Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan | |
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![]() Sivan at the Australian premiere of Paper Towns, July 2015 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Troye Sivan Mellet |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 5 June 1995
Origin | Perth, Western Australia |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, songwriter, YouTube personality |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, bass guitar |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | EMI Music Australia |
Website | www |
Troye Sivan Mellet (/trɔɪ s[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈvɑːn/; born 5 June 1995), better known as Troye Sivan, is a South African-born Australian actor, YouTuber, singer and songwriter. As an actor, he played young James Howlett in the 2009 X-Men film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and most recently has starred as the titular character in the Spud film trilogy. Sivan also regularly makes YouTube videos, and as of 15 July 2015, has over 3.4 million subscribers and over 162 million total views.[1]
On 15 August 2014, Sivan released his first major label EP, entitled TRXYE, which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200. The lead single from the EP, "Happy Little Pill", reached number 10 in the Australian charts. On July 25, 2015, Sivan announced his second major-label EP Wild and its cover art in a YouTube video named "Announcing My Album".
His video, "The 'Boyfriend' Tag", with fellow vlogger Tyler Oakley earned them a Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Web Collaboration" category. In October 2014, Time named Sivan as one of the "25 Most Influential Teens of 2014".[2]
Personal life
Sivan was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[3][4] His family moved to Australia when he was two years old due to rising crime in the country.[5] Sivan currently lives in Perth, Western Australia with his parents and three siblings. His father is a real estate agent and his mother is a homemaker.[5] He is Jewish (his father was born to a Jewish family and his mother converted to Judaism).[6] Sivan attended Carmel School until 2009 when he started distance education.[7] Troye's middle name is "Sivan" and he embraced it as his stage name.
On 7 August 2010, aged 15, Sivan revealed to his family that he is gay.[8] On 7 August 2013, he revealed his sexual orientation publicly through a video on his YouTube channel.[9]
Career
Music
Sivan sung at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Channel Seven Perth Telethon.[10][11] His 2006 performance included a duet with Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian.[11] Sivan made it to the grand finals of StarSearch 2007.[10] His debut EP, Dare to Dream, was released in February 2008. In February 2010, 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 5 June 2013, Sivan was signed to EMI Australia, a Universal Music Australia label, but kept it a secret until a year later. On 15 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.[12] TRXYE debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in over 55 countries.[13] The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 the following week, scoring Sivan his first Top 10 album.[14] "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.[15] On 25 July 2015, Sivan announced his second major-label EP Wild and its cover art in a YouTube video named "Announcing My Album".
Acting
In 2007, Sivan starred as Oliver Twist in a production of Oliver! at the Regal Theatre.[11] In 2008, Sivan was cast in a West Australian short film, Betrand the Terrible.[16] In February 2008, Sivan was cast as young James Howlett in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Sivan got the part after videos of his telethon performance were posted on YouTube, catching the attention of a Hollywood agent who contacted Sivan and asked him to send in an audition tape.[11] Though Kodi Smit-McPhee was already cast for this role, he was unable to be a part of the film, due to his other film, The Road.[17] In July 2009, he auditioned successfully for the lead role in Spud, a film adaptation of the 2005 novel by South African author John van de Ruit.[18] Filming took place in South Africa from early March to mid-April 2010.[19][20] The film was released in South Africa on 3 December 2010 and was later nominated for six SAFTAs, including a Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film nomination for Sivan.[21]
Sivan appeared in the West Australian season of Samuel Beckett's absurdist play Waiting for Godot which opened on 28 May 2010. Sivan shared the role of "Boy" with Craig Hyde-Smith, alternating nights.[22] In June 2012, Sivan returned to South Africa to film Spud 2: The Madness Continues, which was released in South Africa on 21 June 2013. Sivan also starred in the third film in the series, Spud 3: Learning to Fly, released on 28 November 2014.
