JLS star Aston Merrygold is going it alone after signing a record deal with Warner Bros Records.

The Beat Again singer took to Instagram to to confirm the news with a photo collage of himself inkinghis deal.

Alongside the pic, Merrygold wrote: "Someone once told me enjoy every minute of it... I've known this day was coming for over a week and been fine, driven, motivated.. READY to just get working asap! But I've not actually sat back n enjoyed the thought of being signed to a record label on my own...

The 26-year old continued: "Everything outside and around me has changed but I'm still the same guy ready to give my new management team Craig, Vikki and all the guys at LOGAN MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, my new record label Miles, joe, Phil and all the WARNER BROS MUSIC team, the WHOLE A TEAM, my family, friends, lovers, haters and most important you lot who have had my back from day dot starting in this industry...

"I'm going to give you ALL I got! I feel so blessed to be in this position and I'm not going to waste it!!!!!! Get ready it's going to be a bumpy, but fun as hell ride! Ax (So f**king excited btw)."

Former JLS bandmate Marvin Humes - who is now part of trio LuvBug - later took to Twitter to congratulate Aston, writing: "Congrats to my boy @AstonMerrygold signing a deal with Warner Bro's!!! That's big bro! Pen to paper! Live!"

Congrats to my boy @AstonMerrygold signing a deal with Warner Bro's!!! That's big bro! Pen to paper! Live!

— Marvin Humes (@MarvinHumes) September 23, 2014