Cher

About

Cher is an American singer, actress and television personality. The media has dubbed her the “Goddess of Pop”.

Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk duo Sonny & Cher after their song “I Got You Babe” peaked at number one on the US and UK charts. Together they sold 40 million records worldwide.

She became a TV personality in the 1970s with her CBS shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. The show got over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run. She emerged as a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her TV shows.

While working on television, Cher released the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves”, “Half-Breed”, and “Dark Lady”. She became the female artist with the most number-one singles in United States history at the time.

In 1982, Cher made her Broadway debut in the play Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. Moreover, she starred in its film adaptation. She subsequently had critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985) and Moonstruck (1987). For Moonstruck, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Cher reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the dance-pop album Believe, whose title track won her the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year and became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK.

Having sold 100 million records to date, Cher is one of the world’s best-selling music artists. Her achievements include a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award, the Billboard Icon Award, and awards from the Kennedy Center Honors and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.