Cheyne
Encyclopedia
April "Cheyne" M Coates (born 6 September 1970 in Melbourne
, Australia) is an Australian dance music
and pop
singer-songwriter and producer
, who worked with Andrew Van Dorsselaer (Andy Van) as the duo, Madison Avenue
. Their song "Don't Call Me Baby
" peaked at number two on the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA) Singles Chart
in 1999 and at the top of the UK Singles Chart
and the Billboard
dance charts in 2000. Since the break-up of Madison Avenue in 2003, Cheyne recorded an album, Something Wicked This Way Comes
, and its first single "I've Got Your Number
" which reached No. 26 in 2004.
. She met producer
, DJ
and songwriter Andy Van Dorsselaer (Andy Van) in a dance club, he was the founder of the Vicious Vinyl
record label and had remix credits for Tina Arena
and CDB
. Van had also won an Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA) award for his production work on "Coma" by Pendulum
.
The duo started working together mainly as writers and producers in 1998. Their first single "Fly" featured Kellie Wolfgram as vocalist. Cheyne sang on Madison Avenue's breakthrough single "Don't Call Me Baby" because Van liked her version which was initially to be used as the guide track for the intended singer. Van took the song to the MIDEM
Conference which led to them being signed by Virgin Records
in the UK and Sony Music for the rest of the world.
"Don't Call Me Baby" proved to be a breakthrough record for Madison Avenue peaking at number two on the Australian charts in 1999. It sold 200 000 singles in Australia, the best singles sales achieved by any Australian act in that country for 1999 and Madison Avenue were the first Australian dance act to top the Australian singles charts. The single was released internationally in 2000. In the UK, the single topped the singles charts selling 400,000 copies in that country and the song was a hit throughout Europe. "Don't Call Me Baby" also topped the Billboard dance charts in the US. By this stage, Cheyne was widely established as the public face of the band although Madison Avenue was originally intended to be a collective dance group like C&C Music Factory or Soul II Soul
.
The album Polyester Embassy was released in 2000 and reached the #4 of the Australian album charts. It spawned three other singles as well as "Don't Call Me Baby", notably:
Madison Avenue won the Best Dance Artist at the International Dance Awards in 2001 in Miami
. Destiny's Child
, Madonna
, *NSYNC and Britney Spears
were also nominated for the award.
, and Ewen McArthur. Cheyne got married and had a child named Liberty in 2002.
The first single "I've Got Your Number" made the #26 on the Australian singles charts in 2004 and was added to the playlist on BBC Radio 1
. She has also started the Aperitif record label
in 2003. Her second single, "Taste You", also reached the top 100 in July 2004.
Following the release of "Taste You", Cheyne released her debut album, Something Wicked This Way Comes
.
Her next feature was as vocalist on "Lucky" by the Canadian duo, The Soundbluntz. This single was released in July 2006 and their album, Blame The Bling was released in Canada in October 2006. The album was released globally in the summer of 2007.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia) is an Australian dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer-songwriter and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, who worked with Andrew Van Dorsselaer (Andy Van) as the duo, Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue (band)
Madison Avenue was an Australian house music duo consisting of writer-producer Andy Van Dorsselaer and singer-lyricist Cheyne Coates. Madison Avenue is best known for the song "Don't Call Me Baby", which peaked at number two on the Australian singles charts in 1999.- History :Before joining Madison...
. Their song "Don't Call Me Baby
Don't Call Me Baby
"Don't Call Me Baby" is a song by Madison Avenue released in 1999. The song is the band's biggest hit, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and soon after topping the New Zealand chart. The song was the 31st best selling of 2000 in the UK...
" peaked at number two on the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA) Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
in 1999 and at the top of the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
and the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
dance charts in 2000. Since the break-up of Madison Avenue in 2003, Cheyne recorded an album, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Cheyne album)
Something Wicked This Way Comes is the first solo studio album by Australian singer Cheyne Coates, her first solo album since leaving Madison Ave. The Album was the first after her release with the The Polyester Embassy. It had two singles, "I've Got Your Number" and "Taste You", released in...
, and its first single "I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number (song)
"I've Got Your Number" is the debut solo single by Australian singer Cheyne Coates. It was her first single after her departure from Aussie duo dance band Madison Avenue.-Track listing:CD Single# I've Got Your Number...
" which reached No. 26 in 2004.
Madison Avenue
Before joining Madison Avenue, Cheyne was working as a choreographer, singer and dancer at Chasers Nightclub in the 1990s in MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. She met producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and songwriter Andy Van Dorsselaer (Andy Van) in a dance club, he was the founder of the Vicious Vinyl
Vicious Vinyl
- Summary :Vicious Vinyl is a record label based in Melbourne, Australia. The label was started in the late 1980s in Frankston by aspirant producer/DJs, Andy Van and John Course....
record label and had remix credits for Tina Arena
Tina Arena
Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
and CDB
CDB (band)
CDB is an Australian R&B and dance group that started out in the 1990s, best known for their cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Let's Groove". Its original members were brothers Gary Pinto and Brad Pinto, as well as Andrew De Silva and Danny Williams...
