Johnny O
Birth nameJuan Ortiz
BornBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
OriginHebrew, Puerto Rican and Cuban[1]
GenresDance, Latin freestyle, R&B, pop, electronic
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active1988–present
LabelsMicMac, Ex-It, ZYX

Johnny O (born in Brooklyn, New York[2]) is an American freestyle and dance-pop singer. He reached the Billboard charts in the late 1980s with the singles "Fantasy girl", "Memories" and "Runaway Love".

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
US US
Dance
Singles
"Fantasy Girl"[3] 1988 48
"Highways of Love" 1989
"Memories"[4] 37
"Megamix" 1990
"Dreamboy/Dreamgirl"[5][6] 53 17
"We Can't Go On This Way" 1991
"I Just Wanna Get to Know You (If It's Alright with You)"
"I Wanna Make Love 2 U" 1992
"I Love You"
"The Music's Got Me" 1993
"Runaway Love"[7][8] 87 4
"Freestyle" 1994
"I Know That You Love Me" 1995
"Love Letters" 1996
"Diana" 2002
"Take Me Through the Night" 2003
"King of Kings / Scream" 2007
"My World" 2010
"—" denotes release that has not charted.

References

  1. ^ "Exclusive Johnny O 2012 Interview - Just When You Thought You Heard It All!!". June 5, 2012.
  2. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Johnny O. - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Hot Dance Music". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 38. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 17, 1988. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "Hot Dance Music". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 45. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 11, 1989. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ "Hot 100 Singles Spotlight". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 20, 1990. p. 84. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ^ "Hot Dance Music". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 39. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 29, 1990. p. 36. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "Johnny O Chart History - The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hot Dance Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 6. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 5, 1994. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510.