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".

Jess Moskaluke
Born	(1990-06-04) 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.[2] In September 2011, she won the New Artist Showcase Award at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards.[3] She was chosen to represent Canada at the Global Artist Party at the 2012 CMA Music Festival.[4]

Moskaluke's debut single, "Catch Me If You Can", was released on June 4, 2012.[5] The song's music video received regular airplay on CMT.[6] 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.[5] 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."[7] 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."[8] The EP's second single, "Hit N Run", reached the top 40 on the Billboard Canada Country chart in 2013.[9] Moskaluke was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2013 Saskatchewan Country Music Association Awards.[10]

Moskaluke released the first single from her debut studio album, "Good Lovin'", in October 2013.[11] It became her first single to reach the top 20 on the Billboard Canada Country chart.[9] The album, Light Up the Night, was released on April 15, 2014.[12] "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	Release date: April 15, 2014 Label: MDM Recordings

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak positions
		CAN [13]
Catch Me If You Can	Release date: September 4, 2012 Label: MDM Recordings	—
Kiss Me Quiet	Release date: September 25, 2015 Label: MDM Recordings	—
Past the Past	Release date: November 3, 2017 Label: MDM Recordings	87
A Small Town Christmas	Release date: October 5, 2018 Label: MDM Recordings	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		CAN Country [9]	CAN [14]
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	MC: Platinum[15]
	"Used"	13	—
2015	"Night We Won't Forget"	17	—
	"Kiss Me Quiet"	7	—	MC: Gold[16]	Kiss Me Quiet
2016	"Take Me Home"	7	—	MC: Gold[17]
	"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]		TBA
2020	"Halfway Home"	15	—
"—" 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	MC: Gold[19]	Borderlines

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"[20]	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

Notes

1. "Country Girls" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but did reach number 31 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales component chart.[18]

References

1. 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.
2. DeDekker, Jeff (July 2, 2011). "The Next Big Thing is Jess Moskaluke". Leader-Post. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
3. "Province represented well at awards". The StarPhoenix. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
4. Skates, Sarah (June 7, 2012). "Global Showcases Unofficially Kick Off CMA Music Festival". MusicRow. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
5. 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.
6. DeDekker, Jeff (September 27, 2012). "Jess Moskaluke bringing her music to the world". Leader-Post. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
7. DeDekker, Jeff (October 19, 2012). "CD REVIEW: Jess Moskaluke". Leader-Post. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
8. Pederson, Casadie (September 4, 2012). "Jess Moskaluke: 'Catch Me If You Can' Album Review". Top Country. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
9. "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
10. Fuller, Cam (April 29, 2012). "Parenteau, Yung win at SCMAs". The StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
11. Gordon, Kennedy (November 30, 2013). "Charting a course for country music success". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
12. Robinson, Britainy (November 14, 2013). "BRIT'S PICKS: Top things to see and do this weekend". CBC News. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
13. "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
14. "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Billboard Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
15. "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Cheap Wine and Cigarettes". Music Canada.
16. "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Kiss Me Quiet". Music Canada.
17. "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Take Me Home". Music Canada.
18. "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
19. "Canadian single certifications – Paul Brandt – I'm an Open Road". Music Canada.
20. "CMT : Videos : Jess Moskaluke : Take Me Home". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

External links

• Official website