CULTURETECHLENSCheryl Lynn
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Combined Graph record U-03353 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1283. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith, March 11, 1957, in Los Angeles, California) is an American disco, R&B and soul vocalist; she was discovered on The Gong Show in 1976, where she scored a perfect 30, and immediately received a recording contract from Columbia Records; her signature song is 'Got To Be Real' (BlackPast.org).
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Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith, March 11, 1957, in Los Angeles, California) is an American disco, R&B and soul vocalist; she was discovered on The Gong Show in 1976, where she scored a perfect 30, and immediately received a recording contract from Columbia Records; her signature song is 'Got To Be Real' (BlackPast.org).
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Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith, March 11, 1957, in Los Angeles, California) is an American disco, R&B and soul vocalist; she was discovered on The Gong Show in 1976, where she scored a perfect 30, and immediately received a recording contract from Columbia Records; her signature song is 'Got To Be Real' (BlackPast.org).
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