Troye Sivan

Troye Sivan Mellet, born 5 June 1995, is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor who gained initial popularity on YouTube and through Australian talent competitions. Known for his work in music, film, and television, he signed with EMI Australia in 2013 and has sold 10 million albums worldwide as of 2024.

Sivan was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Laurelle Mellet, a homemaker and former model, and Shaun Mellet, an entrepreneur and real estate agent. At age two, his family relocated to Perth, Western Australia, where he was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. He attended Carmel School until 2009 before transitioning to distance education.

His early musical performances included singing at the Channel Seven Perth Telethon from 2006 to 2008 and reaching the finals of StarSearch 2007. In June 2007, he released his debut independent EP, Dare to Dream. After signing with EMI Australia, Sivan released the EP TRXYE in 2014, led by the gold-certified single "Happy Little Pill." TRXYE peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200. He followed this with his 2015 EP Wild, which was supported by a music video trilogy titled Blue Neighbourhood.

Sivan released his debut studio album, Blue Neighbourhood, in December 2015, featuring the Billboard Hot 100 hit single "Youth." His second album, Bloom (2018), charted near the top in Australia and the United States, producing the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart-topper "My My My!" and a collaboration with Ariana Grande titled "Dance to This." In 2020, he released the EP In a Dream. His third studio album, Something to Give Each Other (2023), topped the ARIA Albums chart and yielded the singles "Rush" and "Got Me Started." He was featured on Charli XCX's track "Talk Talk" in 2024 and co-headlined the Sweat tour. He also announced a fourth studio album, She's the Best, scheduled for release in 2026.

Alongside his music career, Sivan has worked as an actor. He portrayed young James Howlett in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and starred as the title character in the South African film trilogy Spud from 2010 to 2014. He later appeared in the 2018 film Boy Erased, starred in the 2022 feature Three Months, and appeared as a series regular on the HBO drama series The Idol in 2023.

Sivan began creating video logs on YouTube in 2012, accumulating over eight million subscribers. Over his career, he has served as a brand ambassador or model for companies including Valentino, MAC, Calvin Klein, Cartier, Uniqlo, YSL Beauty, and Rabanne. In 2023, he co-founded the independent luxury lifestyle brand Tsu Lange Yor with his brother Steele Mellet, offering fragrances, candles, and art-driven objects.

Sivan has earned multiple accolades for his creative work. In 2017, he became the youngest recipient of the GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award. He received a Golden Globe nomination in 2018 for the song "Revelation" from Boy Erased and earned two Grammy nominations for "Rush." In 2020, Rolling Stone Australia named him one of the country's 50 greatest artists of all time.