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|name = Nathan Sykes
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|background = solo_singer
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|birth_name = Nathan James Sykes
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|04|18|mf=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Gloucester, England]], U.K.
|genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[dance music|dance]], 
|occupation = [[Recording artist]]
|instrument = Vocals
|years_active = 2009–present
|label = [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]
|associated_acts = [[The Wanted]], [[Carly Rae Jepsen]], [[LMFAO]]
|website = 
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'''Nathan James Sykes''' born on (born April 18, 1993) is a [[british]] musician, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the boyband [[The Wanted]] that formed in 2009. 

==Music Career==
He started singing and performing at the age of 6. He auditioned to represent the UK in the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest]] in 2004. However, he finished third in the competition.
Sykes continued to perform as a child singer winning various competitions including "Britney Spears's Karaoke Kriminals" in 2003, where he got to kiss Britney Spears on live TV as part of his prize, and The Cheltenham Competitive Festival of Dramatic Art also in 2003. He appeared on ITV's Ministry of Mayhem in 2004, and won the Door Youth Project's "Undiscovered Youth Talenhugyt Contest" held in Derker performing "Mack the Knife".[18] and performed for the "Live and Unsigned".[19] Music Competition in Bristol in 2008.[20]
Sykes attempted to represent UK in the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004|Junior Eurovision]] Song Contest 2004 held in Lillehammer, Norway. In the British qualifying finals, he sang "Born to Dance"[21] coming 3rd overall, after winner Cory Spedding and runner-up Andrew Merry.

==Personal Life==
He was born to parents Harry Sykes and Karen in [[Abbeydale, Gloucestershire|Abbeydale]]. He grew up with his mom and younger sister named Jessica sykes who is still in highschool.<ref>http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/biographies/nathan-sykes</ref> He attended [[Sylvia Young Theatre School]] in 2004 at the age of ten after receiving a Priest Scholarship for musical theatre. <ref>http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/1563/stage-scholarships-to-sylvia-young-awarded </ref>. He went to Longlevens Junior School, then turned down a place at The Crypt for a scholarship at Sylvia Young Theatre School in London before returning to [[Ribston Hall High School]] for the sixth form. <ref>http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/young-boy-Nathan-Sykes-dream-stardom/story-11929403-detail/story.html</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Twitter|NathanTheWanted}}
*{{IMDb name|2598085|Nathan Sykes}}