Cher was and remains the only performer whose songs occupied the top positions of the most prestigious top 100 Billboard for half a century. The American star is known not only as a singer. She became famous as a songwriter, actress, director, music producer. The goddess of pop music organically fits into any trends and styles.
Sherilyn Sargsyan Lapierre Bono Allman, winner of several prestigious awards, always speaks of herself with irony and does not consider herself a superstar.
The path to a dream come true
The biography of the future star began in 1946. The child was born on May 20 in the city of El Centro in the family of a trucker and an actress. Sherilyn grew up shy. And her success in school left much to be desired. But in her dreams, the girl became a megastar.
In 1962, in Los Angeles, the girl met Salvatore Bono. He discovered a beautiful voice in his new acquaintance. Work began as a backing vocalist. In 1964, a solo composition was performed for the first time. The debut was successful, and Sonny and Cher made the decision to perform on their own.
Bono wrote songs, performed works by young people in a duet. Very soon, the couple, who attracted everyone's attention, became a sensation in the world of music.
Music
The album Look at Us was released in 1965. In the summer of the same year, a new compilation All I Really Want to Do was presented. His first hit was Cher's song of the same name. Then there were 7 discs.
The duo gradually reoriented themselves. The artists became the authors and hosts of The Sonny & Cher Show. In the seventies, three songs from it entered the national charts.
In 1987 a new album was recorded. Album Believe in 1998 made the performer a world star. The hit of the same name brought the vocalist a Grammy.
With Eros Ramazzotti, the star recorded a duet Più che puoi in 2001, and summed up a kind of career summary with a biographical book about a difficult stellar life. Farewell concerts lasted until 2005. However, the next 14 years were marked by tours.
Since 2008, the artist has performed in Las Vegas for 3 years. The Classic Cher tour kicked off in February 2017. The final performances took place on November 25th.
Movie
She made her debut in the Broadway production of the celebrity in 1982. The film Silkwood continued his artistic career. The game brought the aspiring actress an Oscar nomination. After 3 years, the artist took part in the film drama "The Mask".
Then there were The Eastwick Witches and The Suspect. The painting "In the Power of the Moon" brought the star the coveted "Oscar" for Best Actress. In 1996, the star appeared as a director and actress in her project If Walls Could Talk.
In 2010, the celebrity took part in the Burlesque musical project. For the song for the film she was awarded the Golden Globe. New success is the movie musical Mamma Mia! 2 in 2018.
Family and creativity
The musical The Cher Show was created about the performer. The star herself announced the production in 2018.
Cher's personal life is also saturated. In a marriage with Sonny Bono, a daughter, Chastity, appeared. The son of Elijah Blue, who became the lead singer of the band Deadsy, was born in an alliance with musician Greg Allman.
The artist does not stop her creative work. In 2018, she presented the release of the compilation album Dancing Queen. His idea came from work in the Mamma Mia project! 2.
The Here We Go Again Tour took place in 2019.
