Trevor Moran

Trevor Moran
Trevor Moran
Personal information
Born Trevor Michael Moran
(1998-09-30) September 30, 1998
Poway, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Residence New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Singer and YouTube personality
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Website trevormoranmusic.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active 2009–present
Genre
Subscribers 1.5 million subscribers
(August 2018)
Total views 90.3 million views
(August 2018)
Network United Talent Agency
Associated acts
Catchphrase(s) What's up my sexy motherfuckers!?
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers 2016

Trevor Michael Moran (born September 30, 1998) is an American recording artist, singer and YouTube personality. He first rose to major fame after participating in The X Factor in 2012 at the age of 13. As of August 2017, Moran's YouTube channel surpassed 1.4 million subscribers.

Early life

Trevor Michael Moran was born in Poway, California in 1998[1] to Nicole and Tim Moran. He has one brother named Blake.[2] Trevor first joined YouTube in 2008 at age 10, where he began uploading videos of himself dancing to popular songs at the Apple Store ('Apple Store Dances').[3] In August 2012, Trevor 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.[4]

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.[5] He was then chosen to be part of the live auditions held in San Francisco.[6] In early September 2013, Moran released his debut major-label single entitled "Someone".[7] 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.[8][9] In June 2014, Moran released a single titled "Echo"[10] and later another 3 singles titled "XIAT" (pronounced "anxiety"), "Now or Never," and "Slay"[11] from his EP titled XIAT. On December 9, Moran released his debut EP XIAT charting at number 1 on US Heat.[12] In June 2015, Moran released his 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 "Alive," "Got Me Feelin' Like," and "Cold Soul." In February 2016, Moran went on the Alive + GOLD tour alongside Ricky Dillon.

In September 2016, he released a single titled "Get Me Through the Night."

In December 2017, he released a single titled "Sinner."

Personal life

On October 9, 2015, Moran publicly came out as gay in a YouTube video.[13] In December 2017, he announced that, during the year, he underwent what he called an "identity crisis" and questioned whether he may be transgender before deciding he wasn't.[14]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[15]		 US
Indie
[16]
XIAT 117
Alive
  • Released: January 22, 2016
  • Label: Gotham Alpha
  • Format: Digital download
 110

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance/
Elec.
[17]		 US
Dance/
Elec.
Digital
[17]
"Bust the Floor" 2011 —— Non-album
singles
"Someone" 2013 3826
"The Dark Side" 2418
"Echo" 2014 —— XIAT
"XIAT" ——
"I Wanna Fly" 2015 —— Alive
"Let's Roll" ——
"Got Me Feelin' Like" 2016 ——
"Get Me Through the Night" —— TBA
"Sinner" 2017 ——
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
List of singles 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 Himself 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 Himself

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: Comedy Himself Won
2015 Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star N/A Nominated[upper-alpha 1]

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ Moran, Trevor. "DRAW MY LIFE // Trevor Moran". Trevor Moran. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Avants, Maggie. "Temecula's Trevor Moran Makes 'THE X FACTOR' Cut". Temecula Patch. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Park, Andrea. "Trevor Moran: YouTube star grows into pop singer". Metro. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. ↑ @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.
  5. ↑ "X Factor's Trevor Moran Does The Apple Store Dance". PerezHilton. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "X Factor San Fran Auditions Get Silly Sexy With Trevor Moran!". PerezHilton. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Woods, Casey. "Trevor Moran Flirts up a Storm in 'someone' Music Video". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Woods, Casey. "Trevor Moran Is a Victim of Love in 'The Dark Side': Listen". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  9. ↑ Murray, Gordan. "Daft Punk Darts Up Dance Charts Post-Grammys". billboard.com/. Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Perricone, Kathleen. "Trevor Moran Treats DigiFest NYC Crowd to Original Songs: Videos". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Trevor Moran's 'XIAT': Exclusive Song Premiere and Q&A". Billboard. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Trevor Moran Billboard Heatseakers". billboard.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  13. ↑ Price, Lydia. "YouTube Star Trevor Moran Comes Out as Gay in New Video: 'I Was in a Glass Closet'". People. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. 1 2 "Trevor Moran – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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