Johnny Ortiz

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Johnny O

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| birth_name = Juan Ortiz

| alias =

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| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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| origin = Hebrew, Puerto Rican ad Cuban{{Cite web|url=http://www.freestylemania.com/2012/06/exclusive-johnny-o-2012-interview-just-when-you-thought-you-heard-it-all/|title=Exclusive Johnny O 2012 Interview - Just When You Thought You Heard It All!!|date=June 5, 2012}}

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| genre = Dance, Latin freestyle, R&B, pop, electronic

| occupation = Singer, songwriter, record producer

| years_active = 1988–present

| label = MicMac, Ex-It, ZYX

| associated_acts = Cynthia, Stevie B George Lamond

}}

Johnny O (born Juan Ortiz in Brooklyn, New York{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-o-mn0000248049|title=Johnny O. - Music Biography, Credits and Discography|last=Torreano|first=Bradley|website=AllMusic|accessdate=November 18, 2012}}) 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

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions
style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|US !style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"\|US Dance Singles
scope="row"\| "Fantasy Girl" {{cite magazine \| date=September 17, 1988 \| title=Hot Dance Music \| magazine=Billboard \| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. \| volume=100 \| issue=38 \| page=32 \| issn=0006-2510}} \|1988 \|— \|48
scope="row"\| "Highways of Love" \|rowspan="2"\| 1989 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "Memories" {{cite magazine \| date=November 11, 1989 \| title=Hot Dance Music \| magazine=Billboard \| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. \| volume=101 \| issue=45 \| page=32 \| issn=0006-2510}} \|— \|37
scope="row"\| "Megamix" \|rowspan="2"\| 1990 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "Dreamboy/Dreamgirl" {{cite magazine \| date=October 20, 1990 \| title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight \| magazine=Billboard \| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. \| volume=102 \| issue=42 \| page=84 \| issn=0006-2510}} {{cite magazine \| date=September 29, 1990 \| title=Hot Dance Music \| magazine=Billboard \| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. \| volume=102 \| issue=39 \| page=36 \| issn=0006-2510}} \|53 \|17
scope="row"\| "We Can't Go On This Way" \|rowspan="2"\| 1991 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "I Just Wanna Get to Know You (If It's Alright with You)" \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "I Wanna Make Love 2 U" \|rowspan="2"\| 1992 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "I Love You" \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "The Music's Got Me" \|rowspan="2"\| 1993 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "Runaway Love"{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/305084/johnny-o/chart?f=379 \|title=Johnny O Chart History - The Hot 100 \|magazine=Billboard \|accessdate=January 10, 2017}} {{cite magazine \| date=February 5, 1994 \| title=Hot Dance Music \| magazine=Billboard \| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. \| volume=106 \| issue=6 \| page=23 \| issn=0006-2510}} \|87 \|4
scope="row"\| "Freestyle" \|1994 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "I Know That You Love Me" \|1995 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "Love Letters" \|1996 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "Diana" \|2002 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "Take Me Through the Night" \|2003 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "King of Kings / Scream" \|2007 \|— \|—
scope="row"\| "My World" \|2010 \|— \|colspan="12" style="font-size: 8pt"\| "—" denotes release that has not charted.

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scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US

!style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"|US
Dance
Singles

scope="row"| "Fantasy Girl"

{{cite magazine

| date=September 17, 1988

| title=Hot Dance Music

| magazine=Billboard

| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

| volume=100

| issue=38

| page=32

| issn=0006-2510}}

|1988

|—

|48

scope="row"| "Highways of Love"

|rowspan="2"| 1989

|—

scope="row"| "Memories"

{{cite magazine

| date=November 11, 1989

| title=Hot Dance Music

| magazine=Billboard

| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

| volume=101

| issue=45

| page=32

| issn=0006-2510}}

|—

|37

scope="row"| "Megamix"

|rowspan="2"| 1990

|—

scope="row"| "Dreamboy/Dreamgirl"

{{cite magazine

| date=October 20, 1990

| title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight

| magazine=Billboard

| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

| volume=102

| issue=42

| page=84

| issn=0006-2510}}

{{cite magazine

| date=September 29, 1990

| title=Hot Dance Music

| magazine=Billboard

| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

| volume=102

| issue=39

| page=36

| issn=0006-2510}}

|53

|17

scope="row"| "We Can't Go On This Way"

|rowspan="2"| 1991

|—

scope="row"| "I Just Wanna Get to Know You (If It's Alright with You)"

|—

scope="row"| "I Wanna Make Love 2 U"

|rowspan="2"| 1992

|—

scope="row"| "I Love You"

|—

scope="row"| "The Music's Got Me"

|rowspan="2"| 1993

|—

scope="row"| "Runaway Love"{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/305084/johnny-o/chart?f=379 |title=Johnny O Chart History - The Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=January 10, 2017}}

{{cite magazine

| date=February 5, 1994

| title=Hot Dance Music

| magazine=Billboard

| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

| volume=106

| issue=6

| page=23

| issn=0006-2510}}

|87

scope="row"| "Freestyle"

|1994