George started his career as a footballer, playing for Preston North End. After an injury ended his football career, he decided to pursue a music career. George made his singing debut with the band Avenue. After the group disbanded in 2009, George joined the newly formed band, The Wanted. In 2014, following The Wanted's success in the United States, he landed his first acting role in the sixth season of the American television series Glee in the role of Clint, the leader of "Vocal Adrenaline".[1]
George joined the four-piece boy band Avenue in 2005. After applying to The X Factor in 2006, the band auditioned for the third series of the competition singing an a cappella version of the Will Young song, "Leave Right Now". They were mentored by Louis Walsh after completing the bootcamp and judges' house portion. Making it to the final 12, the band then signed a management contract with the series. After it was discovered they were already under contract with another management firm, they were disqualified from the show.[4] Following the disqualification, they were signed to the Crown Music Management recording label and were awarded an album deal with Island Records.
In 2008, Avenue released their debut single, "Last Goodbye" and George appeared naked on the magazine cover of AXM. The single peaked when charting at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart and their plans to go on tour were cancelled. The group disbanded in 2009.[5]
In 2009, a mass audition was held by Jayne Collins to form a boy band, after successfully launching Parade and The Saturdays. George auditioned and was selected as one of five members, along with Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker and Jay McGuiness out of the thousands of others who auditioned. The band was formed and together they worked on their debut album before finding a perfect name for their band, The Wanted. Their debut album "All Time Low" was released on 25 July 2010, debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Their second single, "Heart Vacancy" was released on 17 October 2010. The song hit number two on the UK Singles Chart, and at number 18 in Ireland. Their third single, "Lose My Mind" was released on 26 December 2010. The song peaked number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, and peaked at number 30 in Ireland. In 2011, the single was released in Germany and in 2012, in the United States.[6] In 2013, in support of a crossover appeal to the American music market, the group starred in their own reality series on E!.[7] The series, The Wanted Life only aired for one season.
The band announced their decision to break in January 2014.[8] Max, as a member of the band has sold over 12 million records worldwide. The Wanted returned in 2021
Solo artist
In January 2014, George revealed in an interview that he was signed as a solo artist by Scooter Braun.[9] On 3 July 2018 he released his first solo single "Barcelona". The song has more than 4.5 million streams on Spotify. On 24 May 2019 he released his second single "Better On Me".[10]
Other ventures
Modelling
In June 2013, George was named as the new face and spokesmodel for Buffalo denim's fall line. He starred in the campaign opposite Sports illustrated swimsuit model, Hannah Davis. In November 2013, he did an underwear campaign for Buffalo again.[11]
Acting career
George is signed with Creative Artists Agency since 2013.[12] In June 2014, George revealed his decision to enroll in elocution classes, to help improve his pursuit of an acting career.[13] In September 2014, it was confirmed that he had joined the cast of Glee in the role of Clint, after Mark Salling shared a photo of him on Twitter hanging out with Max on the set of the final season of the US comedy drama.[14][15][16] He made his first on screen appearance on 9 January 2015.
On 2 February 2015, it was announced that George had joined the cast of Bear Grylls' TV survival series titled Bear Grylls: Mission Survive. The show is about eight celebrities pushed to the limit by Grylls. The team will be making their dangerous journey through the jungle, where they will be competing for 12-day survival mission.[17]
George left the series after being voted out in Week 4.
Radio
On 7 July 2021, it was announced that George would be joining Hits Radio, presenting Friday Night Hits, every Friday from 7-10pm across the Hits Radio Network. His first show was on 9 July 2021.
Personal life
George was in a relationship with actress Michelle Keegan from December 2010. The couple became engaged in June 2011, but ended their relationship the following year.[18] In 2013, he began dating Sports Illustrated model Nina Agdal. They split in February 2014. In October 2014, he confirmed being in a relationship with Miss Oklahoma contestant Carrie Baker.[19][20] In September 2022, it was revealed that he is dating Maisie Smith. [21]
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^Garibaldi, Christina (31 May 2013). "'The Wanted Life' Is 'Not for My Mom's Eyes,' Max George Shares". www.mtv.com.
^"The Wanted closer to breaking America". theboltonnews.co.uk. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
^"Avenue boy band kicked off Simon Cowell's British "The X Factor" show". realitytvworld.com. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2006.
^Balls, David (15 September 2014). "Boyband Avenue announce split". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
^Rovi, Andrew Leahey (23 September 2014). "The Wanted". billboard.com.
^Garibaldi, Christina (6 February 2015). "'The Wanted Life' Is 'Not for My Mom's Eyes,' Max George Shares". www.mtv.com.
