Cheryl Pepsii Riley

About

R&B artist and gospel singer whose 1988 single "Thanks for My Child" hit #32 on the pop charts. Also an actress, she has appeared in several of Tyler Perry's stage productions, including Madea's Class Reunion and Why Did I Get Married?

Before Fame

She worked as a nurse for handicapped children before starting her music career.

Trivia

In 2006, she released a comeback album called Let Me Be Me. The song "Come Over" from that record has accumulated over 30,000 streams on Spotify. 

Family Life

She married Mike Grace in 2003 and they have a son named John. In an interview, Riley mentioned that she and Grace had divorced.

Associated With

She covered Aretha Franklin's single "Ain't No Way."