Cheryl Lynn

E582980

human recording artist song songwriter studio album

Cheryl Lynn is an American R&B and disco singer best known for her 1978 hit single "Got to Be Real."

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Cheryl Lynn canonical	8

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6278540 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cheryl Lynn
Context triple: [Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, associatedAct, Cheryl Lynn]

A. Nell Carter
Nell Carter was an American singer and Tony- and Emmy-winning actress best known for her starring role on the 1980s television sitcom "Gimme a Break!".
B. Teena Marie
Teena Marie was an American singer-songwriter and producer known for her soulful R&B, funk, and soul music, as well as her powerful vocals and influential work in the late 1970s and 1980s.
C. Cherrelle
Cherrelle is an American R&B singer best known for her 1980s hits and collaborations with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
D. Kimberly Williams
Kimberly Williams is an American actress best known for her breakout role as the bride-to-be in the comedy film "Father of the Bride" (1991) and its sequel.
E. Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor is an American disco and soul singer best known for her iconic 1978 hit "I Will Survive," a defining anthem of resilience and empowerment.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cheryl Lynn
Target entity description: Cheryl Lynn is an American R&B and disco singer best known for her 1978 hit single "Got to Be Real."

A. Nell Carter
Nell Carter was an American singer and Tony- and Emmy-winning actress best known for her starring role on the 1980s television sitcom "Gimme a Break!".
B. Teena Marie
Teena Marie was an American singer-songwriter and producer known for her soulful R&B, funk, and soul music, as well as her powerful vocals and influential work in the late 1970s and 1980s.
C. Cherrelle
Cherrelle is an American R&B singer best known for her 1980s hits and collaborations with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
D. Kimberly Williams
Kimberly Williams is an American actress best known for her breakout role as the bride-to-be in the comedy film "Father of the Bride" (1991) and its sequel.
E. Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor is an American disco and soul singer best known for her iconic 1978 hit "I Will Survive," a defining anthem of resilience and empowerment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ recording artist ⓘ song ⓘ songwriter ⓘ studio album ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1970s ⓘ
associatedAct	Luther Vandross ⓘ Toto ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1957-03-11 ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ R&B ⓘ R&B ⓘ disco ⓘ disco ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasGenre	post-disco ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
nativeLanguage	English ⓘ
notableWork	Encore ⓘ Got to Be Real ⓘ Got to Be Real (album) ⓘ linked to: Got to Be Real In Love ⓘ Instant Love ⓘ Preppie ⓘ Shake It Up Tonight ⓘ
occupation	recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
performer	Cheryl Lynn ⓘ Cheryl Lynn ⓘ Cheryl Lynn ⓘ Cheryl Lynn ⓘ Cheryl Lynn ⓘ Cheryl Lynn ⓘ Cheryl Lynn ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
publicationDate	1978 ⓘ 1978 ⓘ
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ Sony Music ⓘ linked to: Sony Music Entertainment
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
vocalType	contralto ⓘ

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