The Wanted Singer Tom Parker Dies of Brain Tumor at 33

Tom Parker, a member of British-Irish boy band The Wanted, has died after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He was 33.

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FILE - Pop band The Wanted pose on the red carpet before the Lunas del Auditorio award ceremony in Mexico City, Oct. 30, 2013. From right: Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, Max George, Tom Parker and Siva Kaneswaran. Tom Parker, a member of British-Irish boy band The Wanted, has died after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He was 33. The band announced that Parker died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, “surrounded by his family and his band mates.” (AP Photo/Christian Palma, file)
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LONDON (AP) — Tom Parker, a member of British-Irish boy band The Wanted, has died after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He was 33. The band announced that Parker died Wednesday, “surrounded by his family and his band mates.” Parker announced his diagnosis in October 2020, and underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Earlier this year, he performed onstage with the group during its much-delayed reunion tour. The Wanted members Max George, Jay McGuiness, Siva…

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