The Wanted announce return after seven-year hiatus

The Wanted have announced that they are back after a seven-year hiatus.

Comprised of members Tom Parker, Max George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran, and Jay McGuiness, the British-Irish boyband formed in 2009 but announced their hiatus in 2014.

On Twitter today (September 8), the band shared their plans to reunite, including an upcoming live performance and Most Wanted – The Greatest Hits album that is set to be released this autumn.

"We are MEGA excited to announce that we are BACK and will be releasing our Greatest Hits Album on November 12!!" the band wrote in a tweet. "It's been far too long...Let's do this!"

The band will perform together at Parker's 'Inside My Head,' a charity concert for Stand Up To Cancer and the National Brain Appeal, on September 20. Parker, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year, is "doing amazingly well" according to bandmate Max George.

Check out their announcement tweet below:

Here we go!! We are MEGA excited to announce that we are BACK and will be releasing our Greatest Hits Album on November 12th!! We'll also be performing LIVE at the @RoyalAlbertHall as part of @TomParker's 'Inside My Head' concert. It's been far too long... Let's do this! 🌍 💪 pic.twitter.com/8Zsq31jyVN

— The Wanted (@thewanted) September 8, 2021