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50 Facts About;; 5 Seconds of Summer

50 Facts About;; 5 Seconds of Summer

For 5sos fans I’m sure you know 5 seconds of Summer is an up and coming pop/rock band from Sydney, but here are some facts you might not know;;
 
1. The band began in December of 2011 when they began posting YouTube covers
2. The members of 5sos are Luke Hemmings(guitar and vocals), Michael Clifford(guitar and vocals), Calum Hood(bass guitar and vocals), and Ashton Irwin(drums and vocals).
3. Their influences include Blink-182, All Time Low, Ed Sheeran, Mayday Parade, and Boys Like Girls.
4. They supported and opened for One Direction on the Take Me Home Tour
5. All four of them are single ;)
6. Luke is 16, Calum is 17, Ashton is 18, and Michael is 17.
7. Luke is a Cancer, Calum is an Aquarius, Ashton is a Cancer, and Michael is a Scorpio.
8. Nobody in the band really cooks.
9. The band’s name would be “bromance” if it wasn’t 5 Seconds of summer according to Michael.
10. Luke says he’s the most responsible out of all the members
11. The band tells Calum he’s the most feminine because he doesn’t have leg hair.
12. Their acoustic EP ‘Unplugged’, got to number three on the iTunes charts.
13. The boys do Twit cam chats with all of their fans.
14. Louis and Niall of one direction tweeted out a 5sos song which obviously increased their popularity.
15. They’re known to be really nice, sweet, and talkative with their fans.
16. The boys all met as students at Norwest Christian College
17. Michael is the ‘sassiest’ in the band.
18. Ashton was the latest member to join the band.
19. They have over 5 Million YouTube views.
20. Calum and Luke have matching singlets and ‘accidentally’ wear them at the same time
21. Luke began posting his own videos on YouTube at age 14 before the band started.
22. They say they’d date a girl about 2 years younger than them.
23. All four of the boys like Batman.
24. Luke has never seen the Titanic
25. Michael and Calum had never gone to another concert before their own.
26. Ashton says that Luke gives the best hugs out of everyone in the band.
27. The members are well known across Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. They’ve even gained fans this way.
28. They have an international fan base from all the way from United States to Japan.
29. Their first gig was only in front of 20 people.
30. They got noticed with their covers of Chris Brown and Ed Sheeron.
31. The band members say Michael would survive a zombie attack because he’s the ultimate gamer and would know what to do, and Ashton says Luke would die first.
32. Calum is always asked if he’s Asian, but he’s not.
33. All of the boys say they can’t live without each other.
34. Ashton hates ducks.
35. The four members of 5 Seconds of Summer all like Disney movies.
36. They say the best part of being in the band is meeting fans.
37. When 5sos tickets go on sale they tend to sell out in a matter of minutes, and have crashed ticket selling websites before.
38. Their official twitter is @5SOS.
39. Calum is told by his band mates that he has the best body out of all of them.
40. Their first music release was titled “unplugged”.
41. Calum writes the most songs out of all the boys.
42. The guy that eats the most is Luke.
43. They’re with the Sony ATV Label.
44. “Out of My Limit”, their first single, had 100,000 views in the first 24 hours.
45. Calum was offered a spot on a major football team, but gave it up to be with the band.
46. One of their favorite places to play at is their hometown of Sydney.
47. Luke has a dog named Molly and Ashton has a dog named Indie.
48. The official website is www.5sos.com
49. Currently they’re working on making a debut album.
50. At the moment they’re in the United States touring. They actually were in DC a couple days ago.