Huge boyband star and former Strictly finalist has very different career worlds away from chart fame
The singer also competed on the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2015.
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Jay McGuiness (far right) was a member of The Wanted alongside (from left to right) Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker, Max George and Nathan Sykes
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However, the star has moved away from the music charts in recent years
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The singer is now an author of his own dystopian novel series
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He joined the boyband back in 2009 alongside
The group went on to sell 700,000 albums and 3.2 million singles in the UK according to the BPI (British Phonographic Industry).
After winning Strictly with
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He starred in several huge productions such as BIG! The Musical, Sleepless - A Musical romance and Rip It Up.
In 2022 he took on the lead role in a touring musical version of White
Christmas
, before he landed a role as Ben in
Recently, he could be seen in the touring production of & Juliet in the role of Shakespeare.
But away from the stage, Jay is establishing himself as a fiction author.
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Last year, the singer and actor released his debut fantasy novel, Blood Flowers.
This year he released another book called Poison Tides which forms part of his very own dystopian series.
Max George confirms he won't be playing show in Manchester
During their tenure together, The Wanted achieved significant success both in the UK and around the world.
Their first album peaked at number four in the UK chart and it spawned three UK Top 20 singles.
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In 2012, the group achieved success in the US and Canada with their track, Glad You Came.
It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 for four straight weeks, and it was the highest American chart entry by a British boyband at the time.
The Wanted: Discography
HOW did The Wanted place in the UK charts in their heyday?
Albums
The Wanted (2010) - UK number four
Battleground (2011) - UK number five
Word of Mouth (2013) - UK number nine
Singles
All Time Low (2010) - UK number one
Heart Vacancy (2010) - UK number two
Lose My Mind (2010) - UK number 19
Gold Forever (2011) - UK number 3
Glad You Came (2011) - UK number one
Lightning (2011) - UK number two
Warzone (2011) - UK number 21
Chasing the Sun (2012) - UK number two
I Found You (2012) - UK number three
Walks Like Rihanna (2013) - UK number four
We Own The Night (2013) - UK number 10
Show Me Love (America) (2013) - UK number eight
In their heyday, they were also nominated twice at the BRIT Awards in 2010 and 2012.
They also won the Best British Music act at the BBC
Radio
1 Teen Awards in 2011 as well as the Favourite Breakout Artist at the People's Choice Awards in 2013 in Los Angeles.
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The Wanted achieved three UK top ten albums and a number of UK number one singles
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Although Jay has not given up performing and has established himself as a regular on the West End
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He can be currently be seen on a UK touring production of the hit musical, & Juliet
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Last year he bagged himself a role in the hit production, 2:22 A Ghost Story
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Jay just released his second novel called Poison Tides
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