Nathan Sykes

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Nathan Sykes
Birth name Nathan James Sykes
Born (1993-04-18) 18 April 1993
Gloucester, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
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, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for being the youngest member of the British boy band The Wanted. In 2013, Sykes appeared with his bandmates in the E! channel reality television series The Wanted Life.[3] After the band's hiatus in 2014, Sykes embarked on a solo career. His debut , "Kiss Me Quick" was released in July 2015. It reached number-one on the US Dance Club Songs chart.[4] |- ! scope="row"| "Born to Dance" | 2004 | — || — || — | data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single |- ! scope="row"| "Almost Is Never Enough"
(Ariana Grande featuring Nathan Sykes) | 2013 | 49 || 56 || 82 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and Yours Truly |- ! scope="row"| "More Than You'll Ever Know" | 2015 | — || — || — | rowspan="2"| Unfinished Business |- ! scope="row"| "Twist" | 2016 | — || — || — |- | colspan="22" style="font-size:85%" | "—" 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.</re Sykes was born on 18 April 1993 to 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.<ref>[[Ribston Hall High School]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/nathan-sykes|title=Nathan Sykes|publisher=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|date=March 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/VIDEO-Nathan-Sykes-sister-Jess-proves-singing/story-19609772-detail/story.html|title=VIDEO: Move over Nathan Sykes, sister Jess proves singing talent|publisher=[[Gloucester Citizen]]|date=March 8, 2013}}</ref>

    Music career

    Early beginnings

    Sykes started singing when he was six 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", behind 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, at the age of 16, Sykes auditioned for the boy band, The Wanted. The auditions were held by Jayne Collins. Sykes was chosen to be one of those five members for a group. He joined bandmates Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker and Jay McGuiness. In 2014, the band decided to take a break and pursue their personal endeavours after a tour of the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/the-wanted/news/nathan-sykes-the-wanted-split-will-be-lengthy|title=Nathan Sykes: 'The Wanted Split Will Be Lengthy'|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=March 1, 2014}}</ref>

    2013–present: Unfinished Business

    In 2013, Sykes and American singer Ariana Grande released their collaborative single, "Almost Is Never Enough".<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena|first=Joselyn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1711236/ariana-grande-nathan-sykes-almost-never-enough-mortal-instruments/|title=Ariana Grande Admits The Wanted’s Nathan Sykes ‘Sang The Hell Out Of’ Duet|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=August 25, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Sykes signed a record deal with Global Entertainment (a part of the Global Group, along with Capital's owner Global Radio).<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Dan|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/6295844/Nathan-Sykes-reveals-all-in-first-chat-since-The-Wanted-split.html|title=I wasn’t in best place when I split with The Wanted and Ariana|publisher=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|date=March 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.thisisglobal.com/entertainment/music-and-management/#nathan-sykes |title=Nathan Sykes|access-date=July 2, 2015}}</ref> In June 2014, he joined singer Jessie J on stage for Capital's Summertime Ball to perform "Calling All Hearts".<ref>{{cite web|last=Davidson|first=Amy|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a580098/watch-nathan-sykes-of-the-wanted-join-jessie-j-and-dj-cassidy-on-stage.html|title=Watch Nathan Sykes of The Wanted join Jessie J and DJ Cassidy on stage|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=June 24, 2014}}</ref> In March 2015, Sykes debuted his first solo music video for "More Than You'll Ever Know" on Vevo.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Adam|url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/music/430292/Nathan-Sykes-more-than-you-ll-ever-know-video|title=Nathan Sykes' voice will amaze you in his new video for More Than You'll Ever Know|work=[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)]]|date=March 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roth|first=Madeline|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2104532/nathan-sykes-more-than-youll-ever-know-video/|title=Nathan Sykes Oozes Sex Appeal In New Video: Watch|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=March 12, 2015}}</ref> Sykes went on his first solo tour on 8 April 2015, which included six sold-out shows in the United Kingdom. Sykes announced via the app Periscope that his debut single would be called "Kiss Me Quick".<ref>{{cite web|last=Sykes|first=Nathan|url=https://instagram.com/p/1Oeey1GI9x/?taken-by=nathansykes|title=Nathan Sykes Announces Debut Single "Kiss Me Quick released in June"|date=April 8, 2015}}</ref> The single was released on 5 July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sykes|first=Nathan|url=https://twitter.com/NathanSykes/status/598744609917829120|title=Nathan Sykes Announces Debut Single "Kiss Me Quick release date."|date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> On 21 May 2015, Sykes released his music video for his debut single, "Kiss Me Quick" on Vevo.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sykes|first=Nathan|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tj4ye_3fAQ|title=Nathan Sykes releases music video for debut single "Kiss Me Quick"|date=May 21, 2015}}</ref> The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. In October 2015, Sykes announced his second single, called "Over and Over Again". The music video for the song was released in the UK on 28 October 2015. It was released worldwide on 20 November 2015. It was also announced that Sykes would support Little Mix on their The Get Weird Tour in March 2016. Sykes announced that his third single, called "Give It Up", would be released on 13 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NathanSykes/status/709024790200360965|title=Nathan Sykes on Twitter|publisher=}}</ref> The music video for "Give It Up" was released on 27 April 2016, and was later banned from television after featuring numerous scenes which came across unsuitable for most audiences. On 11 June 2016, Sykes performed at Capital's Summertime Ball for the seventh consecutive time (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 with The Wanted, 2014 as Jessie J's guest, 2015 and 2016 as a solo performer).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/nathan-sykes/news/summertime-ball-lineup-2015/|title=Kiss Us Quick Nathan! The UK Singing Sensation Joins Our Summertime Ball Line Up|date=May 22, 2015|work=Capital}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/nathan-sykes/news/summertime-ball-2016-set-list/|title=Nathan Sykes Gives The #CapitalSTB Crowd A Surprise Duet… With X Factor’s Louisa Johnson!|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nathansykesofficial.com/news/2016/nathan-sykes-performs-to-an-over-80-000-people-crowd-at-the-capital-fm-summertime-ball|title=Nathan Sykes - Nathan Sykes performs to over 80,000 people at the Capital FM Summertime Ball!!|publisher=}}</ref> On 11 July 2016, Sykes announced via Twitter that he would be joining Alessia Cara on her Know-It-All headling tour in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NathanSykes/status/752522736401051648|title=Nathan Sykes announces tour with Alessia Cara|publisher=}}</ref> On 12 October 2016, Sykes announced via Twitter that his debut studio album, Unfinished Business would be out worldwide on 11 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NathanSykes/status/786310496643276800|title=Nathan Sykes announces new album date.|publisher=}}</ref>

