Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian May 20, 1946 was later adopted by Gilbert LaPierre) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, author and entertainer Among her many career successes in music, television and film, she won an Oscar a Grammy and an Emmy three Golden Globe Awards, among otherwise
known as the goddess of Pop Cher step first noticed in 1965 that half of the pop / rock duo Sonny & Cher, she has also established itself as a solo artist, releasing 25 albums, which contributes 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 Britain between 1965 and 2003, four of which reached PAE (twosolo one with Sonny part of a charity single)
She became a television star in the 1970s and an actress in the 1980s In 1987, she won an Oscar 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 their debut in 1964 Cher has sold as a solo artist over 100 million albums worldwide and 70 million singles and the duo Sonny and Cher of 75 million discs will be one of the best-selling artists of all time
In 2007, the seventh volume of Chrome Hearts Cher once again confirmed that she is working on its twenty-sixth studio album No recordings have taken place in the nowmode and no release date had planned
It is rumored that Cher will collaborate with Timbaland in a song for his next album Shock Value II, which also will include Gwen Stefani, Madonna Dido and Christina Aguilera This album is expected to be released in November 2008
On February 7 2008 Cher, at 61, stating that she had reached an agreement to perform 200 shows over three years live at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Her new show, entitled Cher at the Colosseum will debut May 6, 2008 [36] It shows, among Subject to 18 dancers and 4 aerielists several costumes designed by Bob Mackie Choreography will be directed by Doriana Sanchez who also worked with Cher on her past three major tours Her show will perform four nights a week in a manad and a second part of the show will continue during August Cher wsjuka share the stage on a rotating basis with contemporaries Bette Midler (whose Showgirl Must Go On opened on 20 February 2008) and Elton John (as The Red Piano, which opened in 2004 will continues to run about 50 shows a year)
On February 10, 2008 Cher made a brief appearance at the Grammy Awards to introduce a performance by Tina Turner and Beyonce Knowles
Cher is set to make his musical debut and first film role in a decade in Burlesque starring with Christina Aguilera who makes her musical and film debut film is set for a November 2010 release
