Cheryl Lynn

Cheryl Lynn is an American R&B and disco singer best known for her 1978 breakthrough hit «Got to Be Real», a track that became an enduring dance-floor and R&B classic and remains one of the defining recordings of the late-1970s disco and post-disco era. Her powerful, gospel-influenced vocal delivery set her apart within the disco and soul scenes of the time.

She built on that success with further R&B hits through the late 1970s and 1980s, working within a sound that bridged disco, funk and smooth soul, and her material has been widely sampled and covered by later artists, extending «Got to Be Real»'s influence well beyond its original release.

Cheryl Lynn is regarded as an important figure in the transition from disco toward the funk-inflected R&B sound of the 1980s, and her signature song remains a staple in soul, funk and dance music circles decades after its release.