Trevi Moran (formerly known as Trevor Moran; September 30, 1998) is an American singer and

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. She rose to fame after participating in ''

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'' in 2012 at the age of 13. As of April 2020, Moran's

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channel surpassed 1.4 million subscribers.

Early life

Moran was born in

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, on September 30, 1998. She has an older brother. Moran first joined

in 2008 at age 10, where she began uploading videos of herself dancing to popular songs at the

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, titled "Apple Store Dances". In August 2012, Moran joined the YouTuber group Our2ndLife along with

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, and Sam Pottorff, which hit three million subscribers before disbanding in December 2014.

Career

In 2012, Moran first garnered attention when auditioning for ''

'' with the

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song "

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" (2011) at age thirteen. Moran received four votes from the judges, but was later eliminated during the "Boot Camp" stage. She was then chosen to be part of the live auditions held in

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. In early September 2013, Moran released her debut major-label single entitled "Someone". In early December 2013, Moran released another single, entitled "The Dark Side" with much success and entered the ''

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chart at number 25. In June 2014, Moran released a single titled "Echo" and later another three singles titled "XIAT", "Now or Never", and "Slay" from her EP titled ''XIAT''. On December 9, Moran released her debut EP ''XIAT'' charting at number one on ''Billboard''s

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chart.

Personal life

On October 9, 2015, Moran publicly

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as gay in a YouTube video. In December 2017, she announced that, during the year, she underwent what she called an "identity crisis" and questioned whether she may be transgender before concluding that, at that time, she was not. On June 6, 2020, Moran came out as

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; she had begun the process of medically transitioning two months prior.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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