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The Wanted is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Big Time Rush, Example, Taio Cruz, Tori Kelly and HRVY. Those roots explain a lot about how The Wanted arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Saturdays, Olly Murs, JLS, Taio Cruz and Austin Mahone, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Pitbull, LMFAO and Chris Brown, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around The Wanted, reaching back through Big Time Rush and forward to Britney Spears. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band formed in 2009, and originally consisted of members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker, and Nathan Sykes. The group signed a worldwide contract to Universal Music, Island Records and Mercury Records, and was managed by Scooter Braun.
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The Wanted connections
The Wanted grew out of Big Time Rush, Example, Taio Cruz and Tori Kelly, shares an orbit with The Saturdays, Olly Murs, JLS and Taio Cruz, went on to shape Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Pitbull and LMFAO. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Wanted
Sounds and acts that shaped The Wanted.
Artists similar to The Wanted
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Wanted.
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