Nathan Sykes

For the rugby league footballer, see Nathan Sykes (rugby league).
Nathan Sykes
Birth name Nathan James Sykes
Born (1993-04-18) 18 April 1993
Gloucester, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2003–present
Labels Global Entertainment[1]
Associated acts The Wanted
Website nathansykesofficial.com

Nathan James Sykes (born 18 April 1993)[2] is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the youngest member of British boy band The Wanted. In 2013, Sykes appeared with his bandmates in the E! channel reality series The Wanted Life.[3] After the band's hiatus in 2014, Sykes embarked on a solo career. His debut single "Kiss Me Quick" was released in July 2015. It reached number-one on the US Dance Club Songs chart.[4]

Early life

Sykes was born on 18 April 1993 to parents Harry and Karen Sykes. He has a younger sister, Jessica Sykes, who is also a singer. Sykes attended Sylvia Young Theatre School and Ribston Hall High School Sixth Form.[5][6][7]

Music career

Early beginnings

Sykes started singing at a very young age, when he was just 6 years old. In 2003, he won various competitions including Britney Spears' Karaoke Kriminals and Cheltenham Competitive Festival of Dramatic Art. In 2004, he appeared on ITV's Ministry of Mayhem, and won the Door Youth Project's "Undiscovered Youth Talent Contest" where he performed "Mack the Knife" in Derker, and he attempted to represent United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 that was held in Lillehammer. In the finals he finished in third place with the song, "Born to Dance", not being able to beat, Cory Spedding and runner up Andrew Merry. In 2008, he performed for the music competition "Live and Unsigned".

2009–14: The Wanted

Main article: The Wanted
Sykes at Changi Airport, Singapore

In 2009, when he was 16 years old, Sykes auditioned for the boy band The Wanted. Auditions were held by Jayne Collins and Sykes was chosen as one of the five members. He joined bandmates Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker and Jay McGuiness. In 2014, the band The Wanted decided to take a break and pursue personal endeavors. To go out in style, they ended with a tour of the UK and the US.[8] They have been getting together on occasions throughout 2015 but show no signs of re-grouping yet.

2013–present: Debut solo album

In 2013, Sykes and Ariana Grande released "Almost Is Never Enough".[9] In 2014 Sykes signed a record deal with Global Entertainment (a part of the Global Group along with Capital's owner Global Radio).[10][11] In June 2014 he joined singer Jessie J on stage for Capital's Summertime Ball to perform "Calling All Hearts".[12] In March 2015, Sykes debuted his music video "More Than You'll Ever Know" on Vevo.[13][14]

Sykes went on his first ever solo tour on 8 April 2015, which includes 6 sold out shows across the United Kingdom. Sykes also announced via the app Periscope that his debut single is called "Kiss Me Quick".[15] The single was released on 5 July 2015.[16] On 21 May 2015 Nathan released his music video for his debut single "Kiss Me Quick" On Vevo.[17] The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. On 22 May 2015 Sykes officially joined the 2015 line-up of Capital's Summertime Ball making it his sixth consecutive appearance at the ball (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 with The Wanted, 2014 as Jessie J's special guest and 2015 his first time as a solo performer).[18] Sykes announced his second single "Over and Over Again" in October 2015. The music video for "Over and Over Again" was released on 28 October and received worldwide praise from fans. It was then later released worldwide on 20 November 2015. It was also announced that Sykes would support Little Mix on their 'Get Weird' Tour in March 2016. Sykes announced that his third single, "Give It Up", will be released on May 13th 2016.[19] The video for Give It Up was released on the 27th April 2016, and was later banned from television after featuring numerous scenes which came across unsuitable for most audiences.

Personal life

In the summer of 2012, he started seeing Dionne Bromfield, but in early 2013, they split.[20] He also dated Ariana Grande, with whom he split from in December 2013.[21]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Magic Door Elf Warrior Actor
2010 Loose Women Himself 5 episodes
2013 Chasing the Saturdays Himself 1 episode
The Wanted Life Himself 7 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Type Award Result
2016 Kids' Choice Awards UK Favorite Music Act Nominated
Radio Disney Music Awards The Freshest - Best New Artist Nominated

Discography

For the discography with his band, see The Wanted discography.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[22]		 SCO
[23]		 US
Dance
[24]
"Kiss Me Quick" 2015 16191 TBA
"Over and Over Again" 861
"Give It Up"
(featuring G-Eazy)		 2016 — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[22]		 IRE
[25]		 US
[26]
2004 "Born to Dance" ——— Non-album single
2013 "Almost Is Never Enough"
(Ariana Grande featuring Nathan Sykes)		 49 56 82 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Yours Truly
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Music & Management". Global Entertainment. March 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nathan Sykes Biography". www.biography.com. March 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Siegel, Melissa (June 24, 2013). "NATHAN SYKES NEARLY QUIT 'A WANTED LIFE'! WHY DID WANTED SINGER WANT OUT OF E! REALITY SHOW? [VIDEO]". www.hollywoodtake.com.
  4. ↑ "Dance Club Songs. The Week of August 22, 2015". Billboard. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ Ribston Hall High School
  6. ↑ "Nathan Sykes". Glamour. March 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ "VIDEO: Move over Nathan Sykes, sister Jess proves singing talent". Gloucester Citizen. March 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Nathan Sykes: 'The Wanted Split Will Be Lengthy'". MTV. March 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ Vena, Joselyn (August 25, 2013). "Ariana Grande Admits The Wanted’s Nathan Sykes ‘Sang The Hell Out Of’ Duet". MTV.
  10. ↑ Jones, Dan (March 14, 2015). "I wasn’t in best place when I split with The Wanted and Ariana". The Sun.
  11. ↑ "Nathan Sykes". Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  12. ↑ Davidson, Amy (June 24, 2014). "Watch Nathan Sykes of The Wanted join Jessie J and DJ Cassidy on stage". Digital Spy.
  13. ↑ Mohamed, Adam (March 12, 2015). "Nathan Sykes' voice will amaze you in his new video for More Than You'll Ever Know". Daily Star (United Kingdom).
  14. ↑ Roth, Madeline (March 12, 2015). "Nathan Sykes Oozes Sex Appeal In New Video: Watch". MTV.
  15. ↑ Sykes, Nathan (April 8, 2015). "Nathan Sykes Announces Debut Single "Kiss Me Quick released in June"".
  16. ↑ Sykes, Nathan (May 14, 2015). "Nathan Sykes Announces Debut Single "Kiss Me Quick release date."".
  17. ↑ Sykes, Nathan (May 21, 2015). "Nathan Sykes releases music video for debut single "Kiss Me Quick"".
  18. ↑ "Kiss Us Quick Nathan! The UK Singing Sensation Joins Our Summertime Ball Line Up". Capital. May 22, 2015.
  19. ↑ https://twitter.com/NathanSykes/status/709024790200360965
  20. ↑ Sperling, Daniel (April 16, 2013). "Dionne Bromfield confirms Nathan Sykes split: 'No hard feelings'". Digital Spy.
  21. ↑ "They just weren't into it anymore': Ariana Grande and Nathan Sykes split up 'a few weeks ago after relationship ran its course". Daily Mail. December 24, 2013.
  22. 1 2 Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  23. ↑ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  24. ↑ "Nathan Sykes – Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  25. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Nathan Sykes". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  26. ↑ Peak positions for singles in the US:

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