Jay Semko
Jay Semko | |
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![]() Jay Semko performing live in Saskatchewan. 19 August 2016 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | John Peter Semko |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, bassist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar, piano |
Years active | 1982–present |
Website | www |
John Peter "Jay" Semko is a singer/songwriter and bassist with Canadian band, The Northern Pikes.[1] He is also a music composer for numerous film and television productions, most notably the successful Canadian television series Due South. Semko has been nominated for a Juno Award eight times as a member of the Northern Pikes, and also been nominated twice for a Gemini Award, and once for a Canadian Screen Award, and received two awards from the Canadian Music Publishers Association for his songwriting. His hometown is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Year | Album |
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1995 | Mouse |
2005 | Love Will Set You Free (EP) |
2006 | Redberry |
2006 | Merry Christmas |
2007 | Live at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum |
2008 | International Superstar |
2010 | Jay Semko |
2011 | Force of Horses (EP) |
2012 | Sending Love |
2014 | Flora Vista |
2018 | Never Sent |
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
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CAN AC | CAN | |||
1995 | "Strawberry Girl" | 22[2] | — | Mouse |
1996 | "Times Change" | — | 36[3] | |
2008 | "She Won't Be Lonely Long" | — | — | International Superstar |
2010 | "Comeback Kid" | — | — | Jay Semko |
"Let's Wake Up the Moon" | — | — | ||
2011 | "Nobody's Watching" | — | — | |
"That Kind of Blue" | — | — | ||
"Party in the Parking Lot" | — | — | Force of Horses | |
2012 | "Big Feet Big Shoes" | — | — | |
2013 | "Come Get a Little Love" | — | — | Sending Love |
"Harmony" | — | — | ||
2015 | "Only Sometimes" (with Leslie Stanwyck) | — | — | Flora Vista |
References
[edit]- ^ Pettipas, Keith. "Biography: Northern Pikes". AMG. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "RPM Adult Contemporary for November 27, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles for March 4, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
External links
[edit]- Jay Semko – Official Website
- Innerviews interview with Jay Semko
- Busted Flat Records – Record Label