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Joée

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Joée
Birth nameJoey DeSimone
Born1973 (age 50–51)
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

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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

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Studio albums

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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

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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" 6 92
2000 "I Don't Believe You" 5 Single only
2002 "Does That Make You Happy?" Joée
"Sunshine"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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  1. ^ a b 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"[usurped]. 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.