Trevi Moran
Trevi Michaela Moran (born Trevor Michael Moran; September 30, 1998)[1] is an American recording artist, singer and YouTube personality. She rose to fame after participating in The X Factor in 2012 at the age of 13. As of April 2020, Moran's YouTube channel surpassed 1.4 million subscribers.
| Trevi Moran | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Trevor Michael Moran September 30, 1998 Poway, California, U.S. |
| Occupation |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Genre | |
| Subscribers | 1.41 million subscribers |
| Total views | 103 million views (December 13, 2020) |
| Network | United Talent Agency |
Early life
Trevi Moran (formerly Trevor Moran) was born in Poway, California, on September 30, 1998,[2] to Nicole and Tim Moran. She has one brother named Blake.[3] Trevi first joined YouTube in 2008 at age 10, where she began uploading videos of herself dancing to popular songs at the Apple Store ('Apple Store Dances').[4] In August 2012, Trevi joined a collab channel on YouTube known as O2L (Our2ndLife) with members Connor Franta, JC Caylen, Kian Lawley, Ricky Dillon, and Sam Pottorff, which hit 3 million subscribers before disbanding in December 2014.[5]
Career
In 2012, Moran first garnered attention when auditioning for The X Factor with the LMFAO song "Sexy and I Know It" (2011) at age thirteen. Moran received four votes from the judges, but was later eliminated during the "Boot Camp" stage.[6] She was then chosen to be part of the live auditions held in San Francisco.[7] In early September 2013, Moran released her debut major-label single entitled "Someone".[8] In early December 2013, Moran released another single, entitled "The Dark Side" with much success and entered the Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart at #25.[9][10] In June 2014, Moran released a single titled "Echo"[11] and later another 3 singles titled "XIAT" (pronounced "anxiety"), "Now or Never," and "Slay"[12] from her EP titled XIAT. On December 9, Moran released her debut EP XIAT charting at number 1 on US Heat.[13] In June 2015, Moran released her single "I Wanna Fly."
On November 23, 2015, Moran released a music video for "Let's Roll," where she features her friend and fellow YouTube personality, Lia Marie Johnson.
On December 28, 2015, Ricky Dillon released "Steal the Show" on his album GOLD where Moran was featured with the former Our2ndLife member.
On January 22, 2016, Moran released her second EP Alive with 3 singles titled "Alive," "Got Me Feelin' Like," and "Cold Soul." In February 2016, Moran went on the Alive + GOLD tour alongside Ricky Dillon.
In September 2016, she released a single titled "Get Me Through the Night."
In December 2017, she released a single titled "Sinner."
Personal life
On October 9, 2015, Moran publicly came out as gay in a YouTube video.[14] In December 2017, she announced that, during the year, she underwent what she called an "identity crisis" and questioned whether she may be transgender before concluding at the time that she wasn't.[15]
On June 6, 2020, Moran came out as transgender; she had begun the process of medically transitioning two months prior.[16]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [17] |
US Indie [18] | ||
| XIAT |
|
1 | 17 |
| Alive |
|
1 | 10 |
| Freedom |
|
- | - |
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance/ Elec. [19] |
US Dance/ Elec. Digital [19] | |||
| "Bust the Floor" | 2011 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Someone" | 2013 | 38 | 26 | |
| "The Dark Side" | 24 | 18 | ||
| "Echo" | 2014 | — | — | XIAT |
| "XIAT" | — | — | ||
| "I Wanna Fly" | 2015 | — | — | Alive |
| "Let's Roll" | — | — | ||
| "Got Me Feelin' Like" | 2016 | — | — | |
| "Get Me Through the Night" | — | — | N/A | |
| "Sinner" | 2017 | — | — | |
| "Bad Bitch" | 2018 | — | — | |
| "On My Own" | 2019 | — | — | |
| "Now You Got Me" | 2019 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Steal the Show" (Ricky Dillon featuring Trevor Moran) |
2015 | Gold |
Filmography
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The X-Factor | Herself | Season 2 contestant |
| 2014 | Astronauts@ | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Shane & Friends | Episode: "Trevor Moran" | |
| 2016 | Zall Good | Episode: "Trevor Moran" | |
| 2017 | Apologies in Advance with Andrea Russett | Episode: "Trevor Moran" | |
| 2017 | Hey Qween | Episode: "Trevor Moran on Hey Qween! with Jonny McGovern" |
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jack & Jack the Movie | Uncredited role | Documentary |
| 2015 | #O2LFOREVER | Herself |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Web Star: Comedy | Herself | Won |
| 2015 | Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star | N/A | Nominated[upper-alpha 1] |
Notes
- Moran failed to win the award, ranking second after Christina Grimmie.
References
- @TrevorMoran (September 30, 2015). "It's my birthday.. Do I get a boyfriend now?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Moran, Trevor. "DRAW MY LIFE // Trevor Moran". Trevor Moran. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- Avants, Maggie. "Temecula's Trevor Moran Makes 'THE X FACTOR' Cut". Temecula Patch. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- Park, Andrea. "Trevor Moran: YouTube star grows into pop singer". Metro. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- @RickyPDillon (June 24, 2015). "thank you for 3 million subscribers on the O2L channel!!! We may not upload videos on that channel anymore but that still means the world💙" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "X Factor's Trevor Moran Does The Apple Store Dance". PerezHilton. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- "X Factor San Fran Auditions Get Silly Sexy With Trevor Moran!". PerezHilton. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- Woods, Casey. "Trevor Moran Flirts up a Storm in 'someone' Music Video". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- Woods, Casey. "Trevor Moran Is a Victim of Love in 'The Dark Side': Listen". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- Murray, Gordan. "Daft Punk Darts Up Dance Charts Post-Grammys". billboard.com/. Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- Perricone, Kathleen. "Trevor Moran Treats DigiFest NYC Crowd to Original Songs: Videos". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- "Trevor Moran's 'XIAT': Exclusive Song Premiere and Q&A". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- "Trevor Moran Billboard Heatseakers". billboard.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- Price, Lydia. "YouTube Star Trevor Moran Comes Out as Gay in New Video: 'I Was in a Glass Closet'". People. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- Furdyk, Brent (December 6, 2017). "YouTube Star Explains Why He Changed His Mind And No Longer Wants To Be Transgender: 'So Lonely And Very Confused'". etcanada.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- "Coming Out. I Am Female". Youtube.
- US Heatseekers Albums peaks:
- For XIAT: "Heatseekers Albums: Up And Coming Musicians Chart" (Week Of: December 27, 2014). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- For Alive: "Heatseekers Albums: Up And Coming Musicians Chart" (Week Of: February 13, 2016). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- US Independent Albums peaks:
- For XIAT: "Independent Albums" (Week Of: December 27, 2014). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- For Alive: "Independent Albums" (Week Of: February 13, 2016). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- "Trevor Moran – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
