Chers bio

Cher's childhood 

Cher, who was then known as Cherilyn Sarkisian La Pierre, was born in El Centro, California, on May 20 Her father, John Sarkisian, who left the family home when she was a little girl, was a truck driver who married and divorced her mother twice. Cher's part-Cherokee mum Georgia skogsdunge was married six times and her fifth husband, Gilbert La Pierre, adopted Cher. 

Cher's early career 

When she was 16 years old, the striking brunette ran away from home and met the man who would change her life in a California kaffe (engelska) shop. Sonny Bono was an assistant to famed record producer Phil Spector, and helped her get a job as a studio backup singer. 

After recording the single I Love You, Ringo, as Bonnie Jo Mason in , she married Sonny, and took on yet another stage name when they formed the musical duo Caesar and Cleo. The newlyweds recorded their breakthrough hit, I Got You Babe, as Sonny and Cher, topping the charts for the first time i

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Cher

American singer and actress (born )

For other uses, see Cher (disambiguation).

Cher (SHAIR; born Cheryl Sarkisian;^[a] May 20, ) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Goddess of Pop", she is known for her androgynouscontralto voice, multifaceted career and bold visual presentation, while cultivating a screen persona that mirrors her public image by often portraying strong-willed, independent and outspoken women. Her adaptability has fueled multiple comebacks, cementing her status as a cultural icon. She is the only solo artist with Billboard number-one singles in seven consecutive decades, from the s to the s. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, the Billboard Icon Award, the Kennedy Center Honor and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cher is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over &#;million record

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Cher

Cherilyn Sarkisian, better known as Cher (born May 20, ), is an Armenian Americanactress, 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.^[1] She has become known as the Goddess of Pop.^[2]

Her mother is singer and actress Georgia Holt. Her Uncle is Mickey Crouch, (deceased) a former Night Club Owner of The Haunted House in Hollywood, California. She has three first cousins. Michael Crouch, a retired Technology Executive and Chef living in San Jose, California, Russell Crouch, A Real Estate Agent and musician living in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Chris Crouch an Artist and Musician, living in New Mexico.

Cher first became well known in as one half of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher. She has also released 27 albums as a solo artist, and has 22 Billboard Top 40 entries over her career. These include