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Singer Olly Murs welcomes first child with wife

Singer Olly Murs welcomes first child with wife

Olly Murs has announced the birth of his first child with his wife Amelia.

The 39-year-old singer published a photo on Instagram of the couple walking down the corridor of a hospital holding hands, with the singer carrying their newborn in a car seat.

He captioned the picture: “Our mini murs has arrived. Madison we love you so much already x.”

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Olly Murs and Amelia at Wimbledon in 2021. Pic: Beretta/Sims/Shutterstock

The couple announced in December that they were expecting their first child.

The singer married 31-year-old Amelia, a bodybuilder, in a star-studded wedding – featuring a festival called Murs Fest – in July 2023 on Osea Island in Essex.

Murs proposed to Amelia on a south coast clifftop during the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday in 2022.

The singer shot to fame on The X Factor in 2009 and has since released seven albums, achieving four number-one singles in the UK.

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Murs returned to present The X Factor in 2015 after hosting its spin-off show The Xtra Factor for two years. He was also a coach on The Voice UK from 2018 to 2023.