Cher

Cher is an American singer, Goddess of Pop, Oscar-winning actress, entertainer, and outrageous fashion icon. She has a career that spans decades due to her creative and continuous reinvention of herself.

In the Beginning

Cher was born Cheryl Sarkisian on May 20, 1946, in El Centro, California. At 16 she dropped out of school and moved to Los Angeles. Cher met Sonny Bono in LA in 1962. They began their duo in1964 as Caesar & Cleo, but they didn’t do well. In 1965 they changed Caesar and Cleo to Sonny & Cher, recorded “I Got You Babe” and traveled to England for their big break. They were overnight sensations. Soon they had 5 hits in the top 100 Billboard chart and The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. They divorced in 1975 and Cher went solo with hit songs “Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves” and “Half-Breed”.

Career Accomplishments

The greatest career accomplishment any performer can have is longevity. Cher’s career can only be described in decades. She has had 15 number one hits and 33 top ten hits according to the Billboard Charts. She is the only artist to have a number-one single on the charts each decade for the last six decades. She has been in over 10 critically acclaimed movies. She has been nominated for 91 awards and has received 51 of them. She has influenced the world of fashion since the 60s, pushing the social boundaries on bare skin, tattoos, plastic surgery, and more. Twice, Cher has headlined a hit show in Las Vegas for an extended period of time.

Most Known For

Cher is known for her epic career. From the late sixties through today, Cher has an amazing body of work that is hard to cherry-pick from. She began as a trendsetting singer of folk-pop songs (“I Got You Babe”, “Gypsies Tramps and Thieves”). In the 70s she went solo and sang disco in the hit album and single “Take Me Home.” Throughout the 80s Cher broke into Hollywood. Eventually, she won Golden Globes and an Oscar for her strong acting performances. Always pushing boundaries, the music video for “If I Could Turn Back Time,” was banned from MTV for being too racy. Cher continued her successes through the 90s with “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss),” and pioneering the auto-tune age with her hit song “Believe”. In the 2000s Cher gave us “Song for the Lonely”. Cher is known for her music, her movies, her fashion, and her gumption.

Where Is She Now?

In December 2014, Cher had to cancel the remaining Dressed To Kill tour dates due to an illness. However, it was announced in the spring of 2015 that Cher is going to be the face of Marc Jacobs’ Fall/Winter advertising campaign for 2015-2016. Furthermore, it’s been announced she’s been cast in the movie Gardel (2017).