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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 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 [[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= 2020-04-04 }}</ref> They went on to release three singles and one album on V2 Records. The album 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>
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. The album 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>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
===Albums===
* ''The Way It Is'' (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= August 31, 2000 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040619154412/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/15176.html | archive-date= 2004-06-19 |access-date= 2020-04-04 }}</ref> – [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] #153<ref name="Zobbel"/>
* ''The Way It Is'' (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> – [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] {{abbr|No.|Number}} 153<ref name="Zobbel"/>


===Singles===
===Singles===
* "Don't You Worry" (February 2000) – [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #14, [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] #6 (Platinum and #20 in AUS 2000 Year-End Charts)<ref name="Ryan">{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=173}}</ref>
* "Don't You Worry" (28 February 2000)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Releases – For Week Starting 28 February 2000: Singles |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=27 |date=26 February 2000}}</ref> – [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 14,<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> [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] No. 6 (Platinum and No. 20 in AUS 2000 Year-End Charts)<ref name="Ryan">{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=173}}</ref>
* "Walking on Water" (15 May 2000) – UK #14,<ref>{{cite web |title= Reviews - Madasun - Walking On Water |publisher= UKMIX |date= 2000-05-15 |url-status= dead |url= http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=131 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060531120239/http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=131 |archive-date= 2006-05-31 |access-date= 2020-04-04 }}</ref> AUS #83<ref name="Ryan"/>
* "Walking on Water" (15 May 2000)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Releases – For Week Starting May 15, 2000: Singles |magazine=Music Week |page=21 |date=13 May 2000}}</ref> – UK No. 14,<ref name="occ"/> AUS No. 83<ref name="Ryan"/>
* "Feel Good" (21 August 2000) – UK #29, AUS #45<ref>{{cite web |title=Reviews - Madasun - Feel Good |publisher=UKMIX |date=2000-08-21 |url-status= dead |url= http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=231 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615110449/http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=231 |archive-date= 2011-06-15 |access-date= 2020-04-04 }}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 342}}</ref>
* "Feel Good" (21 August 2000)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Releases – For Week Starting August 21, 2000: Singles |magazine=Music Week |page=25 |date=19 August 2000}}</ref> – UK No. 29,<ref name="occ"/> AUS No. 45<ref>{{cite web |title=Reviews - Madasun - Feel Good |publisher=UKMIX |date=21 August 2000 |url-status= dead |url= http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=231 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615110449/http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=231 |archive-date= 15 June 2011 |access-date= 4 April 2020 }}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 342}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:21, 18 February 2022

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. The album failed to break into the top 75 of the UK Albums Chart (entering at number 153[2]) and they were dropped due to poor sales, in January 2001, with the group subsequently breaking up.[3]

Discography

Albums

  • The Way It Is (4 September 2000)[4] – UK No. 153[2]

Singles

  • "Don't You Worry" (28 February 2000)[5] – UK No. 14,[6] AUS No. 6 (Platinum and No. 20 in AUS 2000 Year-End Charts)[7]
  • "Walking on Water" (15 May 2000)[8] – UK No. 14,[6] AUS No. 83[7]
  • "Feel Good" (21 August 2000)[9] – UK No. 29,[6] AUS No. 45[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Annemarie Failla; Michelle Palmer. "Madasun Interview - Oct 2000". Girl.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jon O'Brien (12 March 2018). "10 early-noughties pop bands you may have totally forgotten about". Metro.
  4. ^ "Madasun - "The Way It Is"". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. 31 August 2000. Archived from the original on 19 June 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 28 February 2000: Singles". Music Week. 26 February 2000. p. 27.
  6. ^ a b c "Madasun". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 173.
  8. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting May 15, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 13 May 2000. p. 21.
  9. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting August 21, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 19 August 2000. p. 25.
  10. ^ "Reviews - Madasun - Feel Good". UKMIX. 21 August 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  11. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 342. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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