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5 Seconds of Summer

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Musicians

The Resume

    Formed in Sydney, Australia (2011)
    Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin
    Songs include 'She Looks So Perfect' and 'Amnesia'

Why they might be annoying:

    They started as a group of college students posting cover songs on YouTube.
    They share a management team, and toured with, One Direction.
    They insisted they're a pop-punk band, not a boy band.
    Some of their lyrics are quite asinine.
    They released a cover version of Green Day's 'American Idiot'.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They play instruments and write their own songs.
    The three founding members met while attending college.
    Thanks to strong downloads, three promotional singles from their debut album hit the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 (each spent only 1 week in the top 40).
    They won Teen Choice awards and an MTV Award within months of releasing their debut album.
    Their debut album hit number one on Billboard's Top 200 album chart.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 35 Votes: 65.71% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 163 Votes: 52.76% Annoying