Emjay
Appearance
Emjay | |
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Birth name | Marie-Josée Riel |
Born | December 9, 1974 |
Origin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Eurodance |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1987–2006, 2018–present |
Labels | Numuzik Inc., Tycoon Records |
Marie-Josée Riel also known as Emjay (born December 9, 1974) is a Canadian eurodance musician.
Musical career
[edit]After fronting a local Ottawa band for several years, she recorded a solo project in 1994 and signed a recording contract. She released several singles and one album in her career.[1][2]
In 2000, she received a Juno Award nomination for Best Dance Recording, for her single "Over and Over".[3]
In July 2018, Emjay announced she would be releasing a new single. It would be her first original release in nearly 20 years. She continues to perform occasionally in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal nightclubs.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
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In Your Arms | Track list:
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Singles
[edit]Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||||||||||
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CAN Dance [4] | ||||||||||||||
1994 | "Sound of My Heartbeat" | 14 | In Your Arms | |||||||||||
1995 | "Fascinated" | 10 | ||||||||||||
"Flying to the Moon" | 4 | |||||||||||||
"In Your Arms" | — | |||||||||||||
1996 | "Point of No Return" | — | ||||||||||||
"Be My Man" | — | |||||||||||||
1997 | "We All Need Love" | — | Singles Only | |||||||||||
1998 | "Let It Go" | — | ||||||||||||
1999 | "Over and Over" | — | ||||||||||||
"Love Will Keep Us Together" | — | |||||||||||||
"Is This For Real" | — | |||||||||||||
2019 | "Living My Life" (with ABA/Z Project) | |||||||||||||
2020 | "As Above So Below" (with Phoenix Lord & Saggian) | |||||||||||||
"You Keep Me Hanging On" | ||||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
[edit]- ^ Discogs biography
- ^ Eurodance encyclopedia biography
- ^ Gill, Alexandra (February 3, 2000). "Morissette, Prozzak lead Juno race", The Globe and Mail, p. R6.
- ^ "Canada dance peaks". Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2012.