The Wanted is a British boy-band consisting of Jay McGuinness (born 24 July 1990) from Nottingham, Max George (born 6 September 1988) from Manchester, Nathan Sykes (born 18 April 1993) from Gloucester, Siva Kaneswaren (born 16 November 1988) from Dublin and Tom Parker (4 August 1988-30 March 2022) from Bolton. The group formed through a series of nationwide auditions in 2009 and signed to Geffen Records later the same year. The Wanted was active from 2009 through 2014, before reuniting in 2021.