Joée
Birth nameJoey DeSimone
Born1973
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresDance
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1995–2002

Joée (born Joey DeSimone)[1] is a Canadian dance musician who enjoyed success in the late 1990s.

Musical career

Joée scored several hits on the Canadian Singles Chart, including "Angel" and "If I Could",[2] along with "Do You Right" in 1998 and "Arriba" in 1999. He released his debut album Truth in 1998, and was nominated for a Juno Award in 2000 for Best Dance Recording.[3] With John Marmora, Joée received a 2001 SOCAN award for best dance music.[4]

A follow-up self-titled album was released in 2002 on Erotico Music (distributed by Universal Music Canada).[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
CAN
Intonation feat. Joée – Just a Taste...
  • Release date: 1995
  • Label: Quality Music
  • Formats: CD
Truth
  • Release date: June 1998
  • Label: Popular Records
  • Formats: CD
56
Joée
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Erotico Music
  • Formats: CD
A Decade of Dance
  • Release date: 2004
  • Label: SPG Music
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[1]
AUS
[6]
1997 "Holdin' On" Truth
"Angel" 6
1998 "If I Could" 15
1999 "Do You Right" 27
"Arriba" 692
2000 "I Don't Believe You" 5 Single only
2002 "Does That Make You Happy?" Joée
"Sunshine"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. 1 2 Jason Ankeny. "Joeé Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  2. "Charts & Awards/Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. "Artist Summary Awards Database". junoawards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  4. "The Guess Who, Murray McLauchlan Win Big At SOCAN". Chart Attack, 20 November 2001
  5. Library and Archives Canada. "AMICUS No. 27640823". Collections Canada. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 146.
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