Emjay

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| birth_name = Marie-Josée Riel

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|09}}

| origin = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| genre = Eurodance

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

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| years_active = 1987–2006, 2018–present

| label = Numuzik Inc., Tycoon Records

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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.[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Emjay Discogs biography][http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Emjay Eurodance encyclopedia biography]

In 2000, she received a Juno Award nomination for Best Dance Recording, for her single "Over and Over".Gill, Alexandra (February 3, 2000). "Morissette, Prozzak lead Juno race", The Globe and Mail, p. R6.

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=

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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=

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Dance
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1994

|"Sound of My Heartbeat"

|align="center"|14

| align="left" rowspan="6"| In Your Arms

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|"Fascinated"

|align="center"|10

"Flying to the Moon"

|align="center"|4

"In Your Arms"

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rowspan=2| 1996