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Troye Sivan – Bio, Boyfriend, is he gay? Here you will find everything you need to know
Troye Sivan is an Australian singer and songwriter best known for songs like ‘Happy Little Pill’, ‘Youth’, ‘Heaven’ (featuring Betty Who) and ‘The Boyfriend Tag’ (featuring Tyler Oakley), all of which are different to him garnered awards and topped the Billboard charts.
Sivan, who was born in South Africa and now lives in the US, is also an actor and YouTube vlogger. He is best known as the younger version of Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).
Troye Sivan Biography
Troye Sivan was born Troye Sivan Mellet, his parents’ first child; Laurelle and Shaun Mellet on June 5, 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa. His Jewish father works as a real estate agent, while his mother, who converted to Judaism before marrying her husband, is a housewife. He has three siblings named Steele, Tyde and Sage.
Sivan grew up in Perth, Western Australia, after his parents left the South African nation when he was around two years old due to rising crime rates in the country. He attended a modern Orthodox Zionist Jewish school in Perth called the Carmel School until 2009 when he began distance learning due to his music career. He began singing at the age of eleven on the Channel Seven Perth Telethon, where in 2006 he performed a duet with Guy Sebastian, winner of the 2003 Australian Idol Show.
In 2007, Troye Sivan released his debut EP entitled Dare to Dream while starring in a local stage production of Oliver! to boost his acting career. The following year he was cast in two films, the first being called in the short Western Australian film Tell the Terrible (2010) and then the younger version of Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).
Is he gay? who is his friend
Troye Sivan is indeed gay and very open about it. The YouTube sensation made this known to the public through a video on his YouTube channel on August 7, 2013. He further revealed that his family had accepted him for who he was and that he had told them back in 2010.
Sivan is currently in a relationship with Jacob Bixenman, a 6 ft 2 in (1.8 m) tall American model from Orange County, California born on May 27, 1994. The couple reportedly started dating in 2016 and have been dating ever since Seen side by side very closely and personally with each other despite keeping very busy schedules. Bixenman, who was an English major at the University of Southern California before entering modeling, is represented by Ford Models and IMG.
Not much is known about the couple as they like to keep things secret about them that Sivan has claimed is the secret to a long-lasting relationship.
Everything you need to know about Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan’s favorite musicians and singing inspirations are Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift and Lorde and Frank Ocean.
He has a genetic disorder of connective tissue called Marfan Syndrome (MFS), although his case is mild. People with MFS tend to be thin and tall, and also have flexible joints and scoliosis. It is a non-life-threatening disorder that can allow the sufferer to lead a normal life, although there is no cure.
2014, the year he took home Teen Choice Choice Web Collaboration award for the song “The Boyfriend Tag” with Tyler Oakley and NewNowNext Award for Best New Social Media Influencer (Male), Time Magazine him one of the most influential teenagers of the year.
As of July 2018, Troye Sivan has 6.3 million YouTube subscribers with more than 249 million views at the same time. He has also appeared in six films, two television shows and two theater productions to date.
Troye Sivan is said to have an estimated net worth of $2 million.
