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.
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.