5 Seconds of Summer, also known as 5sos, are a pop/rock band
(with punk elements) from Australia.
The band formed together when they met at school in Sydney
in 2011. The band is made up from four boys: Luke Hemmings (lead vocals and
guitar), Michael Clifford (guitar and vocals) Calum Hood (bass guitar and
vocals) and Ashton Irwin (drums and vocals). The group were originally YouTube
Celebrities where they posted videos of themselves covering songs from various
artists. This is how they got signed with ATV Music Publishing and released
their first EP called “Unplugged” which got to number 3 in the Australian iTunes
charts.(Ashton was not originally in the band until they decided they needed a drummer)
In 2012 they became
more popular and gained a small following of fans after posting a series of
cover versions of popular songs onto YouTube and getting onto the Australian
charts. After being invited by international
boy band One Direction to join them as a support act for the Take Me Home Tour in
the UK, US, Australia and New Zeeland, they raised to international fame. Whilst
on tour with One Direction in 2013 they released music videos for their songs “Heartbreak
Girl” and “Try Hard” which again allowed them to become better known in the
music industry. The connection between 5SOS and One Direction extends to both
artists being managed by London-based Modest Management. This led to 5SOS being
called a boy band in the media. Members of the band have said the group is not
a boy band. Unlike many boy bands, they write their own songs, play their own
instruments, and they are not primarily a dance group.
Since being on tour with One Direction in 2013 it allowed
them to gain much more of a following they released their first single “She
Looks So Perfect” on March the 4th 2014. The next day (5th
March 2014) it was announced that they were invited back to join One Direction
again on their UK leg of the Midnight Memories Tour. Soon after they also released singles “Don’t Stop”
and “Amnesia”.
On the 13th May 2014, the band announced that
their debut album, named 5 Seconds of Summer, to be released on 27 June 2014 in
Europe and Australia with other releases coming later. The album won a Kerrang!
Award. They have also recently announced tickets for their own world tour in
2015 and released their debut album.
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| 2015 World Tour Poster |
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| 5SOS Debut Album |
The band also have a lot of media convergence, most of which being on social networking sites. The have their own website which allows fans to keep up with news, latest photos of the band and even buy the bands merchandise. Social networking sites that they use are Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and Tumblr. This allows the band to keep in touch with their fans and also to gain new fans.
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| 5SOS Website |
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| 5SOS Instagram |
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