Trevor Moran

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Trevor Moran
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Personal information
Born
Trevor Michael Moran

(1998-09-30) September 30, 1998 (age 25)
Temecula, California
Nationality American
OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text Singer-songwriter and YouTube personality
Website trevormoranmusic.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active 2009–present
GenreTemplate:Pluralize from text
Subscribers 1.1 million subscribers[1]
(April 5, 2016)
Total views 46.5 million views[1]
(April 5, 2016)
Network AwesomenessTV

Trevor Michael Moran (born September 30, 1998) is an American recording artist and YouTube personality. As of December 2015, Moran's YouTube channel has over 1 million subscribers.

Early life

Trevor Michael Moran was born in Poway, California in 1998[2] to Nicole and Tim Moran. He has one brother named Blake.[3] Trevor first joined YouTube in 2008 at age 10. He began uploading videos of himself dancing to popular songs at the Apple Store.[4] (These videos became known as 'Apple Store Dances'.) In August 2012, he joined a collab channel on YouTube known as O2L (Our2ndLife) with members Connor Franta, Justin 'Jc' Caylen, Kian Lawley, Ricky Dillon, and Sam Pottorff, which hit 3 million subscribers after disbanding in December 2014.[5]

Career

In 2012, Moran auditioned for The X Factor by performing LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" at age thirteen. Moran received four votes from the judges, but was later eliminated during the "Boot Camp" stage.[6] He was then chosen to be part of the live auditions held in San Francisco.[7] In early September, Moran released his debut 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 his EP titled XIAT. On December 9, Moran released his debut EP XIAT charting at number 1 on US Heat. In June 2015, Moran released his new single "I Wanna Fly."

On November 23, 2015, Moran released a music video for "Let's Roll," where he features his 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 his second EP Alive with 3 singles titled "Got Me Feelin' Like," "Cold Soul," and "Alive," along with "I Wanna Fly" and "Let's Roll." In February 2016, Moran went on the Alive + GOLD tour, also with former O2L member Ricky DIllon. In March 2016, Moran released the music video for "Got Me Feelin' Like."

Personal life

Moran details his struggle with depersonalization disorder and anxiety attacks in a November 2014 Our2ndLife video and in his song titled "XIAT."

On September 30, 2015, Moran first hinted about his sexuality in his music video for "I Wanna Fly." On October 9, 2015, Moran publicly came out as gay in a YouTube video.[13] In his 6 minute video, Moran states that he was "frightened by the word gay" at first, but is now comfortable with his sexuality. Moran also described himself as being in a "glass closet," where others could clearly see him.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Outcome Notes
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: Comedy Himself Won N/A
2015 Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star N/A Nominated Runner up to Christina Grimmie

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[14]		 US
Indie
[15]
XIAT 1 17
Alive
  • Released: January 22, 2016
  • Label: Gotham Alpha
  • Format: Digital download
 1 10

Singles

Year Single Album
2011 "Bust the Floor"[16] Non-album singles
2013 "Someone"
"The Dark Side"
2014 "Echo" XIAT
"XIAT"
2015 "I Wanna Fly" Alive
"Let's Roll"[17]
2015 "Steal the Show" GOLD by Ricky Dillon
2016 "Got Me Feelin' Like" Alive
"Cold Soul"
"Alive"

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2015 #O2LFOREVER[18] Self Documentary

References

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External links

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