James Leon
@jamesleon1.bsky.social
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Music/Acting/Writing/Radio-presenting
I put together a playlist of tracks that remind me of this time of year - some obviously seasonally relevant, some less so. *Also features an old song by some guy called James Leon that was recorded October / November 2004.
spotify.link/lIFEzy05FXb
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Autumn vibes
https://spotify.link/lIFEzy05FXb
about 18 hours ago
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A shot of me performing at my gig at Nucleas Fest a couple of weeks ago.
29 days ago
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A playlist with a selection of more of my tunes.
open.spotify.com/playlist/7E0...
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This is James Leon
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7E0maQHUhzhlbSQ8XhqQ5h?si=BejiluMERj6oE4TIah4Gdg&pi=3TZYDF90RCaRA
about 2 months ago
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Mullets and tacheâs are de rigueur noe arenât they for 20 something males.
about 2 months ago
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Just casually eating a packet of Love Heart sweets on the tube (branded from my voluntary work - I didnât actually buy them you understand) like the big retro gay I am.
about 2 months ago
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I always feel sophisticated (or dream I am) when I listen to Bryan Ferry.
about 2 months ago
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Fantastic to have my track âI Was A Photographâ on the weekly New Music Playlist by
@themusicnation.bsky.social
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about 2 months ago
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The title âI Was A Photographâ actually came from something the artist who inspired the song said when she was sharing her story of life growing up in Rio (where she knew the young woman who inspired another song - the famous âThe Girl From Ipanemaâ).
open.spotify.com/album/3rNMls...
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I Was A Photograph
https://open.spotify.com/album/3rNMlsLlw2POIaMkEKOFfl?si=Wb6kpN0_Q863kaNdLr2yXA
2 months ago
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My track âI Was A Photographâ (80âs Synthpop Mix)is featured on this cool playlist by
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social
- do check it out
open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pk...
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AzureSky Harmonies đŠ
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1PkWMirBslXWUtwW3ImA1F?si=zr3QiMQxT0CwQhn0s0aglw
2 months ago
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Check out the âBossa Nova Mixâ of my new single âI Was A Photographâ
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/track/2VFR01...
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I Was A Photograph - 80''s Synth Pop Mix
James Leon · I Was A Photograph · Song · 2025
https://open.spotify.com/track/2VFR01waJZj65F0og9qzU7?si=6nNJ-1W8Tpipr2SZxT-T9A
2 months ago
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My latest single âI Was A Photographâ was inspired by the experiences of an artist originally from Brazil who knew the young woman who inspired the famous song âThe Girl From Ipanemaâ. Thereâs a Latin-inspired Bossa Nova Mix and an 80âs Synthpop take
open.spotify.com/album/3rNMls...
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I Was A Photograph
James Leon · Single · 2025 · 2 songs
https://open.spotify.com/album/3rNMlsLlw2POIaMkEKOFfl?si=71EpYbpyQH2xIKo_0w7H9A
2 months ago
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After joining this when everyone else did a few months ago I quickly lost interest and stuck with Twitter / X. Noticing how many accounts have been abandoned on there though now, and wondering if maybe people actually are using this?!
2 months ago
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I have a new single out - âI Was A Photographâ was actually originally written and recorded as part of a project/installation for the charity Sound Minds. There are are two versions a Bosa Nova Latin style mix and an 80âs synth-pop style one. Do check it out.
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
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I Was A Photograph by James Leon
Stream and Save I Was A Photograph - Distributed by DistroKid
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jamesleon1/i-was-a-photograph
3 months ago
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Performing âAre You Sure (Youâre Not Insecure?)â on Saturday at
#Southwarkpride
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdfMGRWv/
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TikTok - Make Your Day
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdfMGRWv/
4 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
pollarik
4 months ago
My song with
@jamesleon1.bsky.social
"Are You Sure (You're Not Insecure)" is still on the LGBTQ Music Chart, we're at number 45! You can vote by pressing the little green arrow next to the song at
lgbtqmusicchart.uk/lgbtq-music-...
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Itâs s taken about 4 and half years but this remix just hit 1OK streams on Spotify. Slow and steady and all that..
open.spotify.com/track/0jWCWA...
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I Thought You Were My Friend - SRJ's Deep House Mix
James Leon · I Thought You Were My Friend (SRJ's Deep House Mix) · Song · 2020
https://open.spotify.com/track/0jWCWAz2akBpXFn4IGPQYC?si=9ERzb_iPT2qz8z2h_ShYqA
5 months ago
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Possibly my all time favourite Eurovision entry. Written and produced by the same people as Bucks Fizz (as much as I love The Fizz- Making Your Mind Up not one of my faves of theirs).
youtu.be/Yq_n3zMkfVs
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'One Step Further', Bardo - Top of the Pops (15 April 1982)
YouTube video by TheMusicalTheatre
https://youtu.be/Yq_n3zMkfVs
5 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
pollarik
6 months ago
You can vote once a day for us by clicking the little green arrow next to the song if you like! Currently at #20 đ
lgbtqmusicchart.uk/lgbtq-music-...
