Jess Moskaluke

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Jess Moskaluke
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Moskaluke in 2017
Background information
Born (1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 (age 34)
Langenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada [1]
Genres Country, country pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2012–present
Labels MDM Recordings
Website jessmoskaluke.com

Jessica Moskaluke (born June 4, 1990) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. 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 number-one hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart with "Country Girls". [2]

Contents

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.

In February 2021, she released her second studio album The Demos , [14] which included her first number-one hit "Country Girls", [15] as well as the singles "Halfway Home", [16] "Mapdot", [17] "Leave Each Other Alone", [18] [19] and "Nothin' I Don't Love About You". [20]

Tours

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Light Up the Night
The Demos

Compilation albums

TitleDetails
The Vinyl [21]
  • Release date: December 4, 2020
  • Label: MDM Recordings

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak
positions
CAN
[22]
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
Heartbreaker
  • Release date: September 29, 2023
  • Label: MDM Recordings
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As lead artist

2010s
YearTitlePeak chart
positions
Certifications Album
CAN Country
[10]
CAN
[23]
2012"Catch Me If You Can"49Catch Me If You Can
2013"Hit N Run"37
"Everything Falls"
"Good Lovin'"17Light Up the Night
2014"Cheap Wine and Cigarettes"1148
"Used"13
2015"Night We Won't Forget"17
"Kiss Me Quiet"7Kiss Me Quiet
2016"Take Me Home"7
"Elevator"15
2017"Drive Me Away"3Past 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 Demos
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
2020s
YearTitlePeak chart
positions
Album
CAN Country
[10]
AUS Country
[29]
2020"Halfway Home"114The Demos
"Mapdot"1544
2021"Leave Each Other Alone"
(featuring Travis Collins)
3529
"Nothin' I Don't Love About You"13
2022"Knock Off"68Heartbreaker
2023"Heartbreaker"1030
"Go Get Er"161
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Christmas singles

YearTitlePeak chart
positions
Album
CAN Country
[10]
2023"Counting Down Christmas"44A Small Town Christmas (Deluxe)
"White Christmas"49
"Little Drummer Boy"53
YearTitlePeak chart
positions
CertificationsAlbum
CAN Country
[30]
CAN
[31]
2012"Storm Before the Calm"
(Eppic featuring Jess Moskaluke)
Forever Imperfect
2015"I'm an Open Road"
(Paul Brandt featuring Jess Moskaluke)
793Borderlines
2020"What the Whiskey Won't Do"
(Alan Doyle featuring Jess Moskaluke)
Rough Side Out
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
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" [33] David Hustler
"Elevator"Ben Knechtel
2017"Drive Me Away"
"Kill Your Love"Joel Stewart
2018"Past The Past"
"Camouflage"Wes Mack
2019"Save Some Of That Whisky"Ben Knechtel
2020"Country Girls"Stephano Barberis
"Halfway Home"
"Mapdot"Tanner Goetz
2021"Leave Each Other Alone"
(with Travis Collins)
"Nothin' I Don't Love About You"
2022"Knock Off"Travis Nesbitt
2023"Heartbreaker"Andrew Freedom Parry

