The Wanted are an English-Irish boy band, formed in 2009, who made their debut release in July 2010. The group consists of members Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness, and Siva Kaneswaran and are currently signed to Island Records and in the US Mercury Records. They are managed by Scooter Braun

Their debut album, The Wanted, was released on 25 October 2010 and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. The album had three UK top 20 singles released from it: their debut single “All Time Low”, which hit the UK number one spot, “Heart Vacancy”, which reached number two, and “Lose My Mind”, which managed a peak of number 19

On March 30, 2022, Parker died at the age of 33 due to his complications from brain cancer. Parker leaves behind his wife, Kelsey Hardwick, as well as his 2-year-old daughter, Aurelia, and 16-month-old son, Bodhi.