If any of you are fans of Youtubers, then you probably already know who this is. So Troye is actually from South Africa, but moved to Australia when he was two. Music is where it all started for Troye. He sang at the Perth telethon for three years, singing with the winner of Idol in his first year in 2006. The second year he also was in the grand finals of StarSearch, starred in Oliver! as Oliver Twist in Regal Theatre and joined YouTube. In 2008 he released his debut EP, starred in a short film in Australia and was cast in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. That big role was due in large part to the videos he posted of him at the telethon. In 2008 he was cast in the lead role of Spud, then filmed in 2010. That year he was also in the play Waiting For Godot, and opened the YouTube event We Are The World 25 For Haiti. In 2012, Troye filmed Spud 2 and started doing vlogs for YouTube. In 2013 he raised funds for Princess Margaret Hospital for Children by releasing an original songs and video with all sales going to the hospital. This was also the year he came out to his fans, and got signed to Universal Music Australia and a year later released the EP with this song on it. There countless videos on YouTube of Troye's Youtuber friends reacting to the song, and it has since topped the iTunes charts (#1), Billboard 200 (#5) and the ARIA Singles Chart (#10). This all added up to his first top ten album which was certified gold in Australia for record sales. It's been quite a career for Troye and he's just going to keep rising, so take a listen to the song and if you haven't heard of him, check him out on YouTube.
Peace.
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