Olympic gold medal winner Chris Mears plans music career and Olly Murs wants to help him become a major success
CHRIS MEARS had the entire country on their feet as he and diving partner JACK LAUGHER won the gold medal in Rio on Wednesday.
But as soon as the Olympics are over, the Team GB superstar will be turning his attention to gold discs instead.
I can reveal that Chris is planning his first assault on the charts as he finally gets his DJing career off the ground.
Two years ago I broke the news that Chris had signed a major record deal with Universal to be a CALVIN HARRIS-style dance producer.
And after his shock success in Rio, he now plans to use his heightened profile to push his music career.
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My source revealed: “Chris is obviously heavily invested in diving but music is his passion.
“He released a single in Latin America last year but now he is targeting mainstream success in the UK.
“He saw the way TOM DALY used his success at London 2012 to create a massive media profile for himself and wants to replicate that formula.
“After the gold medal win Chris’ stock has never been higher. He is the pin-up of Team GB.
“He has been working on his material for years and this is chance to finally have a proper go at it.”
I have even better news for Chris as he makes his first bid for the charts.
OLLY MURS told me he wants to work on a dance project with him.
He said: “If he is serious about actually doing music and he is being serious about being an artist.
“If he is genuinely being serious about it and wants to write some songs then why not? I can dance!”
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Olly isn’t the only popstar Chris has on his list of collaborations.
I told last year how he and NICOLE SCHERZINGER had formed a surprise friendship and discussed working together after hanging out in Los Angeles.
If Chris can get his diving mates Jack and Tom on vocals too, he’s got an easy No1 on his hands.
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