Madison Avenue was an Australian

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duo consisting of writer-producer

Andy Van Dorsselaer Andrew Alphonse Van Dorsselaer (also known as Andy Van; born 3 November 1968) is an Australian disc jockey, record producer and co-founder of the record label Vicious Vinyl.

and singer-lyricist

Cheyne Coates April M. Coates (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer who performs as Cheyne Coates or Cheyne. Coates (lead vocals) and Andrew Van Dorsselaer (a.k.a. Andy Van) (DJ and background vocals) comprised the duo Mad ...

. Madison Avenue is best known for the song "

Don't Call Me Baby "Don't Call Me Baby" is a song by Australian house music duo Madison Avenue, taken as the first single from their only studio album, ''The Polyester Embassy'' (2000). Written by Cheyne Coates, Andy Van Dorsselaer, Duane Morrison, and Giuseppe ...

" (October 1999), which peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart in 1999 and topped the charts in New Zealand and the United Kingdom in 2000. At the

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they won Single of the Year, Highest Selling Single and Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Don't Call Me Baby" as well as Best Video for

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's direction of "

Who the Hell Are You "Who the Hell Are You" is a song by Australian house music band Madison Avenue, released as the second single from their only studio album, '' The Polyester Embassy'' (2000). The song was released in Australia on 5 June 2000 and was given a UK re ...

History

Before joining Madison Avenue,

was working as a choreographer and singer in

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. Coates met producer and writer Andy Van Dorsselaer (aka Andy Van) in a dance club. Van was the founder of the

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record label and had remix credits for

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and CDB. Van Dorsselaer had won an

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(ARIA) award for his production work on "Coma" by

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. The duo started working together mainly as writers and producers in 1998. Madison Avenue recorded their first single, "Fly", featuring Kellie Wolfgram as lead vocalist. Coates sang lead on the group's breakthrough single, "

" (October 1999): Van Dorsselaer preferred her version, even though it was initially used as the guide track for Wolfgram. "Don't Call Me Baby" peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart in 1999. By December 2000 it was certified as triple platinum for the shipment of 210,000 units in Australia. The single was released internationally in 2000. In New Zealand, "Don't Call Me Baby" topped the

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in April 2000. In the United Kingdom, the single topped the

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in May 2000, selling 400,000 copies in Britain. The song was also a top ten hit in Greece and Ireland. Coates became the public face of the band, although they had intended to be a collective dance group like

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. The group's only studio album, ''

The Polyester Embassy ''The Polyester Embassy'' is the only album by Australian band Madison Avenue, released in Australia on 2 October 2000 by Vicious Grooves. Background Before joining Madison Avenue, Cheyne Coates was working as a choreographer and singer in Melb ...

'', was released in 2000 and reached number 4 on the Australian album charts. It provided three other singles: "

?", a number-one hit in Australia, "Everything You Need", and "

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", a cover version of the 1978 hit written by

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for the

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. At the

they won Single of the Year, Highest Selling Single and Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Don't Call Me Baby" as well as Best Video for

's direction of "Who the Hell Are You". They were also nominated for Best Group, Best Dance Release,

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(for work by Van Dorsselaer and Coates) and Best Video (for direction by Hartley) for "Don't Call Me Baby". Madison Avenue won the Best Dance Artist award at the International Dance Awards in 2001 in

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. Madison Avenue broke up in 2003. In April 2004, Coates issued her debut solo single, " I've Got Your Number". She followed with a solo album, '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (October 2004). Soon after, she left the music performance industry and, according to Van Dorseelaer, "has a successful career writing songs for other people." Andy Van went on to create the band

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Personnel

– vocals and lyrics *

Andy Van Dorsselaer Andrew Alphonse Van Dorsselaer (also known as Andy Van; born 3 November 1968) is an Australian disc jockey, record producer and co-founder of the record label Vicious Vinyl.

– producer and writer

Discography

Studio albums

Mix albums

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: '' The Summer Annual – Summer 2000'' (CD2)

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1999 Australian pop music groups Australian electronic music groups Victoria (Australia) musical groups Australian house music groups ARIA Award winners Australian musical duos Electronic dance music duos Male–female musical duos Musical groups disestablished in 2003 1999 establishments in Australia