The Wanted

The Wanted are an English-Irish boy band. They are made up of five members: Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran. They formed in 2009 and released their first album in 2010.

The Wanted
The Wanted in 2012
Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Pop, dance pop
Years active	2009-2014 2021-present
Labels	Geffen Island Mercury
Members	Max George Siva Kaneswaran Jay McGuiness Nathan Sykes
Past member(s)	Tom Parker (deceased)
Website	thewantedmusic.com

So far, they have released three albums: The Wanted (2010), Battleground (2011), and Word of Mouth (2013). These reached the fourth, fifth, and ninth place in the UK album charts.^[1] Their first single, All Time Low, reached number 1 in the UK singles chart.^[2] In 2011 they also recorded the song "Gold Forever" which was the official single for Comic Relief.^[3]

Members of the group

Current members

• Max George - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–present)
• Nathan Sykes - 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)

Former members

• Tom Parker - lead and backing vocals (2009–2014; 2021–2022; his death)