Former X Factor runner up, Olly Murs, is said to be “over the moon” that his debut single, Please Don’t Let Me Go, has gone straight to number one in the singles chart.

26 year old Olly told the PA, “I’m absolutely over the moon that my debut single has reached No 1.

“Especially since I was up against such stiff competition.

“Thank you so much to all my fans and everyone who bought the single.”

Taio Cruz’s single, Dynamite, which was number one last week, is now third in the charts, while Eminem’s hit Love the Way You Lie, featuring Rihanna, is fourth. Read more & comment »

Olly Murs has become the latest X Factor contestant to get struck down by a throat infection. Yesterday, news broke that young Lloyd Daniels and Danyl Johnson are very ill and rumours suggested that the pair may even miss the show.

The Sun has today reported that Olly MJus has also been sent to see a throat specialist and that the singer can hardly talk, let alone sing. Doctors have told him not to speak for 48 hours until his throat improves.