Luke Hemmings

Luke Robert Hemmings (born on 16 July 1996) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician, known for being a member of the Australian pop rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, the band have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets worldwide, and the band's songs streams surpass 7 billion,[2][3] making them one of Australia's most successful musical exports in history.[4][5]

Luke Hemmings
Hemmings in 2019.
Born
Luke Robert Hemmings

(1996-07-16) 16 July 1996
Freemans Reach, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
  • model
Years active2011–present
Net worth$25 million (USD)[1]
AwardsFull List
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • rhythm guitar
  • piano
Labels
Associated acts5 Seconds of Summer

Early life

Hemmings was born on 16 July 1996, and raised in the Freemans Reach suburb of the Hawkesbury district in New South Wales.[6] His father—Andrew Hemmings—was previously employed as a maintenance worker, while his mother—Liz Hemmings—is a former accountant turned high school mathematics teacher, now working in photography.[7][8] Hemmings has two older brothers: Ben and Jack, both who previously worked as builders, with the latter now owning a street-wear clothing label.[9][10] 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".[11] 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.[6] Eventually, Hemmings began busking throughout his tween years.[12]

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 the latter.[13] 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.[6]

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.[14][15]

Career
Main article: 5 Seconds of Summer

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 friend and classmate Hood and later, Clifford to join his videos. The trio eventually added mutual friend Ashton Irwin to their videos, forming the current 5 Seconds of Summer lineup.[16]  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.[17] Hemmings has since released four studio albums with the band, each met with worldwide success: 5 Seconds of Summer (2014), Sounds Good Feels Good (2015), Youngblood (2018), and Calm (2020).[18]

Apart from the band, Hemmings has also pursued modelling. In February 2019, Hemmings attended New York Fashion Week,[19] debuting as a model and walking the runway for Philipp Plein's Autumn/Winter 2019 Ready-To-Wear collection.[20] In July 2019, Hemmings starred in Numéro Homme's video editorial.[21][22] In December 2019, Hemmings was featured as the cover model on the Winter 2019 issue of Glass Man magazine.[23][24]

Personal life

In 2015, Hemmings began an on-again off-again relationship with social media influencer, Arzaylea Rodriguez, after they met at Kylie Jenner's birthday party.[25][26] The couple ended their relationship in May 2017.[27] In August 2018, it was confirmed that Hemmings was dating singer Sierra Deaton.[28] The couple currently reside together in Los Angeles.[29]

As of 2020, Hemmings' net-worth is estimated to be $25 million (USD).[30]

Discography
Main article: 5 Seconds of Summer discography

Song credits
Year Title Artist Album Notes
2017 "Who's Laughing Now" Goldfinger The Knife Composer[31]
2019 "Forgive" Gnash Non-album single Co-writer, Composer, Guitar, Instrumentation, Programmer, Vocals[32]
gollark: I already have, repeatedly.
gollark: Solarflame has attempted to make a public billboard with logging.
gollark: Cloud: I didn't actually set this up.
gollark: Somewhat spammy, yes.
gollark: I'm not sure about "damage".

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  17. Creswell, Toby (30 July 2012). "Smells Like Teen Spirit". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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  23. Simpson, Caroline. "Welcome to Green – Glass and Glass Man Winter 2019 issues out now – The Glass Magazine". Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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  26. Reporter, Staff (1 December 2015). "5SOS Member Luke Hemmings And Arzaylea Split: On-Again, Off-Again Couple Breaks Up After Arzaylea Kissed Luke's Friend". Realty Today. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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  28. Stickney, Carley (12 December 2019). "We're Totally Melting Over Luke Hemmings and Sierra Deaton's Sweetest Pictures". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  29. "Luke Hemmings on 'CALM,' How Quarantine Grew His Appreciation for 5SOS | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Ryan Seacrest". On Air with Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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  32. Forgive - gnash | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 27 July 2020
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