Troye Sivan Biography, Age, Songs, Movies, Boyfriend, Brother, Album, Films, Net worth

Troye Sivan Biography

Troye Sivan full name Troye Sivan Mellet is a South African-born Australian singer, songwriter, actor, and YouTube personality born on 5th June 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa to Laurelle and Shaun Mellet. His family moved to Australia when he was two years old due to rising crime in South Africa. Sivan grew up living in Perth, Western Australia with his parents and three siblings Steele, Tyde and Sage.

Troye Sivan Career

Troye Sivan music career began started when he sang at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Channel Seven Perth Telethon. His 2006 performance included a duet with Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian. Sivan made it to the finals of StarSearch 2007. His debut EP, Dare to Dream, was released in June 2007.

In February 2010, Troye 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 5th June 2013 Troye Sivan was signed to EMI Australia and on 15th 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. TRXYE debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in over 55 countries. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 the following week, scoring Sivan his first Top 10 album. “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.

Troye Sivan Blue Neighbourhood

Blue Neighbourhood is Troye Sivan debut studio album which was released on 4th December 2015 via EMI Music Australia and Capitol Records America. The album reached No. 1 within hours on the iTunes Store in ten countries, including the United States. ‘Youth’ won the song of the year and Best video in ARIA Music Awards of 2016.

Tracklist

  • Wild
  • Fools
  • Ease ft Broods
  • Talk Me Down
  • Cool
  • Heaven ft Betty Who
  • Youth
  • Lost Boy
  • For Him ft Allday
  • Suburbia

Troye Sivan Wild

On 4th September 2015 Troye Sivan released his second EP, Wild. The EP was supported by a music video trilogy entitled Blue Neighbourhood, comprising the three songs “Wild”, “Fools” and “Talk Me Down” and released from September 2015 to December 2015. Additionally, the EP served as an introduction to his album Blue Neighbourhood, which was released on 4 December 2015.

On 10 January 2018, Troye Sivan released the single “My My My!”, along with an accompanying music video. He confirmed that his new sophomore album was inspired by his boyfriend, an American model named Jacob Bixenman.

Troye Sivan

Troye Sivan Youtube

Troye Sivan joined youtube on 1st October 2007 and in September 2012 he began creating video blogs. As of April 2016, Sivan had over 4 million subscribers and over 243 million total views across his YouTube videos. A YouTube video Sivan made with fellow YouTuber Tyler Oakley titled “The ‘Boyfriend’ Tag” earned them a Teen Choice Award in the “Choice Web Collaboration” category.

Troye Sivan Album

Troye Sivan is set to release his second album ‘Bloom’ on 31st August 2018. He has released four singles from the album. , “My My My!”, was released on 10 January 2018. The second single “The Good Side”, was released nine days later. “Bloom” was released on 2 May as the third single and “Dance to This”, featuring American singer Ariana Grande, was released on 13 June 2018.

Tracklist

  • Seventeen
  • My My My!
  • The Good Side
  • Bloom
  • Postcard ft Gordi
  • Dance to This ft Ariana Grande
  • Plum
  • What a Heavenly Way to Die
  • Lucky Strike
  • Animal

Troye Sivan Films

  • 2009: X-Men Origins: Wolverine as Young James Howlett
  • 2010: Betrand the Terrible as Ace
  • 2010: Spud as John “Spud” Milton
  • 2013: Spud 2: The Madness Continues as John “Spud” Milton
  • 2014: Spud 3: Learning to Fly as John “Spud” Milton
  • 2018: Boy Erased as Gary

Troye Sivan Gay

Troye Sivan is openly gay, he came out publicly via a YouTube video on 7 August 2013. He came out to his family three years before his video was released.

During an interview with Attitude magazine he said that after coming out he was looking for love in order to try and fit in.

“All my friends were hooking up with random people at parties, and I just felt so left behind because I didn’t know gay people, I didn’t know where to meet gay people.”

He said that he had to get a fake ID and a Grindr profile in order to try and participate in gay nightlife.

“[I] started to try to meet people who were like me, but you sort of are forced a little bit into these hyper-sexualised environments, and even though that’s awesome when you’re 17… I didn’t know what else to do.”

Part of that experience meant that Sivan had regular encounters with older gay men. He said that more than anything else, these trysts left him feeling afraid. “I don’t remember specifically but, because I was always so small, I was so scared to meet up with people because I was like, ‘I’m going to get killed, I’m going to get murdered by someone.’”

Troye Sivan Relationship/ Troye Sivan Boyfriend

He is in a relationship with model Jacob Bixenman. Bixenman appeared in Sivan’s music video for his hit, “Heaven.” The video featured various gay pride moments in history and served as an emotional celebration of the LGBT community. It was released at the same time as the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Sivan urged his fans to “continue to fight” in the “dark and light times.”

