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| Birth Name: | Wesley Nelson | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1998 3, df=yes | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Newcastle-under-Lyme[1] Staffordshire, England | ||||||||
| Occupation: | song writer | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 2018–present | ||||||||
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Wesley Nelson (born 18 March 1998) 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, and , as well as winning The Games.
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.[3] In January 2019, Nelson participated in the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice. He was partnered with Vanessa Bauer, and finished as runner-up.[4] In October 2019, he competed in as part of a group called No Love Lost, composed of former Love Island stars Samira Mighty, Zara McDermott and Eyal Booker.[5] [6]
In August 2020, Nelson announced that he had signed a solo record deal with EMI Records.[7] On 17 September 2020, he released his debut single, "See Nobody" with Hardy Caprio.[8] On 1 April 2021, he released the single, "Nice to Meet Ya" featuring Yxng Bane.[9] In May 2022, Nelson won the ITV revival series of the celebrity athletics competition The Games.
| 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 | Contestant | ||
| 2019 | Sink or Swim | Contestant | |
| 2019 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | 1 episode | |
| 2021 | Contestant | ||
| 2022 | The Games | Contestant |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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| UK [10] | GER [11] | IRE [12] | |||||||
| "See Nobody" (with Hardy Caprio) | 2020 | 3 | — | 9 | rowspan="9" | ||||
| "Nice to Meet Ya" (featuring Yxng Bane) | 2021 | 33 | 5 | 63 |
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| "Say Nothing"[14] | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Habits" (with Ayo Beatz) | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Fly Away" (with French Montana) | 2022 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Message from My Ex" / "3 Words (Message to My Ex)" | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Forever" | 2023 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Good Part" (with Deeps) | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Abracadabra" (featuring Craig David) | 2024 | 37 | — | 55 [15] | |||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| UK [16] | IRE | |||||
| "Drive" | 2021 | 17 | 30 |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||
Nelson is the brother of professional footballer Curtis Nelson.[17]