Wes Nelson

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Wes Nelson
File:Wes Nelson on Cosmopolitan UK.jpg
Nelson in 2019
Born Wesley Nelson
(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)
Newcastle-under-Lyme[1] Staffordshire, England
Occupation
  • Television personality
  • singer
  • rapper
song writer
Years active 2018–present
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Musical career
Genres Hip hop[2]
Instruments Vocals
Labels EMI Records

Wesley Nelson (born 18 March 1998[3]) is an English singer and television personality. In 2018, he appeared in the fourth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island, and has since competed on Dancing on Ice, The X Factor: Celebrity, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins and won The Games.

Career

In 2018, Nelson became a contestant on the fourth series of the ITV2 dating reality series Love Island. He, alongside reality star Megan Barton-Hanson, reached the final and finished in fourth place.[4] In January 2019, Nelson participated in the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice. He was partnered with Vanessa Bauer, and finished as runner-up.[5] In October 2019, he competed in The X Factor: Celebrity as part of a group called No Love Lost, composed of former Love Island stars Samira Mighty, Zara McDermott and Eyal Booker.[6][7]

In August 2020, Nelson announced that he had signed a solo record deal with EMI Records.[8] On 17 September 2020, he released his debut single, "See Nobody" with Hardy Caprio.[9] On 1 April 2021, he released the single, "Nice to Meet Ya" featuring Yxng Bane.[10]

Filmography

As himself
Year Title Notes
2018 Love Island Contestant; Series 4
2019 Dancing on Ice Contestant; Series 11
2019 8 Out of 10 Cats Guest panellist
2019 The Crystal Maze 1 episode
2019 The X Factor: Celebrity Contestant
2019 Sink or Swim Contestant
2019 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 1 episode
2021 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Contestant

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[11]		 IRE
[12]		 GER
[13]
"See Nobody"
(with Hardy Caprio)		 2020 3 9 — TBA
"Nice to Meet Ya"
(featuring Yxng Bane)		 2021 33 63 5
"Say Nothing"[15] — — —
"Habits"
(with Ayo Beatz)		 — — —
"Fly Away"
(with French Montana)		 2022 — — —
"Message from My Ex" / "3 Words (Message to My Ex)" — — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[16]		 IRE
[12]		 GER
[13]
"Drive"
(Clean Bandit and Topic featuring Wes Nelson)		 2021 17 30
[17]		 — TBA
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

See also

References

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