Baker Boy | |
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 Baker Boy performing at Laneway in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Danzal James Baker |
| Born | 10 October 1996 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Origin | Milingimbi Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Website | www |
Danzal James Baker OAM (born 10 October 1996), known professionally as Baker Boy, is a Yolngu rapper, dancer, artist, and actor. Baker Boy is known for performing original hip-hop songs incorporating both English and Yolŋu Matha and is one of the most prominent Aboriginal Australian rappers.
He was made Young Australian of the Year in 2019, and his song "Cool as Hell" was nominated in several categories in the 2019 ARIA Awards. In 2018, he won two awards at the National Indigenous Music Awards, and was named Male Artist of the Year in the National Dreamtime Awards. His debut album, Gela, was released on 15 October 2021. At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards he won five categories from seven nominations.