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{{Short description|British girl group}}
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| origin = [[United Kingdom]]
| origin = United Kingdom
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<br/>[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| years_active = 1997&ndash;2001
| years_active = 1997–2001
| label = [[V2 Records|V2]]
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'''Madasun''' was a three-piece British [[girl group]], who had chart success in the UK and Australia in 2000, scoring three top 30 hits.

'''Madasun''' was a three piece [[all-women band|girl band]], who had [[record chart|chart]] success in the year 2000.
The group consisted of Vicky Barrett (born Victoria Barrett, 12 February 1976, Hertfordshire), Abby Norman (born Abigail Norman, 13 April 1977) and Vonda Barnes previously married to TV director Ross Norman (born 20 January 1978, in Hertfordshire). They got a [[Artist development deal|demo deal]] with [[V2 Records]] and went to Sweden to record two songs on a trial basis.<ref>{{cite web |author1= Annemarie Failla |author2= Michelle Palmer |title= Madasun Interview - Oct 2000 |url= http://www.girl.com.au/madasun.htm |website= Girl.com.au |access-date= 4 April 2020 }}</ref> They went on to release three singles and one album on V2 Records. "Don't You Worry", the most successful of the three singles, reached number 14 in the UK and number six in Australia,<ref name="occ"/><ref name="aus"/> also being certified platinum in Australia and reaching number 20 on the Australian year-end singles chart of 2000.<ref name="Ryan"/> The album ''The Way It Is'' failed to break into the top 75 of the [[UK Albums Chart]] (entering at number 153<ref name="Zobbel">{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994–2010: M – My Vitriol|website=zobbel.de|accessdate=13 December 2020}}</ref>) and they were dropped due to poor sales, in January 2001, with the group subsequently breaking up.<ref>{{cite web |date= 12 March 2018 |author= Jon O'Brien |title= 10 early-noughties pop bands you may have totally forgotten about |url= https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/12/10-early-noughties-pop-bands-you-may-have-totally-forgotten-about-7348890/ |website= Metro }}</ref>
Consisting of Vicky Barrett (born Victoria Barrett, 12 February 1976, Hertfordshire), Abby Norman (born Abigail Norman, 13 April 1977) and Vonda Barnes (born 20 January 1978, in Hertfordshire), they released three [[single (music)|singles]] and one [[album]] on [[V2 Records]]. They were dropped, due to poor sales, in January 2001.


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="Zobbel"/>
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Way It Is''
|
* Released: 4 September 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/15176.html |title= Madasun - "The Way It Is" |website=Uk.launch.yahoo.com |date= 31 August 2000 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040619154412/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/15176.html | archive-date= 19 June 2004 |access-date= 4 April 2020 }}</ref>
* Label: [[V2 Records|V2]]
* Formats: CD, cassette
| 153
|}

===Singles===
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
* "Don't You Worry" [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #14 (Released: February 2000)
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
* "Walking On Water" UK #14 (Released: 15 May 2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=131 |title=Reviews - Madasun - Walking On Water |publisher=UKMIX |date=2000-05-15 |accessdate=2012-12-16}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
* "Feel Good" UK #29 (Released 21 August 2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=231 |title=Reviews - Madasun - Feel Good |publisher=UKMIX |date=2000-08-21 |accessdate=2012-12-16}}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
| first= David
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
| last= Roberts
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
| year= 2006
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
|-
| edition= 19th
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="occ">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8840/madasun/ |title= Madasun |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |access-date= 18 February 2022}}</ref>
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus">{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Madasun|title=Discography Madasun|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="Ryan"/>
| location= London
|-
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
! scope="row"| "Don't You Worry"<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Releases – For Week Starting 28 February 2000: Singles |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=27 |date=26 February 2000}}</ref>
| page= 342}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2000

| 14 || 6
===Albums===
|
* ''The Way It Is'' (Released 4 September 2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/15176.html |title=Yahoo! UK & Ireland omg! - Celebrity Gossip &#124; News &#124; Photos &#124; Videos |publisher=Uk.launch.yahoo.com |date=2011-04-20 |accessdate=2012-12-16}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Platinum<ref name="Ryan">{{cite Ryan|page=173}}</ref>
Track Listing:<br />
| rowspan="3"| ''The Way It Is''
01. "Don't You Worry"<br />
|-
02. "Walking On Water"<br />
! scope="row"| "Walking on Water"<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Releases – For Week Starting May 15, 2000: Singles |magazine=Music Week |page=21 |date=13 May 2000}}</ref>
03. "Feel Good"<br />
| 14 || 83
04. "Don't Hate Me"<br />
|
05. "Sunday Morning"<br />
|-
06. "That's The Way It Is"<br />
! scope="row"| "Feel Good"<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Releases – For Week Starting August 21, 2000: Singles |magazine=Music Week |page=25 |date=19 August 2000}}</ref>
07. "Get Away"<br />
| 29 || 45
08. "Fine Line"<br />
|
09. "All I Want"<br />
|}
10. "These Are Your Days"


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.girl.com.au/madasun.htm Interview on Girl.com.au]
* [https://www.girl.com.au/madasun.htm Madasun Interview - Oct 2000]


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Latest revision as of 06:30, 4 September 2024

Madasun
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresPop, R&B
Years active1997–2001
LabelsV2

Madasun was a three-piece British girl group, who had chart success in the UK and Australia in 2000, scoring three top 30 hits.

The group consisted of Vicky Barrett (born Victoria Barrett, 12 February 1976, Hertfordshire), Abby Norman (born Abigail Norman, 13 April 1977) and Vonda Barnes previously married to TV director Ross Norman (born 20 January 1978, in Hertfordshire). They got a demo deal with V2 Records and went to Sweden to record two songs on a trial basis.[1] They went on to release three singles and one album on V2 Records. "Don't You Worry", the most successful of the three singles, reached number 14 in the UK and number six in Australia,[2][3] also being certified platinum in Australia and reaching number 20 on the Australian year-end singles chart of 2000.[4] The album The Way It Is failed to break into the top 75 of the UK Albums Chart (entering at number 153[5]) and they were dropped due to poor sales, in January 2001, with the group subsequently breaking up.[6]

Discography

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Albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[5]
The Way It Is
  • Released: 4 September 2000[7]
  • Label: V2
  • Formats: CD, cassette
153

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]
AUS
[3][4]
"Don't You Worry"[8] 2000 14 6 The Way It Is
"Walking on Water"[9] 14 83
"Feel Good"[10] 29 45

References

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  1. ^ Annemarie Failla; Michelle Palmer. "Madasun Interview - Oct 2000". Girl.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Madasun". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Discography Madasun". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 173.
  5. ^ a b "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. ^ Jon O'Brien (12 March 2018). "10 early-noughties pop bands you may have totally forgotten about". Metro.
  7. ^ "Madasun - "The Way It Is"". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. 31 August 2000. Archived from the original on 19 June 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 28 February 2000: Singles". Music Week. 26 February 2000. p. 27.
  9. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting May 15, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 13 May 2000. p. 21.
  10. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting August 21, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 19 August 2000. p. 25.
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