Dare to Dream (EP)

Dare to Dream is the independent debut EP by South African-Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan. The EP was released when Sivan was 12 years old[1] and consists of five cover versions. The EP was released less than a year after Sivan had appeared on the popular annual Australian fundraising program, the Channel Seven Perth Telethon in October 2006.[2] In 2007, Sivan reached the final of a Star Search competition.[3]

Dare to Dream
EP by Troye Sivan
Released	June 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Pop classical
Length	19:43
Label	Self-released
Troye Sivan chronology
Dare to Dream (2007) June Haverly (2012)

In 2019, Sivan recounts selling the CD through his own website and sending his mother to the post office "laden with packages" to post.[4]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Prayer"	David Foster Carole Bayer Sager Alberto Testa Tony Renis	4:30
2.	"Unsung Hero"	David Tyson Dean McTaggart Tina Arena	4:37
3.	"Over the Rainbow"	Sivan Harold Arlen	3:45
4.	"There's a Hero"	John Barlow Jarvis Don Cook	3:25
5.	"Angels Brought Me Here"	Jörgen Elofsson John Robinson Reid	3:55
Total length:			19:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dare to Dream.[5]

• Troye Sivan – vocals (all tracks)
• Toni Italiano – engineer (all track)
• Sonja Plummer – backing vocals (all track); vocal coach
• Roger Stoch – cover photo, design

References

1. "Perth musician and actor Troye Sivan, 19, in Time Magazine's most influential teen list". Perth Now. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
2. "A Timeline of Troye Sivan's Career". Billboard. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
3. Symonds, Kristy (7 April 2012). "Perth boy making it big in Hollywood". Perth Now. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
4. "Troye Sivan: 'I have to get comfortable with being effeminate'". The Guardian. April 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
5. Dare to Dream (CD liner notes). Troye Sivan. Troye Sivan. 2007.CS1 maint: others (link)