Jess Moskaluke

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]

Jess Moskaluke
Moskaluke in 2017
Background information
Born	(1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 (age 35) Langenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada[1]
Genres	Country, country pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
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.^[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, Moskaluke 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] On September 29, 2023, she released the extended play Heartbreaker, which included the singles "Knock Off (song)", "Heartbreaker", and "Go Get Er".^[21]

In 2025, Moskaluke released the singles "Life for Me" and "I Ain't Country"^[22][23] In the fall of 2025, she will embark on her headlining "Life for Me Tour" across Canada.^[24]

Tours

• Mapdot (2022)
• Life For Me Tour (2025)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Light Up the Night	Release date: April 15, 2014 Label: MDM Recordings
The Demos	Release date: February 19, 2021 Label: MDM Recordings

Compilation albums

Title	Details
The Vinyl[25]	Release date: December 4, 2020 Label: MDM Recordings

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak positions
		CAN [26]
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 [27]	CAN Country [10]
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"	48	11	MC: Platinum[28]
	"Used"	—	13
2015	"Night We Won't Forget"	—	17
	"Kiss Me Quiet"	—	7	MC: Gold[29]	Kiss Me Quiet
2016	"Take Me Home"	—	7	MC: Gold[30]
	"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"	—[A]	1	MC: Gold[32]	The Demos
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2020s

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
		CAN Country [10]	AUS Country [33]
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"	13	3	TBA
"I Ain't Country"	39	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory

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

As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		CAN Country [34]	CAN [35]
2012	"Storm Before the Calm" (Eppic featuring Jess Moskaluke)	—	—		Forever Imperfect
2015	"I'm an Open Road" (Paul Brandt featuring Jess Moskaluke)	7	93	MC: Gold[36]	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"[37]	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
2025	"Life for Me"	Ryan Nolan

Awards and nominations

Jess Moskaluke awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Canadian Country Music Awards 5 23 Juno Awards 0 4 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards 16 17 Saskatchewan Music Awards 2 2 Western Canadian Music Awards 2 4
Totals[a]
Wins	25
Nominations	50
Note 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	[38]
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	[39]
		"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	[40]
			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	[41]
		"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	[42]
			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	[43]
	Saskatchewan Music Awards		Country Artist of the Year	Won	[44]
	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	[45][46]
	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	[47]
		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	[48]
2022	Western Canadian Music Awards	Herself	Country Artist of the Year	Pending	[49]
2025	Canadian Country Music Association	Herself	Female Artist of the Year	Pending	[50]
"Life for Me"		Video of the Year	Pending

Notes

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