DER BRITISCHE SÄNGER TOM PARKER (THE WANTED) IST GESTORBEN

Der am 4. August 1988 in Bolton (England) geborene englische Sänger Tom Parker (Bild) ist am 30. März 2022 nach einer Krebserkrankung gestorben. Er wurde als Mitglied der britischen Boyband The Wanted berühmt, die Hits wie «Glad You Came», «All Time Low», «Heart Vacancy» und «Lightning» lancierte.

Foto: Joella Marano, 2012, https://www.flickr.com/people/ellasportfolio/ (Ausschnitt) – Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en – Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tom_Parker_2012.jpg

The Wanted singer Tom Parker dies from brain cancer aged 33

Parker was one of five endearingly high-energy members of the Wanted, who became one of the most popular British boybands in a generation. Their debut 2010 single, the anthemic All Time Low, reached No 1, as did Glad You Came in 2012.

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/30/the-wanted-singer-tom-parker-dies-from-brain-cancer-aged-33

A statement posted on the band’s official Instagram account read: ‚The whole Wanted family are devastated by the tragic and premature loss of our bandmate Tom Parker, who passed away peacefully at lunchtime today surrounded by his family and his band mates.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10670207/The-Wanted-star-Tom-Parker-died-surrounded-family-bandmates-Oasiss-Live-Forever-played.html

Tom Parker: Siva Kaneswaran and Ed Sheeran lead tributes as wife Kelsey announces The Wanted star’s death

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/tom-parker-death-tributes-age-cancer-b2047531.html

Last week, the star announced he had written a book Hope about his experiences and about living.He told fans: «My book is not about dying: It’s a book about living. It’s a book about finding hope in whatever situation you’re dealt, and living your best life no matter what.»

Lily Waddell

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/tom-parker-dead-the-wanted-star-brain-tumour-b991508.html

Parker was one of the singers of The Wanted, a band best known for their 2011 hit «Glad You Came.» The group had recently announced a reunion tour and a greatest hits album. At a recent show in the UK, Parker appeared onstage with the band in a wheelchair.

Scottie Andrew

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/30/entertainment/tom-parker-death-the-wanted-cec/index.html

Tom Parker’s life in pictures

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-54523799

Sänger Tom Parker im Alter von 33 Jahren gestorben

Ende 2020 machte der britische Sänger Tom Parker öffentlich, dass er an einem inoperablen Gehirntumor leide. Zuletzt war er noch mit seiner Band The Wanted auf Tour.

aar/dpa/AFP

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tom-parker-the-wanted-saenger-ist-tot-er-starb-im-alter-von-33-jahren-a-033b2621-b5dd-459e-9bf5-b03a2ba60dd1

Videos:

The Wanted – Glad You Came

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ggzxInyzVE

The Wanted – All Time Low

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oPddS8HujA

The Wanted – Heart Vacancy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUm0dN3Drs

The Wanted – Gold Forever (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHJGSFsebfc

The Wanted – Gold Forever – Greatest Hits Tour Liverpool 2022