Cher Concerts Setlist

From shy teenager with dreams of stardom to the "Goddess of Pop," it is a story out of a Hollywood script-one that seems to get better with every successive act. Born Cheryl Sarkisian in 1946, she proved to be one of the most enduring chameleons of entertainment, breaking records and barriers across seven decades. Where most artists struggle to remain relevant for even a decade, Cher has done the impossible: she is the only solo artist to have Billboard number-one hits in every decade from the 1960s into the 2020s.

Of course, her road to fame wasn't without its bumps. At 16, she quit school and moved out, dancing in Hollywood clubs while trying to make it big. When she met Sonny Bono in 1962, she started as his housekeeper before his singing partner and wife. The duo struck gold in 1965 with "I Got You Babe", but Cher wasn't satisfied with being part of a famous couple. She launched her solo career while still performing with Sonny, striking it big with songs like "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)".

When her marriage to Sonny ended in 1975, Cher didn't skip a beat. She refashioned herself as a solo television star and kept the hits coming. At the point when absolutely everyone thought they knew what this person was all about, she promptly threw them a curve with the acting thing. From her Oscar-nominated turn in Silkwood to taking home the Academy Award for Moonstruck, she proved the doubters wrong.

She reached even further into her heights during the late '80s and '90s, between music and film. "If I Could Turn Back Time" became an anthem, and her album Believe pioneered a revolution of pop music as it popularized Auto-Tune. Her farewell tour of 2002-2005 earned an incredible $250 million in ticket sales, breaking all female artist records at the time.