Emjay | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| In Your Arms | Track list:
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.