Troye’Troye
wil
sideside
He’shadabunchof
hitsongsand
million views, but
Troye Siva n is ju st
getting started.
in
2,sporting
an old-school
Bieber-esque
haircut and
lookingadorablyfresh-faced,a12-year-
oldTroyeSivanbrokeoutintoapowerful
renditionofDeclanGalbraith’s“Tell
MeWhy”.Atfirst,it’swasashocktohear
suchapowerfulvoicecomefromthe
porcelain-skinnedpre-teen–butitdefs
wasn’t hard to see the kid had some talent.
Fast-forward eight years and the baby-faced
boywhostartedoutmakinggrainyvideos
inhisbedroomhasnowamassednearly
four million dedicated YouTube followers,
released a critically-acclaimed album and
was named one ofTimemagazine’s most
influentialteensof2014–notbadfor
aguyfromPerth!Buthowdid
he achieve such stratospheric fame
in what feels like no time at all?
Troye’sstoryofsuccessisn’tyourstock-
standardHollywoodcelebtale.LikeJustin
BieberandToriKelly,TroyeSivanMellet
utilised the ever-growing social media
platform YouTube to his advantage, building
upaloyalfollowingthathungontohisevery
wordandwouldeventuallybecomeacrucial
factor in his mind-blowing success.
From small beginnings singing at the
Channel Seven Perth Telethon back in 2006,to performing at international shows that
weresoldoutinseconds(literally,hisPerth
concertsoldoutin51seconds!)he’sliving
proofthatyoucantrulyachieveyourwildest
dreamsifyouworkatithardenough.
But Troye admits he would be nowhere if
it wasn’t for his support system, consisting
of dedicated fans, his loving family and
good friends. As for what’s next? “I want
toputsomethingout,whetherthatbe
musicalandhopefullysomethingoutside
ofmusic.Iwanttogetmoreinvolvedwith
philanthropy at some point and really try
tomakeadifference,”hetoldPagesdigital.
We’re sure it’ll be something amazing,
whatever it is!truachie
yrwilst
ds.
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