May 20, 1946, was born an American actress and singer, Armenian-born Shir nee Sherilin Sargsyan in California in El Centro in the US.
Biography of Cher
Her father John Sargsyan was from Armenia, worked as a trucker, and Georgia's mother Holt worked as an actress. Parents divorced when Sherilin was born, and she saw her father for the first time when she was 11 years old. Since childhood, Sherilin dreamed of being a famous actress. At 16, she went to Los Angeles. And in a cafe in 1962 she met Sonny Bono, he worked for Phil Spector musical producer, as an assistant. He suggested that Cher live with her, for this she must prepare food and clean the house. Later their relationship grew into a close relationship, and they got married. Then Sherilin worked in the studio of Phil Spector on backing vocals.
In 1964, the first solo recording of Sherilin was the song "Ringo I Love You". Duet Cher and Sonny in 1965 released the album "Look at Us". Sonny himself insisted that the first single from the album would be the song "I Got You Babe", he took this song on the radio. The popularity of the song grew, and soon this song topped the charts of Great Britain, the USA. The duo became famous on both sides of the ocean. In the summer of 1965, Sherilin released another album "All I Really Want to Do", in which the song of the same name became a solo hit. But by the end of the sixties the popularity of the duo had fallen. As a result of a number of unsuccessful albums and films, the duo owed a large sum of money to the American government.
And in 1969 Sherilin gave birth to her daughter Chastity. In 1970, CBS shows Cher and Sonny with the transfer of "The Comedy Hour Cher and Sonny." This program was aired for 7 years and represented a mixture of musical sketches, numbers. The transfer invited guests, among them were Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Ronald Reagan, Muhammad Ali and others. In 1974, the duo ceased to exist, as Sonny and Cher divorce.
They can not release their own programs and they work together again on the "Cher and Sonny Show". Sherilin second time marries Greg Ollman, who worked as a musician. In 1976, they have a son, Elijah, Blue Ollman. In 1977, the duo released a new album. And in 1979, Sherilyn changed his name to "Cher". Cher moved to New York in 1982 to take part in the production on Broadway "Come to 5 for a meeting, Jimmy Dean."
After the critics have responded positively to Cher's acting, film director Mike Nichols offers Cher a role in the film "Silkwood." Learning that the main role in this film is played by Meryl Streep, without having read the script, Sher agreed. For this role, Cher was awarded a nomination for an Oscar. For her role in the comedy "The Power of the Moon" she was awarded the Oscar.
In 1992, the singer discovered a syndrome of chronic fatigue. In 1996, Cher was the director of the movie "If the walls could talk," she played an episodic role in it, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe. In 1998, at the age of 62, Sonny Bono, ex-husband of Cher, died in California, skiing.
In 1998, she released the album "Believe". The song with the same name became an international hit, bringing the singer the first Grammy. Cher becomes super famous, and in 1998 she published her book The First Time, in which Cher told about her hard life. In January 1999, Cher performed the American anthem, it was happening at the Super Cup in football. From 2002 to 2005 there was a farewell tour, Cher gave concerts in more than 20 countries of the world, 325 concerts after which she finished her tour activities. She is the only female performer whose songs fell into the top ten songs in the 60-90's. In Hollywood on the avenue of glory laid the star Cher and Sonny. In 2002, the total state of Cher exceeded 600 million dollars.