Troye Sivan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Troye Sivan
Sivan in 2018
Born	Troye Sivan Mellet (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 30) Johannesburg, South Africa
Citizenship	Australia South Africa
Occupation	Singer-songwriter actor
Years active	2006–present
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Origin	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Pop synth-pop electropop dance-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	EMI Australia Capitol
YouTube information
Years active	2007–present
Subscribers	8.21 million
Total views	2.21 billion
Subscriber and view counts updated as of 3 May 2025.
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Troye Sivan Mellet (ⁱ/ˈtrɔɪ sɪˈvɑːn/ TROY-_-SIH-vahn; born 5 June 1995) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor. He first became popular as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent shows.

In 2013, Sivan signed with EMI Australia. He then released his third EP, TRXYE (2014). This EP reached number five on the US Billboard 200 chart. Its main song, "Happy Little Pill", was a top 10 hit in Australia. In 2015, he released his fourth EP, Wild. This was followed by his first full album, Blue Neighbourhood. The album's hit song, "Youth", made it to number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

His second album, Bloom (2018), was a top five album in Australia and the US. The song "My My My!" became his second number-one song on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. In 2020, he released the EP In a Dream. His third album, Something to Give Each Other, came out on 13 October 2023. Songs from this album like "Rush", "Got Me Started", and "One of Your Girls" were all top 40 hits in the UK and Australia. "Rush" and "One of Your Girls" also charted on the Billboard Hot 100. For "Rush", Sivan was nominated for two Grammy Awards.

As an actor, Sivan played a younger Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). He also starred as the main character in the Spud film series (2010–2014). In 2017, he received the GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award for his work supporting diversity and acceptance. In 2018, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "Revelation". This song was from the film Boy Erased, where he also had a role. He has since acted in the film Three Months (2022) and the HBO series The Idol (2023).

Early Life and Education

Troye Sivan was born on 5 June 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother, Laurelle Mellet, was a homemaker and former fashion model. His father, Shaun Mellet, is an entrepreneur and real estate agent. When Sivan was two years old, his family moved to Perth, Western Australia. They moved because of increasing crime in South Africa.

He grew up in a family with Jewish traditions. He went to Carmel School, a private school, until 2009. After that, he continued his education through distance education from home.

Music Career Highlights

Sivan's music journey began when he sang at the Channel Seven Perth Telethon in 2006, 2007, and 2008. In 2006, he even sang a duet with Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian. Sivan also reached the finals of StarSearch in 2007. His first EP, Dare to Dream, was released in June 2007. In 2010, Sivan helped start "We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube edition)". This was a charity music video to raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Signing with EMI Australia

On 5 June 2013, Sivan signed with EMI Australia. This is a part of Universal Music Australia. He kept this a secret for a year. On 15 August 2014, he released a five-song EP called TRXYE. The first song from it, "Happy Little Pill", came out on 25 July 2014. TRXYE quickly became number one on iTunes in over 55 countries. The next week, the EP debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. This was Sivan's first album to reach the Top 10. "Happy Little Pill" reached number 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It was also certified gold, meaning it sold over 35,000 copies.

Wild and Blue Neighbourhood

Sivan released his second major EP, Wild, on 4 September 2015. This EP was supported by a series of three music videos called Blue Neighbourhood. These videos featured the songs "Wild", "Fools", and "Talk Me Down". They were released from September to December 2015. The EP also introduced his first studio album, Blue Neighbourhood, which came out on 4 December 2015. The song "Youth" from the album reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sivan went on his first tour, Troye Sivan Live, in 2015 to support Blue Neighbourhood and Wild. He continued to tour for Blue Neighbourhood with the Blue Neighbourhood Tour and Suburbia Tour in 2016. In May 2017, Troye worked with Martin Garrix on the song "There for You".

Sivan performing at Capital Pride in Washington, DC, in 2018

Bloom and Recent Music

On 10 January 2018, Sivan released the song "My My My!" with a music video. He shared that his second album was inspired by his personal experiences. Pitchfork described his singing as "assured". NPR Music called the song "an infectious celebration of desire". NPR also noted how important it was to see Sivan being himself in the music video. Sivan performed the song live for the first time on Saturday Night Live on 20 January. Sivan later confirmed his new album would include a song with his friend Ariana Grande, called "Dance to This".

