Jess Moskaluke

Jess Moskaluke
Moskaluke in 2017
Moskaluke in 2017
Background information
Born (1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 (age 34)
Langenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada[1]
GenresCountry, country pop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsMDM Recordings
Websitejessmoskaluke.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]

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

  • Mapdot (2022)

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Light Up the Night
The Demos

Compilation albums

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

Extended plays

Title Details Peak
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
Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Certifications Album
CAN Country
[10] 		CAN
[23]
2012 "Catch Me If You Can" 49 — Catch Me If You Can
2013 "Hit N Run" 37 —
"Everything Falls" — — —
"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 — Kiss Me Quiet
2016 "Take Me Home" 7 —
"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 —[A] The Demos
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
2020s
Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Album
CAN Country
[10] 		AUS Country
[29]
2020 "Halfway Home" 11 4 The Demos
"Mapdot" 15 44
2021 "Leave Each Other Alone"
(featuring Travis Collins) 		35 29
"Nothin' I Don't Love About You" 13 —
2022 "Knock Off" 6 8 Heartbreaker
2023 "Heartbreaker" 10 30
"Go Get Er" 16 1
2024 "Secondhand You" — 29
2025 "Life for Me" — — TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Christmas singles

Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Album
CAN Country
[10]
2023 "Counting Down Christmas" 44 A Small Town Christmas (Deluxe)
"White Christmas" 49
"Little Drummer Boy" 53
Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Certifications Album
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) 		7 93 Borderlines
2020 "What the Whiskey Won't Do"
(Alan Doyle featuring Jess Moskaluke) 		— — Rough Side Out
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Title 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"[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[a]
Wins25
Nominations48
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge 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.
Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2013 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself Female Vocalist of the Year Won [34]
2014 Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Won
Rising Star Nominated
Interactive Artist of the Year Nominated
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Won [35]
"Good Lovin'" Single of the Year Won
2015 Juno Awards Herself Breakthrough Artist of the Year Nominated
Light Up the Night Country Album of the Year Nominated
Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Won
Light Up the Night Album of the Year Nominated
"Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" Single of the Year Nominated
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year Won [36]
Female Vocalist of the Year Won
"Cheap Wine and Cigarettes Single of the Year Won
"Used" Video of the Year Won
Light Up the Night Album of the Year Won
2016 Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Won
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself
(shared with Darlene Tuleta) 		Female Vocalist of the Year
 Won [37]
"Kiss Me Quiet" Single of the Year Won
2017 Juno Awards Country Album of the Year Kiss Me Quiet Won
Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Nominated
"Take Me Home" Single of the Year Nominated
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year Won [38]
Female Vocalist of the Year Won
"Take Me Home"
(shared with Kelly Archer and Emily Shackleton) 		Song of the Year (Composer) Won
"Take Me Home" Single of the Year Won
Video of the Year Won
2018 Canadian Country Music Awards Album of the Year Past the Past Won
Herself Fan's Choice Award Nominated
Female Artist of the Year Nominated
"Drive Me Away" Single of the Year Nominated
"Drive Me Away" Video of the Year Nominated
Herself
(shared with Zach Abend and Corey Crowder) 		Songwriter of the Year Nominated
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself Award of Achievement Won [39]
Saskatchewan Music Awards Country Artist of the Year Won [40]
Western Canadian Music Awards Country Artist of the Year Won
2019 Juno Awards A Small Town Christmas Country Album of the Year Nominated
Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Nominated
Herself
(shared with Jared Mullins and Corey Crowder) 		Songwriter of the Year Nominated
"Camouflage" Video of the Year Nominated
2020 Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Nominated
Saskatchewan Country Music Awards "Save Some of That Whiskey" Single of the Year Nominated [41][42]
Western Canadian Music Awards Herself Country Artist of the Year Won
2021 Western Canadian Music Awards Herself Country Artist of the Year Nominated
Canadian Country Music Awards The Demos Album of the Year Nominated [43]
Herself Female Artist of the Year Nominated
"Mapdot"
(shared with Zac Abend and Liz Rose) 		Songwriter of the Year Nominated
"Mapdot" Video of the Year Nominated
Saskatchewan Music Awards Herself Country Artist of the Year Won [44]
2022 Western Canadian Music Awards Herself Country Artist of the Year Pending [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]

References

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  2. ^ "Jess Moskaluke's "Country Girls" Hits #1 at Radio in Canada". Front Porch Music. March 14, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  3. ^ DeDekker, Jeff (July 2, 2011). "The Next Big Thing is Jess Moskaluke". Leader-Post. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Province represented well at awards". The StarPhoenix. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Skates, Sarah (June 7, 2012). "Global Showcases Unofficially Kick Off CMA Music Festival". MusicRow. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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  7. ^ DeDekker, Jeff (September 27, 2012). "Jess Moskaluke bringing her music to the world". Leader-Post. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  8. ^ DeDekker, Jeff (October 19, 2012). "CD REVIEW: Jess Moskaluke". Leader-Post. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  9. ^ Pederson, Casadie (September 4, 2012). "Jess Moskaluke: 'Catch Me If You Can' Album Review". Top Country. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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  18. ^ "Jess Moskaluke, Travis Collins Release Duet "Leave Each Other Alone"". Top Country. May 7, 2021.
  19. ^ Kennedy, John R. "Jess Moskaluke Pairs With Travis Collins On 'Leave Each Other Alone'". iHeartRadio.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  20. ^ ""NOTHIN' I DON'T LOVE ABOUT YOU" AT RADIO NOW!". JessMoskaluke.com. July 27, 2021.
  21. ^ "Jess Moskaluke - The Vinyl". MDM Merch. 26 November 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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  25. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Kiss Me Quiet". Music Canada.
  26. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Take Me Home". Music Canada.
  27. ^ "Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  28. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Jess Moskaluke – Country Girls". Music Canada.
  29. ^ References for Australian Country Hot 50:
  30. ^ Guest single references for Canada Country:
  31. ^ Guest single references for Canadian Hot 100:
  32. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Paul Brandt – I'm an Open Road". Music Canada.
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