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Like I Never Left (featuring Akon)
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6 months ago
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Ngl I havenât really got into Bluesky - still on that other platform (it didnât die despite people once again saying it would) and keep forgetting about this.
6 months ago
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My track with
@pollarik.com
âAre You Sure (Youâre Not Insecure?)â appears to be number 20 on the
@lgbtqmusicchart.uk
so thatâs very nice
lgbtqmusicchart.uk/2025/04/21/t..
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The LGBTQ Music Chart â Week 16 â 2025 - The sound of the LGBTQ community! - LGBTQ Music Chart
Take a look at the latest LGBTQ Music Chart for Week 16 of the year 2025, where you can find an exciting lineup of the top 50 songs that are currently making waves and dominating the charts.
https://lgbtqmusicchart.uk/2025/04/21/t..
6 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
bazzenergy
7 months ago
Take the journey back on Bazz's Energy Express (10/04/25).
soundcloud.com/bazzooka/baz...
Over the 2 hours - NEW MUSIC from
@andrewnolanmusic.bsky.social
,
@midsummerex.bsky.social
, Knight$, La Voix &
@jamesleon1.bsky.social
....and this week Throwback Thursday UK Chart is from the 80's. All aboard!
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Lady Gaga album review: Mayhem or Meh-erm?
open.substack.com/pub/jamesleo...
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Lady Gaga album review: Mayhem or Meh-erm?
A month after it's release - how does Gaga's latest album stand up..
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesleon/p/lady-gaga-album-review-mayhem-or?r=1mpjrv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
7 months ago
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When youâre on a Zoom with someone and you answer their question and then just stare blankly at you for ages - awkward.
7 months ago
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Please vote for our track 'Are You Sure (You're Not Insecure?)' on the @LGBTQmusicchart- its currently number 53 if you scroll down. I would love it if you can give us a vote to help get it higher:
lgbtqmusicchart.uk/lgbtq-music-...
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Voting - LGBTQ Music Chart
The LGBTQ Music Chart - Voting for week 14 2025 Voting ends 1 hour before the radio show airs on Saturdays! - Chart is updated late every Sunday evening - Do you have any issue voting, please read thi...
https://lgbtqmusicchart.uk/lgbtq-music-chart-voting/
7 months ago
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Ooh I am thrilled about this - big thanks to
@lgbtqmusicchart.uk
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7 months ago
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Hereâs a playlist should you fancy listening to some more of my tunes.
open.spotify.com/playlist/7E0...
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This is James Leon
Playlist · James Leon · 17 items · 5 saves
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7E0maQHUhzhlbSQ8XhqQ5h?si=AxgPNLfoRZOHNfb5A4Fr6w&pi=0yBQMI5SSL60r
7 months ago
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Both mixes of âAre You Sure (Youâre not Insecure?)â are now getting played on digits station Amazing Radio - which is very nice.
7 months ago
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Our track âAre You Sure (Youâre Not Insecure?)â has been added to this rather cool playlist @Pollarik
open.spotify.com/playlist/1hp...
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New music Friday
Playlist · Deer Indie · 65 items · 121 saves
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hpEKecECoHwCotpWF3Ltb?si=WHgKc4tJSZi5q40vlzSQYg&pi=QaiRfAPoShStB
7 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
pollarik
7 months ago
New UK Garage inspired track by
@jamesleon1.bsky.social
and yours truly! Available at all the usual places - give it a spin! đđ»
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
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Are You Sure (You're Not Insecure?) by James Leon x Pollarik
Stream and Save Are You Sure (You're Not Insecure?) - Distributed by DistroKid
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jamesleonxpollarik/are-you-sure-youre-not-insecure
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A friend who seems to continually have drama with everything - constantly offloads their negativity on me. They do have an awful lot of issues in their lives & I have been extremely empathetic up to low.. They have supported me on the past but I am just drained by it now.
8 months ago
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I have to admit Iâve not really got into this app still Just a cheeky reminder my new single âAre You Sure (Youâre Not Insecure?)âis out now. Itâs got a retro garage-pop influence which is different for me. Please do check it out:
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
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Are You Sure (You're Not Insecure?) by James Leon x Pollarik
Stream and Save Are You Sure (You're Not Insecure?) - Distributed by DistroKid
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jamesleonxpollarik/are-you-sure-youre-not-insecure
8 months ago
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My new single âAre You Sure (Youâre Not Insecure?)â - a collab with @Pollarik is out today - here is the Spotify link (itâs available on all digital outlets though)
open.spotify.com/album/0W1atb...
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Are You Sure (You're Not Insecure?)
James Leon · Single · 2025 · 2 songs
https://open.spotify.com/album/0W1atbqMkJKmOedmanHKuH?si=grsnSUQIS9GTqFwBffFLWg
8 months ago
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Please do pre-save my upcoming single with @Pollarik âAre You Sure (Youâre Not Insecure)â? on Spotify
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
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Are You Sure (You're Not Insecure?) by James Leon x Pollarik
Stream and Pre-save Are You Sure (You're Not Insecure?) - Distributed by DistroKid
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jamesleonxpollarik/are-you-sure-youre-not-insecure?utm_campaign=website
8 months ago
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Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Tour (O2 Arena, 11 February)
#CyndilLauper
open.substack.com/pub/jamesleo...
