Cher (born Cheryl Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Goddess of Pop", she is known for her androgynous contralto voice, multifaceted career, bold visual presentation and continuous reinvention of her image and sound. Her adaptability has fueled multiple comebacks, cementing her status as a cultural icon over a career spanning seven decades. Cher gained fame in 1965 as part of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher, while also achieving solo success with top-ten singles including "All I Really Want to Do" and "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". In the 1970s, she divorced from Sonny Bono and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady", becoming the female solo artist with the most number-one singles in US history at the time.
Following a hiatus to focus on acting, Cher returned to music with the rock-inflected albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989) and Love Hurts (1991), earning international number-one singles with "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)". She reached a commercial peak with the dance-pop album Believe (1998), which introduced the "Cher effect", an extreme, stylistic use of Auto-Tune to distort vocals. The title track became 1999's number-one song in the US and the UK's best-selling single by a female artist. 21st-century releases include Closer to the Truth (2013) and Dancing Queen (2018), both debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 and becoming her highest-charting solo albums in the US.
Cher rose to television stardom in the 1970s with her CBS shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, attracting over 30 million weekly viewers, and the namesake Cher. She made her Broadway debut in 1982 with Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and starred in its film adaptation. She earned critical acclaim for roles in Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985) and Moonstruck (1987), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for the latter. Cher went on to star in Mermaids (1990), If These Walls Could Talk (1996), where she made her directorial debut, Tea with Mussolini (1999), Burlesque (2010) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). Her life and career inspired the 2018 jukebox musical The Cher Show.
With 100 million records sold, Cher is among the world's best-selling music artists. Her accolades include an Academy Award, an Emmy, a Grammy, three Golden Globes, the Billboard Icon Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, honors from the Kennedy Center and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cher is the only solo artist with a number-one single on a Billboard chart in seven consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2020s. Her 2002–2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour was the highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist at the time, earning US$250 million (about $390 million in 2023). Cher is also known for her fashion, political views, social media presence, philanthropy and activism, including LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-05-20
Place of birth
El Centro, California, USA
Moonstruck
1987
6.86
Stuck on You
2003
5.30
Tea with Mussolini
1999
6.40
The Player
1992
7.21
Mermaids
1990
6.74
Mask
1985
7.22
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
7.00
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
6.55
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
2004
0.00
Suspect
1987
6.56
Silkwood
1983
6.95
Cher: The Farewell Tour
2003
7.39
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
6.70
Burlesque
2010
7.20
Live Aid
1985
7.90
Zookeeper
2011
5.40
Faithful
1996
5.40
Cher... at the Mirage
1991
5.30
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture
1992
6.00
Cher: Live in Concert
1999
6.90
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
2002
6.00
Becoming Chaz
2011
4.60
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
7.54
Chastity
1969
3.70
Wild on the Beach
1965
5.30
Cher: Life in the Spotlight
2019
0.00
The Sonny Bono Story
1999
0.00
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
5.20
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
6.99
Christmas at Graceland
2023
5.50
ET Vault Unlocked: Cher
2023
0.00
Cher at the BBC
2021
7.20
Cher Meets Rylan
2023
0.00
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023
2023
10.00
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
0.00
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025
0.00
Gardel
8.00
Good Times
1967
5.10
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999
8.70
The Best of Max
2002
0.00
The Wrecking Crew
2008
7.31
Detroit Rock City
1999
6.70
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
2024
10.00
Dear Mom, Love Cher
2013
6.00
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
6.20
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
2014
3.50
Cher... Special
1978
6.80
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
7.09
Cher... A Celebration at Caesars
1983
10.00
Robert Altman's Players
1992
5.50
Cher... and Other Fantasies
1979
10.00
ABBA - The Last Video
2004
5.40
Six by Sondheim
2013
7.10
Rabbit Ears: The Ugly Duckling
1985
0.00
The Best Of Beat
2003
0.00
Bang
2020
0.00
Bobbleheads: The Movie
2020
4.30
Cher & the Loneliest Elephant
2021
8.00
Inventing David Geffen
2012
7.57
An Audience with Elton John
1997
0.00
Cherfitness: A New Attitude
1991
10.00
Cherfitness: Body Confidence
1992
10.00
Cher: In Her Own Words
2021
6.00
Southern Rock At The BBC
2012
7.00
Night of 100 Stars
1982
6.67
Val
2021
7.19
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
0.00
Women in Rock
1986
0.00
Music by John Williams
2024
8.10
Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers
1998
10.00
Superstars and their Moms
1987
10.00
The BRITs at 40
2020
0.00
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
8.17
Trailer Camp
1995
0.00