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Infobox musical artist | name = Madison Avenue| background = group_or_band| origin = Melbourne , Victoria (Australia)|Victoria , Australia| genre = House music|House | years_active = 1999–2003| label = Virgin Records (1999–2003)| associated_acts = Vandalism (band)|Vandalism | current_members = Cheyne Coates Andy Van DorsselaerMadisonAvenue was an Australian house music duo consisting of writer-producer Andy Van Dorsselaer and singer-lyricist Cheyne Coates . MadisonAvenue is best known for the song " Don't Call Me Baby ", which peaked at number two on the Australian singles charts in 1999.citation needed|date=October 2011
History
Before joining Madison Avenue, Cheyne Coates was working as a choreographer and singer in Melbourne . Coates met producer and writer Andy Van Dorsselaer (aka Andy Van) in a dance club. Van was the founder of the Vicious Vinyl record label and had remix credits for Tina Arena and CDB (band)|CDB . Van Dorsselaer had won an Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA award for his production work on "Coma" by Pendulum (ambient band)|Pendulum .cite web |url= http://www.howlspace.com.au/en3/madisonavenue/madisonavenue.htm |title=Madison Avenue |work=HowlSpace |accessdate=11 October 2011
The duo started working together mainly as writers and producers in 1998. MadisonAvenue recorded their first single, "Fly", featuring Kellie Wolfgram as the vocalist. However, Coates sang on the group's breakthrough single " Don't Call Me Baby ", as Van Dorsselaer preferred her version, even though the song was initially used as the guide track for Wolfgram.
"Don't Call Me Baby" proved to be a breakthrough record for Madison Avenue, peaking at number two on the Australian charts in 1999.citation needed|date=October 2011 It sold 200,000 singles in Australia.citation needed|date=October 2011 The single was released internationally in 2000. In the UK, the single topped the UK Singles Chart , selling 400,000 copies in that country.citation needed|date=October 2011 The song was also a hit throughout the rest of Europe.citation needed|date=October 2011 By this stage, Coates was widely established as the public face of the band, although MadisonAvenue was originally intended to be a collective dance group like C& C Music Factory or Soul II Soul .
Their only studio album, The Polyester Embassy , was released in 2000 and reached number 4 on the Australian album charts. It spawned three other singles: "Who the Hell Are You? ", a number one hit in Australia,citation needed|date=October 2011, "Everything You Need", and" Reminiscing ", a cover version of the 1978 hit written by Graeham Goble for the Little River Band .
Madison Avenue won the Best Dance Artist award at the International Dance Awards in 2001 in Miami .
Madison Avenue created some controversycitation needed|date=October 2011 at the ARIA Music Awards of 2000|14th Annual ARIA Awards when Cheyne acted strangely during her live performance. Halfway through the set, Cheyne beckoned to a backstage crew member to bring her out a glass of water, which she placed in the middle of stage, clearly visible in the camera shot, then sashayed around on stage with it during parts of the performance, occasionally drinking from the glass. Her behaviour led many critics to believe that Cheyne was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.citation needed|date=October 2011 Since the performance, Madison Avenue's visibility in Australia declined significantly, effectively signalling the end of the band's career.
Madison Avenue broke up in 2003. As of 2004, Coates was pursuing a solo career. Andy Van went on to create the band Vandalism (band)|Vandalism .
Personnel
Cheyne Coates – vocals and lyrics
Andy Van Dorsselaer – producer and writer
Discography
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JPN http:/ / www.oricon.co.jp/ prof/ artist/ 162824/ products/ release/ Madison Avenue/ ORICON (in Japanese)
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2000
The Polyester Embassy
Released: October 2, 2000
Format: Compact Disc|CD
Label: Vicious Grooves
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Ministry of Sound : The Annual|The Summer Annual (CD2)
Singles
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1999
" Don't Call Me Baby "
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AUS: 3x Platinum http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2000.htm ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Singles. ARIA Charts: Australia's Official Music Charts. Retrieved on 02 January 2012
NZ: Gold http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp RIANZ Charts - 9 July 2000. Retrieved on 02 January 2012
UK: Silver http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx BPI Certified Awards Search. Retrieved on 02 January 2012
The Polyester Embassy
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" Who the Hell Are You "
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" Everything You Need (song)
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" Reminiscing "
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AUS: Gold http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Singles. ARIA Charts: Australia's Official Music Charts. Retrieved on 02 January 2012
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See also
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
List of songs that reached number one on the Irish Dance Chart
List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart
Madison AvenueARIA Award for Single of the Year 2000s Category:Musical groups established in 1999 Category:Australian pop music groups Category:Australian electronic music groups Category:Victoria (Australia) musical groups Category:Australian house music groups Category:ARIA Award winners Category:Musical duos Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2003
