The Xtra Factor host was picked to warm up for the British boyband across the pond on a number of their tour dates earlier this year.

Murs revealed that One Direction fans are a little more frenzied than his own, with the 'Oh My Goodness' star admitting he was taken aback by how much their fans fancied the band. He said:

"They were a little bit younger than I'm used to. My fans aren't as obsessed as theirs, mine are quite chilled. The infatuation and just how much they fancy One Direction was crazy. I caught fans going through bins trying to find stuff the boys had chucked out. It was insane but the fans were brilliant to me. They knew my songs and sang along. It was good to go over there and showcase my music. It was really positive."

Murs meanwhile also told the Metro about a famous face that unexpectedly turned up to one of his shows in the UK. He said:

"I did a gig in Glasgow and my tour manager said: 'Susan Boyle's at the box office'. We didn't have any free tickets left for the show and apologised. She said: 'That's fine, I've come to buy tickets'. She bought four and sat in the audience with her friends and watched the show. She came backstage afterwards. Subo's a fan. We got a picture together and she was very complimentary."

The show 'I Dreamed A Dream' made its debut last night (March 27) at Newcastle's Theatre Royal.

It will continue to perform there until March 31 before it tours the country.

Boyle took to the stage at the musical's maiden show to perform her rousing Britain's Got Talent number 'I Dreamed A Dream', promptly sending the crowd wild.

Scottish comedian and stage veteran Elaine C Smith plays the part of Boyle as they chart her journey from an unknown into a global superstar.

Boyle had previously spoken about the musical, praising its inspirational qualities and claiming that it has something for everyone.

The show features fellow Scot Elaine C Smith in the role of Boyle and will start to tour the UK later this month.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Boyle praised the musical for its inspirational nature and hopes that it may spur people on to reach their own dreams. She said:

"The story had an appeal, a magical story, a fairy story. It was a dream come true. It can sort of be an example for other people, to inspire them to go on and see for themselves and to do something similar."

She added: "It has everything. It has drama, razzmatazz. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry. People will be excited and intrigued, a lot of it will be based on curiosity. I hope they like what they see."

Smith meanwhile, who is perhaps best known for her part in Scottish comedy Rab C Nesbitt, admitted she felt "really nervous" when she met Boyle - because she didn't want to the Britain's Got Talent star to dislike the show.

Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, Max George explained that having "mums" on their side is fantastic and they love their older fans:

"A lot of mums like us, Tesco charts – we smash it. We're like the boyband version of SuBo."

Siva Kaneswaren also added that while One Direction may have more teenage girls following them around and screaming at their concerts, they definitely get more male attention:

"There's not much competition with One Direction when it comes to screaming girls. We have a lot more 19-year-old screaming men."

The stars also made their U.S. television debut yesterday, January 10, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and you can watch their exciting performance and brief interview below:

He is followed by the likes of Susan Boyle and One Direction, who land at No.2 and No.3 on the list.

The study, which was conducted by Now magazine, shows that Cowell - who heads the X Factor and Britain's Got Talent - is worth about £225 million.

Susan Boyle meanwhile is sitting on an estimated fortune of £22 million whilst One Direction's five members are worth a massive £20 million each, despite only forming in 2010.

Completing the top five is Katie Price with £17.5 million and Cheryl Cole, who has an estimated £15 million.

The top ten meanwhile is as follows:

1. Simon Cowell - £225m
2. Susan Boyle - £22m
3. One Direction - £20m each
4. Katie Price - £17.5m
5. Cheryl Cole - £15m
6. Will Young - £13.5m
7. Leona Lewis - £12m
8. Levi Roots - £12m
9. Myleene Klass - £11m
10. Francis Boulle - £10.1m

The Sun reports that Teresa Miller and fiancé Paul Keaveney have told council officials that they are being kept awake by Boyle singing in the living room of her house in Blackburn, West Lothian.

Miller said that the noise is "unbearable" as Boyle allegedly tears through classic hits. She said:

"It is so loud you can't hear the telly. It's unbearable. It'll be on first thing in the morning or late at night and it's absolutely blaring."

She continued: "She'll put one song on repeat and it goes on for hours. I don't know if she's got a karaoke machine or what but it's so loud. You wouldn't get Bono from U2 standing in his house singing his songs at the top of his voice. Maybe she's practising for her next track or the next time she's going to see Simon Cowell but it's unbelievable."

The Scottish singer-songwriter, who yesterday premiered her comeback single, ‘Slow It Down,’ caused outrage amongst Boyle’s loyal fanbase in 2010 when she claimed she ‘wasn’t a good advert for British music.’

