| Jay Semko | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | John Peter Semko |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, bassist |
| Instrument: | Vocals, bass guitar, piano |
| Years Active: | 1982–present |
| Associated Acts: | The Northern Pikes |
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.
| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |