Meet the YouTube sensation on the cusp IRL stardom.
He's YouTube royalty.
Troye Sivan, 19, started vlogging back in 2012, since then his channel has amassed over 2.5 million subscribers and 100 million views. He's collaborated with A-list YouTubers like Zoella, Hannah Hart and Marcus Butler. His friendship with Tyler Oakley has spawned its own fandom, one with its own shipping portmanteau (Troyler, obvs) and the power to win the boys a Teen Choice Award.
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He's equal parts Lorde and Justin Bieber.
Troye Sivan is what happens when you mix Lorde's down-under roots and alt-pop sensibility with Bieber's rabid fan-base and mainstream ambitions. It sounds crazy on paper but delightful through headphones.
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His personality hasn't been sanitized an overly cautious management team.
Like most teens, Troye's got sex on the brain and a sense of humor that would make most parents blush. Unlike most teen stars, however, these aspects of his personality haven't been sandblasted away in an effort to make him seem as non-threatening as possible. He announced the release of his music video with a vlog in which he also pondered the consequences of horizontal butt-cracks.
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He created his own opportunities.
Before he signed with EMI Music Australia, Troye wrote and released a lot of music independently. He recorded videos of himself singing cover songs, wrote musical year-end recaps and released an independent charity single inspired by The Fault In Our Stars. He wasn't just handed a record deal because he had 2 million followers, he worked hard for it.
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