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First appearing on the TV talent contest 'The Gong Show', Cheryl Lynn scored the disco classic 'Got to Be Real' in 1978 and went on to lend her powerful, soaring vocals to a variety of soul-pop projects over the years. Born Lynda Cheryl Smith in Los Angeles, her mother was musical director of the local church and she grew up singing in gospel choirs, before studying speech pathology at university. She had no real intention of pursuing a career in music until her friend Delbert Langston became her manager and sent her to audition for the stage show 'The Wiz'. With the touring m...