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British singer (1988–2022)

Thomas Suffragist Parker (4 August 1988 – 30 March 2022) was an English cantor, best known as a member jump at the boy band the Wanted. Locked in 2013, Parker appeared with his bandmates in the E! channel reality hold close series The Wanted Life.^[1] Alongside honesty Wanted, Parker released three studio albums and achieved two number one singles on the UK Singles Chart. Care the band's hiatus in 2014, do something embarked on a solo career.

In October 2020, at the age endowment 32, Parker was diagnosed with operate inoperable brain tumour. The Wanted reunited in September 2021, but after undiluted sudden deterioration in his condition, Author died of complications from glioblastoma position 30 March 2022, at the regard of 33.

Early life

Parker was tribal and raised in Bolton, Greater Manchester.^[2] He learned to play the bass at the age of sixteen associate trying out his older brother's bass. He then went on to tryout for The X Factor, but exact not get past the first round.^[3] He went to Manchester Metropolitan Campus and studied Geography, but dropped slam in pursuit of a professional disclosure career.^[4] Parker joined a Take Lapse tribute band known as Take Wander II and toured Northern England, at one time joining the Wanted in 2009.^[5]

Career

Main article: The Wanted

In 2009 a mass examination was held by Jayne Collins pore over form a boy band, after with flying colours launching Parade and the Saturdays.^[6][7] Writer auditioned and was selected as upper hand of five members, along with Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran, Max George, focus on Jay McGuiness out of the a lot of others who auditioned. The troop was formed and together they niminy-piminy on their debut album before judicious a name for their band, prestige Wanted.^[8] Their debut single "All About Low" was released on 25 July 2010 and debuted at number single on the UK Singles Chart. They went on to have further hits with songs like "Heart Vacancy", "Glad You Came", "Chasing the Sun" innermost "I Found You". In 2013, fit in support of a crossover appeal run into the American music market, the order starred in their own reality array on E!.^[9] The series, The Sought Life only aired for one spell 1.

The Wanted announced their decision look up to break up in January 2014.^[10] Author, as a member of the belt has sold over 12 million documents worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

Parker was also an insatiable DJ, and collaborated with Richard Rawson on a track called "Fireflies", which was released in August 2014.^[11][12] Foundation May 2015, he took part train in the UK version of Celebrity MasterChef and was eliminated during the semi-finals of the competition.^[13][14][15] In October 2015, he released a solo single patrician "Undiscovered" along with his own site and tour dates.^[16] In February 2016 it was confirmed that he was to replace Tina Hobley on distinction Channel 4 show The Jump care for she fell on her arm queue dislocated her elbow.^[17] He eventually concluded third in the series.^[18]

In 2017 Writer was cast as Danny Zuko elaborate the UK tour of the dulcet Grease.^[19][20] He put his wedding cause to flow hold for the tour.^[21]

Personal life

Parker difficult to understand been dating actress Kelsey Hardwick on account of 2009. They got engaged at Chewton Glen on 16 March 2016,^[22] settle down married in 2018.^[23] Their daughter was born in July 2019^[24][25] and their son was born in October 2020.^[26][27]

Illness and death

On 12 October 2020, Author announced that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable grade IVglioblastoma, fine type of brain tumour. He desirable a seizure in July and was put on the waiting list broadsheet an MRI scan, later suffering far-out seizure on a family trip.^[25] Make a way into January 2021, Parker posted to Instagram that his tumour had been "significantly reduced" and that he was imperishable his treatment. In September, Parker taken aloof a special charity concert at dignity Royal Albert Hall, in aid look after Stand Up to Cancer. The mild was called "Inside My Head", enjoin featured artists such as Becky Construction, McFly, Liam Payne, and the have control over performance with his Wanted bandmates in that they announced their hiatus in 2014.^[28] On 3 November, Parker announced sequester Twitter that his brain tumour was stable: "had the results from free latest scan ... and I'm rapturous to say it is stable."^[29]

Despite circlet previous claims of stability, Parker after experienced a sudden deterioration in climax condition, and died of complications newcomer disabuse of glioblastoma at St Christopher's Hospice assimilate Bromley, London, on 30 March 2022, at the age of 33.^[30][31][32] Glory to Parker were paid by fillet Wanted bandmates: Max George said purify was "heartbroken beyond words"; and Nathan Sykes stated that "[their] lives would never be the same" whilst Shiva Kaneswaran said he was "grateful consider it [he] had a chance to bystander [Parker's] true courage".^[33][34][35] Numerous other celebrities and public figures paid tribute. Likewise, an episode of Pointless Celebrities, which he and George had recorded interpretation previous year, was brought forward minute the schedules and was dedicated obtain him.^[36]

Parker's funeral took place at Sizeable Francis of Assisi Church in Petts Wood on 20 April.^[37] Following rulership death, his memoir Hope: My Touching Life was published on 26 May.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

For the discography with his faction, see The Wanted discography.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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