Meet U.K.’s sexiest boy band, THE WANTED
Max George
Born 6 September 1988 (age 23), Max grew up with his family in
Manchester. Before music, he had been a football player with
Manchester’s Preston North End. He was a member of Avenue, a five-piece
boy band which gained popularity in the third season of The X Factor
before signing into The Wanted.
Nathan Sykes
Born 18 April 1993 (age 19), and known as the ‘baby’ of the group,
Nathan grew up in Abbeydale, Gloucester with his younger sister and
mother, who was a music teacher. He started singing and performing at
the age of 6 and attended Sylvia Young’s theatre school at age 11. He
continued to perform in various singing competitions and even attempted
to represent the UK in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in
Lillehammer, Norway. In the British qualifying finals, he sang “Born to
Dance” coming 3rd overall.
Siva Kaneswaran
Born 16 November 1988 (age 23), Siva grew up in Blanchardstown, Dublin
with his Sri Lankan Tamil father, Irish mother, twin brother Kumar and
six other siblings. He started modeling at 16 and appeared in various
ads where he was eventually spotted and recruited into The Wanted.
Jay McGuiness
Born 24 July 1990 (age 22), Jay grew up in Newark, Nottinghamshire. He
attended Holy Trinity Roman Catholic school in Newark. At the age of 13,
Jay went to Charlotte Hamilton School of Dance. He has a non-identical
twin brother named Tom and three other siblings.
Tom Parker
Born 4 August 1988 (age 24), Tom grew up in Bolton. He learned to play
the guitar at the age of 16 after trying out his older brother’s. He
went to Manchester Metropolitan University and studied Geography, but
eventually pursued a professional career in singing. Tom joined a Take
That tribute band and toured Northern England, before joining The Wanted
in 2009.
