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She is best known as the lead singer of the band Lipps Inc. with the worldwide smash hit “Funkytown”.[1]Table of ContentsMusical career[edit]Beginnings[edit]Lipps Inc.[edit]Late 1980s to present[edit]Solo career[edit]Discography[edit]Solo albums and lead vocalist[edit]Additional appearances[edit]Filmography[edit]Awards and recognitions[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Musical career[edit]Beginnings[edit]Prior to becoming the lead singer of Lipps Inc., Johnson had become well-known locally for winning the 1976 Miss Black Minnesota, USA pageant, and for being the lead vocalist of the well-known Minneapolis band Flyte Tyme for seven years. Being also an accomplished saxophone player, Johnson utilized her saxophone talents in Flyte Tyme, and she was also the songwriter of many of their songs. Johnson also co-wrote some songs with band members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, today a multi-Grammy award winning songwriting and producing team.[2]Johnson completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota, Morris in 1978, and continued to perform with Flyte Tyme for a brief time. Shortly after she left Flyte Tyme, the band evolved into The Time, a side project of Prince.Lipps Inc.[edit]Johnson was the lead singer of the popular Minneapolis-based band Lipps Inc., best known for its 1980 song “Funkytown”. The song hit No. 1 in 28 countries, sold more than 35\u00a0million copies worldwide, and earned a place in the “One-Hit Wonders” section of the Rock & Roll Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Other singles include “Designer Music” and “Rock It”, but the group never matched the success of “Funkytown”, which continues to influence popular culture. The group received several awards, among them three Billboard Music Awards and “Soul Record of the Year” by the AMOA association[clarification needed]. Johnson left the band after the group’s third album Designer Music was released.Late 1980s to present[edit]Johnson has continued her musical career and remains active as a member of the three-time Grammy Award-winning gospel group Sounds of Blackness, as a musician on albums by Maceo Parker and Prince, on labels such as Motown, and on projects of Grammy-winning producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. She also has worked as a jingle singer on commercials for products from 3M, Volkswagen, Nissan, Target, FedEx, Ford and McDonald’s. She has also sung for U.S. presidents.[citation needed] Johnson was the host of the first episode of the FunkyTown TV series, produced by the Minneapolis-based production company, Megabien Entertainment.Solo career[edit]In addition to working with others, Johnson continues her career as a solo artist. Her debut album, All That I Am, was released on December 15, 2013 on the Megabien Music label.Discography[edit]Solo albums and lead vocalist[edit]1979  Mouth to Mouth \u2013 Lipps, Inc. \u2013 Lead Vocals [3]1980  Pucker Up \u2013 Lipps, Inc. \u2013 Lead Vocals1981  Designer Music \u2013 Lipps, Inc. \u2013 Lead Vocals, songwriter1992  Funkyworld \u2013 Lipps, Inc. \u2013 Lead Vocals2003  Funkytown \u2013 Lipps, Inc. \u2013 Lead Vocals, songwriter, composer2013  All That I Am \u2013 Main Vocals, songwriter, producerAdditional appearances[edit]1978  A Touch on the Rainy Side \u2013 Jesse Winchester \u2013 Choir\/Chorus1980 Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1980 \u2013 Saxophone, Vocals1987 Kiss Serious \u2013 Chico DeBarge \u2013 backing vocals1988  Just Like That \u2013 Brownmark \u2013 backing vocals1988  Personal & Attention \u2013 Stacy Lattisaw \u2013 backing vocals1988  When the Lights Go Out \u2013 Pia Zadora \u2013 backing vocals1988 Carry