Michael Davidson (born 1963 as Michael Jay Davidson in

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) is a singer and songwriter.

Career

American-born Michael Davidson was signed to

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on the recommendation of

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, after the pair became acquainted during a mutual visit to France. Davidson won the record deal after presenting a number of songs he'd cowritten, including his most well known track, "Turn It Up". "Turn it up" was produced by

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and Phil Harding and became a dance hit in 1987. The song was featured in the

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movie

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. Unlike the movie, the soundtrack to Who's That Girl became a big international success spending many weeks in the Top Ten Album Chart in the United States, Europe and Asia. Released on July 21, 1987 the album sold almost 5 million copies worldwide, of which 1 million in the US (Platinum). ''

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'' described the song as "gratingly banal" and its singer as "one of Madonna's photogenic protegés"Brown, Joe
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'', September 2, 1987. Retrieved October 4, 2008. A second single, "Warehouse", was released in 1989, but Davidson was dropped by Warners during a period of cost cutting at the label, and his album was never released. He went on to a career in fine art photography.

Discography

* Michael Davidson: 'Turn it up', 1987,

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. Warner Music: 0-20671. Track list: # Turn It Up (In Full Cry mix) # Turn It Up (instrumental) # Turn It Up (dub mix) # Turn It Up (7" remix) * Michael Davidson: 'Warehouse', 1989,

. Warner Music: 21288. Track list: # Warehouse (real club mix) # Warehouse (radio mix) # Warehouse (groove mix) # Warehouse (instrumental mix)

References

External links

Michael Davidson Official VEVO/YouTube Site

Michael Davidson Official Facebook Site

Michael Davidson Fine Art Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Michael 1963 births Living people Musicians from New Jersey