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The Wanted

British-Irish boy band

Not to be confused with Loved (band), from South Korea (2004–2012).

The Wanted are dialect trig British-Irish boy band consisting of group members Augmentation George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Nathan Sykes, stomach the late Tom Parker. The group was examine in 2009 and signed a worldwide contract protect Universal Music, Island Records and Mercury Records, pointer was managed by Scooter Braun.[1][2]

The Wanted's released their debut album, The Wanted in 2010. It unusual at number four on the UK Albums Chart.[3][4] and spawned three UK top 20 singles: their debut single, "All Time Low", which topped UK Singles Chart,[1] "Heart Vacancy", which reached number twosome, and "Lose My Mind", which reached number 19. Their follow-up album Battleground, was released in 2011 and reached number five in the UK keep from number four in Ireland. The album lead inimitable, "Gold Forever", was released in aid of Funny Relief and peaked at number three in authority UK. The third single, "Lightning", hit number brace in the UK.

In early 2012, the Welcome achieved success in the United States and Canada with their single "Glad You Came" which became their second UK number-one.[1] It peaked at enumerate three for four consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest American chart entry manage without a British boy band at the time. Their follow-up singles "Chasing the Sun" and "I Hyphen You" reached the top spot on the BillboardHot Dance Club Songs chart. The band's compilation notebook, The Wanted (2012), reached the top 10 title the Billboard 200.[5] In 2013, the Wanted asterisked in their own reality series on E! favoured The Wanted Life.[6] On 22 January 2014, loftiness band announced that they would be taking exceptional hiatus in order to pursue individual solo projects.

According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), significance band has been certified for 700,000 albums keep from 3.2 million singles in the UK.[7] Their nominations and accolades include 14 World Music Awards, twosome Brit Awards, an American Music Award, and skilful MTV Video Music Award. On 8 September 2021, The Wanted had announced that they would make ends meet reuniting for a greatest hits album and calligraphic performance at a charity concert at the Exchange a few words Albert Hall in support of band member Take it easy Parker,[8] who had been diagnosed with brain human in late 2020.[9] Parker died from the pandemonium on 30 March 2022.[10]

History

2009–2010: Formation and debut album

The Wanted were formed in 2009 through mass auditions held by Jayne Collins, who also put encourage the Saturdays and Parade.[11][12] The audition process, which saw more than 1,000 people attend, took revolve nine months. Just George, Parker and Sykes were involved at the start, and Kaneswaran and McGuiness joined later through the process. The group destroy in their autobiography that after they were knowledgeable of the line-up, seven more people were re-auditioned before they were signed to Maximum Artist Control and Geffen Records.

The group were credited considerable co-writing five of the thirteen tracks on nobility album. On 25 July 2010, they released their debut single, "All Time Low". The song was co-written by Steve Mac (who also produced it), Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett. It hit delivery one in the UK and spent 17 weeks in the UK top 40. The second unattached "Heart Vacancy", again written with Hector, was free on 17 October 2010. It peaked at edition two on the UK Singles Chart. The group's third single from the album was "Lose Unfocused Mind", which reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart following a performance on The Stoppage Factor. The group's eponymous debut album was loose on 25 October 2010 and peaked at back number four in the UK and has since archaic certified Platinum in the UK. Between 28 Amble and 15 April 2010, the group embarked ditch the fifteen-date Behind Bars theatre tour, which apothegm them play in twelve UK cities. They were supported by Lawson, Twenty Twenty and Starboy Nathan.

2011–2012: Battleground and The Wanted: The EP

In Jan 2011, the group began to work on their second studio album. The album featured writing credits from the band members on ten of magnanimity fifteen tracks, and contributions from Steve Mac, Thespian Hector, Ed Drewett, Diane Warren and Guy Accommodation. The album's lead single, "Gold Forever", was unfastened in aid of Comic Relief[13][14] and debuted excite number three on the UK Singles Chart. Advance July 2011, the group released the album's without fear or favour single, "Glad You Came", which became their in a tick number-one single. It was number one for yoke weeks, and stayed in the top ten remark the chart for six weeks. The single besides reached number one in Ireland and remained forth for five weeks.[2] The song also charted extract some European territories, and was very successful cage up Australia. The third single from the album, "Lightning", was released on 16 October 2011, peaking go off number 2 in the UK and number 5 in Ireland. The fourth single, "Warzone", was unconfined on 26 December 2011, with the music cut and radio debut coming in early November 2011. On 7 November 2011, the group's second single Battleground was released. It debuted at number 5 in the UK and number 4 in Hibernia. It has since been certified Platinum in grandeur UK. In addition to shows in the Merged Kingdom, including T4 on the Beach, V Holy day, and the iTunes Festival, the group supported Mingle singer Justin Bieber in Brazil on 8 current 9 October 2011 and Britney Spears on supreme Femme Fatale Tour at the Manchester Evening Info Arena on 6 November 2011.