On 16 March 2018, his song "Strawberries & Cigarettes" from the Love, Simon movie soundtrack was released. It was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Original Song. "Bloom" was released as the third song on 2 May 2018, after "The Good Side". That month, he announced his second album would be called Bloom. He also joined Taylor Swift as a guest performer at her concert in Pasadena during her Reputation Stadium Tour. The album was released on 31 August 2018. The last song released before the album was "Animal" on 9 August 2018. That same year, Sivan was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "Revelation". He recorded and co-wrote this song for the film Boy Erased. He was also considered for an Academy Award for the song. In October 2018, Sivan worked with British singer-songwriter Charli XCX on the song "1999". They performed it together on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. A follow-up song, "2099", was first played on 6 June 2019. It was released as a promotional song from Charli XCX's album Charli on 10 September 2019. In January 2019, Sivan released the song "I'm So Tired..." with American singer-songwriter Lauv.

On 1 April 2020, Sivan released "Take Yourself Home". This was the first song from his fifth EP, In a Dream. Sivan worked with artists who needed work during the COVID-19 pandemic to create the visuals for his song. These artists, whom Sivan found on Instagram, also designed t-shirts for the song. All the money from these sales went to the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and Spotify's COVID-19 Music Relief Project. On 15 July 2020, Sivan released the song "Easy". He also announced the release of the EP In a Dream. The EP came out on 21 August 2020. In June 2021, he performed songs from the EP for Grubhub's virtual concert series Sound Bites. This was to help LGBT-owned restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. On 16 April 2021, his song "You" with Regard and Tate McRae was released. This song was number one on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart for eight weeks. Sivan's song "Angel Baby" was released on 10 September 2021. It became very popular in Southeast Asia and reached the top 5 in several countries. In February 2022, two original songs Sivan wrote for the film Three Months were released. In December 2022, he released a song with PNAU called "You Know What I Need".

Sivan announced his third studio album, Something to Give Each Other, on 13 July 2023. At the same time, he released its first song, "Rush". On 20 September 2023, the second song, "Got Me Started", was released with a music video. The album came out on 13 October 2023, along with the third song, "One of Your Girls". On 10 November 2023, Sivan received two Grammy nominations for "Rush". These were for Best Music Video and Best Pop Dance Recording. The album's fourth song, "Honey", was released on 16 May 2024. It included remixes by Mura Masa.

On 12 September 2024, Troye was featured on Charli XCX's remix album Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat. He was on the song "Talk Talk". A voice note from Dua Lipa is at the start and end of the song. They went on the co-headlining Sweat tour in North America. This tour supported Brat and Something to Give Each Other.

Acting Roles

Sivan at the Australian premiere of Paper Towns in 2015

In 2007, Sivan played Oliver Twist in a play called Oliver! at the Regal Theatre. In 2008, Sivan was in a short film from Western Australia called Betrand the Terrible. In February 2008, Sivan was chosen to play a young James Howlett in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Sivan got the part after videos of his telethon performance were put on YouTube. A Hollywood agent saw them and asked Sivan to send an audition tape.

In July 2009, he successfully auditioned for the main role in Spud. This film was based on the 2005 book by South African author John van de Ruit. Filming happened in South Africa from March to April 2010. The movie was released in South Africa on 3 December 2010. It was later nominated for six SAFTAs, including a Best Lead Actor award for Sivan.

Sivan also appeared in the play Waiting for Godot in Western Australia. It opened on 28 May 2010. Sivan shared the role of "Boy" with another actor, taking turns each night. In June 2012, Sivan went back to South Africa to film Spud 2: The Madness Continues. This movie was released in South Africa on 21 June 2013. Sivan also starred in the third movie in the series, Spud 3: Learning to Fly, which came out on 28 November 2014.

Sivan had a supporting role in the 2018 film Boy Erased. In 2022, he starred as Caleb in the film Three Months. Caleb is a 17-year-old who faces challenges after a one-night fling. The film explores the difficulties people with HIV still experience. On 22 November 2021, Sivan was cast as a regular character in the HBO drama series The Idol. The series ended in August 2023 after one season.

Other Projects

YouTube Videos

Sivan at VidCon in 2014

In September 2012, Sivan started making video blogs (vlogs) on YouTube. Before that, he had only sung on the site since 2007. When he posted his first vlog, Sivan already had 27,000 subscribers. He had joined YouTube on 1 October 2007. A YouTube video Sivan made with fellow YouTuber Tyler Oakley, called "The 'Boyfriend' Tag", won them a Teen Choice Award. This was in the "Choice Web Collaboration" category. As of November 2023, Sivan had over 8.1 million subscribers. His YouTube videos had over 1.9 billion total views.

