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{{Short description|Swedish model and singer}}
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'''Madleen Kane''' (born '''Madeleine Flerkell''', 4 March 1958), is a Swedish model and singer. A former [[Elite Model Management|Elite]] fashion model (height 180 cm / 5'11" - weight 47 kg / 103 lbs), she worked since age 17 for the German fashion magazine ''[[Burda Style|Burda Moden]]''. She was published seminaked in two issues of ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine (in April 1978 for the French edition and in April 1979 for the Spanish edition). In addition, she had five top-ten hits on the [[Hot Dance Club Songs|US Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] chart in the late 1970s and early 1980s.<ref name="disco">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/madleen-kane-mn0000196881/awards |title=ALLMusic Awards>> Madleen Kane |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=28 June 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627235034/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/madleen-kane-mn0000196881/awards |archivedate=27 June 2016 }}. [[AllMusic]].</ref>
==Biography and career==
Madleen Kane was born Madeleine Flerkell in [[Malmö]], Sweden. At the age of 20, she was discovered by J. C. Friederich, owner of Boona Music productions. She became a popular singer working in 1978 with her album ''Rough Diamond'', which became a global hit. After she released ''Cheri'' in 1979, her singing career took off. Kane's debut album ''Rough Diamond'' (1978) was originally released in France by [[Columbia Records|CBS]] and soon after by [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] in North America. It became a hit on the Billboard Dance Chart. For this album, she recorded a disco version of ''[[C'est si bon]]''. Paris-based production team Michaele, Lana & Paul Sébastian produced the album. They have also worked with Theo Vaness and on "Argentina Forever" by [[Pacific Blue (band)|Pacific Blue]].
''Cheri'' (1979) was Kane's second CBS Disques/Warner Bros. release and featured "Forbidden Love", a dramatic "pop-opus" arranged by [[Thor Baldursson]]. The [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] suite of "Forbidden Love", the title track, its breakdown "Fire In My Heart" and "Secret Love Affair" gave her another club hit, which ran for over 15 minutes. [[Jim Burgess (producer)|Jim Burgess]] remixed it for a single, which was edited to just over eight minutes.
Unlike the North American albums, the French releases of ''Rough Diamond'' and ''Cheri'' had gatefold sleeves. In addition, the American mix of "Forbidden Love" is different from that released in other countries. The track "I Want You, Need You, Love You" was omitted from the North American release.
At the beginning of the 1980s, Kane moved to Chalet Records, part of [[Prelude Records (record label)|Prelude Records]], and released her third album, ''Sounds of Love'' (1980). It featured "Cherchez pas", which was more "electronic" as opposed to her usual symphonic [[disco]] songs, and peaked at No. 18 in Sweden.<ref name=swe>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Madleen+Kane&titel=Cherchez+pas&cat=s|title=Sverigetopplistan > Madleen Kane|publisher=swedishcharts.com|accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref> Kane later worked with producers [[Giorgio Moroder]] and [[Pete Bellotte]]. Nevertheless, Moroder appeared with his mixes in 1981 with "Don't Wanna Lose You" and helped her album sales via the clubs, but not radio airplay. "[[You Can]]" (1981), the ''[[Flashdance (song)|Flashdance]]''-esque lead single from those sessions spent three weeks atop the Billboard Dance charts. It also peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1982 and was Kane's only entry on that chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/madleen-kane |title=Madleen Kane |website=Billboard |accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref> The album ''Don't Wanna Lose You'' followed. This was again released on Chalet Records, which was owned by her then-husband Jean-Claude Friederich and distributed by dance promoter Tom Hayden and his [[TSR Records|TSR Record Company]], which was to be Madleen's next record label. Other hits were "Playing for Time," "You Can," "I'm No Angel," and "Fire in My Heart".
London's Ian Anthony Stephens and Megatone recording artist [[Paul Parker (singer)|Paul Parker]] teamed up to provide Kane with "I'm No Angel", a Billboard dance hit from her 1985 album, ''Cover Girl''. Madleen stopped her career as family life became her priority and she raised three children.
