Noel Pagan (also known simply as Noel) is a Puerto Rican American freestyle music singer born in the Bronx, New York. "Silent Morning" became his first Top 10 hit on the dance singles chart and peaked at #47 on the Hot 100 in 1987. It was a great success considered a milestone in the history of electronic music world. "Like a Child" peaked at #67 in 1988, but it became his first number-one single on the dance chart. Also in 1988, Noel released his first album, titled Noel, which peaked at #126 on the Billboard 200. He topped the dance charts again later that year with "Out of Time".

In 1990, Noel worked with Tony Moran on his project Concept of One, with Noel being the featured vocalist. The single was released as "The Question" by Concept of One featuring Noel, and received heavy airplay in clubs, on dance stations, and hit the dance charts.