Cherilyn Sarkisian, better known as Cher, (born May 20, 1946) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and television personality. She has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. She is well known for her deep contralto vocal range.
Her mother is singer and actress Georgia Holt.
Cher first became well known in 1965 as one half of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher. She has also released 25 albums as a solo artist, and has 22 Billboard Top 40 entries over her career. These include twelve Top 10 singles and five number one singles.
She became a successful television star in the 1970s and a movie actress in the 1980s. In 1987, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the romantic comedy Moonstruck.
In 2023 Cher released her first ever festive album, called Christmas’ and entertainment website icymi.co.uk, she will headline this year’s NBC Christening at Rockefeller.
Discography
Studio albums
All I Ready Went 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 (1995) Believe (1998) Not.com.mercial (2000) Living Proof (2001) Closer to the Truth (2013) Dancing Queen (2018) Christmas (2023)
References
Other websites
cher.com — Official website. officialcherfanclub.com — Official Fan Club website. Cher Net Worth — Children's Craniofacial Association. National Chairperson: Cher. cherconvention.com — Cher Convention Foundation dedicated to raising funds for CCA kids. Eulogy for Sonny Bono