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Cheryl Lynn (born March 11, 1957) was an
African-American disco, R&B and soul singer who
scored fame in the late-1970s and throughout the
1980s.

Probably the most famous contestant to appear on
the maligned The Gong Show, she won the
competition in 1978 while singing Joe Cocker's
"You Are So Beautiful". Lynn later told Dick Clark
during her appearance on American Bandstand that
record industry executives were calling about her
soon after the win.

After signing with MCA Records, Lynn released her
self-titled debut album, Cheryl Lynn. The LP
featured her first and biggest hit, "Got To Be
Real," which has since been called one of the
defining moments in disco. The song peaked at #11
on the pop singles chart and #2 on the R&B chart.
Lynn would score subsequent successes with songs
such as 1981's "Shake It Up Tonight", "If This
World Were Mine", a 1982 duet with Luther Vandross
that covered a Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell song,
and 1984's "Encore", written and produced by
Minneapolis funk duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Lynn released her last record in 1991 and retired
soon afterwards. She is considered an influence on
some of today's R&B female singers, one example
being Mary J. Blige.