Awards and nominations

Jess Moskaluke awards and nominations
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins25
Nominations48
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
YearAwardNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2013Saskatchewan Country Music AwardsHerselfFemale Vocalist of the YearWon [34]
2014 Canadian Country Music Awards HerselfFemale Artist of the YearWon
Rising StarNominated
Interactive Artist of the YearNominated
Saskatchewan Country Music AwardsFemale Vocalist of the YearWon [35]
"Good Lovin'"Single of the YearWon
2015 Juno Awards Herself Breakthrough Artist of the Year Nominated
Light Up the Night Country Album of the Year Nominated
Canadian Country Music Awards HerselfFemale Artist of the YearWon
Light Up the NightAlbum of the YearNominated
"Cheap Wine and Cigarettes"Single of the YearNominated
Saskatchewan Country Music AwardsHerselfFan’s Choice Entertainer of the YearWon [36]
Female Vocalist of the YearWon
"Cheap Wine and CigarettesSingle of the YearWon
"Used"Video of the YearWon
Light Up the NightAlbum of the YearWon
2016 Canadian Country Music Awards HerselfFemale Artist of the YearWon
Saskatchewan Country Music AwardsHerself
(shared with Darlene Tuleta)
Female Vocalist of the Year
Won [37]
"Kiss Me Quiet"Single of the YearWon
2017 Juno Awards Country Album of the YearKiss Me QuietWon
Canadian Country Music Awards HerselfFemale Artist of the YearNominated
"Take Me Home"Single of the YearNominated
Saskatchewan Country Music AwardsHerselfFan's Choice Entertainer of the YearWon [38]
Female Vocalist of the YearWon
"Take Me Home"
(shared with Kelly Archer and Emily Shackleton)
Song of the Year (Composer)Won
"Take Me Home"Single of the YearWon
Video of the YearWon
2018 Canadian Country Music Awards Album of the YearPast the PastWon
HerselfFan's Choice AwardNominated
Female Artist of the YearNominated
"Drive Me Away"Single of the YearNominated
"Drive Me Away"Video of the YearNominated
Herself
(shared with Zach Abend and Corey Crowder)
Songwriter of the YearNominated
Saskatchewan Country Music AwardsHerselfAward of AchievementWon [39]
Saskatchewan Music AwardsCountry Artist of the YearWon [40]
Western Canadian Music Awards Country Artist of the YearWon
2019 Juno Awards A Small Town ChristmasCountry Album of the YearNominated
Canadian Country Music Awards HerselfFemale Artist of the YearNominated
Herself
(shared with Jared Mullins and Corey Crowder)
Songwriter of the YearNominated
"Camouflage"Video of the YearNominated
2020 Canadian Country Music Awards HerselfFemale Artist of the YearNominated
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards"Save Some of That Whiskey"Single of the YearNominated [41] [42]
Western Canadian Music Awards HerselfCountry Artist of the YearWon
2021 Western Canadian Music Awards HerselfCountry Artist of the YearNominated
Canadian Country Music Awards The DemosAlbum of the YearNominated [43]
HerselfFemale Artist of the YearNominated
"Mapdot"
(shared with Zac Abend and Liz Rose)
Songwriter of the YearNominated
"Mapdot"Video of the YearNominated
Saskatchewan Music AwardsHerselfCountry Artist of the YearWon [44]
2022 Western Canadian Music Awards HerselfCountry Artist of the YearPending [45]

Notes

  1. "Country Girls" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but did reach number 31 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales component chart. [27]

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<i>Catch Me If You Can</i> (EP) 2012 EP by Jess Moskaluke

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Good Lovin' (Jess Moskaluke song)</span> 2013 single by Jess Moskaluke

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<i>Past the Past</i> 2017 EP by Jess Moskaluke

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Country Girls (Jess Moskaluke song)</span> 2019 single by Jess Moskaluke

"Country Girls" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Jess Moskaluke. The track was co-written by Moskaluke and producer Corey Crowder, along with Emily Shackelton. It became Moskaluke's first Number One hit, and was included on her second studio album The Demos.

<i>The Demos</i> (Jess Moskaluke album) 2021 studio album by Jess Moskaluke

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mapdot</span> 2020 single by Jess Moskaluke

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leave Each Other Alone</span> 2021 single by Jess Moskaluke

"Leave Each Other Alone" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country artist Jess Moskaluke. The song features Australian country artist Travis Collins, and was co-written with Zach Abend and Trannie Anderson. It was the fourth single from Moskaluke's 2021 studio album The Demos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Knock Off (song)</span> 2022 single by Jess Moskaluke

"Knock Off" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Jess Moskaluke. She wrote the song with fellow country artist Jade Eagleson and producer Corey Crowder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heartbreaker (Jess Moskaluke song)</span> 2023 single by Jess Moskaluke

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