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Birth name | Luke Robert Hemmings |
Born | 16 July 1996 |
Origin | Freemans Reach, New South Wales, Australia |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Member of | 5 Seconds of Summer |
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Website | lukehemmingsofficial |
Luke Robert Hemmings (born 16 July 1996) is an Australian singer and musician, best known for being the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and a founding member of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over two million concert tickets worldwide, and the band's songs streams surpass 7 billion, making them one of the most successful Australian musical exports in history. [1] [2] [3] [4]
His debut studio album, When Facing the Things We Turn Away From , was released through Sony Music Australia on 13 August 2021. When Facing the Things We Turn Away From debuted atop the ARIA Albums Chart and peaked within the top 20 in Belgium and the United Kingdom. [5]
Hemmings released a solo EP, Boy , on 26 April 2024. [6] He also began touring with the EP on his Nostalgia For A Time That Never Existed Tour that started in May 2024. [7]
Hemmings was born and raised in the Freemans Reach suburb of the Hawkesbury district in New South Wales. [8] His father—Andrew Hemmings—was previously employed as a maintenance worker, while his mother—Liz Hemmings (née Pascoe)— is a former accountant turned high school mathematics teacher, now working in photography. [9] [10] Hemmings has two older brothers: Ben and Jack, both who previously worked as builders, with the latter now owning a street-wear clothing label. [11] [12] Hemmings has spoken on his working-class upbringing; elaborating: "[The band's] beginnings were so humble. [...] I grew up in a small house in the middle of nowhere". [9] When he was 10 years old, Hemmings' brothers taught him how to play guitar, later prompting him to take professional lessons and learning from YouTube tutorial videos to learn how to play the instrument. [8] Eventually, Hemmings began busking throughout his later childhood. [13]
In Year 7, Hemmings switched schools, attending Norwest Christian College, where he met future band-mates, Calum Hood and Michael Clifford, later revealing that he initially disliked and was "enemies" with Clifford. [14] Hemmings eventually befriended Hood after they performed a Secondhand Serenade cover at a school talent show, and later befriended Clifford after learning they had similar music taste. [8] Following the band's rise to fame, Hemmings continued with his high school education, opting to switch to distance learning. In 2013, he chose to not finish Year 12, the final year of secondary schooling in Australia, due to his commitment to the band. [15] [16]
In 2011, at the age of 14, Hemmings began posting YouTube song cover videos, under the username "hemmo1996". Hemmings' first video, a cover of Mike Posner's "Please Don't Go", was posted on 3 February 2011. As Hemmings' covers began gaining traction on the platform, he invited Hood and Clifford to join his videos. The trio eventually added mutual friend Ashton Irwin to their videos, forming the current 5 Seconds of Summer lineup. [17] Their first official gig was on 3 December 2011, at a bar in their hometown. [18] After months of posting song covers together, the band began attracting interest from major music labels and publishers and signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. [19] Hemmings has since released five studio albums with the band, each met with worldwide success: 5 Seconds of Summer (2014), Sounds Good Feels Good (2015), Youngblood (2018), Calm (2020) and 5SOS5 (2022).
Apart from the band, Hemmings has also pursued modelling. Hemmings, along with his band-mates, is currently signed to the celebrity division of Wilhelmina Models. [20] [21] In February 2019, Hemmings attended New York Fashion Week, [22] debuting as a model and walking the runway for Philipp Plein's Autumn/Winter 2019 Ready-To-Wear collection. [23] In July 2019, Hemmings starred in Numéro Homme's video editorial. [24] [25] In December 2019, Hemmings was featured as the cover model on the Winter 2019 issue of Glass Man magazine. [26] [27]
In June 2021, Hemmings announced his debut solo album When Facing the Things We Turn Away From , which was released on 13 August 2021. The album was preceded by the singles "Starting Line", "Motion" and "Place in Me". [28]
In March 2024, Hemmings released "Shakes" and announced that his second solo collection, Boy, was scheduled for release in April 2024. [29] Hemmings' EP ''Boy'' Released on 26 April 2024.