    Personal life

    In the summer of 2012, he started seeing Dionne Bromfield, but in early 2013, they split.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sperling|first=Daniel|url=http://m.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a473670/dionne-bromfield-confirms-nathan-sykes-split-no-hard-feelings.html#~p6OLtLxKXRjfl4|title=Dionne Bromfield confirms Nathan Sykes split: 'No hard feelings'|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> He also dated Ariana Grande, from whom he split in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2529037/Ariana-Grande-Nathan-Sykes-split-weeks-ago-relationship-ran-course.html|title=They just weren't into it anymore': Ariana Grande and Nathan Sykes split up 'a few weeks ago after relationship ran its course|publisher=[[Daily Mail]]|date=December 24, 2013}}</ref> He is currently single.

    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
    2016 CBBC Official Chart Show Himself 1 episode
    Blue Peter Himself 1 episode
    2016 Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up Himself 1 episode

    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.

    Albums

    Title Details Peak chart positions
    UK
    <ref name="UK">Peak positions in the United Kingdom: * For all except noted: {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/47906/nathan-sykes/|title=Nathan Sykes|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|work=Officialcharts.com/}} * For "Almost Is Never Enough": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130825/7501/|title=Chart Archive > 25 August 2013 - 31 August 2013|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|work=Officialcharts.com/}}</ref>    		 SCO
    <ref name="SCOAlbums">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20161118/40/|title=Chart Archive > 18 November 2016 - 24 November 2016|publisher=Official Charts Company|work=Officialcharts.com/|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref>    		 US Heat
    <ref name="US Heat">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6577389/nathan-sykes/chart?f=324|title=Nathan Sykes – Chart History: US Heat|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
    Unfinished Business 11 19 2

    Singles

    Title Year Peak chart positions Album
    UK
    <ref name="UK"/>    		 SCO
    <ref name="SCOSongs">Peak positions for singles in Scotland: * For "Almost Is Never Enough": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20150710/41/|title=Chart Archive > 10 July 2015 - 16 July 2015|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|work=Officialcharts.com/}} * For "Kiss Me Quick": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20150710/41/|title=Chart Archive > 10 July 2015 - 16 July 2015|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|work=Officialcharts.com/}} * For "Over and Over Again": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20151203/41/|title=Chart Archive > 27 November 2015 - 03 December 2015|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|work=Officialcharts.com/}} * For "Give It Up": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20160520/41/|title=Chart Archive > 20 May 2016 - 26 May 2016|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|work=Officialcharts.com/}} * For "Famous": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20161118/41/|title=Chart Archive > 18 November 2016 - 24 November 2016|publisher=Official Charts Company|work=Officialcharts.com/}} </ref>    		 US
    Dance
    <ref name="USDanceSongs">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6577389/nathan-sykes/chart/chart?f=359|title=Nathan Sykes – Chart History: Dance Club Songs|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
    "Kiss Me Quick" 2015 14 19 1 Unfinished Business
    "Over and Over Again"
    (solo or featuring Ariana Grande)    		 8 6 1
    "Give It Up"
    (featuring G-Eazy)    		 2016 56 32 39
    "Famous" 28 10 —
    "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

    Promotional singles

    Title Year Peak chart positions Album
    UK
    <ref name="UK"/>    		 IRE
    <ref name="IRE">{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Nathan+Sykes|title=Discography Nathan Sykes|publisher=Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>    		 US
    <ref name="US100">Peak positions for singles in the US:

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