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Melanie Martinez is like a pop star plucked from the imagination of Dr. Seuss: The 21-year-old singer-songwriter wears oversize hair bows and a bright-colored lip, and she sometimes paints graphic teardrops on her cheeks. But there’s a complexity behind her baby doll aesthetic. Her music tells tales of drug abuse, depression, and family dysfunction through the optics of a wide-eyed teenage girl. Martinez’s debut 2015 album, Cry Baby (which is also the name of the singer’s alter ego), details the existential crises that one faces at the brink of adulthood. The lyrics are a twisted blend of childhood naïveté, teenage angst, and adult apathy, all of which are sung over creepy synths and hard-hitting hip-hop beats.
It didn’t take long for Martinez to develop her fiercely loyal fan base, which is now millions deep. Her first and only album has been certified gold, and she has plans for a second tour in the fall. All in all, she’s come a long way since she stepped into Atlantic Records’s office wearing a necklace made of doll parts and hair dyed two different colors—an aesthetic she picked up from Cruella de Vil. We spoke to pop’s greatest anomaly a day before she played Lollapalooza about fantasy versus reality and what we can expect from her sophomore album.
I had the pleasure of catching your set at Panorama. Did you get to see anyone else play?
I didn’t really get to see anyone play at Panorama. I have really bad anxiety after I play and before I play. I just need to chill out and smoke some weed, or watch some cartoons. I’m not really much of a socialite when it comes to hanging out at festivals and stuff like that. But hopefully I’ll get to see a couple people play tomorrow [at Lollapalooza]. Kehlani is a good friend of mine. She’s playing tomorrow as well, I think at the same time as me on another stage, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to catch her set, which I’m really bummed about, because she’s incredible.
A lot of artists feel nervous before a perfor Troye Sivan Mellet Singer • songwriter • record producer • actor • label executive • conductor • director • radio host 2016–present Pop • electronic • alternative • rock • orchestral • folk Vocals • guitar • bass guitar • drums • piano • violin Troye Sivan Mellet-Gustin (born 5 June 1995) is an Australian singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, label executive and orchestra conductor. Sivan first rose to fame with the release of his debut single "Poison in Me" in 2016, which was part of his performance at the yearly label fest and gained the attention of Interscope Records, who he signed his first recording contract with. After a string of successful releases, including hits like "Night Swim", "Nightmare" and "Butterfly Effect", he parted ways with the label and became the label executive of Atlantic Records, where he would further solidify his status in the industry, releasing his biggest eras to date, MANIA and Monoliths, spawning hit singles like "Mad", "New Winds" and "Rupture". His Greatest Hits album, King's Gambit, was released in 2022 along with its lead single "Ghost of Versailles", both releases topped the charts and broke multiple records for Sivan. As an actor, Sivan portrayed Kevin Beckman in the 2016 film Ghostbusters, he also participated in the soundtrack's curation and released number-one single "Into the Night". His second major role came in the shape of Gay Friend, in the film What Happens in Vegas... Stays in Pop Industry, which featured fellow artists from the music industry. He starred in his first television show in 2021 as William Thompson in the Netflix hit show ASCENSION, his performance received widespread acclaim, earning him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also starred in The Midnight Man as the leading character, Christopher Smith; the series recei Troye Sivan October 1, 2007 Troye Sivan Mellet South African-Australian Troye Sivan Mellet (born June 5, 1995 (1995-06-05) [age 29]), better known as Troye Sivan, is a South African-born Australian YouTube celebrity, actor, singer and model. Sivan was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He moved to Australia at the age of 2 years old. Sivan now lives in Mirrabooka in Perth, Australia with his parents and three siblings. He is Jewish and used to be home schooled. Troye's middle name is Sivan but later on he embraced it as his stage name. On August 7, 2010, Sivan revealed to his family that he is a homosexual. On August 7, 2013, he revealed his sexuality publicly, by making a video and uploading it to his YouTube channel, entitled "Coming Out". Sivan has sung at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Channel Seven Perth Telethon. His 2006 performance included a duet with Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian. Sivan made it to the grand finals of StarSearch 2007. His debut album, Dare to Dream was released in February 2008. The CD includes five songs "There's a Hero", "Angels Brought Me Here", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Unsung Hero" and "The Prayer". On September 20, 2008, Sivan sang in the opening of Storm the Stage at the Burswood Entertainment Complex. In February 2010, Sivan opened the "We Are The World 25 for Haiti (YouTube Edition)", the collaborative music charity video produced by Lisa Lavie to help raise money for the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Most recently in December 2012 Troye produced his own music video through YouTube called "The 2012 Song" telling the story of the year from his pe September 19, 2024 % Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Showed Toronto That There's No One Way to Dominate the Floor Full Review June 26, 2024 % Troye Sivan delivers high-voltage Pride-month show at 3Arena Full Review June 25, 2024 The Aussie pop star delivers a masterclass in pure, unflinching queer joy Full Review June 24, 2024 The Aussie singer-songwriter is sensual and athletic, while his six-piece troupe of dancers create moments of tenderness amid all the raunch Full Review September 25, 2019 % He asks us to close our eyes and dance the fucking house down. Full Review September 24, 2019 % Setting the theme of his Brisbane stop on his ‘Bloom World Tour' as “opulence”, the excited crowd that packed the the Brisbane Convention Centre came channeling their inner sparkling, extravagant and royal blood. Full Review September 22, 2019 Troye Sivan Bringing a sense of occasion Full Review Ambient Light (New Zealand), NME (UK), Evening Standard (UK), The Independent (UK), The Skinny (UK) and more Ted Eytan [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia CommonsTroye Sivan
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