Ky Baldwin

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Ky Baldwin
Born (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 22)
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresPop, trip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, dancer, actor
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, drums, piano
Years active2009–present
Website kybaldwin.com

Ky Baldwin (born 10 April 2001) is an Australian singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and parkour athlete. He is known for his music videos on his YouTube channel.

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Early life

Ky Baldwin was born in April 2001 in Sydney, Australia. Although his youth was mainly spent playing sports, at the age of six he started tap dancing with Dein Perry's "Tap Pups". From there Baldwin continued to learn other genres such as hip hop and jazz.

Acting career

At age seven, Baldwin was cast as "Trouble" in Madame Butterfly performing at the Sydney Opera House. Other theatre roles have included Gustave in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies and a performance in Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood at the Sydney Theatre Company. He played Michael Banks in Disney's Mary Poppins in Auckland, New Zealand.

At age nine, Baldwin entered into Australia's Got Talent with his own tap dancing routine. He became that year's youngest semi-finalist, but exited the series after it fell to the judges' vote.

Baldwin has featured in other Australian series including Spirited , East West 101 , Underbelly: Razor. He provided the voice of Little Nutbrown Hare in the animated series Guess How Much I Love You (Season 1 & 2). In 2014, Baldwin was a semi-finalist in the inaugural season of The Voice Kids as part of Team Delta.

Baldwin was cast as the young Peter Allen in the two-part TV biopic, Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door . In April 2016 he won the AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama and a Logie Award (Graham Kennedy Breakthrough Star of Tomorrow) for this role. [1] [2]

Baldwin has collaborated with DreamworksTV and Disney Channel and he has been chosen as a Disney Diary Vlogger. He works with DreamWorks for their "Songs That Stick" series.

The actor co-starred in the 2022 Nickelodeon Movies remake, Snow Day., [3] which streams as of Dec 21, 2022, on Paramount+.

Baldwin now lives in Los Angeles.

He competed in World Chase Tag's Pan-American Championship as a member of Tempest.

Music career

Baldwin released his first EP "The Beginning" in 2014 and The Beginning with five original songs including "You Make Me Wanna Dance", "Do You Remember", "We're Young", "Lara" and "It's Time". The EP also included three cover songs. [4]

In May 2017, Baldwin released the first single from his second EP "Dare to Believe" called "Just Dance", which was a finalist on Musical.ly's "Next Wave: May". Baldwin's single Invisible is a duet with Jillian Shea Spaeder Jillian Shea Spaeder Official website. Spaeder has also been featured in three of Baldwin's YouTube videos including We Don't Talk Anymore, Perfect and ColdWater.

Baldwin's original songs include:

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  2. ↑ "Child star's real Boy from Oz dream". NewsComAu. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Home, Ky Baldwin Official Website". Ky Baldwin. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Home". kybaldwin.com.
  5. ↑ Ky Baldwin - You Make Me Wanna Dance (Official Music Video). Ky Baldwin. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Lara (Official Music Video) - Ky Baldwin ft. Jamie, Balin and Fletcher. Ky Baldwin. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Do You Remember (Official Music Video) - Ky Baldwin [HD]. Ky Baldwin. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
  8. ↑ It's Time - Ky Baldwin (Official Music Video) [HD]. Ky Baldwin. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Why - Ky Baldwin (Official Music Video). Ky Baldwin. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Ky Baldwin - Just Dance (Official Music Video) [HD]. Ky Baldwin. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Ky Baldwin - Summer Song (Official Music Video) [HD]. Ky Baldwin. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Ky Baldwin - Goodbye | Official Music Video. Ky Baldwin. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
  13. ↑ Ky Baldwin - Dear Mom (Official Music Video) ft. Mindy Pack. Ky Baldwin. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
  14. ↑ Ky Baldwin - Depression Is A Monster [Official Video]. Ky Baldwin. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021– via YouTube.
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