Sivan later posted a selfie on his instagram with the caption ‘Heaven!’. They announced their love at the MTV Music Awards in 2016.

Troye Sivan Tour

Troye Sivan will embark on the Bloom Tour in support of the album, Bloom, which will begin on 21 September in Irving, Texas.

Troye Sivan Genre

  • Dream Pop
  • Electropop

Troye Sivan Age

  • Troye Sivan was born on 5th June 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Troye Sivan Siblings

  • Troye has three siblings; two brothers Steele and Tyde and a sister Sage.

Troye Sivan Nationality

  • South African
  • Australian

Troye Sivan Height

  • Troye is 1.74m , 5ft 7inches

Troye Sivan Brother

His brother Tyde Levi is a youtuber who started youtube when his brother Troye became famous. He did a youtube video saying he decided to drop out of regular school to do homeschooling so he’ll have more time for his YouTube and his DJ career.

Troye Sivan Net worth

Troye Sivan estimated net worth is $2 million. He earns that money on his music sales, concerts, and movies salaries, as well as on his social media, including YouTube.

Troye Sivan Family

Troye Sivan father is a real estate agent and his mother is a homemaker. They are both Jewish – father was born Jewish, and mother converted to this religion after marriage. His mother’s name is Laurelle Mellet and his father’s name remains unknown.

Troye Sivan Manager

Troye Sivan manager is LA-based artist manager Dani Russin, she works at Creed and Jeffrey Azoff’s Full Stop Management company. Dani Russin has worked alongside Brandon Creed (co CEO of Full Stop Management) for the better part of a decade – beginning in A&R at Epic Records then along with him to start his first management venture, The Creed Company.

On how she she became Troye’s manager she says Troy was introduced to her by someone she used to work with at Epic.

‘I was graciously clued into Troye early by someone I used to work with at Epic (full circle!). He played me ‘Happy Little Pill’ and a few other demos and I didn’t leave his office until he put me in touch!’

Troye Sivan Taylor Swift

Troye has quoted Taylor Swift as one of her favourite musician. During Taylor Swift Reputation Tour she brought out Troye on May 19 on night one of her Rose Bowl run. Sivan performed a rendition of his latest hit “My, My, My” with Taylor’s help.

Troye Sivan Songs

  • There for You
  • YOUTH
  • FOOLS
  • My My My!
  • WILD
  • Happy Little Pill
  • TALK ME DOWN
  • Strawberries & Cigarettes
  • HEAVEN
  • Bloom
  • BITE
  • The Fault In Our Stars
  • The Good Side
  • DKLA
  • THE QUIET
  • for him.
  • LOST BOY
  • EASE
  • We’re My Otp
  • SUBURBIA
  • BLUE
  • Gasoline
  • TOO GOOD
  • Touch
  • Fun
  • Make You Love Me
  • Swimming Pools
  • She’s 22.

Troye Sivan Instagram

Troye Sivan Twitter

 

Troye Sivan Interview

Interviewer: I was thinking about our relationship, and there was some serious platonic courtship on Twitter, leading up to us meeting IRL. You were talking about how you were using the Internet as a window into checking out what other people were doing and relating it to yourself.

Troye Sivan: I don’t know what I would have done had I not found the Internet. I found a community of people who I really liked and who I felt got me. I remember the first time I ever watched footage of the Pride parade, or the first time I started discovering music. It formed who I am as a person. I always felt different in a lot of ways and didn’t really know how to express that.

Interviewer: Do you think the Internet has played a significant role in sort of fast-tracking your sense of self?

Troye Sivan: A thousand percent. I had an anonymous account on every gay forum there was. I used to make accounts and talk to people about my problems. I felt so much kinship with these people who were dealing with the same exact sh*t that I was. It just made me realize that there was potential for things to get better, and that’s what ended up pulling me through.

Interviewer: So much of my experience is exactly what you’re talking about. I think it’s this invisible private thing, but it’s so important. I wanted to talk about your coming-out video, which seems like this pivotal moment for you personally. You posted it three years ago, and it has more than 7 million views. What inspired you to make the video?

Troye Sivan: I used to go on YouTube and search “coming out.” That was something I did on almost a daily basis for a long time. After I came out to my family, I felt like I owed so much to that community and what I think is a sacred part of YouTube. I also happened to have a big audience at the time—I’d been making videos since I was, like, 12, so I was thinking I could use this platform to really go for it. By the time I made that video, I was out to my friends and my family for well over a year. I’d been so comfortable with myself that the thoughts of strangers didn’t bother me at all, but I was nervous from a career point of view. I was well aware of the fact that most of my fans were girls, and I thought I might lose them.

