Leo Kalyan's guest appearances

Leo Kalyan

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Bottle Pop with Tom Aspaul

Keep It!

Secrets I'll Never Tell

Kristen Bell

Donald Trump

Jason Concepcion

Shea Serrano

Jonathan Levine

Bethenny Frankel

Nicole Byer

Rian Johnson

Simone Missick

Cheyenne Jackson

Sophia Bush

Zadie Smith

Laci Mosley

Betty Gilpin

Adam Conover

OwlTail

Hey friends, welcome to my podcast miniseries. I'm a massive fan of podcasts, even more so over the past year, and so I wanted to do something special for my new EP 'Secrets I'll Never Tell' and create this series of conversations to go alongside it. A companion piece you could say. Each week for the next seven weeks, I'll be chatting to different performers, creatives and inspiring people about stories in their lives, vulnerabilities, sexuality, identity, mental health and loads more. There'll be some live performances, some laughter, maybe a few tears, and hopefully some really valuable conversations for you to enjoy that focus on some of the themes of 'Secrets I'll Never Tell' and beyond. This week’s guests are two incredible talents, MNEK and Leo Kalyan. MNEK is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer who has written for some of the biggest names in pop, as well as releasing his own debut album ‘Language’ in 2018. Leo is also an incredible singer, songwriter and producer who co-wrote ‘Head &amp; Heart’ with MNEK which went to number one last year, as well as releasing his own EPs ‘Outside In,’ and ‘The Edge’ which explore his identity as a gay Muslim musician. We spoke about how the pandemic has affected their work, being a queer musician in 2021, and loads more. I loved having this chat, and I hope you enjoy listening! This episode was recorded during lockdown in London, April 2021 Leo Kalyan - Outside In &amp; The Edge https://open.spotify.com/album/1nqf27BW5Sxt6QCr6NttWL?si=grv5uxNbTcGAeI1je-PylA&amp;dl_branch=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/3byA6p8V6wjD97v5xfgYGh?si=Cw0Q9Z-fSzGa6EIDPXsy4w&amp;dl_branch=1 MNEK - Language https://open.spotify.com/album/1Savte5xUnDV7zXpzpf4AR?si=p8syIJVgRHGwitDgJQLJ_w&amp;dl_branch=1 Lil Nas X - (Montero) Call Me By Your Name https://youtu.be/6swmTBVI83k Artwork by Katie Cairns, Mixed by Ruby Smith, Music by Benedict Cork &amp; Paul Stanborough--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/benedict-cork/message

Hey friends, welcome to my podcast miniseries. I'm a massive fan of podcasts, even more so over the past year, and so I wanted to do something special for my new EP 'Secrets I'll Never Tell' and create this series of conversations to go alongside it. A companion piece you could say. Each week for the next seven weeks, I'll be chatting to different performers, creatives and inspiring people about stories in their lives, vulnerabilities, sexuality, identity, mental health and loads more. There'll be some live performances, some laughter, maybe a few tears, and hopefully some really valuable conversations for you to enjoy that focus on some of the themes of 'Secrets I'll Never Tell' and beyond. This week’s guests are two incredible talents, MNEK and Leo Kalyan. MNEK is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer who has written for some of the biggest names in pop, as well as releasing his own debut album ‘Language’ in 2018. Leo is also an incredible singer, songwriter and producer who co-wrote ‘Head &amp; Heart’ with MNEK which went to number one last year, as well as releasing his own EPs ‘Outside In,’ and ‘The Edge’ which explore his identity as a gay Muslim musician. We spoke about how the pandemic has affected their work, being a queer musician in 2021, and loads more. I loved having this chat, and I hope you enjoy listening! This episode was recorded during lockdown in London, April 2021 Leo Kalyan - Outside In &amp; The Edge <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1nqf27BW5Sxt6QCr6NttWL?si=grv5uxNbTcGAeI1je-PylA&amp;dl_branch=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/1nqf27BW5Sxt6QCr6NttWL?si=grv5uxNbTcGAeI1je-PylA&amp;dl_branch=1</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3byA6p8V6wjD97v5xfgYGh?si=Cw0Q9Z-fSzGa6EIDPXsy4w&amp;dl_branch=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/3byA6p8V6wjD97v5xfgYGh?si=Cw0Q9Z-fSzGa6EIDPXsy4w&amp;dl_branch=1</a> MNEK - Language <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1Savte5xUnDV7zXpzpf4AR?si=p8syIJVgRHGwitDgJQLJ_w&amp;dl_branch=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/1Savte5xUnDV7zXpzpf4AR?si=p8syIJVgRHGwitDgJQLJ_w&amp;dl_branch=1</a> Lil Nas X - (Montero) Call Me By Your Name <a href="https://youtu.be/6swmTBVI83k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/6swmTBVI83k</a> Artwork by Katie Cairns, Mixed by Ruby Smith, Music by Benedict Cork &amp; Paul Stanborough--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/benedict-cork/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/benedict-cork/message</a>

Secrets I’ll Never Tell - Benedict Cork, MNEK & Leo Kalyan

HBO’s Finding Neverland documentary raises some tough questions about the cult of Michael Jackson. Steven Spielberg takes aim at Netflix’s future Oscar noms. Jada Pinkett Smith enters the Jordyn Woods fray. Plus, singer Leo Kalyan joins and more!

HBO’s Finding Neverland documentary raises some tough questions about the cult of Michael Jackson. Steven Spielberg takes aim at Netflix’s future Oscar noms. Jada Pinkett Smith enters the Jordyn Woods fray. Plus, singer Leo Kalyan joins and more!

“Never Say Neverland Again” (with Leo Kalyan)

Tom takes Bottle Pop on the road as he travels to multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer Leo Kalyan’s house for a chat. They toast to diversity (not the Britain’s Got Talent dance troupe) and put the world to rights on a wide range of issues. From Indian music being sampled in Western pop, to the lack of brown artists being played on UK radio, Leo discusses in depth, how juggling being both an LGBT artist and Asian, can be a struggle. The pair also talk about Leo’s early years, his training in Indian Classical Music and his fascination with the sea. Leo reveals what his drag name would be (it’s amazing!), his obsession with RuPaul’s Drag Race and chooses RuPaul, Holly Valance and Whigfield for his Aux Cable Selection.

Tom takes Bottle Pop on the road as he travels to multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer Leo Kalyan’s house for a chat. They toast to diversity (not the Britain’s Got Talent dance troupe) and put the world to rights on a wide range of issues. From Indian music being sampled in Western pop, to the lack of brown artists being played on UK radio, Leo discusses in depth, how juggling being both an LGBT artist and Asian, can be a struggle. The pair also talk about Leo’s early years, his training in Indian Classical Music and his fascination with the sea. Leo reveals what his drag name would be (it’s amazing!), his obsession with RuPaul’s Drag Race and chooses RuPaul, Holly Valance and Whigfield for his Aux Cable Selection.

S1E8: Leo Kalyan