In 2015, Hemmings began an on-again, off-again relationship with social media influencer Arzaylea Rodriguez. [30] [31] The couple ended their relationship in May 2017. [32]
On 8 June 2021, Hemmings posted on his Instagram account announcing his engagement to his girlfriend of three years, Sierra Deaton. [33] The couple currently live together in Los Angeles. [34] He confirmed the two are married at the 81st Golden Globe Awards. [35]
As of 2020, Hemmings' net worth is estimated to be US$20 million. [36]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||||||
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AUS [37] | BEL (FL) [38] | NLD [39] | NZ [40] | POL [41] | SCO [42] | SPA [43] | UK [44] | US [45] | US Rock [46] | |||
When Facing the Things We Turn Away From |
| 1 | 141 | 64 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 51 | 124 | 17 |
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Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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AUS [48] | BEL (FL) [38] | NLD [39] | POL [49] | SCO [42] | UK [44] | US [45] | US Rock [46] | ||
Boy | 4 | 70 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 99 | 18 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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NZ Hot [50] [51] | |||
"Starting Line" [52] | 2021 | 31 | When Facing the Things We Turn Away From |
"Motion" [53] | — | ||
"Place in Me" [54] | — | ||
"Baby Blue" [55] [56] | 38 | ||
"Shakes" [29] | 2024 | — | Boy |
"Close My Eyes" [57] | — | ||
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Notes |
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2014 | "Teenage Queen" | Donghae & Eunhyuk | Ride Me | Composer [58] |
2017 | "Who's Laughing Now" | Goldfinger | The Knife | Composer [59] |
2019 | "Forgive" | Gnash | Non-album single | Co-writer, Composer, Guitar, Instrumentation, Programmer, Vocals [60] |
5 Seconds of Summer, often shortened to 5SOS, are an Australian pop rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in late 2011. The group consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Luke Hemmings, lead guitarist Michael Clifford, bassist Calum Hood, and drummer Ashton Irwin. Originally beginning their career as YouTube celebrities, they rose to international fame while touring with English-Irish boy band One Direction on their Take Me Home Tour. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets worldwide, and have attained more than 7 billion streams of their songs on music streaming services, making them one of the most successful Australian musical acts in history.
"She Looks So Perfect" is a song and extended play by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, taken from their self-titled debut album, 5 Seconds of Summer (2014). The song was digitally released in Australia on 23 February 2014 and in Europe on 23 March 2014 through Capitol Records and Hi or Hey Records, as their debut single with a major record label. The accompanying music video was released on 24 February 2014. The song peaked at number one in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom. It was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 210,000 copies. The song also won "Song of the Year" at the ARIA Music Awards in 2014. Ed Sheeran covered the song on Capital FM.
Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer have released five studio albums, three live albums, eight extended plays, 26 singles, four promotional singles, and 31 music videos. All four of their studio albums debuted at number one in Australia and all have debuted at number one, within the top three, and within top 10 on a multitude of charts in many other countries. According to Billboard, since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than ten million albums, sold over two million concert tickets worldwide, and the band's songs streams surpass seven billion, making them one of Australia's most successful musical exports in history.
"Don't Stop" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, taken from their self-titled debut album, 5 Seconds of Summer (2014). The song was released on 9 May 2014 through Capitol Records and Hi or Hey Records as the album's second single.
Michael Gordon Clifford is an Australian musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets worldwide, and the band's song streams surpass 7 billion, making them one of the most successful Australian musical exports in history.
Ashton Fletcher Irwin is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets worldwide, and the band's songs streams surpass 7 billion, making them one of the most successful Australian musical exports in history.
Calum Thomas Hood is an Australian musician, known for being the bassist and a vocalist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over two million concert tickets worldwide, and the band's songs streams surpass seven billion, making them one of the most successful Australian musical exports in history.
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"Lie to Me" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It is the third track on the band's third studio album Youngblood, released on 15 June 2018. The song was re-recorded featuring additional vocals by American singer-songwriter Julia Michaels, who also co-wrote the song and was released on 21 December 2018 as the album's fourth and final single.
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