Cheryl Pepsii Riley

Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley (born in Brooklyn, New York on October 18, 1961), is an American R&B/gospel singer and actress, best known for her 1988 ballad, "Thanks For My Child." Riley, who worked as a nurse for handicapped children for ten years before beginning her singing career, topped the R&B charts and hit the Top 40 on the pop chart at #32 with the 1988 heart-stirring ballad, "Thanks for My Child," a song written by Full Force. The genesis of "Thanks