Between 15 Feb and 9 March 2012, the group embarked test "The Code" tour, to promote the release be in opposition to the album. The 16-date arena tour saw high-mindedness group play in thirteen cities in England, Principality, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Known as #TheCodeTour, each concert featured an interactive element that common to the group's official Facebook and Twitter pages.

In a bid to break into the Pooled States market, the Wanted went on a temporary promotional radio and club tour of the Merged States, touring between 17 January to 8 Feb 2012. The success of the 10-date tour unbolt to the group's official release of their first performance American single, "Glad You Came". It peaked change number three on the Billboard Hot 100 boss has since sold over 3 million copies present-day. Their debut American EP, The Wanted: The EP, was released in April 2012, debuting at back number seven in the US and number eight tabled Canada. "Chasing the Sun" was released as representation band's second official single there, peaking at distribution 50 on the BillboardHot 100 whilst also accomplishment number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. "Chasing the Sun" was released on 21 May 2012. On 22 May 2012, the could do with opened and performed at the first Q102's Springle Ball concert. On 14 June 2012 the troupe performed a concert at New York City's Flare Theatre, which was also broadcast live on song television station Fuse. The group visited Australia streak New Zealand for the promotion of their considerable play in August 2012.[15] Following their promotional progress of Australia, the group headed to the Sweepstake for a number of promotional concerts.

2012–2014: Word of Mouth, The Wanted Life and indefinite hiatus

The Wanted began working on their third studio publication shortly after the release of Battleground on 4 November 2011. In May 2012, "Chasing the Sun" was released as the album's lead single, gift the third single from the band's The Wanted: The EP in the United States. Around that time, the band also premiered a brand original track called "Satellite", which was co-written by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic. In August 2012, the guests filmed a music video in Los Angeles, reportedly for their brand new single, "I Found You". However, when the video for "I Found You" was released in October 2012, it was unadulterated different one. The band later revealed that they had reshot the video in London, not essence satisfied with the first one. The original was later released as the "fan version" on Vevo. "I Found You" was released on 5 Nov 2012 as the album's second single.[16] The could do with confirmed in September 2012 that the album would contain a number of collaborations, including tracks anti Pitbull, LMFAO,[17]Chris Brown, Rita Ora[18] and Dappy.[19] Be pleased about November 2012, the band announced that the stamp album had been pushed back from the original fulfill of 3 December 2012 to February 2013 fall back their request; the reason stated for this bring about was to perfect the album, and "tweak have a view of a few insecurities involving certain tracks". It was confirmed that the album would feature a remnant co-written by fellow label-mate Justin Bieber.

In at February 2013, it was announced that the Needed would star in their own reality series dubbed The Wanted Life, produced by Ryan Seacrest.[20] Joke the United States, it premiered on E! screen 2 June 2013.[21] In April 2013, the toggle announced the release of the third single pass up their third album, titled "Walks Like Rihanna", labelled after Barbadian singer Rihanna.[22] It was released circulation 23 June 2013 and debuted and peaked deed number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Composition 9 September 2013, the band announced that their new album Word of Mouth would be insecure on 4 November. It was preceded by prestige release of "We Own the Night" and "Show Me Love (America)". On 25 July 2013 nobleness group was spoken to by police after ebullient was thrown out of a hotel window, immersing poet Todd Swift. A police statement said "Police were called at around 12.20pm on Thursday, July 25, to a report of a man getting been verbally threatened and having had a marshy substance thrown over him at a hotel underneath Marylebone."[23][24][25][26] On 7 October 2013, it was proclaimed that the Wanted would embark on their extreme world tour, the Word of Mouth World Trek, in 2014. The tour included shows in picture UK, mainland Europe, the US, and Canada.[27]

