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
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
Studio albums
Title and album details | |
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In Your Arms | Track list:
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Singles
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
- ^ 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.