Voggue was a female disco vocal duo from Canada composed of Chantal Condor[1][2] 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.[3]
History
editIn 1980, the duo released its first self-titled album, which contains the singles "Love Buzz", "Here We Are" and their most successful single, "Dancin' the Night Away", on the Trans-Canada label.[4] While the singles were well received,[5] some of the other tracks on the album were criticized as less polished and lacking in energy.[6]
In 1981, their most successful single, "Dancin' the Night Away", written by Denis LePage,[7] spent three weeks at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the U.S.,[8] it hit #109 in the Bubbling Under chart. It also reached #39 on the UK Singles Chart.[9] It also hit #4 in Belgium, the follow up "Movin' Up" reached #35 in Belgium.
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
editThe play Coming Clean, by Kevin Elyot, includes a scene in which "Dancin' the Night Away" plays in the background.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Montrealer to Sing at the Pyramids". Montreal Gazette, Aug 27, 2007
- ^ "She's not a million-seller, but singer Chantal Chamandy is at least a star in transit.". Toronto Star, Michele Henry April 1, 2007
- ^ "PBS special to premier in Detroit". The Arab American News, Saturday, 02.09.2008
- ^ "Promises dynamism". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 16 January 1982. pp. 51–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Recommended LPs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 20 March 1982. pp. 69–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Barry Lederer (20 March 1982). "Disco Mix". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 59–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Denis Lepage devient Nini No Bless". Le Journal de Québec, Serge Drouin, 25 April 2011
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 588. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Kevin Elyot (2004). Four Plays. Nick Hern Books. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-85459-830-1.
