Voggue was a female

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and Angela Songui. The group recorded two albums and released a number of singles, including "Love Buzz" and "Dancin' the Night Away", which appeared on the US dance music charts.

History

In 1980, the duo released its first self-titled album, which contains the singles "Love Buzz", "Here We Are" and their most successful single, "

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", on the Trans-Canada label. While the singles were well received, some of the other tracks on the album were criticized as less polished and lacking in energy. In 1981, their most successful

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, "Dancin' the Night Away", written by Denis LePage, spent three weeks at #1 on the

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in the U.S.''Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003'', 2004 and also reached #39 in the

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. In 1983, a second album was released on Matra Records, containing the singles "I Want To Dance" and "Sunstruck Lovers". Voggue disbanded in 1984.

In popular culture

The play ''Coming Clean'', by Kevin Elyot, includes a scene in which "Dancin' the Night Away" plays in the background.

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* {{Authority control Canadian disco groups Canadian musical duos Canadian girl groups Musical groups established in 1980 Atlantic Records artists

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