Male Singers Born In 1995 include 1. Post Malone 2. Troye Sivan, and eight more. The singers on this list are from a wide variety of genres.
1995 has produced some of the most popular male singers of our time in pop, rock, and R&B. Some, like Post Malone, have become one of the most famous singers in terms of streams, while others, like Dominic Fike, have produced groundbreaking work as a solo act and behind the scenes, working with other artists.
Many of the singers on this list have reached the top of pop music through their sheer talent and charisma, while others have done the same by being part of a larger group.
However, what they have in common aside from their age is that they are global superstars, and names that never leave their fans’ lips.
1. Giveon
| Date of Birth: | February 21, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Long Beach, California, US |
Male singers born in 1995 include the R&B singer Giveon who rose to prominence in the early 2020s. The singer’s full name is Giveon Dezmann Evans.
The singer was raised by a single mother and is one of three brothers. From a young age, he realized his passion for music, and would sing in birthday parties, even taking a music education program at the Grammy Museum at 18.
Though he started his career in 2018, Giveon first rose to prominence by collaborating with the Canadian rapper Drake on his 2020 single, Chicago Freestyle. The song introduced the singer to the world and his deep voice attracted many fans.
Using the popularity to fuel his success, Giveon released his debut album, Take Time, early on March 27, 2020, and the sixth track on the album, Heartbreak Anniversary, became his signature track. The singer was seen by many as a part of a new wave of R&B singers who tackle more debaucherous topics than what male R&B singers usually sing about.
2. Troye Sivan
| Date of Birth: | June 5, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Troye Sivan is an Australian YouTuber-turned-singer and actor. Sivan is also known for being a proud member of the LGBTQ+.
Born Troye Sivan Mellet, his parents are Laurelle Mellet, a former model, and Shaun Mellet, a real estate agent and entrepreneur. Though born in South Africa, Sivan grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and aside from him, his parents also had three other children.
Sivan started his career with a YouTube channel in 2007 and started uploading videos of him singing cover songs. A couple of years later, he started his film career by portraying the young version of the titular character in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
The singer started releasing his own music in the early 2010s, with his first substantial work coming in the form of his 2014 EP TRXYE. Sivan’s debut album, Blue Neighborhood, came in 2015, and through the strength of the album’s singles and the video series he released on his channel, the album, and Sivan, became a global hit.
3. Post Malone
| Date of Birth: | July 4, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Syracuse, New York, US |
Post Malone is the stage name of American singer Austin Richard Post. Starting his career as a rapper, Malone has transitioned to a full-time singer.
The singer comes from a musical background as his father, Richard Post, used to be a DJ when he was young and introduced young Malone to a wide variety of genres like rock, country, and Hip Hop. An eclectic childhood, mixed with an early love of Guitar Hero, helped Malone learn the guitar and then transition to making music on FL Studio.
Malone gained instant fame with his debut single “White Iverson” in 2015, which showcased a blend of trap, cloud rap, and autotuned crooning. Though not many took him seriously, through a continuous output, the singer slowly became one of the most recognizable figures in contemporary Hip-Hop.
In recent years, the singer has started experimenting with his music a lot, bringing in influences outside of Hip-Hop. Malone released his most recent album, Twelve Carat Toothache on June 3, 2022.
4. Brad Simpson
| Date of Birth: | July 28, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England |
Brad Simpson is best known as the singer of the British pop band, The Vamps. Aside from singing the vocals Simpson also plays the rhythm guitar.
Simpson started the band with lead guitarist and backup vocalist James Daniel Brittain-McVey. The two met via YouTube back in 2011, and after messaging each other, became friends and eventually collaborators in 2012.
Connor Ball, the bassist, and Tristan Evans, the drummer, joined soon after and the band eventually signed with Mercury Records, now known as Virgin EMI Records later in the year. The band released their first album, Meet the Vamps, two years later in 2014, and soon amassed a large following through both their music and their looks.
Simpson and his band have frequently been called a boy band and compared to the likes of One Direction. However, it is a label that Simpson especially has recently disagreed with, stating that the band play their own instruments.
5. Brent Faiyaz
| Date of Birth: | September 19, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Columbia, Maryland, US |
Brent Faiyaz is the stage name of R&B singer Christopher Brent Wood. Faiyaz is best known for his lurid lyrics and tales of debauchery and deceit.
Unlike many artists on this list, Faiyaz’s parents weren’t very understanding of his dreams to be a singer and a musician. Though the singer showed early musical talent by making music when he was 12 years old, his parents had a tendency of thinking that his music was a distraction.
