Olly Murs has praised his growing US audience.

The British singer was a virtual unknown across the pond until he supported One Direction on their first ever North America headline tour earlier this year.

He went down well in the States and he suggested to MTV that his future looks bright in the US. Murs said:

"The American reception has been great. I've come here from literally nothing really. No one knows who I am. Of course, in the U.K., I've had success and #1's, etcetera, but here in America, no one knows who I am, which is kind of starting from scratch, which is good and fun, and everyone's hearing my music, and there seems to be a really good vibe about it."

The 'Oh My Goodness' star added: "I mean, to be honest, I did the 'X Factor' three years ago in the U.K., and it's been a real building process for me in the U.K.; so, I never really expected to sort of like come to America this soon. I'm really happy that it's happened. So, yeah, it's great. That's what Simon's vision is: he wants the 'X Factor' to breed stars that are gonna go across the world. It's been good so far. I'm sure there's going to be more heard in America soon."

Other UK exports to have enjoyed success in the US recently include X Factor graduate Cher Lloyd and The Wanted, who performed on American Idol.