Cher is a famous American pop singer, songwriter, and television personality, best known for hits like I Got You, Babe, Love You, and Let the Good Times Roll. Cher started her professional career in 1965 as one-half duo Sonny & Cher after their song I Got You Babe was ranked at number one on the U.S. Billboard. She became the famous artist with the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Half-Breed, and Dark Lady.
- Cher was born Cherilyn Sarkisian on the 20th of May, 1946, in El Centro, California, United States of America. She is 74 years old as of 2020, and she celebrates her birthday with her family, friends, and colleagues on the 20th of May every year. Her next birthday will be on the 20th of May, 2021, when she turns 75 years old. Her birth sign is Taurus.
- Cher was born to both parents in El Centro, California, United States of America. She is the daughter of John Sarkisian (father) and Georgia Holt (mother). Cher’s mother was an occasional model and bit-part actress who has Irish, English, German, and Cherokee ancestry. Cher has a half-sister called Georganne from her mother’s second marriage. Her mother and Southhall parted their ways when she was nine years old. Her mother later married bank manager Gilbert Lapierre. Lapierre adopted Cher and Georganne.
- Cher attended Montclair College Preparatory School in Encino. She was knowledgeable in school, and she excelled in French English classes. However, Cher dropped out of school at the age of 16 years.
- Cher is a woman of average size who appears to be quite tall in her photos, relative to her surroundings. She has a height of 5 feet and 7 inches (1.74 meters) and weighs 57kg (127 lbs). She also has body measurements of 34-26-38, bra size of 34B, a waist size of 26 inches, hip size of 38 inches, a shoe size of 7US, brown hair, and dark brown eyes.
- Cher is currently single and unmarried. However, she married Sonny Bono on the 27th of October, 1964, but the couple divorced in 1975. Later on, she married Gregg Allman on the 30th of June 1975 and divorced in 1979.
- Char’s two marriages were blessed with a child each, namely Bono and Elijah Blue Allman, respectively.
- Cher started her professional career in 1965 as one-half duo Sonny & Cher after their song I Got You Babe was ranked at number one on the U.S. Billboard. She became the famous artist with the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Half-Breed, and Dark Lady. Cher has won numerous awards, including a Granny Award, an Emmy Award, an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and many others.
- She is famous for her political views, philanthropic endeavors, and social activities such as L.G.B.T. rights and HIV/AIDS prevention. She has over 1.1 million followers on her Instagram.
- After moving to Los Angeles, Cher took acting classes and worked as a small club to support herself. In November 1962, she met Sonny Bono, who was working for record producer Phil Spector. Spector produced her first single, Love You, which was commercially successful. Sonny in Cher emerged as a duo called Caesar and Cleo in late 1964. The duo’s first debut single is called The Letter.
- Later, they released the songs Love Strange, Do You Wanna Dance, Let the Good Times Roll, which was poorly received. In 1965, the duo’s single, I Got You Babe, was ranked at number one on the American and British Charts.
- Cher started acting in 1967 when she starred in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. In 19665, she appeared in the film Wild on the Beach. She has also starred in several other films such as Chastity, Silkwood, Mask, Suspect, The Witches of Eastwick, Moonstruck, and Mermaids, among others
- Details regarding Cher’s salary are publicly unavailable. We are keeping tabs, and we shall update this information as soon as it is out.
- Cher is one of the wealthiest singers in America. She has an estimated net worth of $250 million as of 2021. Her primary source of income is her career as a pop singer, songwriter, and television personality. Cher accumulates a good net worth through her various sources of income but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.