Emjay

Emjay
Birth name Marie-Josée Riel
Born (1974-12-09) December 9, 1974
Origin Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres Eurodance
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 1994–2000
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]

As of 2013, Emjay continues to perform occasionally in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal nightclubs.

Discography

Studio albums

Title and album details
In Your Arms Track list:
  1. "Sound of My Heartbeat" (5:26)
  2. "In Your Arms" (4:30)
  3. "Flying to the Moon" (5:23)
  4. "Bring Me" (6:17)
  5. "Summertime" (6:13)
  6. "So Far Away" (3:52)
  7. "Be My Man" (4:35)
  8. "Fascinated" (5:00)
  9. "You Say Love" (5:12)
  10. "Every Night" (4:39)
  11. "Falling in Love" (5:11)
  12. "Sing It" (4:06)
  13. "Point of No Return" (4:40)
  14. "Fascinated (Underground Mix)" (remix by DJ Andre and DJ Renzo) (6:06)

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" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2006 – Stimulate

References

  1. ↑ Discogs biography
  2. ↑ Eurodance encyclopedia biography
  3. ↑ Gill, Alexandra (February 3, 2000). "Morissette, Prozzak lead Juno race", The Globe and Mail, p. R6.
  4. ↑ Canada dance peaks
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.