However, the 24-year-old told the Daily Record that she was happy to pen a track for the global sensation whilst taking time out from the recording of her third album, ‘Life In A Beautiful Light.'

She said: “When I was off, my publisher asked me if I would be interested in writing songs for other folk.

“So I wrote this song called Little Things, which is not on the album, for Susan Boyle, and it went right up there. Simon Cowell listened to it but obviously didn’t like it.”

The ‘This Is The Life’ vocalist also attempted to clear up her previous comments about Boyle, adding: “I thought Susan should have won Britain’s Got Talent.

"I just said, when she was nominated for a Brit Award, that I felt a lot of her songs were covers and thought it would be better if they were original.”

The show 'I Dreamed A Dream' made its debut last night (March 27) at Newcastle's Theatre Royal.

It will continue to perform there until March 31 before it tours the country.

Boyle took to the stage at the musical's maiden show to perform her rousing Britain's Got Talent number 'I Dreamed A Dream', promptly sending the crowd wild.

Scottish comedian and stage veteran Elaine C Smith plays the part of Boyle as they chart her journey from an unknown into a global superstar.

Boyle had previously spoken about the musical, praising its inspirational qualities and claiming that it has something for everyone.

The show features fellow Scot Elaine C Smith in the role of Boyle and will start to tour the UK later this month.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Boyle praised the musical for its inspirational nature and hopes that it may spur people on to reach their own dreams. She said:

"The story had an appeal, a magical story, a fairy story. It was a dream come true. It can sort of be an example for other people, to inspire them to go on and see for themselves and to do something similar."

She added: "It has everything. It has drama, razzmatazz. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry. People will be excited and intrigued, a lot of it will be based on curiosity. I hope they like what they see."

Smith meanwhile, who is perhaps best known for her part in Scottish comedy Rab C Nesbitt, admitted she felt "really nervous" when she met Boyle - because she didn't want to the Britain's Got Talent star to dislike the show.

The 50-year-old has gone through a truly meteoric rise to fame since appearing on Britain's Got Talent in 2009.

And she treated those close to her with a special party in her home town of Blackburn, West Lothian.

The Sun reports she even dusted off her famous pipes and sang a few songs with a backing band. Speaking about the party, she told the newspaper:

"It was to say thank you and show my appreciation for all their support over the last few years. We had a great time and it was lovely to be with the people who have helped me along this incredible journey."

As previously reported, Boyle gave an in-depth interview to the Daily Mail late last year, dispelling gossip that she had never been kissed.

Sandé told the Daily Star that she hopes to write for his projects when she has time.

She's already penned tracks for the likes of X Factor alumni Cher Lloyd and also for Britain's Got Talent megastar Susan Boyle - and it seems like more might be on the way. She said:

"I'm going to try to do something for Simon. But I still have to meet him. We haven't actually been in the same room. I've only ever been approached through his people so it would be good to say hello. But if I get the time to write for his projects I'd love to."

Songwriting dynamo Sandé let slip recently that she had written a track for the original line-up of the Sugababes - despite there being no official confirmation yet of a reunion.

Speaking to Chrissy Iley in the Daily Mail, the Britain's Got Talent superstar gave a frank interview, discussing a number of topics and opening up about her life.

And Boyle moved to pour cold water over reports suggesting that she had never been kissed - and revealed that she had been in love when she was a 25-year-old. She said:

"I had a boyfriend. All that never being kissed stuff is a lie. He kissed me, for God's sake. My dad didn't like him. He said he wasn't right for me. In many ways it was a narrow escape. I was in love with him but he made someone else pregnant soon after. My dad decided that particular boy was not for me and I was too immature to handle a relationship."

The Scottish sensation has been doing some promotion down in Australia and while on cricket legend Shane Warne’s chat show, she was asked: "What about AC/DC, Australia's biggest rock band? Could you ever do a cover of their songs?"

Susan chuckled and replied: "You want? You got, let's move. No problem, come on lads, I'm ready when you are."

The singer then put on a comic deep voice and added: "I'm headbanging as well."

Although the idea seems silly, SuBo has already shocked by collaborating with Lou Reed on ‘Perfect Day’ which you can watch below:

The Scottish sensation even managed to best her opening week of sales, which saw her shifting 318,000 units of her holiday compilation, with 335,000 copies.

No. 2 on the US charts is Jackie Evancho, the 10-year-old runner up of ‘America’s Got Talent’ with her mini album ‘O Holy Night’ while Rihanna has landed at No. 3.

Although Rihanna's ‘Loud’ has debuted one spot lower than her 2007 effort ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’, the album has shifted more copies than its predecessor and marks her best debut chart sales in the US yet.

Check out the reigning champ’s video for ‘Perfect Day’, below: