Cheyne Anderson, better known
mononymously
A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person. In some cases, a mononym selected by an individual may have originally been from a polynym, a word which refers to one o ...
as Cheyne, is an American
R&B singer who was still a
teenager when her song "
Call Me Mr. Telephone (Answering Service)" hit number one on the U.S.
Hot Dance Club Play
Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as th ...
chart in 1985. She also contributed to the ''
Weird Science'' soundtrack with the song "
Private Joy".
The
Madonna single "
Into the Groove
"Into the Groove" is a song by recorded by American singer Madonna, and featured on the 1985 film ''Desperately Seeking Susan''. Written and produced by both Madonna and Stephen Bray, the main inspiration behind the song was the dance floor; the ...
" was originally written by Madonna as a song to be performed by Cheyne.
See also
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List of number-one dance hits (United States)
This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by ''Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart – a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. It began on October 26, 1974, under the title ''Disco Action'' chart. It is ...
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List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in th ...
References
External links
Official Myspace page
African-American women singer-songwriters
American rhythm and blues musicians
American dance musicians
Living people
1970 births
Singers from Los Angeles
21st-century African-American musicians
21st-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
Singer-songwriters from California
20th-century African-American women
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