Johnny Ortiz

Johnny O
Birth name	Juan Ortiz
Born	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Origin	Hebrew, Puerto Rican ad Cuban [1]
Genres	Dance, Latin freestyle, R&B, pop, electronic
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active	1988–present
Labels	MicMac, 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".

Discography

Studio albums

• 1989: Johnny O
• 1990: Like a Stranger
• 1995: Call It Watcha Like
• 2002: The Sounds of My Heart
• 2007: Peace on Earth 2012
• 2011: Remedy (Grace of God)

Compilation albums

• 1993: The Remixes
• 1997: Best of Johnny O
• 2001: Johnny O's Greatest Hits
• 2003: Famous Very Words: The Very Best of Johnny O
• 2005: All the Hits and More!

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.

External links

• Johnny-O discography at Discogs
• Johnny O biography - Fever Records