Nevertheless, Faiyaz persisted and saw success while only 21 years old, when he was featured on the song Crew by rapper Goldlink alongside another rapper Shy Glizzy. The song, which was released on December 16, 2016, has since become six-times platinum.
However, it would take until the 2020s for Faiyaz to see solo success, but his brand of dark, misanthropic R&B finally became fashionable this decade, making him the sub-genres premier face, and bringing him the fame he always desired with it.
6. Jimin
| Date of Birth: | October 13, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea |
Jimin is a South Korean pop singer known for being a member of BTS. As a part of BTS, Jimin is one of the most famous singers in the world.
The singer comes from an average South Korean family and became a trainee early on in his life. Jimin learned how to do various Hip-Hop dance moves like the popping and Locking dance while still in middle school.
Jimin joined BTS in 2013 and since the group was represented by Big Hit rather than the big agencies in Korean media, Jimin and the rest of the band were allowed more freedom, which the singer used to become one of the most popular members of the group. Not only does he sing, but also dances and serves as one of the faces of BTS.
Regularly ranked as one of, if not the most popular members of the group, Jimin has also embarked on a successful solo career alongside songs with other members of the band. The singer has also done many philanthropic works using his image.
7. Michael Clifford
| Date of Birth: | November 20, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Quakers Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
Michael Clifford is an Australian musician best known for being a member of 5 Seconds of Summer. Clifford plays the guitar and sings in the band.
Clifford is an only child born to Karen and Daryl Clifford, who both own a computer business. The singer met future bandmates Calum Hood and Luke Hemmings at a young age, meeting the former at Norwest Primary School and the latter at Norwest Christian College.
The singer started his career in 2011 when he started posting songs online with Hood and Hemmings, before eventually adding Ashton Irwin to their group, creating the current lineup of their band. After posting covers for months, the band started gaining the interest of various major labels, before eventually signing with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
As of the writing of this article, the band has released 5 albums, 2 live albums, 7 EPs, 23 singles, and over 25 music videos. 5 Seconds of Summer is one of the most successful bands in Australian history.
8. Ross Lynch
| Date of Birth: | December 29, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Littleton, Colorado, US |
Ross Lynch is an American actor and singer best known as the singer of R5. Lynch has seen massive success in both vocations.
Lynch was born to a family with four siblings which include one sister, Rydel, and three brothers, Riker, Rocky, and Ryland. Each sibling is musically talented, and the band R5 is actually made up of all of them sans Ryland, alongside Ellington Ratliff.
R5 was active from 2009 to 2018 and released 2 studio albums, 5 EPs, 14 singles, and 22 music videos. The band’s second and last album, Sometime Last Night, peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200, while their first album, Louder, has sold 150K in the US alone.
Since 2018, Lynch has spun off from R5 to make a duo called The Driver Era, or TDE, which is more alternative and funky than the music of R5. So far, the duo has released 3 albums, 3 EPs, 19 singles, and 18 music videos.
9. Kim Tae-hyung
| Date of Birth: | December 30, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Daegu, South Korea |
Kim Tae-hyung is also a member of BTS better known by his moniker V. Alongside Jimin, he is one of the most famous members of the group.
Like Jimin, Tae-hyung comes from an average South Korean family. The singer’s family has always been supportive of his musical aspirations, and his father even paid for his saxophone lessons when he was in middle school.
The singer auditioned for Big Hit Entertainment at a young age and became a trainee, joining BTS in 2013. Unlike many of the other members of the group, he was initially a secret member, designed to be a surprise for the fans, but the concept initially made him feel lonely and isolated.
However, since then, Tae-hyung, as V, has become one of the most popular members of the group and has a large, personal fanbase outside of BTS for his talent and good looks. Outside of BTS, Tae-hyung has also done some acting and released music either by himself or with other members like Jimin.
10. Dominic Fike
| Date of Birth: | December 30, 1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Naples, Florida, US |
Dominic Fike is an American singer and songwriter known for his genre-melding music. Fike is best known for his solo work and many collaborations.
Fike comes from a multi-cultural family as he is of African-American, Filipino, and Haitian descent. As a child boy, he grew up listening to the music of Blink-182, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Jack Johnson, with the Peppers being a big influence as their music inspired him to learn to play the guitar at age 10.
The singer gained attention in 2017 primarily as a producer, but through the release of his Don’t Forget About Me, Demos, and especially the single, 3 Nights, in 2018, Fike became known for his songwriting, and especially his singing. Fike showcased his versatility by working with various artists like Halsey and Brockhampton.
From 2020 onwards, the singer has been steadily climbing upwards in terms of fame, recording an authorized cover of a Paul McCartney song and even ventured into acting by being a main cast member for the second season of the popular teen drama, Euphoria.