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".

Career In June 2011, Moskaluke won the Next Big Thing contest, sponsored by Big Dog 92.7 and SaskMusic. In September 2011, she won the New Artist Showcase Award at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She was chosen to represent Canada at the Global Artist Party at the 2012 CMA Music Festival.

Moskaluke's debut single, "Catch Me If You Can", was released on June 4, 2012. The song's music video received regular airplay on CMT. 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. 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." The EP's second single, "Hit N Run", reached the top 40 on the Billboard Canada Country chart in 2013.

Moskaluke released the first single from her debut studio album, "Good Lovin'", in October 2013. It became her first single to reach the top 20 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. "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, which included her first number-one hit "Country Girls", as well as the singles "Halfway Home", "Mapdot", "Leave Each Other Alone", and "Nothin' I Don't Love About You". On September 29, 2023, she released the extended play Heartbreaker, which included the singles "Knock Off", "Heartbreaker", and "Go Get Er".

In 2025, Moskaluke released the singles "Life for Me" and "I Ain't Country" In the fall of 2025, she embarked on her headlining "Life for Me Tour" across Canada.

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 Release date: December 4, 2020 Label: MDM Recordings

Extended plays Title Details Peakpositions CAN 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 chartpositions Certifications Album CAN CAN Country 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 "Used" — 13 2015 "Night We Won't Forget" — 17 "Kiss Me Quiet" — 7 MC: Gold Kiss Me Quiet 2016 "Take Me Home" — 7 MC: Gold "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 MC: Gold The Demos "—" denotes releases that did not chart

2020s

Christmas singles Year Title Peak chartpositions Album CAN Country CAN 2012 "Storm Before the Calm" — — Forever Imperfect 2015 "I'm an Open Road" 7 93 MC: Gold Borderlines 2020 "What the Whiskey Won't Do" — — 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" 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 Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2013 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself Female Vocalist of the Year 2014 Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Rising Star Interactive Artist of the Year Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Female Vocalist of the Year "Good Lovin'" Single of the Year 2015 Juno Awards Herself Breakthrough Artist of the Year Light Up the Night Country Album of the Year Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Light Up the Night Album of the Year "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" Single of the Year Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes Single of the Year "Used" Video of the Year Light Up the Night Album of the Year 2016 Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself Female Vocalist of the Year "Kiss Me Quiet" Single of the Year 2017 Juno Awards Country Album of the Year Kiss Me Quiet Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year "Take Me Home" Single of the Year Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year "Take Me Home" Song of the Year (Composer) "Take Me Home" Single of the Year Video of the Year 2018Canadian Country Music Awards Album of the Year Past the Past Herself Fan's Choice Award Female Artist of the Year "Drive Me Away" Single of the Year "Drive Me Away" Video of the Year Herself (shared with Zach Abend and Corey Crowder) Songwriter of the Year Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Herself Award of Achievement Saskatchewan Music Awards Country Artist of the Year Western Canadian Music Awards Country Artist of the Year 2019 Juno Awards A Small Town Christmas Country Album of the Year Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Herself (shared with Jared Mullins and Corey Crowder) Songwriter of the Year "Camouflage" Video of the Year 2020 Canadian Country Music Awards Herself Female Artist of the Year Saskatchewan Country Music Awards "Save Some of That Whiskey" Single of the Year Western Canadian Music Awards Herself Country Artist of the Year 2021 Western Canadian Music Awards Herself Country Artist of the Year Canadian Country Music Awards The Demos Album of the Year Herself Female Artist of the Year "Mapdot" (shared with Zac Abend and Liz Rose) Songwriter of the Year "Mapdot" Video of the Year Saskatchewan Music Awards Herself Country Artist of the Year 2022 Western Canadian Music Awards Herself Country Artist of the Year 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Herself Female Artist of the Year "Life for Me" Video of the Year