45 Facts About Troye Sivan

Troye Sivan Mellet is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor.

Troye Sivan has since starred in the film Three Months and the HBO series The Idol.

Troye Sivan was born on 5 June 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Laurelle Mellet, a homemaker and former South African fashion model, and Shaun Mellet, an entrepreneur and real estate agent.

At age two, Troye Sivan moved to Perth, Western Australia, with his parents and three siblings due to rising crime in South Africa.

Troye Sivan was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family, though he does not consider himself to be religious.

Troye Sivan's mother converted to Judaism when marrying his father, who is of Lithuanian-Jewish descent including from a grandmother who escaped from Lithuania to Johannesburg as a Holocaust survivor.

Troye Sivan attended Carmel School, a private Modern Orthodox school, until 2009, when he started distance education.

In February 2010, Troye Sivan opened "We Are the World 25 for Haiti ", 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, Troye Sivan was signed to EMI Australia, a Universal Music Australia label, but kept it a secret until a year later.

Troye Sivan released his second major-label EP, Wild, on 4 September 2015.

Troye Sivan further supported Blue Neighbourhood with 2016's Blue Neighbourhood Tour and Suburbia Tour.

On 26 May 2017, Troye Sivan collaborated with Martin Garrix to produce the song "There for You".

Troye Sivan confirmed that his second album was inspired by his then-boyfriend, American model Jacob Bixenman.

Troye Sivan later confirmed that his new album would feature a collaboration with long-time friend Ariana Grande, titled "Dance to This".

That same year, Troye Sivan received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for "Revelation", which he recorded and co-wrote for the film Boy Erased.

Troye Sivan was shortlisted for an Academy Award for the song.

In October 2018, Troye Sivan collaborated with British singer-songwriter Charli XCX on the single "1999"; the two performed the single together live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

On 1 April 2020, Troye Sivan released "Take Yourself Home", his first single from his fifth EP In a Dream.

Troye Sivan worked with freelance artists in need of work during the COVID-19 pandemic to create the visual art for his single.

The artists, who Troye Sivan met on Instagram, designed t-shirts for the single, and all net proceeds were donated to the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and Spotify's COVID-19 Music Relief Project.

In February 2022, two original songs Troye Sivan had written for the film Three Months were released.

Troye Sivan announced his third studio album, Something to Give Each Other, on 13 July 2023, alongside the release of its lead single, "Rush".

On 10 November 2023, Troye Sivan received two Grammy nominations for "Rush": Best Music Video and Best Pop Dance Recording.

In 2008, Troye Sivan was cast in a Western Australian short film, Betrand the Terrible.

In February 2008, Troye Sivan was cast as young James Howlett in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Troye Sivan got the part after videos of his telethon performance were posted on YouTube, catching the attention of a Hollywood agent who contacted Troye Sivan and asked him to send in an audition tape.

Troye Sivan appeared in the Western Australian season of Samuel Beckett's absurdist play Waiting for Godot which opened on 28 May 2010.

Troye Sivan shared the role of "Boy" with Craig Hyde-Smith, alternating nights.

In June 2012, Troye Sivan returned to South Africa to film Spud 2: The Madness Continues, which was released in South Africa on 21 June 2013.

Troye Sivan starred in the third film in the series, Spud 3: Learning to Fly, released on 28 November 2014.

Troye Sivan had a supporting role in the 2018 film Boy Erased.

On 22 November 2021, Troye Sivan was cast as a series regular in the HBO drama series The Idol.

In September 2012, Troye Sivan began creating vlogs on the video sharing site YouTube, after having only sung on the site since 2007.

At the time of posting his first vlog, Troye Sivan had accumulated 27,000 subscribers in his five years since joining YouTube on 1 October 2007.

Troye Sivan has been an ambassador for YSL Beauty since 2022.

In July 2023, it was reported that in addition to his new album, Troye Sivan would be releasing with his brother "an independent luxury lifestyle collection of fragrances and art-driven objects" called Tsu Lange Yor.

The idea of "home" and creating a space for yourself was a very personal concept, leading Troye Sivan to turn away companies offering him white label products and pre-built businesses.

Troye Sivan is inspired by Michael Jackson and Frank Ocean.

Troye Sivan's music has been described as "layered electropop with constant tinges of EDM".

In December 2020, Troye Sivan was listed at number 34 in Rolling Stone Australias "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue.

Troye Sivan has said that these portrayals are important to him, especially when he remembers "such vivid memories of the few times I saw any type of LGBTQ relationship on TV or in music videos".

On 16 July 2020, Troye Sivan released a self-directed music video for his second song, "Easy", from his EP In a Dream.

On 13 July 2023, Troye Sivan released the music video for "Rush", the lead single for Something to Give Each Other, which received widespread acclaim for its unapologetic display of queer culture.

Troye Sivan came out publicly as gay via a YouTube video on 7 August 2013, three years after coming out to his family.

Troye Sivan has a mild form of Marfan syndrome making him "super thin, with long bendy fingers, and a high [palate]" which he considers "weird".