Emjay

ain her dream; to one day become a lead singer. Still with the band in 1993, Emjay won first place as Pop Solo Artist at the American Guild Awards. Emjay was an excellent and advanced voice student of Cantor Stephen Chaiet of the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing of America). In 1994 she recorded a solo project, resulting in her first recording contract with Primus Records, (composed and produced by Jean-Francois Laprise). The song "Sound Of My Heartbeat" charted at #7 on The Record's Dance chart. More singles followed, "Fascinated" (a cover of the 1986 hit by Company B) rose to #5, "Flying To The Moon" to #3, and her biggest success yet to come, "In Your Arms". In July 1995, she performed at le Forum de Montreal alongside Bananarama, Whigfield, Los Del Mar, Luisa Pepe, BKS and others, in front of a 10 000 capacity-crowd. In August 1995, Emjay's first album, "In Your Arms" was released. This debut earned her five hit singles in Canada, along with the honour of a nomination for "Best Dance Recording" at the 26th Annual Juno Awards and a MuchMusic Video Award. In 1996, Emjay performed live at the Kingswood Music Theatre at Canada's Wonderland in Toronto in front of an estimated 15 000 capacity-crowd. The event, sponsored by Energy 108, also included artists Coolio, BKS, Ruffneck, Temperance and many others. She was also nominated on The First Annual Cyberspace Euro-Energy Awards. In 1997, she performed for the second year in a row on the Parliament Hill at Ottawa's Winterlude. The memorable event was broadcasted live across the nation on the Much Music's flagship dance show Electric Circus, including several reruns on CityTV and Musique Plus. Then in 1997, she was at the 26th Annual Juno Awards at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. In November 1997, Emjay signed with Tycoon Records. She had recorded her new single "We All Need Love" (produced by Mark Ryan) and a videoclip. She was chosen as the opening act for The Backstreet Boys' Canadian Tour, starting in Halifax in 1997 and ending in Québec City in 1998. In 1998, she performed with various artists in front of 70 000 people in Little Italy in Toronto for the World Cup soccer game. Throughout 1998 she continued to work releasing several singles including "Let It Go", "Over & Over" (both produced by Mark Ryan). "Over & Over" was her second nomination at the Juno Awards as Best Dance Recording). "Love Will Keep Us Together" (a cover of the 1975 release by Captain and Tennille) and "Is It For Real?" followed in 1999. As of now, Emjay continues to perform occasionally in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal night clubs. She is working on new material to be released at the end of 2014!