Born in Mount Druitt, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, on January 25, 1996, Calum
Hood is best known as a member of the band 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS). Born into
a family of Scottish and New Zealand descent, he practiced singing with his
older sister and considered a career as a footballer, before devoting himself to
learning music. Bassist, keyboardist and singer, he founded the band 5 Seconds
of Summer in 2011 with his high school mates Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford and
Ashton Irwin. The pop-rock outfit quickly achieved international success after
touring with One Direction, a...