Andy Van Dorsselaer

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Andy Van
Birth nameAndrew Alphonse Van Dorsselaer
Born (1968-11-03) 3 November 1968 (age 54)
Frankston, Victoria, Australia
GenresDance, electronic, house
Occupation(s)Disc jockey, record producer
Years active1980s–present
Labels Vicious Vinyl, Virgin Records, Capitol Records, Sony Music

Andrew Alphonse Van Dorsselaer (also known as Andy Van; born 3 November 1968) is an Australian disc jockey, record producer and co-founder of the record label Vicious Vinyl. [1] [2]

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He was one half of the dance music act Madison Avenue with Cheyne Coates. Their 1999 song "Don't Call Me Baby" reached #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia and #1 on the RIANZ Singles Chart in New Zealand, the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom and the Billboard Dance Chart in the United States in 2000. [3] In 2014, a remix of the track reached #1 on the ARIA Club Chart in Australia. [4]

He is currently with the electronic act Vandalism (since 2004). [2] [5] [6]

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