Olly Murs: 'I used to sing The Proclaimers to my nan for biscuits'

Olly Murs is bringing his latest show to Glasgow as he celebrates over a decade of hits at his “best” stop on tour.

Olly Murs first appeared on screens back in 2009 as a contestant on The X-Factor.

Despite coming in second to Geordie singer Joe McElderry, Murs has gone on to release chart-topping singles and five number one albums.

Now, 15 years on, he’s celebrating with his 15 Years of Hits Tour which will see him take to the stage at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on Thursday.

Murs spokes to STV News about his upcoming show, saying that Glasgow is his favourite stop on tour.

“Honestly, genuinely, I say it to everyone, it’s probably the best for me on tour. I think the arena, the Hydro, the people, it just has everything for a great night of entertainment for me so, I just love it,” he said.

“It gets me really excited when I see it in the diary and it says, ‘up next is Glasgow’, I’m like, ’right, here we go’.”

The Dance With Me Tonight singer has even popped a “little treat” in his set specifically for his Scottish fans.

“I think it’s like, I’m singing one of Scotland’s national anthems in my set, well, I’m actually singing Proclaimers and although it is not obviously a national anthem of Scotland, but it’s definitely something you hear a lot of Scottish people sing,” he said.

However, it’s not just his love for Scotland that has inspired the set list addition with the singer saying The Proclaimers hold real sentiment in his life.

“When I was a kid, my nan used to say to me, ‘if you sing this song to me, Proclaimers, you’ll get a biscuit’. And I used to have to sing it,” he said.

He said the song holds a sentimental place in his life and performing it to Scots on Thursday will be special moment.

“Singing that every night for my nan is pretty special. And the fact I’m doing it in Scotland’s even better,” he said.