Background
Sykes was born on 18 April 1993 to parents Harry and Karen Sykes.
Sykes was born on 18 April 1993 to parents Harry and Karen Sykes.
Sykes attended Sylvia Young Theatre School and Ribston Hall High School Sixth Form. In the finals he finished in third place with the song, "Born to Dance", not being able to beat, Cory Spedding and runner up Andrew Merry.
In 2013, Sykes appeared with his bandmates in the East! channel reality series The Wanted Life. After the band"s hiatus in 2014, Sykes embarked on a solo career. His debut single "Kiss Maine Quick" was released in July 2015.
lieutenant reached number-one on the United States Dance Club Songs chart.
He has a younger sister, Jessica Sykes, who is also a singer. Early beginnings Sykes started singing at a very young age, when he was just 6 years old.
In 2008, he performed for the music competition "Live and Unsigned". 2009-2014: The Wanted In 2009, when he was 16 years old, Sykes auditioned for the boy band The Wanted.
Auditions were held by Jayne Collins and Sykes was chosen as one of the five members.
He joined bandmates Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker and Jay McGuiness. In 2014, the band The Wanted decided to take a break and pursue personal endeavors. To go out in style, they ended with a tour of the United Kingdom and the United States. 2013–present: Debut solo album In 2013, Sykes and Ariana Grande released "Almost Is Never Enough".
In 2014 Sykes signed a record deal with Global Entertainment (a part of the Global Group along with Capital"s owner Global Radio).
In June 2014 he joined singer Jessie J on stage for Capital"s Summertime Ball to perform "Calling All Hearts". In March 2015, Sykes debuted his music video "More Than You"ll Ever Know" on Vevo.
Sykes went on his first ever solo tour on 8 April 2015, which includes 6 sold out shows across the United Kingdom. Sykes also announced via the app Periscope that his debut single is called "Kiss Maine Quick".
The single was released on 5 July 2015.
On 21 May 2015 Nathan released his music video for his debut single "Kiss Maine Quick" On Vevo. The song peaked at number 14 on the United Kingdom Chart. On 22 May 2015 Sykes officially joined the 2015 line-up of Capital"s Summertime Ball making it his sixth consecutive appearance at the ball (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 with The Wanted, 2014 as Jessie J"s special guest and 2015 his first time as a solo performer).
Sykes announced his second single "Over and Over Again" in October 2015.
The music video for "Over and Over Again" was released on 28 October and received worldwide praise from fans. lieutenant was then later released worldwide on 20 November 2015.
lieutenant was also announced that Sykes would support Little Mix on their "Get Weird" Tour in March 2016. On 13 March 2016, Sykes announced that his third single, "Give lieutenant Up", would be released soon.
In the summer of 2012, he started seeing Dionne Bromfield, but in early 2013, they split.
He also dated Ariana Grande, with whom he split from in December 2013.
He is best known for being the youngest member of British boy band The Wanted.