Bonjay is a Canadian R&B musical group from Toronto, Ontario,[1] consisting of vocalist Alanna Stuart and instrumentalist Ian Swain.
[2][3] Stuart, who also performs with the Queer Songbook Orchestra[4] and was formerly a host on CBC Radio 3, met Swain in Ottawa, where he was working as a disk jockey.
[5] The pair released their debut EP Broughtupsy in 2010,[6] and toured in support of the release, including at the Winnipeg International Jazz Festival, before taking an extended hiatus.
[7] The full-length album Lush Life followed in 2018,[8] and was a long-listed nominee for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.
[9] The duo supported the album with a short tour in conjunction with Vivek Shraya's Too Attached project.