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Troye Sivan
Sivan at the Australian premiere of Paper Towns, July 2015
Sivan at the Australian premiere of Paper Towns, July 2015
Background information
Birth nameTroye Sivan Mellet
Born (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 29)
Johannesburg, South Africa
OriginPerth, Western Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, songwriter, YouTube personality
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, bass guitar
Years active2006–present
LabelsEMI Music Australia
Websitewww.troyesivan.com

Troye Sivan Mellet (/trɔɪ s[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈvɑːn/; born 5 June 1995), better known as Troye Sivan, is a South African-born Australian actor, YouTuber, singer and songwriter. As an actor, he played young James Howlett in the 2009 X-Men film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and most recently has starred as the titular character in the Spud film trilogy. Sivan also regularly makes YouTube videos, and as of 15 July 2015, has over 3.4 million subscribers and over 162 million total views.[1]

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 July 25, 2015, Sivan announced his second major-label EP Wild and its cover art in a YouTube video named "Announcing My Album".

His video, "The 'Boyfriend' Tag", with fellow vlogger Tyler Oakley earned them a Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Web Collaboration" category. In October 2014, Time named Sivan as one of the "25 Most Influential Teens of 2014".[2]

Personal life

Sivan was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[3][4] His family moved to Australia when he was two years old due to rising crime in the country.[5] Sivan currently lives in Perth, Western Australia with his parents and three siblings. His father is a real estate agent and his mother is a homemaker.[5] He is Jewish (his father was born to a Jewish family and his mother converted to Judaism).[6] Sivan attended Carmel School until 2009 when he started distance education.[7] Troye's middle name is "Sivan" and he embraced it as his stage name.

On 7 August 2010, aged 15, Sivan revealed to his family that he is gay.[8] On 7 August 2013, he revealed his sexual orientation publicly through a video on his YouTube channel.[9]

Career

Music

Sivan sung at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Channel Seven Perth Telethon.[10][11] His 2006 performance included a duet with Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian.[11] Sivan made it to the grand finals of StarSearch 2007.[10] His debut EP, Dare to Dream, was released in February 2008. In February 2010, Sivan opened "We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube Edition)", the collaborative music charity video produced by Lisa Lavie to help raise money for the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

On 5 June 2013, Sivan was signed to EMI Australia, a Universal Music Australia label, but kept it a secret until a year later. On 15 August 2014 he released a five-song EP entitled TRXYE, led by its first single "Happy Little Pill", which was released on 25 July 2014.[12] TRXYE debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in over 55 countries.[13] The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 the following week, scoring Sivan his first Top 10 album.[14] "Happy Little Pill" peaked at number 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies.[15] On 25 July 2015, Sivan announced his second major-label EP Wild and its cover art in a YouTube video named "Announcing My Album".

Acting

In 2007, Sivan starred as Oliver Twist in a production of Oliver! at the Regal Theatre.[11] In 2008, Sivan was cast in a West Australian short film, Betrand the Terrible.[16] 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.[11] 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.[17] 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.[18] Filming took place in South Africa from early March to mid-April 2010.[19][20] 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.[21]

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.[22] 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.

YouTube

Sivan speaking at VidCon 2014

In September 2012, Sivan began creating video blogs on the video sharing site YouTube, after strictly singing on the site since 2007. At the time of posting his first vlog, Sivan had accumulated 27,000 subscribers in his five years since joining YouTube on 1 October 2007. As of 20 June 2015, Sivan has over 3.7 million subscribers and over 180 million total views across his YouTube videos.[1] His YouTube channel is the second most subscribed channel in Australia, after HowToBasic.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Young James Howlett
2010 Betrand the Terrible Ace Short film
2010 Spud John "Spud" Milton
2013 Spud 2: The Madness Continues John "Spud" Milton
2014 Spud 3: Learning to Fly John "Spud" Milton

Television

Year Title Notes
2006–08 Perth Telethon Opening act
2007 Star Search Finalist

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Oliver! Oliver Twist Regal Theater
2010 Waiting for Godot Boy His Majesty's Theatre

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Release details Peak chart positions Sales
AUS
[24] 		CAN
[25] 		FRA
[26] 		NZ
[27] 		US
[28]
Dare to Dream — — — — —
June Haverly
  • Released: 22 June 2012[29]
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download
 — — — — —
TRXYE — 2 177 2 5
  • US: 70,000 (as of 2015)[30]
Wild
  • Released: 4 September 2015[31]
  • Label: EMI Music Australia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications
 Album
AUS
[24] 		AUT
[32] 		CAN
[33] 		DEN
[34] 		GER
[35] 		IRE
[36] 		NLD
[37] 		NZ
[27] 		UK
[38] 		US
[39]
"Happy Little Pill" 2014 10 47 50 11 87 11 85 2 86 92 TRXYE

As featured artist

Song Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[24]
"Papercut"[40]
(Zedd featuring Troye Sivan) 		2015 93 True Colors

Promotional singles

Song Year Album
"The Fault in Our Stars" 2013 TRXYE

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated Award Result Ref.
2011 Troye Sivan South African Film and Television Award for Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film Nominated [21]
2014 Troye Sivan Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Male Nominated [41]
2014 "The Boyfriend Tag" with Tyler Oakley Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Collaboration Won [41]
2014 Troye Sivan NewNowNext Award for Best New Social Media Influencer (Male) Won [42]
2015 Troye Sivan APRA Award for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year Nominated [43]
2015 Troye Sivan YouTube Music Awards Won [44]
2015 Troye Sivan Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Aussie/Kiwi Internet Sensation Won [45]

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  9. ^ Lu, Anne (10 August 2013). "'Wolverine' Actor Troye Sivan Comes Out As Gay On YouTube Vlog". International Business Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. ^ a b Symonds, Kristy (7 April 2012). "Perth boy making it big in Hollywood". Perth Now. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d Harvey, Shannon (28 February 2008). "Perth boy to play young Hugh Jackman in Wolverine movie". Perth Now. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
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  40. ^ "ZEDD CONTINUA APOSTANDO NO "TRUE COLORS" E LANÇARÁ "PAPERCUT" COMO SEU PRÓXIMO SINGLE". beatland.com.br. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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