Interviewer: Coming out is so fascinating to me because on one hand, it’s this beautiful channel of communication that you establish between you and the people in your life, but I struggle with it. I think that it centers straight people, cis people, and people who aren’t out because we are who we are regardless of who we tell.

Troye Sivan: I know what you’re saying. Before I came out, the thought of someone calling me gay, even when I knew very well that I was, was petrifying. I saw coming out as a way to take control of that situation and own it. I was in negotiations to sign my record deal and had heard horror stories of people who are told to stay in the closet by people in the entertainment industry because it’s better for work. For my own sanity, that wasn’t going to fly. Instead, I woke up to a congratulations e-mail, and everything was all good—I’m really grateful that my label was with me from day one.

Interviewer: Coming out shows that as LGBTQ folks, we are ever resilient, and this is a compromise between living authentically to our own sense of self and living within a cisgender heteropatriarchy. Post–coming out, I really admired you because I struggle off and on with the pressure and responsibility of being a public person and a member of the LGBTQ community at the same time. What’s your secret?

Troye Sivan: I’ve realized how, in being a loud voice for myself, there are other people like me who will see that and appreciate it. All I’ve ever wanted growing up was someone I could look at and say, ‘Oh, that person’s like me.’

Interviewer: After the world learned of you as a queer artist, did you ever feel pressure to speak on things for an entire…I guess I’m just projecting now.

Troye Sivan: I think where you can get caught up is in thinking that your voice is more valuable than anyone else’s. I’m very aware of the fact that I literally think I’m the most privileged kid on the planet. A lot of being a good voice is knowing when I have a place to speak and when it’s appropriate. And to speak from the heart when I do.

Interviewer: Obviously, queerness plays a role in music. The same way I feel like I was put on this earth to be an actress and a model, I think you were put on this planet to be a pop star. But how do you make a supervulnerable song, like “Heaven,” and bring it onstage in front of thousands of people night after night? If I’m acting and I bring too much of myself to the role, it becomes unsustainable for me to work within the character as a professional.

Troye Sivan: I love pop music. I think that pop should never be a dirty word. To me, [songs are] like living things that grow and change as I do. “Heaven” was written when I was 19, and it was about my coming-out experience from when I was 15. I felt a little emotional when I was writing it, and I had to think about things I hadn’t felt in a really long time. Then it became about something completely different when I hit the road. When I’m onstage, I’m looking out and I’m seeing all of these other people’s stories. I’m feeling their hardships and successes—I can see it in their faces, in their eyes.

Interviewer: Your fans love you so much, and they look to you as a role model. What is your responsibility to them, but also within that, what is your responsibility to yourself?

Troye Sivan: I’m just trying to show people that you can be queer, live your life, and be happy. But I want to tell a lot more than just my story, because I feel like it’s almost boring. I’ve been given this platform, and I want to do my best to give the voice that I’ve been given to somebody who maybe wouldn’t have had that voice otherwise. I feel like I lucked out that I was born at the right time, that now the world is ready for an openly gay male pop singer. Now I’m going to try my very hardest to pass my baton to the next person who’s even more other than me.

Interviewer: The last weekend we hung out, I think we were all grieving a little bit. It was right after the election, and we went to a Trump protest together in Boston. That was a special and unforgettable experience for me to be with people I love so much at a time when there was so much pain around us. What have you been feeling since the election? I know you’re Australian, but I think it’s touched all of us.

Troye Sivan: It has touched all of us. I plan on spending a lot of my life in the United States, [but] I think I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve accepted defeat in the fact that Donald Trump is going to be president. But it doesn’t change my opinion. I let myself grieve for a little bit, but the most comforting thought in the world to me is that LGBTQ people have always existed. To think of all of the hardships and all the regimes that LGBTQ people have survived—we are such fighters. I have faith in us as a people. I know that we can survive this.

Interviewer: I think that’s the right approach. We need to move forward and protect one another and survive under what I can only call a regime. It needs to start with the people around us and the resources that we can fortify locally. So I would say I’m right there with you. I guess speaking more broadly, looking toward the future, what’s next in 2017 for Troye Sivan?

Troye Sivan: I am looking forward to not being the center of my own world. A few times the past couple years, I’ve looked around the room and asked, “Why are all these people around me?” So a lot of 2017 is going to be about being a good loved one to others. I know that everything could change, I could release a flop album tomorrow, my career can go down the toilet, I could lose all my friends and go back home…and I know that my family would still be there for me and still be able to bring me such joy, connectivity, and peace in my life. To be honest, it all comes down to family. For me, that’s it.

Source: Teen Vogue

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