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The Wanted's Nathan Sykes announces solo career

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes has confirmed plans to go solo.

The band went on an indefinite hiatus last year and Sykes has now announced that he is going solo.

The Brit has worked with the likes of Diane Warren and Babyface on material and his first single is due out in the spring, with an album following later in the year.

Speaking about the news in an interview with Hunger TV, Sykes said:

"From being one fifth of a group to being a soloist, there is always the chance to surprise people as they are only now seeing 100% of me for the first time.

"It’s like a second, first impression and whereas I don’t necessarily think it’s important to change people’s perceptions, I do think it’s exciting that people won’t just see me as ‘the young one in The Wanted’ and can have the freedom to judge me as an individual and not just ‘that bloke from that band’.”

He added: "I’m not going to be one of the those people who tries to claim they are not making pop music when they actually are so whereas parts of my sound may not be traditional straight down the line pop music or the pop music people heard from The Wanted, I’m still classing this as a pop album. 

“I have tried to make something for everyone and have elements of soul, funk, Motown, dance, straight down the line commercial pop, some more stripped back acoustic tracks and there are a couple of piano ballads on there as well. I just wanted to make an album that people can really enjoy.”

Sykes also posed for new photos for Hunger TV that were taken by Eva Pentel.

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Watch Nathan Sykes being interviewed below: