Jess Moskaluke
Jess Moskaluke (born June 4, 1990) is a Canadian Country singer. She released her debut studio album, Light Up the Night in April 2014, which includes the Platinum-certified single "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes". She has one #1 hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart with "Country Girls".[2]
Jess Moskaluke | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1990 Langenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada[1] |
| Genres | Country, Country pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | MDM Recordings |
| Website | jessmoskaluke.com |
Career
In June 2011, Moskaluke won the Next Big Thing contest, sponsored by Big Dog 92.7 and SaskMusic.[3] In September 2011, she won the New Artist Showcase Award at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards.[4] She was chosen to represent Canada at the Global Artist Party at the 2012 CMA Music Festival.[5]
Moskaluke's debut single, "Catch Me If You Can", was released on June 4, 2012.[6] The song's music video received regular airplay on CMT.[7] It was followed by an EP, also titled Catch Me If You Can, which was released on September 4, 2012 by MDM Recordings and distributed by EMI Music Canada.[6] Jeff DeDekker of the Leader-Post gave the EP four stars out of five, writing that "by using the full extent of her voice and also incorporating tenderness and fragility, Moskaluke is able to cover the complete spectrum of material."[8] Casadie Pederson of Top Country also gave the EP four stars out of five, calling Moskaluke "one of the best young talents we've seen in a long time."[9] The EP's second single, "Hit N Run", reached the top 40 on the Billboard Canada Country chart in 2013.[10] Moskaluke was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2013 Saskatchewan Country Music Association Awards.[11]
Moskaluke released the first single from her debut studio album, "Good Lovin'", in October 2013.[12] It became her first single to reach the top 20 on the Billboard Canada Country chart.[10] The album, Light Up the Night, was released on April 15, 2014.[13] "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" and "Used" were both released as singles from the album in 2014.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Light Up the Night |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Vinyl[14] |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [15] | |||||
| Catch Me If You Can |
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| Kiss Me Quiet |
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| Past the Past |
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87 | |||
| A Small Town Christmas |
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— | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [10] |
CAN [16] | ||||||||
| 2012 | "Catch Me If You Can" | 49 | — | Catch Me If You Can | |||||
| 2013 | "Hit N Run" | 37 | — | ||||||
| "Everything Falls" | — | — | N/A | ||||||
| "Good Lovin'" | 17 | — | Light Up the Night | ||||||
| 2014 | "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" | 11 | 48 | ||||||
| "Used" | 13 | — | |||||||
| 2015 | "Night We Won't Forget" | 17 | — | ||||||
| "Kiss Me Quiet" | 7 | — |
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Kiss Me Quiet | |||||
| 2016 | "Take Me Home" | 7 | — |
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| "Elevator" | 15 | — | |||||||
| 2017 | "Drive Me Away" | 3 | — | Past the Past | |||||
| "Kill Your Love" | 16 | — | |||||||
| 2018 | "Past the Past" | 30 | — | ||||||
| "Camouflage" | 7 | — | |||||||
| "Save Some of That Whiskey" | 6 | — | |||||||
| 2019 | "Country Girls" | 1 | —[upper-alpha 1] | The Vinyl | |||||
| 2020 | "Halfway Home" | 11 | — | ||||||
| "Mapdot" | 16 | — | TBA | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | ||||
| 2012 | "Storm Before The Calm" (with Eppic) |
— | — | Forever Imperfect | |
| 2015 | "I'm an Open Road" (with Paul Brandt) |
7 | 93 |
|
Borderlines |
| 2020 | "What the Whiskey Won't Do" (with Alan Doyle) |
— | — | Rough Side Out | |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Catch Me If You Can" | Jordan Eady |
| "Thank God for Christmas" | Antonio Hrynchuk | |
| "Storm Before The Calm" | Tyler Ward | |
| 2014 | "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" | Joel Stewart |
| "Used" | Marc André Debruyne | |
| "O Holy Night" (with The Lovelocks) | Joel Stewart | |
| 2015 | "Night We Won't Forget" | Amit Dabrai |
| "I'm an Open Road" (with Paul Brandt) | Sam Ciurdar | |
| "Kiss Me Quiet" | David Tenniswood | |
| 2016 | "Take Me Home"[22] | David Hustler |
| "Elevator" | Ben Knechtel | |
| 2017 | "Drive Me Away" | |
| "Kill Your Love" | Joel Stewart | |
| 2018 | "Past The Past" | Joel Stewart |
| "Camouflage" | Wes Mack | |
| 2019 | "Save Some Of That Whisky" | Ben Knechtel |
| 2020 | "Country Girls" | Stephano Barberis |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canadian Country Music Association | Female Artist of the Year | Won |
| Rising Star | Nominated | ||
| Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Juno Awards | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Country Album of the Year – Light Up the Night | Nominated | ||
| Canadian Country Music Association | Female Artist of the Year | Won | |
| Album of the Year – Light Up the Night | Nominated | ||
| Single of the Year – "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Canadian Country Music Association | Female Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2017 | Juno Awards | Country Album of the Year - Kiss Me Quiet | Won |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Female Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| Single of the Year - "Take Me Home" | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year - Past the Past | Won |
| Fan's Choice Award | Nominated | ||
| Female Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Single of the Year - "Drive Me Away" | Nominated | ||
| Video of the Year - "Drive Me Away" | Nominated | ||
| Songwriter of the Year (shared with Zach Abend and Corey Crowder) | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Juno Awards | Country Album of the Year - A Small Town Christmas | Nominated |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Female Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| Songwriter of the Year (shared with Jared Mullins and Corey Crowder) | Nominated | ||
| Video of the Year - "Camouflage" | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Canadian Country Music Association | Female Artist of the Year | Nominated |
Notes
- "Country Girls" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but did reach number 31 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales component chart.[20]
References
- Brown, Rob (October 17, 2012). "Backstage Pass: Saskatchewan's Jess Moskaluke a rising star, so catch her if you can". Metro International. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Jess Moskaluke's "Country Girls" Hits #1 at Radio in Canada". Front Porch Music. March 14, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- DeDekker, Jeff (July 2, 2011). "The Next Big Thing is Jess Moskaluke". Leader-Post. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Province represented well at awards". The StarPhoenix. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- Skates, Sarah (June 7, 2012). "Global Showcases Unofficially Kick Off CMA Music Festival". MusicRow. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- Ward, Jaimie (August 8, 2012). "CCMA Winner Jess Moskaluke New EP Release". Music News Nashville. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- DeDekker, Jeff (September 27, 2012). "Jess Moskaluke bringing her music to the world". Leader-Post. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- DeDekker, Jeff (October 19, 2012). "CD REVIEW: Jess Moskaluke". Leader-Post. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- Pederson, Casadie (September 4, 2012). "Jess Moskaluke: 'Catch Me If You Can' Album Review". Top Country. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- Fuller, Cam (April 29, 2012). "Parenteau, Yung win at SCMAs". The StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- Gordon, Kennedy (November 30, 2013). "Charting a course for country music success". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- Robinson, Britainy (November 14, 2013). "BRIT'S PICKS: Top things to see and do this weekend". CBC News. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- "Jess Moskaluke - The Vinyl". MDM Merch. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Billboard Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Cheap Wine and Cigarettes". Music Canada.
- "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Kiss Me Quiet". Music Canada.
- "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Take Me Home". Music Canada.
- "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- "Canadian single certifications – Paul Brandt – I'm an Open Road". Music Canada.
- "CMT : Videos : Jess Moskaluke : Take Me Home". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
