Wes Candea

Wesley Adam Candea (born April 5, 2001) is a American singer, songwriter and musician. A native of, Candea started his career in 2016. In 2018, he was signed to Everest Records and in 2019, issued his debut album Opening Door No. 5. In 2021, he released his second studio album Everybody Wants to Take Your Friends!!!, which earned Candea his first number one single with "Caught Up in a Fight".

Candea calls his genre "Gen Z metal", which he describes as a mixture of glam metal, power pop, arena rock and pop punk.