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  Cher (singer)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPière on May 20, 1946 in El Centro, California) is a well-known actress and singer.
Cher became famous as one of the rock and roll duo Sonny and Cher with her first husband, Sonny Bono.
Cher had demonstrated her comedic talents in the various skits she performed on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, and while she was highly regarded in this arena, her ambition to develop a movie career was not taken seriously.
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 Cher (entertainer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American actress and singer of Armenian, Scots Irish, and Cherokee descent.
Cher first achieved success as one of the pop music duo Sonny and Cher with her first husband, Sonny Bono (whom she met while working as a backup singer for producer Phil Spector).
Cher guest-starred as herself twice on the sitcom, in 2001 and 2002.
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 Cher - Armeniapedia.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cher had demonstrated her considerable comedic talents in the various skits she performed on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, and while she was highly regarded in this arena, her ambition to develop a movie career was at first not taken seriously.
Cher, who grew up with one half sister, is the daughter of a mother, Georgia, with Irish, English, German and Cherokee bloodlines, and a father, John, whose parents left Armenia after an ethnic-cleansing campaign conducted by the Ottoman Turks in which an estimated 1 million perished.
Cher sat cross-legged on the floor in her leather overalls while two dozen children of preschool age recited the Lord's Prayer for her and sang the Armenian national anthem.
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 hip online: artists: cher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cher has had three careers that place her indelibly in the public consciousness, and two have been in association with her then-husband, composer/producer/singer Salvatore "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935-January 8, 1998).
Cher's solo career ended up slightly overshadowed by her work with Sonny and Cher, but at the time she was fully competitive on her own terms -- her first LP reached the Billboard Top 20 and was on the albums charts for six months.
Since the mid-1970s, Cher has been known more for her acting than for her music, although she has continued to record for numerous labels, including Columbia, and in 1998 scored an international chart-topping smash with the club-friendly single "Believe." 1999 saw the re-release of her rare album I Paralyze.
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 CMT.com : Cher : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cher's solo career ended up slightly overshadowed by her work with Sonny & Cher, but at the time she was fully competitive on her own terms -- her first LP reached the Billboard Top 20 and was on the albums charts for six months.
Cher's solo career at Imperial, which had created some political problems for the couple at Atlantic, ended with the lapsing of her contract in 1967, and she moved to Atlantic.
Ironically, Cher came out of this split more secure than her husband, despite his having guided her career for a decade and having all of the real training in the entertainment business.
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 Cher
Cher's solo career ended up slightly overshadowed by her work with Sonny and Cher, but at the time she was fully competitive on her own terms — her first LP reached the Billboard Top 20 and was on the albums charts for six months.
Cher, ever the chameleon, quickly shifted gears and released her next album as part of a group.
Cher holds the distinction of being one of a handful of artists to have a #-1 hit in each of the the last five decades (60's-70's-80's-90's-00's).
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 Cher: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Cher [+] has had three careers that place her indelibly in the public consciousness, and two have been in association with her then-husband, composer/producer/singer Salvatore "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935-January 8, 1998).
That same month, Sonny and Cher [+], as they were now known, signed to Reprise Records and released their first single, "Baby Don't Go." The song became a major local hit in Los Angeles, after which the duo jumped from Reprise to the Atco label, a division of Atlantic Records.
Cher's solo career ended up slightly overshadowed by her work with Sonny and Cher [+], but at the time she was fully competitive on her own terms -- her first LP reached the Billboard Top 20 and was on the albums charts for six months.
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 Complete selected discography of CHER at very low prices offers
Cher's vocals--a taste we've had more than 35 years to acquire--are strong, and her production team enhances her limited range with studio tricks.
Living Proof will appeal more to Cher's devoted fans than electronica purists, but her missive is relished by both sects: leave your worries at the door and get out on the dance floor.
Cher's recording career has long taken a back seat to her acting pursuits, but with Believe she's back with a vengeance as a throbbing disco diva.
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 AskMen.com - Cher pics
Cher's solo recordings under the monikers Bonnie Jo Mason and Cherilyn were also ill-fated attempts, and Sonny and Cher only saw stardom once they sang the 1965 Bono-penned love song.
Cher returned to the pop charts, but the troubled married life of Sonny and Cher brought their marriage and their successful show to an end.
Proving that Cher was a born actress, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Silkwood, and followed up this performance with roles in Mask, The Witches of Eastwick, Suspect, and Moonstruck.
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 Cher's Biography
Cher met Sonny Bono, a recorder producer, in a coffee shop when she was sixteen (1962).
Cher said she was heavily influenced by "Basic Instinct" star Sharon Stone who at the age of 42 has just adopted a baby boy.
Cher has a 31-year-old daughter, Chastity, by her former singing partner Sonny Bono who died in a skiing accident two years ago, and a 23-year-old son, Elijah Blue, by rock star Gregg Allman.
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 CHER BIOGRAPHY
The exotically attired Cher continued for a season with her own variety show, Cher and re-teamed with her former husband in The Sonny and Cher Show from 1976-77.
Cher began working as a session singer in an attempt to finance an acting career.
With her professional life as a singer and actress now scrutinized by the mass media, as well as the added intrigue of her love-life and public fascination for her penchant for cosmetic surgery, Cher has become one of the great American icons of the 90s.
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 Cher Tickets - Cher Concert Tickets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Oscar-winning singer-actress Cher has announced that her upcoming tour will be the last one of her career.
Cher's final tour is in support of her current Warner Bros. Records album Living Proof, which debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Cher is powerhouse on stage, something that just thas to be experienced.
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 Cher pictures, photos, wallpapers, desktop themes, posters, music, videos, DVDs, and memorabilia
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPière on May 20, 1946) is an American actress and singer.
Cher first achieved success as one of the pop music duo Sonny and Cher with her first husband, Sonny Bono.
Cher is the only recording artist in history to score #1 hits in four successive decades and she also holds the Billboard record for the longest time span, 34 years, between her first #1 hit in 1965 and her most recent #1 in 1999.
www.entertainzones.com /singers/c/cher   (441 words)

