Ryland James Clark (born 1999), known professionally as Ryland James, is a Canadian pop singer from

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,Adam Prudhomme
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''The Napanee Beaver'', January 31. 2020. whose self-titled debut EP was released in 2020. As a teenager, he was a competitor on the seventh and final season of ''

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'' in 2014, finishing in fifth place. Professionally, he uses his middle name as his stage surname, so as to avoid potential confusion with British singer and presenter

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. He released his debut single "Good to You" in 2017, and followed up in 2019 with "Say Goodbye" and his breakthrough hit "In My Head".Kirsten Spruch
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'', August 1, 2019. Through 2019, he toured as an opening act for

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on her

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; in February 2020, his fourth single "Shoulder to Cry On" was released. His self-titled EP was released in August 2020, and was followed in December by the

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release ''A Little Christmas''. James received two

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nominations at the

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, for Pop Album of the Year and Breakthrough Artist of the Year. He came out as

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in February 2021. He sang the Canadian national anthem at the

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Ryland 1999 births Canadian pop singers People from Belleville, Ontario Singers from Ontario Canadian LGBT singers Queer musicians Living people People from Hastings County 21st-century Canadian male singers