Cher (otherwise known as Cherilyn Sarkisian) is an American born (May 20) singer, actress and television personality. Commonly referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. Cher is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances throughout her six-decade-long career.
In the 1990s, Cher is probably best known for the song "Believe", which was the best selling single of 1998 in the UK. "Believe" spent a total of 5 weeks at #1 on US Dance Chart in December 1998 and 5 weeks at #1 on Canada Dance Chart in January/February/March 1999. "Strong Enough" and "All or nothing" also spent 1 week at #1 on US Dance Chart in 1999.
Cher had the most UK #1s for a female artist in the 90s with "Believe", "Shoop shoop song" and "Love can build a bridge". In all, Cher 17 UK top 40 hits in the 90s.
Date UK Song Jan 1990 11 Just Like Jesse James Apr 1991 1 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) Jul 1991 10 Love and Understanding Oct 1991 37 Save up all the years Apr 1992 31 Could've Been You Nov 1992 33 Oh No Not My Baby Jan 1993 37 Many Rivers To Cross Jan 1994 35 I Got You Babe (with Beavis & Butthead) May 1995 1 Love Can Build A Bridge (with Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry) Oct 1995 11 Walking in Memphis Jan 1996 7 One by One Apr 1996 31 Not Enough Love In The World Aug 1996 26 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Oct 1998 1 Believe Mar 1999 5 Strong Enough Jun 1999 12 All Or Nothing Nov 1999 21 Dov'e L'Amore
What happened next?
Notably in 2018, Cher was in the movie "Mamma Mia! Here we go again" and followed up with an album of Abba covers called "Dancing Queen." A jukebox musical based on her life and music, simply called "The Cher Show" premiered for limited engagement later in 2018 and 2019. However, due to covid, a US tour of "the Cher Show" has been delayed to later in 2021.
In November 2020, Cher spawned a UK top-ten single as part of the charity supergroup BBC Radio 2 Allstars with "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", an Oasis cover recorded in support of BBC's Children in Need charity.
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