  
 Cherworlders- Where Cher Fans Meet!
A lot of our brothers are killed daily,and Cher songs are relevant for the situation we're now at, and she just has something that makes you have a huge smile on your face.
My biggest dream is to meet Cher some day, she was in sweden a few years ago for a consert but i couldnt go :-(But im gonna go if she comes to sweden on her next tour.
Love cher because she is drop dead gorgeous, i have seen her 3 times in concert and she is just fantastic.
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 Just Plain Cher - Cher Music, Photos, Movies, Pictures, Videos - Albums
Esty said, "The concept we had for Cher was that she was a take-home kind of person and she would not find it at all strange to ask a guy up front to take her home and have sex with her.
Cher herself has said it was one of the few projects she really felt worthwhile.
Sonny and Cher's producer at the time, Harold Battiste said: "Cher was a folk-singer at heart, and the solo albums were a reflection of her personality while the duo albums were a reflection of his.
www.justplaincher.net /albums.html   (2160 words)

  
 Press   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cher Convention 2000 drew Cher impersonators, wannabes and outright look-alikes from across the country to a downtown hotel Friday and Saturday (July 14 and 15).
Cher was present for the grand opening of the Tower Records on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, and Didelot got her to sign a promotional vinyl copy of Believe.
Cher was in town for the grand opening of the Tower Records on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, and Didelot got her to sign a promotional vinyl copy of Believe.
www.cherconvention.com /Press2000.htm   (9148 words)

  
 Cher turns back time
Cher strode confidently back and forth across the stage, smiling and pointing at the crowd while her fl-clad backing singers chimed in, adding strength to the show’s vocal element.
Cher was joined by what looked like the cast of Cats for the second song of the evening, (This Is) A Song for the Lonely, the first single off her latest album.
This is why a Cher concert is such a hot ticket: She appeals to the nostalgia of older fans, but thanks to recent club hits — such as the comeback singles Strong Enough and Believe — she’s still relevant to the younger generation.
www.calgarysun.com /cgi-bin/niveau2.cgi?s=arts&p=77549.html&a=1   (740 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Person : Cher : Biography
It was on this program that Cher, began sharpening her acting versatility in such sketch roles as brash housewife Laverne, sardonic waitress Rosa, and a whole slew of historical vamps.
But Cher began to chafe at Bono's hold on her career and her private life, and the couple divorced in 1974.
Both Sonny and Cher were starring on separate TV series that fall, but they also each faced poor ratings; so the pair decided to team up professionally once more in 1976 for a new Sonny & Cher Show, although Cher was now married to Gregg Allman and pregnant with their son Elijah.
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 BBC News | World | Cher flies to US after ex-husband's death
The singer Cher is flying from Britain to Los Angeles after hearing that her ex-husband and pop partner Sonny Bono had been killed in a mystery skiing accident.
He shot to fame with his partner Cher when they recorded 'I Got You Babe' in 1965, and later starred with her on 'The Sonny and Cher Show' on television.
Cher was due to have officially opened the famous Harrods January sale in London on Wednesday, but left Britain, where she now has a home, on Tuesday morning at the news of Sonny's death.
news.bbc.co.uk /low/english/world/newsid_45000/45003.stm   (440 words)