. Van had also won an Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA) award for his production work on "Coma" by Pendulum
Pendulum (ambient band)
Pendulum was an ambient house band active from 1994 - 1997. The group formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1994. This is not the same Pendulum as the drum and bass group that released Hold Your Colour, In Silico and Immersion....
.
The duo started working together mainly as writers and producers in 1998. Their first single "Fly" featured Kellie Wolfgram as vocalist. Cheyne sang on Madison Avenue's breakthrough single "Don't Call Me Baby" because Van liked her version which was initially to be used as the guide track for the intended singer. Van took the song to the MIDEM
Midem
-MIDEM:Short for Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale, MIDEM is the world's largest music industry trade fair, which has been held annually at and around the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, since 1967...
Conference which led to them being signed by Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
in the UK and Sony Music for the rest of the world.
"Don't Call Me Baby" proved to be a breakthrough record for Madison Avenue peaking at number two on the Australian charts in 1999. It sold 200 000 singles in Australia, the best singles sales achieved by any Australian act in that country for 1999 and Madison Avenue were the first Australian dance act to top the Australian singles charts. The single was released internationally in 2000. In the UK, the single topped the singles charts selling 400,000 copies in that country and the song was a hit throughout Europe. "Don't Call Me Baby" also topped the Billboard dance charts in the US. By this stage, Cheyne was widely established as the public face of the band although Madison Avenue was originally intended to be a collective dance group like C&C Music Factory or Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul are a British group that was created in London in 1988. They are best known for their 1989 UK chart-topper and U.S. Top 5 hit, "Back to Life ".-Career:...
.
The album Polyester Embassy was released in 2000 and reached the #4 of the Australian album charts. It spawned three other singles as well as "Don't Call Me Baby", notably:
- "Who The Hell Are You?" a number one hit in Australia and on the Billboard Dance Charts and it also reached #10 in the UK;
- "Everything You Need" went to #6 and was certified gold in Australia and it reached the top 40 in the UK; and
- "Reminiscing" a cover version of the 1978 hit by the Little River BandLittle River BandLittle River Band is an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in early 1975.The group chose the name after passing a road sign leading to the Victorian township of Little River, near Geelong, on the way to a performance. Little River Band enjoyed sustained commercial success in not only...
was the 9th most popular single by an Australian artist in Australia in 2001 (reaching #9 in the Australian singles charts that year).
Madison Avenue won the Best Dance Artist at the International Dance Awards in 2001 in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, *NSYNC and Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
were also nominated for the award.
Solo career
Madison Avenue announced that it had broken up in 2003. Cheyne started working on a solo album with Brian Canham, formerly of Australian synth pop band Pseudo EchoPseudo Echo
Pseudo Echo are an Australian New Wave band formed in 1982 in Melbourne. The original line-up consisted of Brian Canham , Pierre Gigliotti , Tony Lugton and Anthony Argiro . A later line-up included James Leigh and his brother, Vince Leigh...
, and Ewen McArthur. Cheyne got married and had a child named Liberty in 2002.
The first single "I've Got Your Number" made the #26 on the Australian singles charts in 2004 and was added to the playlist on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. She has also started the Aperitif record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
in 2003. Her second single, "Taste You", also reached the top 100 in July 2004.
Following the release of "Taste You", Cheyne released her debut album, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Cheyne album)
Something Wicked This Way Comes is the first solo studio album by Australian singer Cheyne Coates, her first solo album since leaving Madison Ave. The Album was the first after her release with the The Polyester Embassy. It had two singles, "I've Got Your Number" and "Taste You", released in...
.
Her next feature was as vocalist on "Lucky" by the Canadian duo, The Soundbluntz. This single was released in July 2006 and their album, Blame The Bling was released in Canada in October 2006. The album was released globally in the summer of 2007.
Albums
- Something Wicked This Way ComesSomething Wicked This Way Comes (Cheyne album)Something Wicked This Way Comes is the first solo studio album by Australian singer Cheyne Coates, her first solo album since leaving Madison Ave. The Album was the first after her release with the The Polyester Embassy. It had two singles, "I've Got Your Number" and "Taste You", released in...
(2004)
Singles
- "I've Got Your NumberI've Got Your Number (song)"I've Got Your Number" is the debut solo single by Australian singer Cheyne Coates. It was her first single after her departure from Aussie duo dance band Madison Avenue.-Track listing:CD Single# I've Got Your Number...
" (2004) - "Taste YouTaste You (Cheyne song)"Taste You" is the second and final single to be taken from Aussie singer Cheyne Coates debut album.-Track listing:Cd Single# Taste You # Taste You # Taste You # Taste You...
" (2004)