| Michael Davidson | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Michael Jay Davidson |
| Alias: | Michael Davidson |
| Birth Date: | 1963 7, mf=yes New Jersey, United States |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, fine art photographer |
| Years Active: | 1987–1989 (as a singer) |
| Label: | Sire |
Michael Davidson (born July 20, 1963 as Michael Jay Davidson in New Jersey) is a singer and songwriter.
American-born Michael Davidson was signed to Sire Records on the recommendation of Andy Warhol, after the pair became acquainted during a mutual visit to France.[1] Davidson won the record deal after presenting a number of songs he'd cowritten, including his most well known track, "Turn It Up".[2]
"Turn It Up" was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and Phil Harding and became a dance hit in 1987. The song was featured in the Madonna movie Who's That Girl. Unlike the movie, the soundtrack to Who's That Girl became a big international success, spending many weeks in the Top Ten Album Chart in the United States, Europe and Asia. Released on July 21, 1987 the album sold almost 5 million copies worldwide, of which 1 million in the US (Platinum). The Washington Post described the song as "gratingly banal" and its singer as "one of Madonna's photogenic protegés"[3] Jerry Smith of British magazine Music Week presented "Turn It Up" an "insistent but rather one-dimensional dance track".[4]
A second single, "Warehouse", was released in 1989, but Davidson was dropped by Warner Bros. during a period of cost cutting at the label, and his album was never released. He went on to a career in fine art photography.
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