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Cher (English: Cher, May 20, 1946 -) is an American female singer, actress and host. Her achievements in music, television and film include an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. Cher's early partnership with her partner and husband Sonny, Sonny & Cher, emerged in the mid-1960s. After her partners split up, Cher continued to stay in the music industry and released many solo albums and compilations intermittently. She has so far had 22 songs ranked in the Billboard Top 40 (including 12 Top 10 singles and 4 number one singles). Cher began hosting TV shows in the 1970s and acted in movies after the 1980s. In 1988, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the romantic comedy "Dazed."

Category
Musicians
Nationality
United States
Born
1946-05-20
Wikidata
Q12003
Occupations actorsingercharacter actortelevision actormovie actorrecording artistfilm directorcomposermusician
Aliases Bonnie Jo MasonCherCher AllmanCher BonoCherilyn SarkisianCherilyn Sarkisian LaPiereCheryl SarkisianSkinnyCherCher

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