Boy Band Blues

The Wanted have all the ingredients of a boy band. Good looks, good melodies and above all, music that would make you cuddle up or jump onto the dance floor. As is with boy bands, the one thing you can expect them talking about is love, love and more love.

The Wanted, for those who don’t know, are a British pop boy band based in London, comprising of Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness and Nathan Sykes. Tom Parker, who was also part of the band, passed away in 2022 due to cancer.

The Wanted burst onto the pop scene in 2010, when the boy band era had almost vanished, with little or no competition, except for co-patriots One Direction on their heels to steal the limelight, if not the girls.

Two members of the band, Siva Kaneswaran and Max George, were in Mumbai in mid-May and performed a concert at Dublin Square, Phoenix Market city, Kurla as part of their India Tour, organised by KCT Entertainment. The duo gave a wonderful performance in front of their fans, with two lucky fans getting a chance to be with them on stage for one of their songs. The boys harmonized well, their vocals were pretty amazing.

Soon after the concert, VERUS FERREIRA spoke to band members Siva Kaneswaran and Max George on their debut visit to Mumbai, the loss of bandmate Tom Parker, the band’s reunion, their Greatest Hits album and the future of the band.

VF: What does this visit to India mean to you? 
MG: Yes we are visiting India for the first time. As a band, we have always wanted to travel to meet our Indian fans. Seeing the online support was incredible, especially for Siva as his heritage is South Indian. 

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