On, Vol. 2 \u2013 Ipso Facto \u2013 Vocals1988 Omaiyo \u2013 Robin Adnan Anders \u2013 Vocals1990 I Am \u2013 Elisa Fiorillo \u2013 backing vocals1990 The Brojos \u2013 The Brojos \u2013 Rap, backing vocals1991 Here It Is \u2013 Jevetta Steele \u2013 backing vocals1991 Imperial Bells of China \u2013 Hubei Song & Dance Ensemble \u2013 Photography1993 Here It Is \u2013 Jevetta Steele \u2013 backing vocals1994 African-American Music in Minnesota \u2013 Vocals1995 It Must Be Christmas \u2013 \tDebbie Duncan \u2013 Choir\/Chorus, Vocals1996 Best of the Singer’s Voice \u2013 Performer, Primary Artist1996 Greatest Hits \u2013 Georgia Mass Choir \u2013 Choir\/Chorus1998  Lonnie Hunter & The Voices of St. Mark \u2013 Lonnie Hunter \u2013 Alto Vocals1998  Lost in the Blues \u2013 Doug Maynard \u2013 backing vocals1998  River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi \u2013 Producer1999  Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions \u2013 Shannon Curfman \u2013 backing vocals1999 Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1976\u20131980 \u2013 Saxophone, Vocals2002 Solid Gold Funk \u2013 Vocals2002 Soul Symphony \u2013 \tSounds of Blackness \u2013 Alto Vocals2003 Angels on the Freeway \u2013 Kevin Bowe \u2013 Vocals2003 Cross N Water \u2013 Ford \u2013 Vocals, backing vocals2003 David Young \u2013 David Young \u2013 backing vocals2003 Made by Maceo \u2013 \tMaceo Parker \u2013 backing vocals2003 Sweet Talk \u2013 Rene\u00e9 Austin \u2013 backing vocals2004 Deliverance \u2013 Shane Henry \u2013 backing vocals2005  In the Fellowship \u2013 Patrick Lundy \u2013 Tenor Vocals2005  Right About Love \u2013 Rene\u00e9 Austin \u2013 Vocal Harmony, backing vocals2005 School’s In! \u2013 Maceo Parker \u2013 Vocals, backing vocals2005 Unity \u2013 Sounds of Blackness \u2013 Alto Vocals, Primary Artist, Vocals2005 Unity [2005] \u2013 Unity \u2013 \tAlto (Vocals), Primary Artist, Vocals2006  I’ll Play All Night Long \u2013 John McAndrew \u2013 backing vocals2006  Overflow \u2013 \tKevin Davidson \u2013 Banjo2007  Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning \u2013 Mick Sterling \u2013 Main Personnel, Vocals, backing vocals2007  Kings and Queens: Message from the Movement \u2013 Sounds of Blackness \u2013 Alto Vocals2007  The One Who’s Leavin’ \u2013 Doug Spartz \u2013 backing vocals2010 Chinese Whispers \u2013 Alison Scott \u2013 backing vocals2010 Life’s a Party: the Best of In Between \u2013 Primary Artist2011 Hope One Mile \u2013 \tG.B. Leighton \u2013 Vocal Harmony2011 Sounds of Blackness \u2013 Sounds of Blackness \u2013 Alto Vocals, Group Member, Vocals2012 Natchez Trace \u2013 Kevin Bowe \u2013 \tVocal Harmony2012 Nothing But a Breeze\/A Touch on the Rainy Side \u2013 Jesse Winchester \u2013\tChoir\/Chorus2013 He’s Faithful \u2013   James Pullin & Remnant \u2013 Soprano vocals2013 Purple Snow, Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound \u2013 Lead Vocals, Songwriter (1970s recording on compilation)Filmography[edit]Live performance “Higher Ground” with ABC Youth Choir, Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2001Funkytown, TV series, 2013Les Annees Bonheur, French TV show, 2014Awards and recognitions[edit]Miss Black Minnesota USA, 1976Induction into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame as a member of Lipps IncRecipient of Platinum in the US, Double Platinum in Canada, Gold in France and Germany, Silver in the UK, among others, as the lead singer on  “Funkytown”Three Billboard Music Awards, 1980Three time Grammy Award Winner as a member of Sounds of Blackness, 1991, 1993 and 1998References[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/cynthia-johnson-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Cynthia Johnson – Wikipedia"}}]}]