Troye Sivan

**Troye Sivan Mellet** is a South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber.

As an actor, he played young James Howlett in the X-Men film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", and most recently has starred as the titular character in the Spud film trilogy. Sivan used to upload video blogs regularly and, as of 2016, has over 4 million subscribers and over 241 million total views. In 2018, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for "Revelation", from the film Boy Erased, in which he also had a supporting acting role.

On 15 August 2014, Sivan released his first major-label EP, entitled *TRXYE*, which peaked at number 5 on the *Billboard* 200. The lead single from the EP, "Happy Little Pill", reached number 10 in the Australian charts. On 4 September 2015, Sivan released his second major-label EP, *WILD*. His debut studio album was announced on 14 October with a release date of 4 December. The album is called *Blue Neighbourhood*. On May 2018, he announced that his second studio album is titled *Bloom*, while accompanying Taylor Swift as a guest performer at her concert in Pasadena during her Reputation Stadium Tour. The album was released on 31 August 2018.

## Early Life

Troye Sivan was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of homemaker and former model Laurelle Mellet and entrepreneur and real estate agent Shaun Mellet. Sivan grew up with his parents and three siblings in Perth, Western Australia. He grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family, though he is not religious—his father was born into a Jewish family of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, and his mother converted to Judaism. Sivan went to Carmel School, a private Modern Orthodox school, until 2009, when he began distance learning.

## Personal Life

On August 7, 2013, Sivan came out publicly as gay in a YouTube video, three years after coming out to his family. He has a mild form of Marfan syndrome.

## Career

### Music

Sivan's musical career began when he performed at the Channel Seven Perth Telethon in 2006, 2007, and 2008. His 2006 performance included a duet with Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian. Sivan made it to the StarSearch 2007 finals. He released "For Them" in 2009 to raise awareness and funds for homeless children. Dare to Dream, his debut EP, was released in June 2007. Sivan debuted "We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube Edition)" in February 2010, a collaborative music charity video produced by Lisa Lavie to help raise funds for the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Sivan was signed to EMI Australia, a Universal Music Australia label, on June 5, 2013, but the news was not made public until a year later. TRXYE, a five-song EP released on August 15, 2014, was led by its first single "Happy Little Pill," which was released on July 25, 2014. TRXYE debuted at number one on iTunes in more than 55 countries. The following week, the EP debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, giving Sivan his first Top 10 album. "Happy Little Pill" reached number ten on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments in excess of 35,000 copies. On September 4, 2015, Sivan released his second major-label EP, Wild. The EP was accompanied by a music video trilogy titled Blue Neighbourhood, which included the three songs "Wild," "Fools," and "Talk Me Down" and was released between September and December 2015. The EP also served as a precursor to his debut studio album Blue Neighbourhood, which was released on December 4, 2015. "Youth" peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sivan's first tour, Troye Sivan Live, in 2015, supported Blue Neighbourhood and Wild. He further supported *Blue Neighbourhood* with 2016's Blue Neighbourhood Tour and Suburbia Tour. On 26 May 2017, Troye collaborated with Martin Garrix to produce the song "There for You".

Sivan released the single "My My My!" along with a music video on January 10, 2018. Sivan debuted the song live for the first time as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live on January 20. Sivan later confirmed that "Dance to This," a collaboration with long-time friend Ariana Grande, would be included on his new album. On May 2, 2018, "Bloom" was released as the third single, following "The Good Side." That month, he announced the title of his second studio album, Bloom, while performing as a guest performer with Taylor Swift at a concert in Pasadena, California, as part of her Reputation Stadium Tour. On August 31, 2018, the album was released. "Animal," the album's final pre-release track, was released on August 9, 2018.

That same year, Sivan was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "Revelation," a song he recorded and co-wrote for the film Boy Erased. For the song, he was also nominated for an Academy Award. Sivan collaborated with British singer-songwriter Charli XCX on the single "1999" in October 2018. A follow-up collaboration, titled "2099," debuted on June 6, 2019, at the two artists' LA Pride event "Go West Fest," and was released as a promotional single from Charli XCX's album Charli on September 10, 2019. In January 2019, Sivan released the single "I'm So Tired..." with American singer-songwriter Lauv. On 6 December 2019, Sivan and Canadian singer-songwriter Allie X released a song called "Love Me Wrong".

On February 16, 2020, it was announced that the South Korean band BTS's album Map of the Soul: 7 would include a song co-written by Sivan, "Louder Than Bombs."

Sivan released "Take Yourself Home," his first single from his fifth EP In a Dream, on April 1. To create the visual art for his single, Sivan collaborated with freelance artists in need of work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The artists, whom Sivan met on Instagram, also designed t-shirts for the single, with all net proceeds going to the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and Spotify's COVID-19 Music Relief Project.

Sivan released the single "Easy" on July 15th, along with the announcement of the EP In a Dream. The EP was released on August 21, 2020.