^Wyatt, Daisy (25 September 2014). "The Wanted split up: Boy band announce break". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^Citizen, The (21 September 2014). "Nathan Sykes and bandmate Max George sparked The Wanted's split for solo careers". gloucestercitizen.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^"Interview: Max George opens up about new single Better On Me and his plans for solo music". Entertainment Focus. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^"Max George Models Underwear for Buffalo David Bitton @MaxTheWanted". proudprisoners.com. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^Shenton, Zoe (21 September 2014). "Max George on The Wanted split: I wasn't dishonest, everything I said the boys already knew". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
^"Max George in elocution classes to improve chances of acting jobs". express.co.uk. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
^Grubbs, Jefferson (16 January 2015). "'Glee' Newbie Clint Is Played By Max George From The Wanted, So He's Basically Perfect To Lead Vocal". www.bustle.com.
^H, Emily (21 September 2014). "Glee Spoilers: The Wanted's Max George CONFIRMED for final season!". unrealitytv.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^Heath, Olivia (19 September 2014). "The Wanted's Max George hangs out with Mark Salling on Glee set". reveal.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
^Campbell, Tina (2 February 2015). "From Max George to Emilia Fox: Bear Grylls Mission Survive celebrity lineup confirmed". Metroaagency=DMG Media. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^"Michelle Keegan's ex-fiancé Max George exclusively speaks out about former partner after she moved on with Mark Wright". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^Eames, Tom (29 October 2014). "The Wanted's Max George dating Miss Oklahoma contestant". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
^Hind, Katie (7 November 2014). "Max George moves to Hollywood for GOOD to be with new girlfriend Carrie Baker". Daily Mirror. mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ "Maisie Smith refers to Max George as her 'boyfriend' as she shares sweet tribute". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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For the Australian rules footballer see Max George footballer Maximillian Albert George born 6 September 1988 is an English singer best known as the lead singer of the boy band The Wanted Max GeorgeGeorge in 2012Background informationBirth nameMaximillian Albert GeorgeBorn 1988 09 06 6 September 1988 age 34 Swinton Greater Manchester EnglandGenresPopsynth popOccupation s SingeractorYears active2006 presentLabelsGeffenIslandMercuryVirgin EMI George started his career as a footballer playing for Preston North End After an injury ended his football career he decided to pursue a music career George made his singing debut with the band Avenue After the group disbanded in 2009 George joined the newly formed band The Wanted In 2014 following The Wanted s success in the United States he landed his first acting role in the sixth season of the American television series Glee in the role of Clint the leader of Vocal Adrenaline 1 In 2013 George starred in the E channel reality series The Wanted Life 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 2 1 Avenue and The X Factor 2 2 The Wanted 2 3 Solo artist 3 Other ventures 3 1 Modelling 3 2 Acting career 3 3 Strictly Come Dancing 3 4 Radio 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 6 Discography 6 1 Singles 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditGeorge was born on 6 September 1988 in Swinton Greater Manchester and studied at Bolton School 3 Music career EditAvenue and The X Factor Edit Main article Avenue band George joined the four piece boy band Avenue in 2005 After applying to The X Factor in 2006 the band auditioned for the third series of the competition singing an a cappella version of the Will Young song Leave Right Now They were mentored by Louis Walsh after completing the bootcamp and judges house portion Making it to the final 12 the band then signed a management contract with the series After it was discovered they were already under contract with another management firm they were disqualified from the show 4 Following the disqualification they were signed to the Crown Music Management recording label and were awarded an album deal with Island Records In 2008 Avenue released their debut single Last Goodbye and George appeared naked on the magazine cover of AXM The single peaked when charting at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart and their plans to go on tour were cancelled The group disbanded in 2009 5 The Wanted Edit Main article The Wanted George during a live performance In 2009 a mass audition was held by Jayne Collins to form a boy band after successfully launching Parade and The Saturdays George auditioned and was selected as one of five members along with Nathan Sykes Siva Kaneswaran Tom Parker and Jay McGuiness out of the thousands of others who auditioned The band was formed and together they worked on their debut album before finding a perfect name for their band The Wanted Their debut album All Time Low was released on 25 July 2010 debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart Their second single Heart Vacancy was released on 17 October 2010 The song hit number two on the UK Singles Chart and at number 18 in Ireland Their third single Lose My Mind was released on 26 December 2010 The song peaked number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 30 in Ireland In 2011 the single was released in Germany and in 2012 in the United States 6 In 2013 in support of a crossover appeal to the American music market the group starred in their own reality series on E 7 The series The Wanted Life only aired for one season The band announced their decision to break in January 2014 8 Max as a member of the band