Trevi Moran

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Trevi Michaela Moran
Trevor Moran by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Moran at VidCon in 2014
Born
Trevor Michael Moran

(1998-09-30) September 30, 1998 (age 26)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • YouTuber
Musical career
Genres
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
Subscribers1.38 million [1]
Total views106 million [1]
Network United Talent Agency

Last updated: December 13, 2020

Trevi Michaela Moran (formerly known as Trevor Michael Moran; September 30, 1998) is an American 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.

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Early life

Moran was born in Poway, California, on September 30, 1998. [2] She has an older brother. [3] Moran joined YouTube in 2008 at age 10, where she began uploading videos of herself dancing to popular songs at the Apple Store, titled "Apple Store Dances". [4] [5] In August 2012, Moran joined the YouTuber group Our2ndLife along with Connor Franta, JC Caylen, Kian Lawley, Ricky Dillon, and Sam Pottorff, which hit three million subscribers before disbanding in December 2014. [6]

Career

In 2012, Moran became widely known 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. [7] She was then chosen to be part of the live auditions held in San Francisco. [8] In early September 2013, Moran released her debut major-label single entitled "Someone". [9] 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 number 25. [10] [11] In June 2014, Moran released a single titled "Echo" [12] and later another three singles titled "XIAT", "Now or Never", and "Slay" [13] from her EP titled XIAT. On December 9, Moran released her debut EP XIAT charting at number one on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. [14]

Personal life

On October 9, 2015, Moran publicly came out as gay in a YouTube video. [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

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Heat

[17]
US
Indie

[18]
XIAT117
Alive
  • Released: January 22, 2016
  • Label: Gotham Alpha
  • Format: Digital download
110
Freedom
  • Released: July 3, 2020
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Dance/
Elec.

[19]
US
Dance/
Elec.
Digital

[19]
"Bust the Floor"2011Non-album
singles
"Someone"20133826
"The Dark Side"2418
"Echo"2014XIAT
"XIAT"
"I Wanna Fly"2015Alive
"Let's Roll"
"Got Me Feelin' Like"2016
"Get Me Through the Night"
"Sinner"2017
"Bad Bitch"2018
"On My Own"2019
"Now You Got Me"2019
"Crisis"2020
"Cheers"2020
"Faces "2021
"Dose"2022
"Too hot to be this hungover"2022
"Confession"2023
"Echo (Trevi's version)"2023
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist
TitleYearAlbum
"Steal the Show"
(Ricky Dillon featuring Moran)
2015 Gold

Filmography

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2012 The X-Factor HerselfSeason 2 contestant
2014Astronauts@2 episodes
2016Shane & FriendsSeason 1, episode 31
2016Zall GoodSeason 2, episode 5
2017Apologies in Advance with Andrea RussettSeason 1, episode 1
2017 Hey Qween! Season 5, episode 9

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014Jack & Jack the MovieUncredited roleDocumentary
2015#O2LFOREVERHerself

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: ComedyHerselfWon
2015Macy's iHeartRadio Rising StarNominated [upper-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. Moran failed to win the award, ranking second after Christina Grimmie.

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