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Tom Parker, The Wanted Singer, died of brain cancer at 33

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Tom Parker The Wanted Singer died of brain cancer at

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Tom Parker, one-fifth of boy band The Wanted, died after previously announcing he had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2020. He was 33 years old. Parker’s wife Kelsey announced on Instagram that he “passed away peacefully earlier today with all his family by his side.” She revealed the news alongside a photo of him with their two children. “Our hearts are broken, Tom was the center of our world and we cannot imagine life without his infectious smile and energetic presence,” she wrote. Parker joined The Wanted in 2009 after a massive audition; He had previously auditioned for The X-Factor. The group released their debut single “All Time Low” in 2010, which reached #1 in the UK. A self-titled album followed later in the year, followed by a follow-up, Battleground, in 2011. A single from that album, “Glad You Came”, also reached #1 in the UK and became a crossover hit in the US, where it hit 3rd place culminated. The group released a third album, Word of Mouth, in 2013 and went on hiatus after touring in 2014.

Parker continued to perform while The Wanted went on hiatus, including on a UK tour of Grease in 2017. In 2020, he opened up about his brain cancer diagnosis. The next year he reunited with The Wanted for a greatest hits album. The band’s first performance was at a cancer charity concert organized by Parker. After treating his brain tumor, Parker called last November that his condition was “stable”.

Earlier this month, Parker performed on The Wanted’s European Reunion Tour. The singer announced in March that his memoir Hope would be released on July 21. “This is not a book about dying,” he wrote on Twitter. “It’s a book about life.”