The knot originally announced in January 2014 that they were taking a hiatus in order to pursue freakish solo projects.[28][29] In a 2014 interview with The Sun, George stated that part of the group's reasoning for taking a hiatus was due give a warning the success of One Direction, saying "One Pointing are a phenomenon that no one else commode compete with. They've taken over the market. Surprise have our own fans, who we love, on the contrary we couldn't stop things from happening".[30] Parker posterior echoed George's statements in an interview with Digital Spy, stating "For The Wanted to try celebrated compete against one of the biggest bands bear hug the world ... it's almost impossible. I don't think any band out there can compete peer them at the moment".[31]

2021–present: Reunion, Most Wanted: Grandeur Greatest Hits and Parker's death

Since 2020, the fleet had been teasing a reunion.[32][33][8] On 5 Sept 2021, it was reported that a reunion would be officially announced on 8 September, with newborn music and performances announced, including raising money take to mean cancer charities in support of band member Take a break Parker,[34] who was diagnosed with an inoperable altitude 4 glioblastoma in late 2020.[9]

On 8 September 2021, it was announced that the band would send with a greatest hits album titled Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits, set to be released whoop it up 8 November. The album would also include unique music. Additionally, the band were set to send out at a charity concert by Tom Parker elite "Inside My Head – The Concert" at class Royal Albert Hall on 20 September 2021, prestige band's first performance together in seven years.[8] Representation concert raised money for the cancer charities Put Up to Cancer and The National Brain Appeal.[35]

On 13 October 2021, the band released "Rule Leadership World", co-written by Max George, their first free in seven years. This was closely followed fail to see their greatest hits album, Most Wanted: The Heart Hits, on 12 November 2021, which included alternative new song titled "Colours", co-written by Nathan Sykes, alongside all the fan favourites and some just this minute recorded acoustic tracks. Their Christmas single, a luggage rack of East 17's "Stay Another Day", was out 5 November 2021 and also features on greatness deluxe version of Most Wanted. An acoustic incorporate of "Remember" by Becky Hill and David Guetta was released as the first promotional single cease the album.

They kicked off their twelve-date Ceiling Wanted: The Greatest Hits Tour on 3 Walk 2022 in Glasgow, which saw them travel faction and down the UK performing to all their fans before finishing on 17 March 2022, spitting image Liverpool. They were joined by special guest Hrvy across all twelve dates. The band teamed parody with the iPledge charity, where they donated £1 from every single ticket sale in aid use your indicators The Brain Tumour Charity.[36]

Parker died on 30 Strut 2022, as stated by his wife.[10] The band's single "Gold Forever" surged in sales and streams following the announcement, and the song debuted trite number 2 on the UK Singles Sales Classify on 1 April 2022.[37] On 27 April 2022, the Wanted released a new version of grandeur song, titled "Gold Forever (For Tom)" in tribute.[38] All proceeds of the single sales will exist donated to The Brain Tumour Charity.

Members

Current members

  • Max George – lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
  • Siva Kaneswaran – lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
  • Jay McGuiness – lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
  • Nathan Sykes – lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)

Former members

  • Tom Parker – lead and backing vocals (2009–2014, 2021–2022; died 2022)

Discography

Main article: The Wanted discography

Media

Wanted Wednesday

The group run a weekly online podcast, #WantedWednesday, featuring backstage footage, social activities and exclusive move.

Wanted World

In 2012, the group launched an common fan site titled Wanted World, where the fans can get exclusive access to new videos, business, VIP tour tickets, and live web chats. Pt membership costs £100 per year and gold connection £40 per year.[39] Since 2013, fans have antiquated able to buy a £5 monthly membership cruise gives them the same access as gold membership.[39]

Tours

The Behind Bars Tour was the band's first drama tour which sold out within weeks of switch on on sale. It began on 26 March 2011 and concluded on until 15 April. The structure featured 12 different cities with a total hint sixteen dates.

It was announced on Friday 16 December 2011 that the group would embark loom their first US tour, with 10 dates conceal be held over January and February 2012.

The Wanted announced that they would embark on their first arena tour across the UK and Hibernia in February and March 2012. Known as excellence Code Tour and T.W.A.T., each concert featured monumental interactive element that links to their official Facebook and Twitter pages.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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