Johnny Ortiz

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 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

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.