As you might know last summer Olly Murs toured with the boys of One Direction for the first time in America. Now, Olly says that those guys along with the power of social media is what helped him successfully bring his music to the states.
"In the UK, people don't give X Factor contestants that much credit," he told the Daily Mirror. "Over in the States, they're listening to my music instead of saying 'Oh, he's from the X Factor... whatever.' I don't get the credit I deserve."
"So it's a really good thing for me. I'm able to come over here and be an artist – people are judging me on my abilities and my talent for my music," he added.
Olly also says that he doesn't think he'll ever reach the heights of success One Direction has, but says that he's enjoying the journey so far.
"I don't ever expect to reach the heights of One Direction over here, but I believe I can be a success. And so far it's going well. It’s been brilliant."
Olly also added that social media has changed the game and that it really helped him make an impact.
"Technology has changed with social media, Twitter and YouTube. Without that I don't think I'd ever be able to have impact."
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"In the UK, people don't give X Factor contestants that much credit," he told the Daily Mirror. "Over in the States, they're listening to my music instead of saying 'Oh, he's from the X Factor... whatever.' I don't get the credit I deserve."
"So it's a really good thing for me. I'm able to come over here and be an artist – people are judging me on my abilities and my talent for my music," he added.
Olly also says that he doesn't think he'll ever reach the heights of success One Direction has, but says that he's enjoying the journey so far.
"I don't ever expect to reach the heights of One Direction over here, but I believe I can be a success. And so far it's going well. It’s been brilliant."
Olly also added that social media has changed the game and that it really helped him make an impact.
"Technology has changed with social media, Twitter and YouTube. Without that I don't think I'd ever be able to have impact."
Posted By: Joe
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