coming to America now too!?!?!?!?!
First The Wanted. Then 1 D. Now Cher starts in a week or two. Then The Saturdays are getting a reality show on E! to launch them stateside, Cheryl is coming to America in the summer AND NOW OLLY!?
WHATS NEXT!?!?! CAN MY UK ACTS STAY SACRED AND IN THE UK!
with that said, YES PLZ. I LOVE OLLY AND I WANNA MEET HIM AND SEE HIM LIVE!
Edited at 2012-03-07 04:32 am (UTC)
Oh christ it's gonna be America or Busted all over again.
Dear England,
One Direction are not even being mentioned as SUPPORT ACTS for Big Time Rush in ads and interviews.. they are not happening... not that The Wanted is doing a huge amount better but some