Among the famous contestants<\/a> hoping to impress judges Oti Mabuse<\/a>, Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean will be singer Siva Kaneswaran from The Wanted.<\/p>\n The musician has been paired up with professional Klabera Komini, who is taking part in the ITV show for the second time. He\u2019s hoping to \u201cmake [his] family proud\u201d with his performance \u2013 and \u201chopefully not make a fool\u201d of himself!<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you need to know about Siva before he makes his debut on the ice.<\/p>\n Age:<\/b> 34<\/p>\n Job:<\/b> Singer<\/p>\n Instagram:<\/b> @sivaofficial<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter:<\/b> @sivakaneswaran<\/a><\/p>\n Paired with:<\/strong> Klabera Komini<\/p>\n Kaneswaran is best known as a member of boyband The Wanted, who formed in 2009 and topped the UK charts with their singles All Time Low and Glad You Came.<\/p>\n They went on hiatus in 2014, but announced in 2021 that they would reunite for a greatest hits album and a special charity performance at the Royal Albert Hall to support band member Tom Parker, who had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer the previous year.<\/p>\n The group released a new version of their single Gold Forever last April, following Parker\u2019s death at the age of 33 the previous month, and gave the proceeds to The Brain Tumour Charity.<\/p>\n Outside of the group, Kaneswaran has released solo singles including Breathe In and Ready for This Love, and wrote the song You\u2019re Not Alone for the UK\u2019s 2016 Eurovision Song Contest entrants Joe and Jake.<\/p>\n On TV, he has appeared alongside bandmate Jay McGuiness on Channel 4\u2019s Celebrity Hunted.<\/p>\n The singer was inspired to \u201cface [his] fears\u201d and appear on the show after experiencing the \u201ccourage\u201d of his friend and fellow Wanted star Parker.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve decided this year to do a lot of things that I\u2019d never do and face my fears,\u201d Kaneswaran said.<\/p> \u201cObviously, this year has been eye-opening for me with Tom and witnessing his courage, which was infectious to say the least.<\/p>\n \u201cIt reminded me that life was worth living and to take it all and to enjoy it\u2026 In comparison, it\u2019s just not as scary any more, all my fears have shrunk.\u201d<\/p>\n He\u2019s hoping that his bandmates will be able to watch him perform. \u201cIt\u2019s always nice to get someone there in your corner in case you fall,\u201d he added. \u201cJay has obviously won Strictly Come Dancing so I need that winning attitude.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d love for all the boys to come down and support me at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n Dancing on Ice airs on ITV1 and ITX on Sundays. <\/strong>C<\/strong>heck out more of our Entertainment<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> for more to watch.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013 <\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <\/strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Katie Rosseinsky Published: Sunday, 15 January 2023 at 12:00 am A new year means a new season of Dancing on Ice, with another cohort of celebrities getting their skates on and taking to the rink. 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