Troye Sivan Mellet (/trɔɪ sɪˈvɑːn/ TROY sih-VAHN; born 5 June 1995)[8] is an Australian singer-songwriter, actor and YouTuber. After gaining popularity as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent competitions, Sivan signed with EMI Australia in 2013 and released his third extended play, TRXYE (2014), which peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single, "Happy Little Pill", reached number ten on Australian music charts. In 2015, he released his fourth extended play Wild followed by his debut studio album Blue Neighbourhood, whose lead single "Youth" became Sivan's first single to enter the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 23.[9] His second studio album Bloom (2018) reached number three in Australia, and number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single, "My My My!", became Sivan's second number-one single on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[10] In 2020, his EP In a Dream was released.[11]
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. As a YouTube personality, Sivan used to upload video blogs regularly and, as of 2021, has over 7.3 million subscribers and over 1.3 billion total views.[12] In 2014, Time named Sivan as one of the "25 Most Influential Teens of 2014".[13] In 2017, he became the youngest recipient to receive a GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award.[14]
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. In 2022, he starred in the movie Three Months.
He appeared on Saturday Night Live and made his musical guest debut on January 20, 2018, the eleventh episode of Season 43, hosted by actress Jessica Chastain, where he performed "My My My!" and "The Good Side."