{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Emjay | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Marie-Josée Riel | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|09}} | origin = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | genre = Eurodance | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = | years_active = 1987–2006, 2018–present | label = Numuzik Inc., Tycoon Records | website = }} '''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.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Emjay Discogs biography]</ref><ref>[http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Emjay Eurodance encyclopedia biography]</ref>
In 2000, she received a Juno Award nomination for Best Dance Recording, for her single "Over and Over".<ref>Gill, Alexandra (February 3, 2000). "Morissette, Prozzak lead Juno race", ''The Globe and Mail'', p. R6.</ref>
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=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! align="left" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"| Title and album details ! rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| |- |align="left" |''In Your Arms'' * Released: 1995 * Label: PolyTel * Formats: CD, cassette |Track list: #"Sound of My Heartbeat" (5:26) #"In Your Arms" (4:30) #"Flying to the Moon" (5:23) #"Bring Me" (6:17) #"Summertime" (6:13) #"So Far Away" (3:52) #"Be My Man" (4:35) #"Fascinated" (5:00) #"You Say Love" (5:12) #"Every Night" (4:39) #"Falling in Love" (5:11) #"Sing It" (4:06) #"Point of No Return" (4:40) #"Fascinated (Underground Mix)" (remix by DJ Andre and DJ Renzo) (6:06) |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !rowspan=2|Year !rowspan=2|Title !colspan=1|Chart Positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" !width=40|CAN<br>Dance<br><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=j86d3uqb5jajlou8j8ag1r4lv4&q1=emjay+&q2=Dance%2FUrban&interval=20 |title=Canada dance peaks |access-date=January 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114173936/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=j86d3uqb5jajlou8j8ag1r4lv4&q1=emjay+&q2=Dance%2FUrban&interval=20 |archive-date=January 14, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 1994 |"Sound of My Heartbeat" |align="center"|14 | align="left" rowspan="6"| ''In Your Arms'' |- | rowspan=3| 1995 |"Fascinated" |align="center"|10 |- |"Flying to the Moon" |align="center"|4 |- |"In Your Arms" |align="center"|— |- | rowspan=2| 1996 |"Point of No Return" |align="center"|— |- |"Be My Man" |align="center"|— |- | 1997 |"We All Need Love" |align="center"|— | align="left" rowspan="8"| Singles Only |- | 1998 |"Let It Go" |align="center"|— |- |rowspan=3| 1999 |"Over and Over" |align="center"|— |- |"Love Will Keep Us Together" |align="center"|— |- |"Is This For Real" |align="center"|— |- | 2019 |"Living My Life" (with ABA/Z Project) |align="center"| |- |rowspan=2| 2020 |"As Above So Below" (with Phoenix Lord & Saggian) |align="center"| |- |"You Keep Me Hanging On" |align="center"| |- | align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}
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Category:Living people Category:Singers from Ottawa Category:Canadian techno musicians Category:Eurodance musicians Category:1974 births Category:Franco-Ontarian people Category:21st-century Canadian women singers