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Cher
(born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946, later adopted by Gilbert
LaPierre.) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, author and
entertainer. Among her many career accomplishments in music,
television and film, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award,
an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards among others. Cher
first rose to prominence in 1965 as one half of the pop/rock duo
Sonny & Cher. She also established herself as a solo recording
artist, releasing 25 albums, contributing to numerous
compilations, and tallying 34 Billboard Top 40 entries over her
career, both solo and with Sonny. These include eighteen Top 10
singles and five number one singles (four solo). Cher has had 16
top ten hits in the UK between 1965 and 2003, four of which
reached number one (two solo, one with Sonny, one as part of a
charity single). She became a television star in the 1970s and a
film actress in the 1980s. In 1987, she won the Academy Award for
Best Actress for her role in the romantic comedy Moonstruck. In a
career surpassing 40 years, Cher has been described as an enduring
pop icon and one of the most popular female artists in music
history. Since her debut in 1964, Cher has sold as a solo artist
over 200 million records worldwide and with duo Sonny and Cher
over 75 million records becoming one of the biggest-selling
artists of all time. During 2007, in the seventh volume of Chrome
Hearts, Cher once again confirmed that she is working on her
twenty-sixth studio album. No recordings have taken place as of
yet, and no release date had been scheduled. On February 10, 2008,
Cher made a brief appearance at the Grammy Awards, introducing a
performance by Tina Turner and Beyonce Knowles ... more |
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