Nathan James Sykes (born 18 April 1993)[2] is an English singer, best known as a member of the boy band The Wanted.

Sykes made his return in June 2013 when the Wanted opened the Capital FM Summertime Ball, during a performance of "I Found You".

[14] Following his return to the band, Sykes confirmed that he would be joining the rest of his bandmates for their upcoming summer gigs and events, while also stating that he still has some recovering to do.

Speaking with Heart Radio for an interview, Sykes told the audience: "I'm not quite fully recovered yet but it's quite a long process.

[19] In June 2014, he joined singer Jessie J onstage for Capital's Summertime Ball to perform "Calling All Hearts".

This marked his first official solo performance since the band's hiatus and his fifth consecutive year as part of the Summertime Ball lineup.

On 28 January 2015 MTV revealed that Sykes had played them previews of his upcoming material co-written with producers Harmony and LDN Noise[21] including "Money", "Famous" and "Kiss Me Quick".

Sykes announced via the app Periscope that his debut single would be called "Kiss Me Quick", co-written with LDN Noise and Ali Tennant.

[citation needed] 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 as unsuitable for most audiences.

[26][27][28] On 11 July 2016, Sykes announced via Twitter that he would be joining Alessia Cara on her Know-It-All headlining tour in the United States.

[citation needed] On 12 October 2016, Sykes announced via Twitter that his debut studio album, Unfinished Business, would be out worldwide on 11 November 2016.

[citation needed] During September 2021, The Wanted returned with all 5 members of the band,[29] up until bandmate Tom Parker died in 2022.