James Leon
@jamesleon1.bsky.social
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Music/Acting/Writing/Radio-presenting
Dad retold me his tale of seeing Bowie perform at Bournemouth Pavillian when he was still called âDavid Jonesâ & was performing as Davy Jones and the Manish Boys - think circa 1964. Dad gave a detailed account of what Bowie was wearing - both he & Bowie were in there mod phase.
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This track has now gone past the 2K mark for streams on Spotify which I am very chuffed with. Thanks so much to anyone who has / continues to listen to it.
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I Was A Photograph - iammilan Remix Paris to Versailles
https://open.spotify.com/track/75rhvZI7E3n0W3pwPC4esb?si=xI42PM34Si-FXYnre3Zn_g
3 days ago
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jamesleon.substack.com/p/bright-col...
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'Bright Colours, Fake Plans' - A Poem
A poem inspired by Elephant & Castle (South London) in the December rain - and a stop off in a coffee shop.
https://jamesleon.substack.com/p/bright-colours-fake-plans-a-poem?r=1mpjrv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&fbclid=IwZnRzaAPA7HBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeHQc5wz7he2qzD39OKIs9cMzSmmBb0eN3v17wLzPrcCOi6YF95gYjYv2tJ64_aem_fLPnOQG_ZySeNqwtwB-0tw&triedRedirect=true
13 days ago
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Happy 5th birthday (last week) to my lockdown baby, the Rare & Remixed compilation- featuring previously unreleased tracks and remixes.
open.spotify.com/album/7HLGMH...
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Rare & Remixed
https://open.spotify.com/album/7HLGMH7UBy9No80ogAkZsN?si=HMQUhLUwQdKjNfQad2th5A
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
James Leon
Post Me Your Spotify Links! đž
about 1 month ago
đ #1 Added to playlist: "I Was A Photograph - iammilan Remix P..." by James Leon
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Great to be added to this playlist.
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about 1 month ago
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Hey there
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social
please do check out my latest track âI Was A Photographâ - iammilan remix
open.spotify.com/track/75rhvZ...
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Spotify â Web Player
https://open.spotify.com/track/75rhvZI7E3n0W3pwPC4esb?si=iLx1fLkFSyGoGcCIlICYww
about 1 month ago
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Catch me live on Riverside Radioâs Drive Time show around 5.15pm this evening chatting about all things â I Was A Photographâ &
#soundmundsuk
play.riversideradio.com
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Play Riverside Radio
Local radio station broadcasting music, news, sport, arts and culture for Richmond, Wandsworth, Merton and Lambeth. Switch on SW London.
https://play.riversideradio.com/
about 2 months ago
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Now up to number 4 in this French radio station chart.
about 2 months ago
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Iâm excited to have a brand new remix out today of my track âI Was A Photographâ by Paris-based remixer
@milanmusicuk.bsky.social
who has transformed it into a Balearic-infused chilled dance banger. Out now on
@filofxrecords.bsky.social
& all digital outlets
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
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I Was A Photograph (iammilan Paris to Versailles Mix) by James Leon
Stream and Save I Was A Photograph (iammilan Paris to Versailles Mix) - Distributed by DistroKid
http://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jamesleon1/i-was-a-photograph-iammilan-paris-to-versailles-mix/
about 2 months ago
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Itâs out in just over an hour now..
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2 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
Colin Spencer
2 months ago
#EXCLUSIVES
:
@jamesleon1.bsky.social
:
@milanmusicuk.bsky.social
Mix,
#PlanetNeil
& 3x
#TestcardF
#Worldwide
firstplays
#ColinSpencer
Programme #180 đ
www.mixcloud.com/colinspencer/
đ§ Saturday 8 November 2025 6-8pm (#UK times) Before then?
#DiscoverAndRemember
via
www.mixcloud.com/ColinSp.../p...
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A nice, unexpected surprise to have the Bossa Nova mix of âI Was a Photographâ added to the Loud & Queer playlist.
open.spotify.com/playlist/0Zw...
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Loud & Queer đ
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZwMVICZSEkORefXq8g89m?si=-k52yUUDRdizMOpEFIVOtQ
2 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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A shot of me performing at my gig at Nucleas Fest a couple of weeks ago.
4 months 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
5 months ago
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Mullets and tacheâs are de rigueur noe arenât they for 20 something males.
5 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.
5 months ago
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I always feel sophisticated (or dream I am) when I listen to Bryan Ferry.
5 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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5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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?!
5 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
5 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/
7 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
pollarik
7 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
8 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
8 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
pollarik
9 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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9 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.
9 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..
9 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
bazzenergy
9 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
9 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.
10 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/
10 months ago
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Ooh I am thrilled about this - big thanks to
@lgbtqmusicchart.uk
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10 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
10 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.
10 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
10 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
pollarik
10 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.
10 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
10 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
10 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
11 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
11 months ago
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reposted by
James Leon
pollarik
about 1 year 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
12 months ago
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