It's Just Troye Sivan And His Beautiful Voice On Ghostly New Queen Cover

It's been a big year for Troye Sivan, and the guy isn't done but. Soon after releasing his second album, Bloom, in August, the 23-year-old will also appear in the Oscar-buzzy gay teen conversion-therapy drama Boy Erased once that hits theaters on Friday (November 2). Sivan also contributed a wonderfully melancholic song to that film called "Revelation" in teamwork with Sigur Rós's Jónsi. Last month, he also popped up alongside Charli XCX on the peppy nostalgia trip "1999."


And there's more! Ahead of the new Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, young pop artists have been tackling legendary Queen tracks to benefit the Mercury Phoenix Trust and fight against HIV/AIDS. Shawn Mendes and teddy<3 took on "Under Pressure," 5 Seconds of Summer assembled for "Killer Queen," and right now Siva's given his take on the 1976 soul-baring, gospel-indebted "Somebody to Love," a.K.A. One of Nate Ruess's favorite songs ever.





As an alternative opposed trying to replicate the bombast of the original, Sivan intelligently keeps the ballad grounded, focusing on his susceptible voice and then some light background fog. It's a lovely take that sharply zeroes in on Freddie Mercury's soul-searching lyrics and uses modern studio methods to process Sivan's vocals into demons at the door. And then, it's over.


On social media, Sivan let the news of this cover be known with a fast tease featuring a very sleepy and very pretty dog. "WELP IT’S OUT!!" He wrote. "Surprise I covered Somebody To Love by Queen for the @BoRhapMovie soundtrack album <3."


Listen to the cover above, and watch MTV News converse with Sivan about his contributions to Boy Erased below.