Today's Birthday, July 7
Today's Birthday July 7: 5 Seconds of Summer boy band member Ashton Irwin.
Twenty-year-old Ashton Irwin has drummed his way into teenage girls' hearts in Australia's answer to One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer.
Born on July 7, 1994, in Hornsby, Sydney, Irwin received his first drum kit when he was eight years old.
He was the final member to join the band in 2011.
The other members, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford and Calum Hood, attended the same school and had already achieved some fame on YouTube, where their group act covered popular tunes.
The band broke into the mainstream in 2013 when UK super boy band One Direction picked 5SOS (as they're known to fans) to be their supporting act on their world tour.
Since that international breakthrough, they have gone from strength to strength.
Their single She's So Perfect became their first No.1 hit, topping the charts in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Irwin has been a crucial part of the band's online popularity. The savvy internet idol has about two million followers on Twitter and Instagram.
Thanks to Irwin's messy hair and high cheekbones, his daily selfies tend to attract "likes" by the thousands.
In his appearances, Irwin regularly wears a bandanna around his head, which is his fashion trademark.
5SOS sites such as the band's Tumblr page reveal him to be a fan of Australian media personality Karl Stefanovic, singer Hayley Williams of US emo band Paramore, and pineapples.
Irwin is a Christian and is reported to be the "sensitive" one in the group.
5 Seconds of Summer's self-titled debut album will be released in July.
