Cynthia Torres (born May 6, 1968), known simply as Cynthia, is a Puerto Rican-American
freestyle
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Media
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and
dance-pop
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singer. Cynthia is best known for her hits "Dreamboy/Dreamgirl" (with
Johnny O
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), "
Break Up to Make Up
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" and "If I Had the Chance", which peaked at numbers 53, 70 and 83 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. In 2005, she recorded a duet piece with
Lisette Melendez
Lisette Melendez (born August 20, 1967) is an American freestyle/Latin pop/dance-pop singer. She is best known for her Top 40 hit "Together Forever", which reached No. 35 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1991, and its follow-up "A Day In My Life ...
entitled "I Can't Change Your Mind".
Discography
Studio albums
Source:
AllMusic
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Singles
See also
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Nuyorican
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Puerto Ricans in New York City
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References
External links
*http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cynthia
*https://myspace.com/cynthiadreamgirl
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1968 births
American freestyle musicians
American dance musicians
Living people
21st-century American women singers
21st-century American singers