THE WANTED: Singer Siva Kaneswaran says meeting Michelle Obama best part of year

Siva Kaneswaran of the Wanted attends the Z100 Artist Gift Lounge Presented by Pop Tarts at Z100′s Jingle Ball 2012 at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 7, 2012 in New York City. Craig Barritt/Getty Images

Los Angeles, Dec 12 (IANS) Singer Siva Kaneswaran says the best moment for his band The Wanted was meeting U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama.

The band, which consists of Max George, Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness and Siva Kaneswaran, got the opportunity to meet U.S. President Barack Obama and his family during summer this year.

“The highlight of our year so far has been meeting Michelle Obama. She was so normal with us. She told us that The Wanted were on her playlist,” mirror.co.uk quoted Kaneswaran as saying.

“I’m sure we’re on her 25 Most Played on her iPhone,” he added.





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