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'''Desmond Méndez'''<ref name="dancehallreggaeworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.dancehallreggaeworld.com/charly-black.html|publisher=dancehallreggaeworld.com|title=Dancehall reggae artiste Charly Black official biography|accessdate=2016-12-04|archive-date=2017-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909232841/http://www.dancehallreggaeworld.com/charly-black.html|url-status=live}}</ref> (born 6 April 1980), better known as '''Charly Black''', alternatively known as '''Charly Blacks''', and originally known as '''Tony Mentol''', is a Jamaican [[reggae]] and [[dancehall]] singer, [[Disc jockey|selector]] and [[singjay]]. He is best known for his track "Gyal You a Party Animal", which became popular outside Jamaica in regions including [[Mexico]], [[South America]], and [[Spain]]. The song was a hit in these regions,<ref name="jamaicaobserver">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Charly-Black-goes-universal_58635|publisher=jamaicaobserver.com|title=Charly Black goes universal - Entertainment - JamaicaObserver.com|accessdate=2016-12-04|archive-date=2019-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419050025/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Charly-Black-goes-universal_58635|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as in some parts of the [[Caribbean]] and [[Central America]]. It is also one of the most watched dancehall videos on [[YouTube]] with over 238 millónmillion views as of February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPeIm20TYjI |title=Charly Black - Gyal You a Party Animal - YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2016-12-04 |archive-date=2019-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510164903/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPeIm20TYjI |url-status=live }}</ref> Other songs include "Whine & Kotch" Feat. J Capri, "Girlfriend" , "Bike Back", and "Hoist & Wine". Mendez has also collaborated with other music artists, including his collaboration with American [[Latin pop]] star [[Jencarlos Canela]] in the single "Pa Que Me Invitan".<ref>http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/jencarlos-canela-presenta-su-nuevo-sencillo-pa-que-me-invitan

Since the critical success of "Gyal You a Party Animal" later that year, Mendez has been more active on live performing. In October 2016, he made a live performance in [[Mexico]],<ref name="jamaica-star">{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20161022/gyal-you-party-animal-takes-charly-black-mexico|publisher=jamaica-star.com|title=&#039;'Gyal You A Party Animal&#039;' takes Charly Black to Mexico &#124; Entertainment &#124; Jamaica Star|date=22 October 2016|accessdate=2016-12-04|archive-date=2021-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930031821/http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20161022/gyal-you-party-animal-takes-charly-black-mexico|url-status=live}}</ref> performing such songs including his signature "Gyal You a Party Animal", as well as ''Hoist & Wine''. This performance was sponsored by the [[Hispanic Radio Network]] and station [[Los 40]]. He also appeared in [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], [[Costa Rica]] on December 2 of the same year, where "Gyal You a Party Animal" was certified Diamond in Central America, making him the first Jamaican music artist to be Diamond-awarded in the said region. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://urbanislandz.com/2016/12/06/charly-black-single-party-animal-went-diamond/|title=Charly Black Single "Party Animal" Went Diamond|date=6 December 2016|access-date=26 December 2016|archive-date=27 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227125329/http://urbanislandz.com/2016/12/06/charly-black-single-party-animal-went-diamond/|url-status=live}}</ref> 2024 in August he will perform at Ruhr Reggae Summer (Mülheim an der Ruhr).

*''Rio Bueno'' (2021)