Luke Hemmings
Luke Robert Hemmings 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
Hemmings was born on 16 July 1996, and raised in the Freemans Reach suburb of the Hawkesbury district in New South Wales. 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. Hemmings has two older brothers: Ben and Jack, both who previously worked as builders, with the latter now owning a street-wear clothing label. Hemmings has spoken on his working-class upbringing; elaborating: " beginnings were so humble. I grew up in a small house in the middle of nowhere". 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. Eventually, Hemmings began busking throughout his tween years.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. 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.
Following the band's rise to fame, Hemmings continued with his high school education, opting to switch to distance learning. In 2013, he choose to not finish year 12, the final year of secondary schooling in Australia due to his commitment to the band.
Career
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. 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. Hemmings has since released four studio albums with the band, each met with worldwide success: 5 Seconds of Summer, Sounds Good Feels Good, Youngblood, and Calm.Apart from the band, Hemmings has also pursued modelling. In February 2019, Hemmings attended New York Fashion Week, debuting as a model and walking the runway for Philipp Plein's Autumn/Winter 2019 Ready-To-Wear collection. In July 2019, Hemmings starred in Numéro Homme's video editorial. In December 2019, Hemmings was featured as the cover model on the Winter 2019 issue of Glass Man magazine.
Personal life
In 2016, Hemmings began an on-again off-again relationship with social media influencer, Arzaylea Rodriguez, after they met at Kylie Jenner's birthday party.The couple ended their relationship in May 2017. In mid-2018, Hemmings began dating singer Sierra Deaton. As of 2020, Hemmings' net-worth is estimated to be $25 million.Discography
Song credits
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Notes |
| 2017 | "Who's Laughing Now" | Goldfinger | The Knife | Composer |
| 2019 | "Forgive" | Gnash | Co-writer, Composer, Guitar, Instrumentation, Programmer, Vocals |