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Johnny O

 
Artist: Johnny O.

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Mickey Garcia, Elvin Molina
  • Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rhythm & Blues
  • Instrument: Vocals
  • Representative Albums: "Call It Whatcha Like", "Johnny O's Greatest Hits", "All the Hits
  • Representative Songs: "Fantasy Girl", "Highways of Love", "Dreamboy/Dreamgirl

Biography

Johnny O. started his career as a freestyle artist, playing the kind of music that was popular in Latin clubs but never quite in the mainstream. Johnny O. still had a successful career in this circuit, releasing eight albums before 2001, when he released his greatest-hits album. He also became a respected radio host, playing freestyle music on a syndicated show out of Canada. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide
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Johnny O is a freestyle music singer born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. He also, arguably with Stevie B, is known as The King of Freestyle. He has released eight albums, most of which were underground hits. His most successful album was the self-titled album from 1988, which included popular Latin underground songs such as Fantasy Girl, Highways of Love, and Memories. Johnny is not a radio host in Canada as most have been mistaken but instead now resides in Florida with his family where he performs around the country several times throughout the year. He is currently signed to ZYX records. In 2007 Johnny O. released an album of mostly new material, with a couple of remakes mixed in, and the CD is entitled "Peace on Earth 2012". The album is a Christian album, however, it is also loaded with a variety of different types of dance songs.

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Best-known songs

  • Fantasy Girl
  • Highways of Love
  • Memories
  • Runaway Love
  • Dreamboy/Dreamgirl - duet with Cynthia
  • We Can't Go On This Way

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1988: Johnny O
  • 1991: Like a Stranger
  • 1995: Call It Watcha Like
  • 2002: The Sounds of My Heart
  • 2007: Peace on Earth 2012

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!

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