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.
Trevi Michaela Moran | |
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 Moran at VidCon in 2014 | |
| Born | Trevor Michael Moran September 30, 1998 Poway, California, U.S. |
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YouTube information | |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Subscribers | 1.38 million[1] |
| Total views | 106 million[1] |
| Network | United Talent Agency |
Last updated: December 13, 2020 | |
Early life
editMoran 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
editIn 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
editOn 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
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [17] |
US Indie [18] | |||
| XIAT |
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1 | 17 | |
| Alive |
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1 | 10 | |
| Freedom |
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— | — | |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| 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" | — | — | — | |
| "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. | ||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Steal the Show" (Ricky Dillon featuring Moran) |
2015 | Gold |
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The X-Factor | Herself | Season 2 contestant |
| 2014 | Astronauts@ | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Shane & Friends | Season 1, episode 31 | |
| 2016 | Zall Good | Season 2, episode 5 | |
| 2017 | Apologies in Advance with Andrea Russett | Season 1, episode 1 | |
| 2017 | Hey Qween! | Season 5, episode 9 |
Film
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jack & Jack the Movie | Uncredited role | Documentary |
| 2015 | #O2LFOREVER | Herself |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Web Star: Comedy | Herself | Won |
| 2015 | Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star | — | Nominated[A] |
Notes
edit- ^ Moran failed to win the award, ranking second after Christina Grimmie.
References
edit- ^ a b "About TreviMoran". YouTube.
- ^ Moran, Trevor (April 28, 2013). "DRAW MY LIFE // Trevor Moran". Trevor Moran. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ Avants, Maggie (September 28, 2012). "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. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ Jackson, Jhoni (July 6, 2018). "After 10 Years on YouTube, Trevor Moran Has No Regrets". Paper. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ @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.
- ^ Grant, Stacey (June 9, 2016). "Trevor Moran Reveals the Hidden Dark Side of The X Factor". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "X Factor San Fran Auditions Get Silly Sexy With Trevor Moran!". PerezHilton. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. 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.
- ^ Oliveira, Nelson (June 8, 2020). "YouTube star Trevi Moran comes out as transgender". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Trevor Moran – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
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