Biography of Cher

Cher born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946 is an American pop singer-songwriter, actor, director and record producer. She has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Cher came to prominence in 1965 as one half of the pop/rock duo Sonny & Cher which included the variety show The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour debuting in 1971. She subsequently established herself as a solo recording artist, a television star in the 1970s, and a film actress in the 1980s, starring in a string of hit films including The Witches of Eastwick, Silkwood, Mask and Moonstruck, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for her performance in Silkwood.

Her smash hit dance single "Believe" (1998) is her biggest-selling recording, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide. She is the only female recording artist to have Top 10 hits in every decade beginning in the 1960s and the oldest female artist to reach number one (at age 52). With a career lasting over 40 years, Cher is an enduring pop culture icon and one of the most popular and biggest-selling artists in music history.

She is currently performing at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas with her Las Vegas show. "Cher Tickets".