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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
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singer coming from
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. Her 2004 hit " I'm Ready" hit number one on the
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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 The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Flying the Flag (For You)" written by Russ Spencer, Morten Schjolin, Andrew Hill and Paul Tarry. The song was performed by the group Scooch. The British entry for ...
" coming second to the eventual entry "
Flying the Flag (For You) "Flying the Flag (For You)" is a song performed by British pop music, pop/bubblegum dance group Scooch. The official single version was available from 30 April 2007 and was released as a physical CD single in the following week, on 7 May 2007. T ...
" from
Scooch Scooch is a British pop group, comprising performers Natalie Powers, Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse and Russ Spencer. Scooch represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with their song " Flying the Flag (Fo ...
.


Career

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.


As Cherie

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,
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with " Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" and the 1997 UK winning Eurovision entry in
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with "
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" by
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. In 2003, "Betcha Never" (that later appeared in the album ''Cherie'') was used as a part of the 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 ''
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'' which featured the lead-off single " I'm Ready" released in mid-2004. The song sampled the bassline from Foreigner's "
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" and made decent headway on the US charts reaching No. 1 on
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in addition to No. 33 on US
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chart and cracked the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at No. 99. The follow-up single from the same album ''Cherie'' titled "Older Than My Years" was released in September 2004 and charted at
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chart. After these three hits, and aside from one holiday track that was sent to radio ("Merry Christmas Darling") Cherie seemingly disappeared altogether. Cyndi also guest starred in five episodes of season 4 of the American sitcom '' One on One'' as Charlie, the new lead singer of the rock band created by actor Robert Ri’chard's character Arnaz, between 2004 and 2005. In addition to performing with the band, she also sang “I’m Ready” and “I Believe in You,” from her album ''Cherie''.


As Cyndi Almouzni / Cyndi

Cherie resurfaced in the 2007 BBC selection for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, but no mention was made of "Cherie" again as Cyndi reverted to her family name. On 17 March 2007 Cyndi Almouzni competed in the
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's Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up contest to decide who would represent the United Kingdom at the 2007
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in
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, Finland. She sang the song "
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", which had been produced by renowned Grammy award-winning producer
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announced the winner to be Cyndi while, simultaneously, co-host
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revealed the winner to be
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. After several seconds of confusion from both contestants, it was revealed that
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were the true winners. It was later revealed by the BBC that Cyndi had received 47% of the vote to Scooch's 53%. Her song was entered into the
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competition, and came second. Cyndi was known to be working on album material which was due for release in 2009. She made a comeback in 2012 when in Groovenut EP release. The Ep and the dance hit is "Lose Control" featuring Cyndi (as a mononym).


As Cindy Alma

In 2013, she released two singles with the Dutch DJ
Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...
, most notably the hit single, "Beautiful Life" and "Don't Want to Fight Love Away". The ongoing collaboration has led to Cindy becoming a featured artist on Van Buuren's "Intense World Tour 2014". In July 2017, she released a single, "Party Every Day". Then in November 2017, she released a single using the same music but different lyrics with a winter/Christmas theme, "Xmas Every Day".


Discography


As Cherie

;Albums *2004: ''
Cherie Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the past participle of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). Notable people with the name or stage name include: * Cherie, one of the stage ...
'' ;Singles *2003: "Betcha Never" *2004: " I'm Ready" *2004: "Older Than My Years"


As Cyndi

;Singles *2007: "
I'll Leave My Heart The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Flying the Flag (For You)" written by Russ Spencer, Morten Schjolin, Andrew Hill and Paul Tarry. The song was performed by the group Scooch. The British entry for ...
" ;Featured in *2012: "Lose Control" (Groovenut feat. Cyndi)


As Cindy Alma

;Singles *2013: "Beautiful Life" -
Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...
featuring Cindy Alma. *2013: "Don't Want to Fight Love Away" -
Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...
featuring Cindy Alma. *2016: "Sad Song” *2017: "Party Every Day” *2017: "Xmas Every Day” *2019: "Made of Steel”


See also

*
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*
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in t ...


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Almouzni, Cyndi English-language singers from France 1984 births Living people Musicians from Marseille French women pop singers 21st-century French singers 21st-century French women singers