Born in Gloucester, England, on April 18, 1993, Nathan Sykes grew up with his younger sister and his mother, a music teacher. He was only 6 when he started singing and performing, going on to win notable competitions, including Britney Spears' Karaoke Kriminals in 2003. Sykes later won a spot in the U.K. boy band the Wanted, which has gone on to score two No. 1 singles,
Early Life
Born in the Abbeydale section of Gloucester, England, on April 18, 1993, Nathan James Sykes learned to play piano at a very young age from his mother, a music teacher. He took to the music and began singing and performing at age 6; starting at age 11, he attended London's prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School. Sykes won various youth competitions, including Britney Spears's Karaoke Kriminals (where he met Spears live on television) and the Cheltenham Competitive Festival of Dramatic Art, both in 2003. In 2004, he competed to represent the United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, placing third overall.
Career
In 2009, after a highly competitive, nationwide audition process, a 16-year-old Nathan Sykes was chosen to be a member of a new five-member boy band, the Wanted. Sykes was the youngest member of the new group, whose other members were Max George, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran. His musical training and love of R&B and soul music styles came in handy, lending credibility to the group. (Sykes has named harmonizing R&B/pop group Boyz II Men as his favorite group.)
The Wanted's self-titled debut album, released in October 2010, included their first single, "All Time Low," which hit No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart. The album went on to launch three U.K. Top 20 singles and rose to No. 4 in the United Kingdom. In November 2011, the group's second album, Battleground, spawned another No. 1 hit, "Glad You Came," which became their biggest hit to date, holding the top spot in the United Kingdom for two weeks, and in Ireland for five weeks.
As the band makes a bid to increase their visibility and popularity in the United States, celebrity cable channel E! Entertainment launched a reality show around them in summer 2013, The Wanted Life.
Personal Life
Sykes has been romantically linked to British singer Dionne Bromfield, two years his junior and the goddaughter of the late British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. Although they have not formally announced they are a couple, the tabloid press has chronicled them closely. As the youngest member of the group, Sykes holds a special place in the hearts of the band's large, young female following. Whenever there is talk in the press of a possible girlfriend, it gives rise to heated fan discussions on Twitter, often resulting in a loss of followers.
Among Sykes's favorite foods are spaghetti Bolognese and Chinese food. He is said to be the neatest and most organized among his bandmates.
Early Life
Born in the Abbeydale section of Gloucester, England, on April 18, 1993, Nathan James Sykes learned to play piano at a very young age from his mother, a music teacher. He took to the music and began singing and performing at age 6; starting at age 11, he attended London's prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School. Sykes won various youth competitions, including Britney Spears's Karaoke Kriminals (where he met Spears live on television) and the Cheltenham Competitive Festival of Dramatic Art, both in 2003. In 2004, he competed to represent the United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, placing third overall.
Career
In 2009, after a highly competitive, nationwide audition process, a 16-year-old Nathan Sykes was chosen to be a member of a new five-member boy band, the Wanted. Sykes was the youngest member of the new group, whose other members were Max George, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran. His musical training and love of R&B and soul music styles came in handy, lending credibility to the group. (Sykes has named harmonizing R&B/pop group Boyz II Men as his favorite group.)
The Wanted's self-titled debut album, released in October 2010, included their first single, "All Time Low," which hit No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart. The album went on to launch three U.K. Top 20 singles and rose to No. 4 in the United Kingdom. In November 2011, the group's second album, Battleground, spawned another No. 1 hit, "Glad You Came," which became their biggest hit to date, holding the top spot in the United Kingdom for two weeks, and in Ireland for five weeks.
As the band makes a bid to increase their visibility and popularity in the United States, celebrity cable channel E! Entertainment launched a reality show around them in summer 2013, The Wanted Life.
Personal Life
Sykes has been romantically linked to British singer Dionne Bromfield, two years his junior and the goddaughter of the late British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. Although they have not formally announced they are a couple, the tabloid press has chronicled them closely. As the youngest member of the group, Sykes holds a special place in the hearts of the band's large, young female following. Whenever there is talk in the press of a possible girlfriend, it gives rise to heated fan discussions on Twitter, often resulting in a loss of followers.
Among Sykes's favorite foods are spaghetti Bolognese and Chinese food. He is said to be the neatest and most organized among his bandmates.
theres nothing better than having your five best mates slepping up your house on sivasaturday and staying up ALL night listening to the wanted music and talking about them then it goes into sykessunday and we all celebrate like at 12:am my parents dont care they just stay in bed while were all down stairs singing and listening to the wanted they have to cope with it every week HEHE!! and were on the laptop on facebook talking to our other friends about it then in school we celebrwte wantedwednesday madly when we go home together aswell!!! its just awesome and so fun ;)
Once upon a time I was at a tw concert and I was screaming my head off then nathen looked at me and gave me a wink. Then he thought of the idea of having a special person on the stage then he pointed to me then I got up on stage. Then I started crying but then nathen gave me a kiss on the lips Then I said I can do this then I gave him a kiss on the cheek. Then tw started singing heart vagancy. After the concert nathen pulled me aside and asked will you go out with me and then I was thinking this is happening I'm 18 and going to go out with nathen sykes then I said yes then we kissed. We stayed together for ever we got married had cute sykes kids Danielle and jillian and me and nathen loved every moment with each other. The end.