A collection of her hits, ''12 Inches and More'' (1994) was her final release. ''12 Inches and More'' does not feature any of the extended mixes from her early career. Album versions are used in place of the remixes, possibly due to licensing issues. In January 2010, Madleen's first two albums were reissued on the MP3 via Amazon.com.
In 2011, Gold Legion reissued her album ''Rough Diamond'' on CD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Madleen-Kane-Rough-Diamond/release/3619149 |title=Madleen Kane - Rough Diamond (2011, Expanded, CD) |website=Discogs |accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref>
In 2018 she published her memoir ''Rough Diamond'' through Mindstir Media.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/rough-diamond-a-memoir--madleen-kane/prod9781732339859.html |title=Rough Diamond (a Memoir) by Madleen Kane | 9781732339859 |via=Booktopia.com.au |date=31 May 2018 |accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''Rough Diamond'' (1978) [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
* ''Cheri'' (1979) [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
* ''Sounds of Love'' (1980) [[Prelude Records (record label)|Chalet]]
* ''Don't Wanna Lose You'' (1981) [[Prelude Records (record label)|Chalet]]
* ''Cover Girl'' (1985) [[TSR Records|TSR]]
* ''12 Inches and More'' (1994) TSR
===Singles===
* "Rough Diamond" (1978)
* "Fever" (1978)
* "Touch My Heart" (1979)
* "Forbidden Love" (1979)
* "You and I" (1979)
* "Secret Love Affair" (1979)
* "Cheri" (1979)
* "Cherchez Pas" (1980)
* "Boogie Talk" (1980)
* "[[You Can]]" (1981)
* "Fire In My Heart" (1981)
* "Playing For Time" (1982)
* "On Fire" (1985)
* "Ecstasy" (1985)
* "I'm No Angel" (1985)
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:24em;" | Title
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref name=swe/>
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|___location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=164}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Canadian Dance Chart|CAN <small>Dance</small>]]<br><ref name="can">Canada Positions:
* ''Fever / Rough Diamond'': {{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5565&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.5565.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5565 |title=Dance/Urban - Volume 28, No. 25 March 18, 1978 |website=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |date=17 July 2013 |accessdate=29 May 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628005832/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5565&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.5565.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5565 |archivedate=28 June 2016 }}. [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]].
* "Rough Diamond / C'Est Si Bon": {{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4591&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.4591.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4591 |title=Dance/Urban - Volume 29, No. 13 June 24, 1978 |website=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |date=17 July 2013 |accessdate=29 May 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628010208/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4591&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.4591.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4591 |archivedate=28 June 2016 }}. [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]].</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Dance Club Songs|US <small>Dance</small>]]<br><ref name="disco"/>
|-
|rowspan="3"|1978
! scope="row" |"Rough Diamond / Fever / Touch My Heart"
| — || — || — || 3
|rowspan="3"|''Rough Diamond''
|-
! scope="row" |"[[Fever (Little Willie John song)|Fever]] / Rough Diamond"
| — || — || 19 || —
|-
! scope="row" |"Rough Diamond / [[C'est si bon]]"
| — || — || 9 || —
|-
||1979
! scope="row" |"Forbidden Love / Secret Love Affair (Medley)"
| — || 93 || — || 3
||''Cheri''
|-
||1980
! scope="row" |"Cherchez pas / Boogie Talk"
| 18 || — || — || 9
||''Sounds of Love''
|-
||1981
! scope="row" |"You Can / Fire in My Heart"
| — || — || — || 1
|rowspan="2"|''Don't Wanna Lose You''
|-
||1982
! scope="row" |"Playing for Time"
| — || — || — || 10
|-
||1985
! scope="row" |"I'm No Angel / Ecstacy"
| — || — || — || 21
||''Cover Girl'
|-
|colspan="20" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.
|}
==See also==
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Madleen+Kane Discography]
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[[Category:Swedish women pop singers]]
[[Category:Eurodisco musicians]]
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[[Category:English-language singers from Sweden]]
[[Category:Warner Records artists]]
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Malmö]]
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