Cyndi Almouzni
| Cyndi Almouzni (also known as Cherie / Cyndi) |
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|---|---|
| Birth name | Cyndi Almouzni |
| Also known as |
Cherie (in USA, 2003-2004) Cyndi (2007 onwards, UK / Europe) Cindy Alma |
| Born | 10 October 1984 |
| Origin | Marseille, France |
| Genres | Pop, Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Lava Records (as Cherie) |
Cyndi Almouzni (born 10 October 1984), best known at the beginning of her music career in the United States as Cherie is a French pop and dance music singer coming from Marseille Her 2004 hit "I'm Ready" hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Later on she performed professionally with her real name Cyndi Almouzni and under her mononym Cyndi most notably when she took part in the competition for UK entry to Eurovision Song Contest with "I'll Leave My Heart" coming second to the eventual entry "Flying the Flag (For You)" from Scooch.
When she was 14, Cyndi won a local talent contest and entered the national televised contest finals held in Paris. This was the start of her professional singing career. She has performed in many countries, including France, the UK and the US. She signed a worldwide recording contract in the US while continuing her studies.
Steve Allen, A&R at Sony BMG first discovered Cyndi after hearing her powerful vocals on a dance track recorded when she was just 14 years old. Allen was behind two previous Eurovision entries, Gina G with "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" and the 1997 UK winning Eurovision entry in Dublin with "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves.
In 2003, "Betcha Never" (that later appeared in the album Cherie) was actually used in soundtrack of the 2003 film Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. In 2004, Cyndi while signed to Lava Records under the artistic name Cherie, she released a self-titled album she named Cherie which featured the lead-off single "I'm Ready" released in summer of 2004. The song sampled the bassline from Foreigner's "Urgent" and made decent headway on the US charts reaching #1 on Hot Dance Club Songs in addition to #33 on US Pop Songs chart and cracked the Billboard Hot 100 at #99.
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