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Cher
A photograph of Cher performing in London during her Here We Go Again Tour in October 2019
Cher in 2019
Born
Cheryl Sarkisian

(1946-05-20) May 20, 1946 (age 78)
El Centro, California, US
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • television personality
Years active1963–present
Spouses
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    (m. 1964; div. 1975)​
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    (m. 1975; div. 1979)​
Children
ParentGeorgia Holt (mother)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Websitecher.com

Cheryl Sarkisian, better known as Cher (born May 20, 1946), is an American singer, actress and television star. She is often called the "Goddess of Pop".[1]

Cher became famous in 1965 as part of the singing duo Sonny & Cher.[2] She also became a solo singer and had hit songs like "Bang Bang", "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady".[3] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she had more hit songs like "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "The Shoop Shoop Song".

Cher's song "Believe" used Auto-Tune in a new way, which became known as the "Cher effect". It was the best-selling single of 1999 in the US and the UK. She kept releasing music in the 2000s and 2010s. Closer to the Truth (2013) and Dancing Queen (2018) were big successes in the United States.

In the 1970s, Cher was also a popular TV star. Later, she acted in many movies. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the movie Moonstruck. She also acted in Silkwood, Mask, The Witches of Eastwick, Mermaids, Burlesque and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

Cher is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She has sold over 100 million records. She is the only solo artist with number-one songs on the Billboard charts in seven different decades, from the 1960s to the 2020s.[4]

She has won many awards, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. She was added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her 2002–2005 tour earned $250 million and was the most successful tour by a female artist at that time.

Cher also supports causes like HIV/AIDS prevention and rights for LGBTQ people.

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • All I Really Want to Do (1965)
  • The Sonny Side of Cher (1966)
  • Cher (1966)
  • With Love, Cher (1967)
  • Backstage (1968)
  • 3614 Jackson Highway (1969)
  • Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves (1971)
  • Foxy Lady (1972)
  • Bittersweet White Light (1973)
  • Half-Breed (1973)
  • Dark Lady (1974)
  • Stars (1975)
  • I'd Rather Believe in You (1976)
  • Cherished (1977)
  • Take Me Home (1979)
  • Prisoner (1979)
  • I Paralyze (1982)
  • Cher (1987)
  • Heart of Stone (1989)
  • Love Hurts (1991)
  • It's a Man World (1996)
  • Believe (1998)
  • Living Proof (2002)
  • Closer to the Truth (2013)
  • Dancing Queen (2018)
  • Christmas (2023)

References

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  1. ↑ Lang, Cady (May 20, 2016). "Cher Birthday: Fashion Evolution". Time. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. There's a reason Cher is called the goddess of pop[.]
  2. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (August 14, 2015). "Rewinding the Charts: Fifty Years Ago, Sonny & Cher 'Got' to No. 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (January 18, 2011). "Cher Shines with No. 1 in Sixth Consecutive Decade". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (November 30, 2023). "Cher Scores No. 1 Song on a Billboard Chart In Seventh Decade With 'DJ Play a Christmas Song'". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

Other websites

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