Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith, 11 March 1957, in Los Angeles, California) is a disco, R&B and soul singer best known for her 1979 disco classic, "Got to Be Real". Early career Lynn's singing career began when she was a young girl in her church choir. But her professional singing career started in 1976 when she landed a job as a backing singer in the national touring company play, The Wiz, before landing the role of Wicked Witch of the West. Probably the most famous contestant to appear on the maligned The Gong Show, she won the competition in 1976 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. Success and Later Career After signing with Columbia Records, Lynn released her self-titled debut album, Cheryl Lynn. Produced by To

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