Calum Thomas Hood is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician, known for being a member of the Australian pop rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer. Since their formation in late 2011, the band has sold more than nine million album units, sold over two million concert tickets worldwide, while the band's songs streams surpass seven billion. All singles from the band's four studio albums, as well as all four albums, have charted in a number of countries, received multiple official sale certifications, and have been featured in weekly and year-end charts, as well as making an appearance on decade-end charts.
Early Life
Calum Thomas Hood was born on 25 January 1996 and was raised in Mount Druitt, New South Wales. His father—David Hood—is a former Coca-Cola employee, while his mother—Joy Hood—worked in the superannuation industry. Through his father he claims Scottish descent, and through his mother he claims Māori descent. Hood is the younger brother of singer-songwriter, Mali-Koa. Hood recalls his childhood upbringing to be "middle-class" and "not the most glamorous life". Hood attended Norwest Primary school where he befriended future band-mate Michael Clifford in the third grade. For his high-school education, Hood attended Norwest Christian College where he befriended future band-mate Luke Hemmings in Year 7 after they performed a Secondhand Serenade cover at a school talent show. Throughout his childhood and early teenage years, Hood took a keen interest in sports, particularly soccer, which he had a "promising future" in and visited a Braziltraining camp for, in order to pursue the sport as a career. However, after the formation of the band and due to the band's move to London in late 2012, he ultimately decided to stop playing soccer to instead pursue music. Hood later recalled that after quitting soccer, "there was a period of a month where my parents thought I was making the worst decision of my life. My mom threw out all the clothes in my closet. And I left just being like, I made one of the biggest decisions. But now it's worked out". Following his decision to quit playing soccer, he dropped out of high-school in 2012 after completing Year 11.
Career
In 2011, Hood, Clifford and Hemmings began posting song covers on Hemmings' Youtube channel. The trio eventually added mutual friend Ashton Irwin to their videos, forming the current 5 Seconds of Summer lineup. 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. Hood has since released four studio albums with the band, each met with worldwide success: 5 Seconds of Summer, Sounds GoodFeels Good, Youngblood, and Calm. Apart from the band, Hood has song-written for other artists, including the Black Veil Brides and Makeout.
Personal Life
In 2017, it was reported that Hood bought a house, previously owned by Richie Kotzen, in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. As of 2020, Hood's net-worth is estimated to be $25 million.
