- Cher is a famous singer
- She has been in the entertainment industry for many years
- Learn more about her career highlights below
Also known as "The Goddess of Pop" Cher has built an impressive professional career in the music industry. It all started in the mid-1960s when she was part of the folk-rock duo Sonny & Cher, alongside her then-husband, Sonny Bono; together they released the song "I Got You Babe" which reached number one on the American and British charts; by the end of 1967 the husband-wife duo had sold 40 million records worldwide.
However, the 76-year-old singer made her major breakthrough as a solo artist in 1966 and released "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", her first million-seller track. During the 1970's she released numerous successful songs like "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady", and overall she has more than 20 studio albums, all of them highly acclaimed by audiences and music experts. In 1998 Cher released "Believe", which is probably her most famous song - a dance-pop track that became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist and which earned her a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. The track was particularly appealing because it features the music effect auto-tune, also known as "the Cher effect."
Cher has built an outstanding acting career
As an actress, Cher made her debut in the Broadway play Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, which opened the doors for her to star in a series of films afterward. She appeared in the 1983 movie Silkwood, and in the 1985 and 1987 films Mask and The Witches of Eastwick, respectively. However, her major achievement in the film industry was after portraying "Loretta" in the 1987 romantic comedy Moonstruck, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. Fun fact: she wanted to play the role of "Morticia Addams" in The Addams Family, but Anjelica Huston was cast in the television show instead.
What is "the Goddess of Pop" Cher doing now?
In the past years Cher has released a couple of albums like Living Proof in 2001, Closer to the Truth in 2013, and Dancing Queen in 2018. In 2018 she returned to film starring in the musical romantic comedy, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, where she shared credits with some celebrities like Meryl Streep, who is actually one of her best friends.
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She is an active philanthropist!
Since 1979 Cher has embarked on seven worldwide concert tours, she is currently touring across Oceania, Europe, and North America, as part of her Here We Go Again Tour, which started in September 2018. Since 2017 she has also been performing at her concert residency called Classic Cher in Las Vegas, Oxon Hill, and Atlantic City, but sadly it ended in 2019.
A little bit more about "The Goddess of Pop" Cher's career
- Cher is considered to be a gay icon due to her professional achievements, longevity and sense of style. She is often imitated by drag queens!
- People describe her as one of the strongest female figures in the male-dominated music industry
- She is an active philanthropist and has supported anti-poverty initiatives and children in vulnerable situations
- Cher used to live with rock star Gene Simmons of the American rock band Kiss
- She holds the record for oldest female artist with a number 1 hit which is Believe
