Cheryl Lynn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Cheryl Lynn

American singer

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1957

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith; March 11, 1957) is an American singer.
She is best known for her songs during the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, including the 1978 R&B/disco song "Got to Be Real".
Lynn's singing career began with her church choir when she was a girl.
Her professional singing career started in 1976 when she obtained a job as a backing vocalist for the national touring company of the musical drama The Wiz.
Eventually she obtained the role of Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, during the six-month national tour.
Prior to her appearance in The Wiz, Lynn taped an episode of The Gong Show during early 1976.
She scored a perfect 30 singing Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful"; a previous act (a singing juggler) had also scored 30, and in the audience applause tie-break the juggler was deemed the winner.
After the episode was broadcast, during the fall of 1976, record industry executives were interested in contracting her.