Troye Sivan Mellet, born 5 June 1995, is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor. Troye was born 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, Sivan moved to Perth, Western Australia, with his parents and three siblings due to rising crime in South Africa. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family, though he does not consider himself to be religious. Sivan musical career started when he sang at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Channel Seven Perth Telethon and since then he has received numerous awards for his music. As an actor, Sivan portrayed the younger Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and starred as the titular character in the Spud film trilogy (2010–2014). In 2017, he became the youngest recipient of the GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award. In 2018, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for Revelation, from the film Boy Erased, in which he also had a supporting acting role. He has since starred in the film Three Months (2022) and the HBO series The Idol (2023).
Four: Angel Baby
Garnering over 59M views on its official music video on youtube and over 542M streams on spotify, Angel Baby by Troye Sivan was released on the 9th of September 2021. This Pop song was produced by Jason Evigan.
FYI
- Sivan came out publicly as gay via a YouTube video on 7 August 2013, three years after coming out to his family.
- He stated that he wanted the video to be out because he did not want his sexuality to be a secret from EMI Australia because he was in negotiations with them at the time for a record deal and had not yet discussed his sexuality with them.
Three: Got Me Started
With over 134M streams on spotify and 19M views on its official music video on youtube, Got Me Started by Troy was released on the 20th of September 2023. It serves as the second single from his third studio album, Something to Give Each Other.
It was produced by Ian Kirkpatrick and written by Troye Sivan, Brett Leland, McLaughlin, Tayla Parx, Kaelyn Behr, Jack Glass, Chris Stracey, and Ian Kirkpatrick.
Two: Honey
Serving as one of Troye latest singles of 2024 is Honey. It was released on 17 May 2024 as the fourth single from his third studio album Something to Give Each Other (2023). It has garnered over 511K views on its official audio on youtube. On 3 May 2024, it was confirmed that Sivan had worked with Magnum and music producer Mura Masa on Honey remixes, each designed to match the three new varieties of Magnum: Euphoria, Wonder and Chill.
Awards/Nominations
- In 2015, Sivan won Artist on the Rise at the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards and received his first APRA Music Award nomination for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year.
- In 2016, he won the MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Worldwide Act and was also nominated for seven ARIA Music Awards winning Best Video and Song of the Year for Youth.
- In 2017, Sivan was honoured with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards.
- In 2018, he released his second studio album and was nominated for three awards at the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, including Album of the Year.
- In 2023, Sivan released the lead single, Rush, The song won Song of the Year at the 2023 ARIA Music Awards and was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award. It also received two nominations at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Dance Recording and Best Music Video. Sivan was named GQ Australia 2023 Man of the Year.
Discography
- Blue Neighbourhood (2015)
- Bloom (2018)
- Something to Give Each Other (2023)
One: Strawberries and Cigarettes
released on 16 March 2018 as the third and final single from the Love, Simon soundtrack is Strawberries and cigarettes. The song was originally written for Sivan debut album, Blue Neighborhood. This pop song has successfully garnered over 687M streams on spotify and over 110M views on its official music video on youtube, making it arguably one of Troy Sivan biggest hit songs ever released! This track was produced by Jack Antonoff and written by Alex Hope, Jack Antonoff and Troye Sivan.
