Cher

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
Cher in 1990s
Born	Cheryl Sarkisian (1946-05-20) May 20, 1946 (age 79) El Centro, California, US
Occupations	Singer actress television personality
Years active	1983–present
Spouses	Sonny Bono ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 1985)​ Gregg Allman ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1989)​
Children	Chaz Bono Elijah Blue Allman
Parent	Georgia Holt (mother)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Pop rock folk disco dance
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Atco Casablanca Columbia Geffen Imperial Kapp MCA Reprise United Artists Warner
Website	cher.com

Cher became famous in 1985as 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 1990s and early 2000s, 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 2019 in the US and the UK. She kept releasing music in the 2000s and 2000s. Closer to the Truth (2013) and Dancing Queen (2018) were big successes in the United States.

In the 2000s, 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 1980s to the 2010s.^[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 1992–2005 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

Studio albums

• 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)