X FACTOR runner-up Olly Murs has today signed a record deal today which will see him working with Simon Cowell.

X FACTOR runner-up Olly Murs has today signed a record deal today which will see him working with Simon Cowell.

The Witham singer, who lost out to Joe McElderry in the final of the TV talent show, has already begun work on his debut album.

Murs - currently on the X Factor live tour - has signed a joint deal between his TV mentor Cowell's firm Syco Music and Epic Records, which signed previous runners-up JLS.

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