Sivan announced his single "Angel Baby" on August 27, 2021, which was later released on September 10, 2021.

Sivan announced on February 2, 2022, that he had written two original songs for the film Three Months, which was released on February 23, 2022.

### Acting

In 2007, Sivan starred as Oliver Twist in a production of Oliver! at the Regal Theatre. In 2008, Sivan was cast in a West Australian short film, Betrand the Terrible. In February 2008, Sivan was cast as young James Howlett in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Sivan got the part after videos of his telethon performance were posted on YouTube, catching the attention of a Hollywood agent who contacted Sivan and asked him to send in an audition tape. Though Kodi Smit-McPhee was already cast for this role, he was unable to be a part of the film, due to his other film, The Road. In July 2009, he auditioned successfully for the lead role in Spud, a film adaptation of the 2005 novel by South African author John van de Ruit. Filming took place in South Africa from early March to mid-April 2010. The film was released in South Africa on 3 December 2010 and was later nominated for six SAFTAs, including a Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film nomination for Sivan.

Sivan appeared in the West Australian season of Samuel Beckett's absurdist play Waiting for Godot which opened on 28 May 2010. Sivan shared the role of "Boy" with Craig Hyde-Smith, alternating nights. In June 2012, Sivan returned to South Africa to film Spud 2: The Madness Continues, which was released in South Africa on 21 June 2013. Sivan also starred in the third film in the series, Spud 3: Learning to Fly, released on 28 November 2014.

Sivan appeared in the 2018 film Boy Erased, opposite Lucas Hedges, Xavier Dolan, and Nicole Kidman.

### YouTube

Sivan began creating video blogs on the video sharing site YouTube in September 2012, after only singing on the site since 2007. Sivan had amassed 27,000 subscribers in the five years since joining YouTube on October 1, 2007, at the time of posting his first vlog. Sivan has over 4 million subscribers and over 243 million total views on his YouTube videos as of April 2016. After HowToBasic and Planet Dolan, his YouTube channel has the third most subscribers in Australia.

On YouTube, one of Sivan's most notable works is a video he created with fellow YouTuber Tyler Oakley. The video, titled "The 'Boyfriend' Tag," earned them a Teen Choice Award in the category of "Choice Web Collaboration."

## Discography

### Studio albums

* Label: EMI, Capitol Records
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 *Bloom* | * Release date: 31 August 2018
* Label: EMI, Capitol
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download

### Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions and certifications
* Label: Independent
* Formats: Digital download
 *June Haverly* | * Released: 22 June 2012
* Label: Independent
* Formats: Digital download
 *TRXYE* | * Released: 15 August 2014
* Label: EMI
* Formats: CD, digital download
 *WILD* | * Released: 4 September 2015
* Label: EMI, Capitol
* Formats: CD, digital download
* Released: 21 August 2020
* Label: EMI, Capitol
* Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl

### As featured artist

(Zedd featuring Troye Sivan)
(with various artists)
(with Allie X)

## Trivia

* Troye is 5'8".
* Sivan, his surname derived from his middle name, is a Hebrew calendar month.
* Mac and cheese is one of Troye's favorite foods.
* Troye moved from South Africa to Australia when he was two, and he began his YouTube channel at the age of 12.
* He has a dog named Jagga.
* He recorded his own charity single that was inspired by the film The Fault In Our Stars.
* He has over 4.4 million subscribers on YouTube.
* He played a young Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
* Troye signed to EMI Australia in 2013 but kept it a secret at the time.
* Troye came out in a YouTube video four years ago, which has accumulated 7.6 million views.
* Tyler and Troye's video collab The Boyfriend Tag won an actual Teen Choice Award.

## Gallery

*The image gallery for **Troye Sivan** may be viewed here.*

## References

1. ↑ "ARIA Albums: Beyoncé Is No 1 But Prince Is Everywhere" at Noise11
2. ↑ "The June Haverly – Single by Troye Sivan" at iTunes Store (Australia)
3. ↑ "Troye Sivan Talks 'Wild' Chart Success, Upcoming Music Plans: 'It's a Little Insane, To Be Honest" at Billboard
4. ↑ "Upcoming Releases" at daily double.com Hits Daily Double
5. ↑ "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' Spends 6th Week at No 1" at Noise11
6. ↑ "ARIA Singles: Gnash 'I Hate U, I Love U' Spends Second Week at No 1" at Noise11
7. ↑ "Search Troye Sivan" at Sverigetopplistan
8. ↑ "Gold & Platinum" at RIAA
9. ↑ "The Fault In Our Stars (MMXIV) at Troye Sivan
10. ↑ "Discography Troye Sivan" at [1]

	* "Papercut": "ARIA Singles: Grace Sewell Has The New No 1 In Australia" at Noise11
	* "FOOLS": "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'What Do You Mean?' Spends Second Week At No 1" at Noise11