43 Facts About Hayley Kiyoko

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Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft was born on April 3,1991 and is an American singer, dancer and actress.

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Hayley Kiyoko has created a comic book, with the help of Naomi Franquiz and Marla Vazquez, based on her song "Gravel to Tempo".

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Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft was born on April 3,1991, in Los Angeles, California, to figure skater and choreographer Sarah Kawahara, and actor and comedian Jamie Alcroft.

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Hayley Kiyoko's mother is from Canada and is of Japanese ancestry and her father is from Ohio and has English and Scottish ancestry.

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Hayley Kiyoko began acting at a young age, appearing in national commercials for companies such as GM Onstar, Slim Jim, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

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At age 8, Hayley Kiyoko wrote a song called "Notice", which her father still urges her to release.

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Hayley Kiyoko was elected student council president of her middle school and high school freshman classes and vice-president in her senior year.

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Hayley Kiyoko attended Agoura High School and graduated in 2009.

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Hayley Kiyoko was appointed "Commissioner of Entertainment" in her sophomore year and "Commissioner of Pep Rallies" in her junior year.

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Hayley Kiyoko created and choreographed "The Agoura High Step Team" which was faculty-approved as a school club under her direction.

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Hayley Kiyoko was discovered at the age of five when she went with her friend to a photoshoot.

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Hayley Kiyoko got her commercial agent and booked her first audition, claiming acting was always just something she did on the side to make money for college and music equipment.

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Hayley Kiyoko started the garage band Hede, named after her grandfather, in November 2007 and released five songs on Myspace and a music video for "Warehouse".

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Hayley Kiyoko was one of the biggest inspirations in Kiyoko's life.

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In 2007, Hayley Kiyoko was approached by former pop-star Vitamin C to join an all-girl singing and dancing group.

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Hayley Kiyoko joined Allie Gonino, Tinashe, Kelsey Sanders, and Marisol Esparza to form the Stunners.

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In 2010, Hayley Kiyoko guest starred in four episodes of Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place in the role of Stevie Nichols, an evil wizard.

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Hayley Kiyoko claimed that she wanted to be in control of her own music.

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Hayley Kiyoko began work on the Disney Channel movie Lemonade Mouth in 2010, starring in a lead role as rebellious teenager Stella Yamada.

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In February 2012, Hayley Kiyoko landed a small role in Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, a Lifetime TV movie and remake of the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon.

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Hayley Kiyoko portrayed the character Gabi in a recurring role on ABC Family's The Fosters and later landed the role of Raven Ramirez in CSI: Cyber.

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Hayley Kiyoko portrayed Shannie in the Netflix movie XOXO, which premiered in August 2016.

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On March 12,2013, Hayley Kiyoko released her debut EP, A Belle to Remember.

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Immediately following its release, Hayley Kiyoko began writing new music in London with British producer James Flannigan.

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Hayley Kiyoko announced via Facebook in 2014 that her next EP was finished and she would be debuting the songs at a show later that month.

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Hayley Kiyoko was concurrently diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome and depression.

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On December 21,2017, Hayley Kiyoko announced her debut studio album, Expectations.

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Hayley Kiyoko's self-directed music video for "What I Need," featuring Kehlani, was released on May 31,2018.

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On July 26,2018, Hayley Kiyoko was invited by Taylor Swift to perform with her on stage at Gillette Stadium, marking Hayley Kiyoko's first stadium performance.

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At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, Hayley Kiyoko won the award for Push Artist of the Year and performed "Curious" on stage.

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In June 2019, Hayley Kiyoko appeared in Taylor Swift's music video for "You Need to Calm Down" with other LGBT celebrities.

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On May 20,2022, Hayley Kiyoko released "For the Girls" as the third single from Panorama.

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Hayley Kiyoko has stated that she knew she was attracted to girls when she was six years old, coming out to her parents in the sixth grade.

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Hayley Kiyoko wanted to inspire confidence in young people dealing with the same struggles.

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Hayley Kiyoko's music is focused on her story and emotions she has experienced while coming to terms with her identity.

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Tegan and Sara and Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" were Hayley Kiyoko's turning point and inspiration to turn to pop music.

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Hayley Kiyoko is dubbed "Lesbian Jesus" by her fans.

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Since 2018, Hayley Kiyoko has been dating former Bachelor contestant Becca Tilley.

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Since publicly coming out, Hayley Kiyoko has been an advocate for LGBT rights and is widely considered to be a gay icon by her fans, who have nicknamed her 'Lesbian Jesus'.

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For Pride Month 2017, Hayley Kiyoko partnered with MeUndies to promote their "Celebrate" campaign.

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In 2018, Hayley Kiyoko critiqued Rita Ora's song, "Girls", for its depiction of same-sex attraction and harmful implications for the LGBT community.

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Hayley Kiyoko marched in a Pride parade for the first time, attending the 2019 World Pride Parade in New York City as the float ambassador for W Hotels Worldwide.

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Hayley Kiyoko endorsed Joe Biden for the 2020 United States presidential election in a tweet following Biden's announcement Kamala Harris would be his running mate.