Genre: Electronica
Period: `90s, 2000s
Biography:
Duo Madison Avenue became, with one release ("Don`t Call Me Baby"), the first dance act to top the Australian charts and the first Australian dance act to top the U.K. charts. Madison Avenue is Andy Van (producer/writer) and Cheyne Coates (singer/lyricist). Andy Van was previously known as a high-profile Melbourne DJ and producer and co-owner of Vicious Vinyl records, a label specializing in creating and distributing dance/house releases. Van was also in demand as a remixer (Tina Arena, CDB) and won an ARIA (Australia`s Grammys) for his work on "Coma" by Pendulum. Coates is a trained dancer. The couple met in a nightclub.
Their initial release as Madison Avenue, "Don`t Call Me Baby," a catch cry that obviously hit a chord with females around the world, reached the number one position in Australia in January 2000 and repeated the feat in England in May. In June, the follow-up, "Who the Hell Are You," was also an Australian number one single. The full-length Polyester Embassy was released in November 2000. Duplicate entry '' for key 1
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