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Review: Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Tour (O2 Arena, 11 February)
An under-recognised icon dazzling with her true colours
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesleon/p/review-cyndi-lauper-girls-just-wanna?r=1mpjrv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
8 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
pollarik
9 months ago
Spotify Users! I would love it if you would pre-save my new track 'Chasm', as this prompts the algorithm to recommend the release to people. It's an electropop track inspired by Goldfrapp & Rachel Stevens.
#Indiemusic
#electronicmusic
#Independentartists
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
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Chasm by Pollarik
Stream and Pre-save Chasm - Distributed by DistroKid
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pollarik/chasm?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid
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I originally wrote & recorded this track in 2008 - posted on MySpace, before releasing properly on the album in 2008. Itâs recently randomly become my second most played track currently(although itâs STILL got under 1000 streams lol).
open.spotify.com/track/6lP95S...
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Club With No Name
James Leon · Never Been Cool · Song · 2011
https://open.spotify.com/track/6lP95SAAHZh7eQCn0bBmyq?si=BYy5EvSXSjWuZ_SIjoWN5Q
9 months ago
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I have to admit - as predicted- the initial enthusiasm for this platform has faded quickly and I am still very much on the other oneâŠin the words of A1 âCaught in the Middleâ.
9 months ago
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A banger that flopped that should have been huge - by Clea, the girls from Popstarz the Rivals that didnât make Girls Aloud.
open.spotify.com/track/3SBrxf...
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Download It
Clea · Identity Crisis · Song · 2008
https://open.spotify.com/track/3SBrxfw8siYa1eEmYjPYVF?si=PdJcLyKNRYC6PyWLHU5w5w
9 months ago
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Hereâs my radio show from yesterday fancy listening back - featuring overlooked and under appreciated tracks by acts ranging from Robbie Williams to Olivia Newton-John, through to Rachel Stevens. _0mpYcMoCZ-HuszY_VuvfJxVYl1EVzyAfIAko_aem_JPtjZ4Ox4pF0JvV5m0lO6A
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James Leon 16/01/15 - [Voices Radio]
https://www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/james-leon-160115-voices-radio/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR285mU4-FsNBr8NEwrcWB_0mpYcMoCZ-HuszY_VuvfJxVYl1EVzyAfIAko_aem_JPtjZ4Ox4pF0JvV5m0lO6A
9 months ago
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Itâs my time of the month. I will be back live on Voices radio at 3pm this afternoon - playing the usual mix of forgotten/overlooks/and new discoveries from Victoria Beckham to The Cars to HiFi Sean and David McAlmont - at the link belo
www.voicesradio.co.uk?fbclid=IwZXh...
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Voices Radio & Podcast Studio
Voices - your local London Radio Station and Podcast Studio, streaming live from Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross
https://www.voicesradio.co.uk/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2IHTOmO4KaT1BlPGP1WOpE3trJanBSoQyNYihPyvmZuv92pgHt1VGhTxU_aem_snJNpX8iB9QNXH3thh7Oqw
9 months ago
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I did a little post on Facebook about the joys and amusement of my Xmas train journey(s) yesterday that seem to go down well - not sure if it's blog worthy or not but I have expanded a little & posted on Substack: Tales from the Xmas Train Journey
open.substack.com/pub/jamesleon/âŠ
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https://open.substack.com/pub/jamesleon/âŠ
10 months ago
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I get intensely frustrated with friends who have consistently poor timekeeping.
10 months ago
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Hereâs the link to my December radio show from yesterday if you fancy a listen - more âdeep cutsâ from artists ranging from Kim Wilde to Say Lou Lou to McFly (it starts with a bit of an error so excuse that - downloaded the wrong track- must check next time).
www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/...
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James Leon 19/12/24 - [Voices Radio]
https://www.mixcloud.com/VoicesRadio/james-leon-191224-voices-radio/
10 months ago
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Everything about Wham and their career was so perfectly executed- without them being manufactured or too contrived.
10 months ago
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People didnât realise George Michael was gay in the â80âs..
10 months ago
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Eating free from Bourbons & watching Elton John documentary - thatâs how rock ânâ roll I am now on a Friday night (near Xmas). There was a party where I volunteer but I am too under weather /cbaâd
10 months ago
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A little piece by me on a subject close to my heart. the evolution of coffee shops & cafe culture - with a few personal anecdotes.
substackcdn.com/image/fetch/...
11 months ago
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Iâve enjoyed this series of Iâm a Celebrity- itâs been a lot better than in recent years but I donât know if I can be bothered to watch the final now all the interesting ones have gone. As much as I do like Danny.
11 months ago
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Iâm poorly, in bed - watching the film âYesterdayâ.I thought I had already seen it but was getting it confused with Blinded by the Light- the one Springsteenâs music.
11 months ago
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