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

Johnny O (born Juan Ortiz 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".

Contents

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
US US
Dance
Singles
"Fantasy Girl" [3] 198848
"Highways of Love"1989
"Memories" [4] 37
"Megamix"1990
"Dreamboy/Dreamgirl" [5] [6] 5317
"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] 874
"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.

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References

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