Full Name: Cherilyn Sarkisian
Profession:Goddess of Pop

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Biography: A hugely successful American entertainer, Cher is a pop singer, TV host, nightclub star and acclaimed actress.

Cher met and married her husbandSonny Bono while still a teenager. The couple formed a singing act and released their first big hit "I Got You Babe" in 1964. Other hits then followed. The couple went on to host "The Sonny and Cher Variety Comedy Hour" show in 1971 and a later show, despite their eventual divorce.

Cher's successful nightclub act turned into an equally successful solo recording career and she has released a series of albums since the 1980s. In 1998 she won a Grammy award for her dance hit "Believe". Her 326-date "Farewell Tour" (2002-05) was one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time, seen by over 3.5 million people and earning $250 million. Her retirement from music lasted about 3 years, before a 200 show residency at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.

Cher is also a critically acclaimed actress, appearing on Broadway and in films. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for “Silkwood” (1983), oppositeMeryl Streep, and won Best Actress for "Moonstruck" with Nicholas Cage in 1988.

Her pop music and acting careers merged in 2018 with her pivotal appearance in the ABBA inspired musical film sequel "Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again!", which was followed by a full album of ABBA covers and concert tour.

She is an Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar Award winner.

Born:May 20,1946

Age:79 years old

Generation:Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac:Dog
Star Sign:Taurus

• 1965-06-12Sonny & Cher make their 1st TV appearance on "American Bandstand"
• 1965-08-14Sonny & Cher's single "I Got You Babe" hits #1
• 1967-01-14Sonny & Cher release single "The Beat Goes On"
• 1967-05-12 Columbia Pictures releases "Good Times" a musical comedy western starringSonny & Cher and George Sanders; Cher's 1st starring role is also the feature debut of director William Friedkin
• 1968-08-03 100,000 attend two-day Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa, California; performers includedAlice Cooper, Canned Heat, The Chambers Brothers, Country Joe and the Fish, Paul Butterfield Blues Band,Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf,Tiny Tim, The Animals, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and The Byrds
• 1971-08-01 "TheSonny & Cher Comedy Hour" debuts on CBS-TV, with comic actor and singerJimmy Durante as guest
• 1975-11-23David Bowie makes his US primetime TV debut as a guest on the variety show "Cher"; he performs his current single "Fame", and does two duets with the hostess
• 1976-02-01Sonny & Cher resume TV variety show, despite real-life divorce; now titled "The Sonny & Cher Show"
• 1983-12-14 Biographical drama film "Silkwood", directed byMike Nichols, and starringMeryl Streep,Kurt Russell, and Cher premieres
• 1986-05-22 American singer and actress Cher callsDavid Letterman an "a**hole" while a guest on his "Late Night" TV program (NBC)
• 1987-11-13Sonny & Cher perform together for the final time, singing "I Got You Babe" on 'Late Night withDavid Letterman' (NBC)
• 1988-04-11 60th Academy Awards: "The Last Emperor",Michael Douglas & Cher win
• 1988-06-11 "We All Sleep Alone" by Cher peaks at #14
• 1999-10-19 Cher releases the single "Believe" (Billboard Song of the Year, 1999; Grammy Award Best Dance Recording, 2000)
• 2018-09-28 Warner Bros. Records releases American singer Cher's 26th solo studio album "Dancing Queen;" the album contains cover versions of 10 songs by Swedish pop group ABBA and lands in the top 10 of charts in 19 countries
• 2024-10-19 39th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees:Mary J. Blige, Cher,Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang,Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Big Mama Thornton,Jimmy Buffett, MC5,Dionne Warwick, and Norman Whitfield
• 2025-08-30 American singerCyndi Lauper wraps up her "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour" at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California; concert includes guest appearances by Cher,Joni Mitchell, SZA, andJohn Legend

• 1964-10-27 American singersSonny Bono (29) & Cher [Sarkisian] (18) wed, Cher wears bell-bottoms; divorce in 1975
• 1974-02-20 American singer and actress Cher (27) files for separation from husband singer-songwriterSonny Bono (38)
• 1975-06-26 American singer and actress Cher (28) divorces American singer-songwriterSonny Bono (40), after 10 years of marriage
• 1975-06-30 American singer and actress Cher (28), weds American blues-rcokerGregg Allman (27), 4 days after her divorce fromSonny Bono is finalized; divorce 1979
• 1975-07-10 American singer and actress Cher (28) files for divorce from musicianGregg Allman (27), 10 days after their marriage - they reconcile, but separate in 1977 and divorce in 1979

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