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James Baley

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James Baley is a Canadian singer and dancer from Toronto, Ontario, whose debut album A Story was released in 2021.[1]

A longtime figure in Toronto's ballroom culture scene,[2] Baley first became known as a musician when he contributed vocals to Azari's 2018 single "Gotasoul",[3] which was a Juno Award nominee for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019.[4] In 2020 he was a featured vocalist on "Champagne", a single from July Talk's Juno-winning album Pray for It,[5] and has also been a guest vocalist with U.S. Girls, Zaki Ibrahim and Badge Époque Ensemble.[6]

He released A Story in 2021,[7] and promoted the album with an "immersive" live show at Toronto's Great Hall on October 22, which blended live music, ballroom performance and multimedia elements.[8]

In 2022, Baley and filmmaker Kyisha Williams created a performance video for the ballroom competition series CBX: Canadian Ballroom Extravaganza.[9]

He is out as gay.[6]

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