has sold over 12 million records worldwide The Wanted returned in 2021 Solo artist Edit In January 2014 George revealed in an interview that he was signed as a solo artist by Scooter Braun 9 On 3 July 2018 he released his first solo single Barcelona The song has more than 4 5 million streams on Spotify On 24 May 2019 he released his second single Better On Me 10 Other ventures EditModelling Edit In June 2013 George was named as the new face and spokesmodel for Buffalo denim s fall line He starred in the campaign opposite Sports illustrated swimsuit model Hannah Davis In November 2013 he did an underwear campaign for Buffalo again 11 Acting career Edit George is signed with Creative Artists Agency since 2013 12 In June 2014 George revealed his decision to enroll in elocution classes to help improve his pursuit of an acting career 13 In September 2014 it was confirmed that he had joined the cast of Glee in the role of Clint after Mark Salling shared a photo of him on Twitter hanging out with Max on the set of the final season of the US comedy drama 14 15 16 He made his first on screen appearance on 9 January 2015 On 2 February 2015 it was announced that George had joined the cast of Bear Grylls TV survival series titled Bear Grylls Mission Survive The show is about eight celebrities pushed to the limit by Grylls The team will be making their dangerous journey through the jungle where they will be competing for 12 day survival mission 17 Strictly Come Dancing Edit On 1 September 2020 it was announced that George would be taking part in the eighteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing He was partnered with Australian dancer Dianne Buswell George left the series after being voted out in Week 4 Radio Edit On 7 July 2021 it was announced that George would be joining Hits Radio presenting Friday Night Hits every Friday from 7 10pm across the Hits Radio Network His first show was on 9 July 2021 Personal life EditGeorge was in a relationship with actress Michelle Keegan from December 2010 The couple became engaged in June 2011 but ended their relationship the following year 18 In 2013 he began dating Sports Illustrated model Nina Agdal They split in February 2014 In October 2014 he confirmed being in a relationship with Miss Oklahoma contestant Carrie Baker 19 20 In September 2022 it was revealed that he is dating Maisie Smith 21 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes2013 Chasing the Saturdays Himself Episode DeepFriedSats The Wanted Life 7 episodes2015 Glee Clint Recurring role 6 episodesBear Grylls Mission Survive Himself 2 episodes2020 Me Myself and Di Lifeguard FilmKill Stream Gav CompletedStrictly Come Dancing Himself Contestant series 182022 Pointless Celebrities ContestantDiscography EditFor the discography with his band see The Wanted discography Singles Edit Year Title2018 Barcelona 2019 Better On Me Til I Met You 2020 That s Not Me Hate You Paint By Numbers References Edit Evans Denise 4 February 2015 Watch Max George stars in Glee Manchester Evening News United Kingdom manchestereveningnews co uk Trinity Mirror Retrieved 4 February 2015 Garibaldi Christina 31 May 2013 The Wanted Life Is Not for My Mom s Eyes Max George Shares www mtv com The Wanted closer to breaking America theboltonnews co uk 29 August 2013 Retrieved 16 September 2014 Avenue boy band kicked off Simon Cowell s British The X Factor show realitytvworld com 16 September 2014 Retrieved 26 September 2006 Balls David 15 September 2014 Boyband Avenue announce split digitalspy co uk Retrieved 3 April 2009 Rovi Andrew Leahey 23 September 2014 The Wanted billboard com Garibaldi Christina 6 February 2015 The Wanted Life Is Not for My Mom s Eyes Max George Shares www mtv com Wyatt Daisy 25 September 2014 The Wanted split up Boy band announce break independent co uk Archived from the original on 12 May 2022 Retrieved 22 January 2014 Citizen The 21 September 2014 Nathan Sykes and bandmate Max George sparked The Wanted s split for solo careers gloucestercitizen co uk Retrieved 26 January 2014 Interview Max George opens up about new single Better On Me and his plans for solo music Entertainment Focus 24 May 2019 Retrieved 26 January 2020 Max George Models Underwear for Buffalo David Bitton MaxTheWanted proudprisoners com 29 September 2014 Retrieved 15 November 2013 Shenton Zoe 21 September 2014 Max George on The Wanted split I wasn t dishonest everything I said the boys already knew mirror co uk Retrieved 31 January 2014 Max George in elocution classes to improve chances of acting jobs express co uk 16 September 2014 Retrieved 12 June 2014 Grubbs Jefferson 16 January 2015 Glee Newbie Clint Is Played By Max George From The Wanted So He s Basically Perfect To Lead Vocal www bustle com H Emily 21 September 2014 Glee Spoilers The Wanted s Max George CONFIRMED for final season unrealitytv co uk Retrieved 20 September 2014 Heath Olivia 19 September 2014 The Wanted s Max George hangs out with Mark Salling on Glee set reveal co uk Retrieved 14 September 2014 Campbell Tina 2 February 2015 From Max George to Emilia Fox Bear Grylls Mission Survive celebrity lineup confirmed Metroaagency DMG Media Retrieved 2 February 2015 Michelle Keegan s ex fiance Max George exclusively speaks out about former partner after she moved on with Mark Wright OK Magazine Retrieved 1 September 2020 Eames Tom 29 October 2014 The Wanted s Max George dating Miss Oklahoma contestant Digital Spy Retrieved 16 October 2014 Hind Katie 7 November 2014 Max George moves to Hollywood for GOOD to be with new girlfriend Carrie Baker Daily Mirror mirror co uk Retrieved 7 November 2014 Maisie Smith refers to Max George as her boyfriend as she shares sweet tribute OK Magazine Retrieved 13 October 2022 External links EditMax George at IMDb Max George on Facebook Max George performs Hey Mickey in Glee Max George performs We built this city in Glee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Max George amp oldid 1134564997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
