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Cher
Cher grew up in El Centro, California and broke through in 1965 as half of Sonny & Cher with "I Got You Babe," then spent the next several decades reinventing herself when most careers would have settled. Her deep, unhurried voice carried folk-pop singles like "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" and "Half-Breed," the disco of "Take Me Home," and the rock of "If I Could Turn Back Time," before 1998's "Believe" made her voice the first famous showcase for Auto-Tune as an effect rather than a fix. Few singers have stayed relevant across so many eras of pop, or won an Oscar along the way.
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Believe (1998). It's the album that introduced her to a whole new generation, built around the title track, one of the biggest singles of the 1990s, with "Strong Enough" right behind it. A bright, danceable record that still sounds like her.
Biography
Cher ( SHAIR; legally mononymous; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress. Dubbed the "Goddess of Pop", she is known for her androgynous, contralto voice, bold fashion, elaborate stagecraft and multifaceted career. Her screen roles often reflect her public image as a strong-willed, outspoken woman. An influential figure in popular culture, Cher has sustained a career spanning more than six decades through continual reinvention.
Cher rose to fame in 1965 as part of the folk rock duo Sonny & Cher, whose hit single "I Got You Babe" became emblematic of 1960s counterculture. She simultaneously launched a solo career with moody pop songs such as "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", whose theatrical storytelling foreshadowed her 1970s US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady". After a period of acting, she released the hair metal albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989) and Love Hurts (1991), scoring international number-one singles "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)".
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Studio albums
All I Really Want to Do 1965
Chér 1966
The Sonny Side of Chér 1966
With Love, Cher 1967
Backstage 1968
3614 Jackson Highway 1969
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves 1971
Bittersweet White Light 1973
Half-Breed 1973
Foxy Lady 1974
Dark Lady 1974
Stars 1975
I'd Rather Believe In You 1976
Cherished 1977
Take Me Home 1979
Prisoner 1979
I Paralyze 1982
Cher 1987
Heart of Stone 1989
Love Hurts 1991
It’s a Man’s World 1996
Believe 1998
Living Proof 2001
not.com.mercial 2012
Closer to the Truth 2013
Megapolis 2016
Dancing Queen 2018
Christmas 2023Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2023ChristmasAlbum
- 2022BelieveEP
- 2018Dancing QueenAlbum
- 2016MegapolisAlbum
- 2013Closer to the TruthAlbum
- 2012not.com.mercialAlbum
- 2001Living ProofAlbum
- 1998BelieveAlbum
- 1996It’s a Man’s WorldAlbum
- 1991Love HurtsAlbum
- 1989Heart of StoneAlbum
- 1987CherAlbum
- 1982I ParalyzeAlbum
- 1979PrisonerAlbum
- 1979Take Me HomeAlbum
- 1977CherishedAlbum
- 1976I'd Rather Believe In YouAlbum
- 1975StarsAlbum
- 1974Dark LadyAlbum
- 1974Foxy LadyAlbum
- 1973Bittersweet White LightAlbum
- 1973Half-BreedAlbum
- 1971Gypsys, Tramps & ThievesAlbum
- 19693614 Jackson HighwayAlbum
- 1968BackstageAlbum
- 1967With Love, CherAlbum
- 1966The Sonny Side of ChérAlbum
- 1966ChérAlbum
- 1966Bang BangEP
- 1966The Hits of CherEP
- 1965All I Really Want to DoAlbum
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