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, The X Factor: Celebrity and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, as well as winning 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. In January 2019, Nelson participated in the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice. He was partnered with Vanessa Bauer, and finished as runner-up. 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.
In August 2020, Nelson announced that he had signed a solo record deal with EMI Records. On 17 September 2020, he released his debut single, "See Nobody", with Hardy Caprio. On 1 April 2021, he released the single, "Nice to Meet Ya" featuring Yxng Bane. In May 2022, Nelson won the ITV revival series of the celebrity athletics competition The Games.
Personal life Nelson is the brother of professional footballer Curtis Nelson.
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 2022 The Games Contestant
Discography Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UKPeaks in the UK: "See Nobody": "Nice to Meet Ya": GER IRE "See Nobody"(with Hardy Caprio) 2020 3 — 9 BPI: Platinum rowspan="11" "Nice to Meet Ya"(featuring Yxng Bane) 2021 33 5 63 BPI: Silver "Say Nothing" — — — "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 "Barcelona"(with Billen Ted) — — — "Yellow" — — — "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UKPeaks in the UK: "Drive": IRE "Drive" 2021 17 30 BPI: Platinum "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
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