Nov 26, 2012

Showbiz: Simon Cowell congratulates ‘true star’ Olly Murs on fourth number one single

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Simon Cowell congratulates 'true star' Olly Murs on fourth number one single
Nov 26th 2012, 10:50

Simon Cowell has congratulated his X Factor protégé Olly Murs on his fourth number one single, labelling him a 'true star and a great guy'.

Olly Murs
Olly Murs has scored his fourth number one single with Troublemaker (Picture: PA)

The music mogul showed he's a mentor for life - and not just for a series - as he took time out to congratulate 28-year-old Olly on his chart success.

As Olly's new single Troublemaker was announced as the official UK number one single, Cowell, who mentored Olly in the 2009 series of the show, took to his Twitter account to show his support.

He wrote: 'Hi Olly Murs. Congratulations on your number one single today. You are a true star and a great guy. Proof success doesn't change you.'

And a very chuffed Olly swiftly replied: 'Thanks Boss!!'

Simon Cowell, Olly Murs
Simon Cowell poses with Olly Murs at the judges' houses stage of the show back in 2009 (Picture: PA)

Olly finished in second place, losing out to winner Joe McElderry, but he has remained in close contact with Cowell since the show. He currently presents The X Factor's spin-off show with Caroline Flack.

Troublemaker, which features US rapper Flo Rida, sold over 120,000 copies last week to take the No.1 spot.

But Girls Aloud's comeback track Something New, which is raising money for the Children In Need charity, failed to reach the top spot but coming in second position, made it the band's 16th top five single.

Despite their chart rivalry, Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts showed her support for Olly last night on hearing of his number one success, tweeting: 'Olly goes hard ; )'

And she wasn't the only one to congratulate the Essex lad.

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson tweeted: 'Have to say love the new @ollyofficial song ! Really catchy ! Good work man,' and The Saturday's Rochelle Wiseman tweeted: 'Also a big congrats to @ollyofficial and Girls Aloud! What an exciting week that was! #tunes.'

VIDEO: Watch Olly Murs' video for Troublemaker

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