Cheyne Anderson, better known
mononymously as Cheyne, is an American
R&B singer who was still a
teenager
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when her song "
Call Me Mr. Telephone (Answering Service)" hit number one on the U.S.
Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1985. She also contributed to the ''
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* ''Weird Science'' (film), a 1985 film directed by John Hughes
** ''Weird Science'' (TV series), a television series based on the film
** "Weird Science" (song), the theme song to the film and the TV series by Oing ...
'' soundtrack with the song "
Private Joy
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".
The
Madonna
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single "
Into the Groove" was originally written by Madonna as a song to be performed by Cheyne.
See also
*
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
External links
Official Myspace page
African-American women singer-songwriters
American rhythm and blues musicians
American dance musicians
Living people
1970 births
Singers from Los Angeles
21st-century African-American musicians
21st-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
Singer-songwriters from California
20th-century African-American women
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