Troye Sivan Mellet is an Australian singer-songwriter, actor and former YouTuber.
36 Facts About Troye Sivan
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Troye Sivan was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Laurelle Mellet, a homemaker and former model, and Shaun Mellet, an entrepreneur and real estate agent.
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Troye Sivan grew up in Perth, Western Australia, with his parents and three siblings.
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Troye Sivan attended Carmel School, a private Modern Orthodox school, until 2009, when he started distance education.
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Troye Sivan's middle name turned surname Sivan is a Hebrew calendar month.
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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.
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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.
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Troye Sivan released his second major-label EP, Wild, on 4 September 2015.
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Troye Sivan further supported Blue Neighbourhood with 2016's Blue Neighbourhood Tour and Suburbia Tour.
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On 26 May 2017, Troye Sivan collaborated with Martin Garrix to produce the song "There for You".
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Troye Sivan confirmed that his second album was inspired by his then-boyfriend, American model Jacob Bixenman.
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Troye Sivan later confirmed that his new album would feature a collaboration with long-time friend Ariana Grande, titled "Dance to This".
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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.
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Troye Sivan was shortlisted for an Academy Award for the song.
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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.
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On 1 April 2020, Troye Sivan released "Take Yourself Home", his first single from his fifth EP In a Dream.
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Troye Sivan worked with freelance artists in need of work during the COVID-19 pandemic to create the visual art for his single.
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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.
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In February 2022, two original songs Troye Sivan had written for the film Three Months were released.
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On 16 July 2020, Troye Sivan released a self-directed music video for his second song, "Easy", from his EP In a Dream.
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In 2008, Troye Sivan was cast in a Western Australian short film, Betrand the Terrible.
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In February 2008, Troye Sivan was cast as young James Howlett in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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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.
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Troye Sivan appeared in the Western Australian season of Samuel Beckett's absurdist play Waiting for Godot which opened on 28 May 2010.
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Troye Sivan shared the role of "Boy" with Craig Hyde-Smith, alternating nights.
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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.
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Troye Sivan starred in the third film in the series, Spud 3: Learning to Fly, released on 28 November 2014.
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Troye Sivan had a supporting role in the 2018 film Boy Erased.
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On 22 November 2021, Troye Sivan was cast as a series regular in the upcoming HBO drama series The Idol.
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In September 2012, Troye Sivan began creating video blogs on the video sharing site YouTube, after having only sung on the site since 2007.
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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.
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Troye Sivan has been an ambassador for YSL Beauty since 2022.
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Troye Sivan is inspired by Michael Jackson and Frank Ocean.
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Troye Sivan's music has been described as "layered electropop with constant tinges of EDM".
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In December 2020, Troye Sivan was listed at number 34 in Rolling Stone Australias "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue.
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Troye Sivan came out publicly as gay via a YouTube video on 7 August 2013, three years after coming out to his family.