Ashton Irwin Biography
Ashton Irwin who was born as Ashton Fletcher Irwin is an Australian drummer. Irwin gained fame being a member of the pop-rock band “5 Seconds of Summer”.
Ashton was passionate about music from his childhood and learned to play the drum at an early age of eight. The Australian drummer is also known for his songs. He began his music career in 2011. In 2012, Fletcher released his debut single in collaboration with other musicians.
Ashton has released a number of albums since he joined the band (5 Seconds of Summer). Many of their albums have topped the charts in different countries. In 2018, the band released their new album titled “Youngblood” which topped in many countries
The band has since reigned in the music industry as one of the most popular Australian pop-rock bands in the contemporary era. After directing the band’s music video “Valentine”, Ashton earned himself more credit in the band.
Ashton Irwin Age
Ashton Fletcher Irwin who is also known as Ashton Irwin was born on July 7, 1994, in Hornsby, Australia. Irwin is 25 years old as of 2019. He will be turning 26 years old on July 7th, 2020. Ashton celebrates his birthday on July 7th every year.
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Ashton Irwin Height
The Australian singer and drummer, Ashton Fletcher Irwin, stands at a height of 1.79 meters tall which is equivalent to 5 feet 10 inches in height.
Ashton Irwin Parents
Ashton Fletcher Irwin is an Australian musician and drummer who grew up in a separated family. Irwin’s got separated when he was just two years old and was raised by a single mother, Anne Marie. Details about his father have not been revealed.
Ashton Irwin Siblings
Ashton has a sister called Lauren and a brother called Harry. Fletcher Irwin attended Richmond High School. Irwin loves animals and has a dog called Indie.
Ashton Irwin Early Life
Ashton was always fascinated by music and drums from his childhood. Irwin got his first drum set when he was eight years old and quickly learned to play it. As he was growing up, he also learned to play the piano, saxophone, and guitar as well.
Ashton played with the Swallow The Goldfish band before joining the 5 Seconds of Summer band. He also worked at the first food restaurant KFC before joining the 5SOS band. Irwin disclosed that he had been battling anxiety and depression for a long time and was also facing some difficult personal issues in 2105.
Ashton Irwin Girlfriend
Previously, Irwin dated model Bryana Holly and Jasmine Dohauer. He was also rumored to be dating singer Halsey as well as Kendall Jenner. Irwin never came to the open to accept or deny the allegations hence it is not clear if it was true that he dated them.
The Australian musician, Ashton Fletcher Irwin is in a relationship with Kaitlin Blaisdell. Kaitlin is a known fashion blogger. The two love birds have been linked since late 2017.
Ashton Irwin Net Worth
The Australian born drummer and singer, Ashton Fletcher, has an estimated net worth $ 20 million. Ashton has earned most of his fortune from his music career. He is also an upcoming director this was after he directed the video of their song Valentine.
Ashton Irwin Music
Fletcher gained fame as part of the rock band 5 Seconds of Summer which is also known as 5SOS. Irwin joined the band in 2011. Ashton was the last person to join the band. The band was formed by Michael Gordon Clifford in December 2011.
The band has other members like Calum Hood and Luke Hemmings. The members knew each other from their college at Norwest Christian College. Before the band was formed, the three friends used to perform covers of popular songs like “Please Don’t Go” by Mike Posner, and “I Miss You” by Blink 182, and became quite popular on YouTube.
Fletcher released his first single “Out of Limit” in 2012. After the release, Irwin alongside his bandmates collaborated with the “Harry Styles” band “One Direction ” on their Where We Are Tour. The band was signed by Capitol Records in 2013.
That same year, the band embarked on their own tour of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. In June 2014, the band released its first album titled ‘5 Seconds of Summer’ which was released by Capitol Records.
The album was preceded with two singles titled She Looks So Perfect and Don’t Stop. The song She Looks So Perfect, topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the UK. In October 2015, they released their second album titled Sounds Good Feels Good.
The album topped the charts in eight countries. June 15, 2018, the band released their third blood titled Young Blood. The Album became the number one album in Australia.
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