Brand Partnerships

In 2018, Sivan was the face of Valentino's Spring/Summer 2018 clothing line. In 2019, he was an ambassador for MAC's Viva Glam campaign. He also appeared in Calvin Klein's #MyCalvins and #CK50 campaigns that year. Since 2020, he has been an ambassador for Cartier. In February 2021, Sivan's special t-shirt collection, which he designed with Uniqlo, was released. On 24 September 2021, he was a model in the third show of Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show. In early 2022, he was part of Beyoncé's Ivy Park campaign for her collection with Adidas. He has been an ambassador for YSL Beauty since 2022.

Tsu Lange Yor Brand

In July 2023, it was announced that Sivan and his brother would launch a new luxury lifestyle brand. It would sell fragrances and art objects called Tsu Lange Yor. The name means 'to long years' in Yiddish. This is a tribute to his grandmother and great-grandmother, who spoke the language. The idea of "home" and creating a personal space was very important to Sivan. This led him to create his own brand instead of using existing product lines.

The brand launched in August 2023 with a pop-up store. It has since grown. The brand sells home items, candles, and perfumes. One fragrance is "Sala Eau de Parfum", named after his nephew. A short film was also made for this fragrance.

Artistic Style

Sivan's favorite artists include Janet Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Taylor Swift, and Lorde. He is also inspired by Michael Jackson and Frank Ocean. In 2018, he told Wonderland that he wished he had more diverse music growing up. He said that many of his inspirations were straight women like Cher, Madonna, Miley, Robyn, and Lady Gaga. Sivan also looks to Ariana Grande and Christina Aguilera for inspiration. His music video for "My My My!" was directly influenced by Aguilera's "Dirrty" video.

Sivan's music is often described as "layered electropop with constant tinges of EDM". His deep singing voice has received much praise. His work has been compared to that of Lorde and Taylor Swift. In December 2020, Sivan was listed at number 34 in Rolling Stone Australia's "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue.

Music Videos and Themes

Sivan's music videos often show diverse relationships. The Blue Neighbourhood video series told the story of two teenagers in a secret relationship. "Youth" also featured Sivan with another male love interest. His music video for "Heaven" includes clips of historical movements for acceptance and diverse couples. It also shows emotional scenes with him and another man. The video asks, "Without losing a piece of me, how do I get to Heaven?" and "If I'm losing a piece of me, maybe I don't want Heaven". Sivan has said that these portrayals are important to him. He remembers how few times he saw diverse relationships on TV or in music videos when he was growing up.

On 16 July 2020, Sivan released a music video he directed himself for his song "Easy". This song was from his EP In a Dream. A new version of "Easy", with country singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves and producer Mark Ronson, was released with a second music video in December 2020.

On 13 July 2023, Sivan released the music video for "Rush". This was the first song from Something to Give Each Other. The video was praised for its open display of diverse culture. The video earned Sivan his first nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video. Sivan did receive some comments about the lack of different body types among the dancers in the music video. He responded that it was not something he and the creative director had thought about.

Personal Life and Health

Sivan shared his personal journey publicly through a YouTube video on 7 August 2013. He had already shared this with his family three years earlier. He wanted the video to be public because he was talking with EMI Australia about a record deal. He had not yet discussed his identity with them. The morning after he posted his video, he received a supportive email from EMI.

Sivan has a mild form of Marfan syndrome. This condition can make him "super thin, with long bendy fingers, and a high [palate]". He has also experienced body image issues. In an interview with Billboard, Sivan said, "I think that everyone's body is as beautiful as it is, including my own, and it just sucks to see people talking about other people's bodies."

Acting Credits

Film Roles

Television Roles

Theatre Roles

Music Albums

• Blue Neighbourhood (2015)
• Bloom (2018)
• Something to Give Each Other (2023)

Concert Tours

• Troye Sivan Live (2015)
• Blue Neighbourhood Tour (2016)
• Suburbia Tour (2016)
• The Bloom Tour (2018–2019)
• Something to Give Each Other Tour (2024)
• Sweat Tour (with Charli XCX; 2024)

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Troye Sivan para niños