Tom Parker (singer)

Tom Parker
Birth name Thomas Anthony Parker
Born (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988
Bolton, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2009–present
Associated acts The Wanted

Thomas Anthony "Tom" Parker (born 4 August 1988) is an English singer best known for being a member of the British-Irish boy band The Wanted.

Career

Parker grew up in Bolton, England.[1] Parker learned to play the guitar at the age of sixteen after trying out his older brother's. He then went on to audition for The X Factor but did not get past the first round. He went to Manchester Metropolitan University and studied Geography, but dropped out in pursuit of a professional singing career.[2] Parker joined a Take That tribute band known as Take That II and toured Northern England, before joining The Wanted in 2009.[3]

Parker is also an avid DJ, and collaborated with Richard Rawson on a track called "Fireflies", which was released in August 2014. In May 2015, Parker was confirmed to take part in the UK version of Celebrity Masterchef.[4] He was then eliminated during the semi-finals of the competition. Parker has recently been working on his own music. In October 2015, he released "Undiscovered" along with his own website and tour dates. In February 2016, it was confirmed that Parker was to replace Tina Hobley on the Channel 4 show The Jump after she fell on her arm and dislocated her elbow and finished 3rd.[5]

In 2017, Parker was cast in Broadway Grease as Danny Zuko.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Wanted have a scream at Manchester show".
  2. ↑ "Alastair Campbell in a spin as charity match turns ugly". The Daily Telegraph. London. 5 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Who are the members of "take that 2"".
  4. ↑ "Celebrity MasterChef 2015: full list of contestants revealed". standard.co.uk. London Evening Standard. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Bennion, Chris (March 16, 2017). "The Jump: Ben Cohen beats favourite Tom Parker to win the final - plus other talking points". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tom Parker on making his stage debut in Manchester, and getting The Wanted back together". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.


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