  
 BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Cher releases net album
Singer Cher has released a new album on the internet - but she admits fans might not like it.
The album was written after Cher - who does not normally write her own lyrics - attended a songwriters' conference.
It deals with her unhappy childhood, the Catholic Church, the suicide that year of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain and a relationship with a married man.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/entertainment/newsid_1016000/1016604.stm   (334 words)

  
 Cher
With "Bang Bang", Cher bacame the first singer in the history of Rock and Roll to ever re-release a previous hit, 25 years later.
Cher toured during the early 90's, spanning 2 years with the "Heart of Stone Tour" and the "Love Hurts Tour".
It was also during the 90's that Cher was asked to sing at the "1999 Super Bowl", knocking everyone out of their seats, and bringing many to tears, with her rendition of our "National Anthem".
www.cherconvention.com /Cher.htm   (582 words)

  
 1 Great Celebsite: Cher with Nude Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Celebrity pop singer Cher was born Cherilyn Lapierre on May 20, 1946 in El Centro, Calif. In her late teens Cher became a studio backup singer and met her future husband, crooner Sonny Bono, during a session with Phil Ramone.
After marrying in the mid-1960s the young couple began performing as the duo "Sonny and Cher," though each continued to occasionally record on their own.
Cher scored several early solo hits with "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down" (1966), "You Better Sit Down Kids" (1967), and "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves" (1971); meanwhile Sonny and Cher became extremely popular, eventually landing their own TV show in the early '70s.
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 Mag4you.com, Links to Cher Mp3 Songs, Download free Mp3 Songs
In 1974 Sonny and Cher parted ways both personally and professionally, and Cher struck out on her own, recording a string of commercially successful soft pop albums during the 1970s.
By the early 1980s Cher had parleyed her musical skills and television background into small film parts, eventually winning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her appearance in 1983's Silkwood.
Cher continues to cultivate her celebrity status, appearing in films, TV shows and commercials while pursuing her music career.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cher (singer), a famous singer once partnered with Sonny Bono.
River Cher, a river in the above département.
Cher (character), the lead character in the movie and TV series Clueless.
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 Biography Cher a.k.a. Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre : Celebrity Avenue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cher born Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPière on May 20, 1946 is a well-known actress and singer.
After their career stalled (their bubble-gum pop was not popular in an era of edgier tunes), CBS head of programming Fred Silverman gave the duo their own show, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, in 1971.
In the UK, "Believe" stayed at No. 1 in the charts for seven weeks and is the all-time biggest-selling single by a solo female artist.
www.celebavenue.com /cher_biography.html   (576 words)

  
 Tonight - Cher calls Britney and J.Lo hoes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The 57-year-old star, told an audience of 20 000 fans gathered at one of her farewell shows at the North Shore stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, last weekend that she would never be replaced by the young stars after revealing plans to quit part of her 30-year pop career.
A representative for the pair hit back at the statement claiming that the Believe singer had no knowledge of the stars to pass such a judgment.
The legendary singer, who is on the final leg of her three-year Living Proof farewell tour, later joked that she had no choice but to force herself to quit touring because her body wouldn't be able to take the demands of live shows if she carried on as long as her fans wanted.
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 Cher on Farewell Tour in Moscow, Armenian Says He is Her Cousin - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cher on Farewell Tour in Moscow, Armenian Says He is Her Cousin
Cher is of Armenian origin — she was born Cherilyn Sarkisian.
However, Cher did not talk to him and left after he had shown the photo to her.
www.mosnews.com /news/2004/06/21/cher.shtml   (617 words)

  
 Cher News
Sonny & Cher proved one of the magical musical combinations of the mid '60s and one of the better rock-influenced MOR acts of the early '70s, their wisecracking repartee providing counterpoint to a series of...
HOLLYWOOD BOwl, Cher gave what she claims is her last concert at the Hollywood Bowl, culminating a farewell tour that lasted three years and 300 performances.
Cher, who has won Oscar, Emmy and Grammy awards, is a certified living legend.
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 Cher aka Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre : Celebrity Avenue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chastity Bono (father: Sonny Bono; activist; former singer; born March 4, 1969)
Cher is threatening -- or promising, depending on how you feel about her -- that her current tour will be her last.
All pictures contained on pages herein were collected freely from the internet and are believed to be in the public domain.
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