YouTube
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In September 2012, Sivan began creating video blogs on the video sharing site YouTube, after strictly singing on the site since 2007. At the time of posting his first vlog, Sivan had accumulated 27,000 subscribers in his five years since joining YouTube on 1 October 2007. As of 20 June 2015, Sivan has over 3.7 million subscribers and over 180 million total views across his YouTube videos.[1] His YouTube channel is the second most subscribed channel in Australia, after HowToBasic.[23]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Young James Howlett | |
2010 | Betrand the Terrible | Ace | Short film |
2010 | Spud | John "Spud" Milton | |
2013 | Spud 2: The Madness Continues | John "Spud" Milton | |
2014 | Spud 3: Learning to Fly | John "Spud" Milton |
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
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2006–08 | Perth Telethon | Opening act |
2007 | Star Search | Finalist |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Oliver! | Oliver Twist | Regal Theater |
2010 | Waiting for Godot | Boy | His Majesty's Theatre |
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Release details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
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AUS [24] |
CAN [25] |
FRA [26] |
NZ [27] |
US [28] | |||
Dare to Dream |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
June Haverly |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
TRXYE |
|
— | 2 | 177 | 2 | 5 |
|
Wild |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
Album | |||||||||
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AUS [24] |
AUT [32] |
CAN [33] |
DEN [34] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36] |
NLD [37] |
NZ [27] |
UK [38] |
US [39] | ||||
"Happy Little Pill" | 2014 | 10 | 47 | 50 | 11 | 87 | 11 | 85 | 2 | 86 | 92 | TRXYE |
As featured artist
Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [24] | |||
"Papercut"[40] (Zedd featuring Troye Sivan) |
2015 | 93 | True Colors |
Promotional singles
Song | Year | Album |
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"The Fault in Our Stars" | 2013 | TRXYE |
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominated | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Troye Sivan | South African Film and Television Award for Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film | Nominated | [21] |
2014 | Troye Sivan | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Male | Nominated | [41] |
2014 | "The Boyfriend Tag" with Tyler Oakley | Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Collaboration | Won | [41] |
2014 | Troye Sivan | NewNowNext Award for Best New Social Media Influencer (Male) | Won | [42] |
2015 | Troye Sivan | APRA Award for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | [43] |
2015 | Troye Sivan | YouTube Music Awards | Won | [44] |
2015 | Troye Sivan | Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Aussie/Kiwi Internet Sensation | Won | [45] |
References
- ^ a b "Troyesivan18 YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014". Time. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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- ^ "Biography". Troye Sivan (Official website). Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ a b McLaughlin, Rhett; Neal, Charles (19 April 2014). "Ep. 29 Troye Sivan" (Podcast). Ear Biscuits. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Troye Sivan's Tumblr — How Jewish are you? Like are you orthodox or reform or?". Troyesivan.tumblr.com. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Reilly, Gabrielle. "Troye Sivan Interview". The Global Townhall. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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- ^ Lu, Anne (10 August 2013). "'Wolverine' Actor Troye Sivan Comes Out As Gay On YouTube Vlog". International Business Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b Symonds, Kristy (7 April 2012). "Perth boy making it big in Hollywood". Perth Now. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d Harvey, Shannon (28 February 2008). "Perth boy to play young Hugh Jackman in Wolverine movie". Perth Now. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (27 June 2014). "YouTube Star Troye Sivan Signs With EMI Australia, Announces EP". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Stern, Bradley (15 August 2014). "Troye Sivan Shoots To #1 On iTunes (In 55 Countries!) With Debut EP, 'TRXYE'". Idolator. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (15 August 2014). "Troye Sivan Set for Top 10 Debut on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Coyne, Yvette (16 February 2010). "Bertrand the Terrible – LINK funded film". Film & Television Institute (WA) Inc. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Bodey, Michael (5 March 2008). "One for the road clears the path". The Australian. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Troye plays lead role in Spud – The Movie". troyesivan.com. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Spud's Young Stars". Screen Africa. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Van de Ruit, John (20 April 2010). "Icarus Allsorts". John van de Ruit's blog at Book South Africa. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ a b "2011 SAFTAs: All The Winners". TVSA. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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- ^ "Top 100 YouTubers in Australia Filtered by Subscribers – Socialblade Youtube Stats | Youtube Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Discography Troye Sivan". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- "Papercut": Ryan, Gavin (23 May 2015). "ARIA Singles: Grace Sewell Has The New No 1 In Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Cite error: The named reference "AUS" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Troye Sivan – Chart history: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Discographie Troye Sivan" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Discography Troye Sivan". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2014. Cite error: The named reference "NZ" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Troye Sivan – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "The June Haverly – Single by Troye Sivan". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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- ^ "ZEDD CONTINUA APOSTANDO NO "TRUE COLORS" E LANÇARÁ "PAPERCUT" COMO SEU PRÓXIMO SINGLE". beatland.com.br. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ a b Nordyke, Kimberly (8 October 2014). "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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- ^ "Sheppard leads APRA Music Awards nominations". Sunshine Coast Daily.
- ^ "Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Charli XCX Win 2015 YouTube Music Awards: See The List Of Winners". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com.
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