Biography
Cher - American singer and film actress of Armenian origin, the owner of the Gremmy's Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards, four prestigious filmmakers "Golden Globe" and "Oscar".In addition, Cher is the only performer whose songs occupied the top lines of the list of top 100 rated Billboard 5 decades in a row. Cher is known not only as a pop performer, but also as a songwriter and musical producer. In the cinematic business, she also worked outside the frame and tried the power as a director.
Childhood and youth
Sherlin Sargsyan Lapier Bono Ollman, which the whole world knows like Cher, was born in California in May 1946, under the sign of the Zodiac Taurus. She was born in the poor family of a leaving from Armenia, a trucker driver of Karapet Sargsyan, and a little-known actress with the Indian roots of Georgia Holt. At the time of the birth of the daughter's marriage of parents collapsed. Cher was able to meet his father for the first time when she was 11 years old.
Embed from getty imagesSherlin was not a very diligent student - her science was little attracted. In addition, the girl suffered from excessive shyness. But an example of a mother actress, let and not very lucky, instilled the dream of it to grow and certainly become a star. Moreover, Cherylin was attracted to the same way as the singer's career and actresses.
In adolescence, Cher, who lived in one of the largest metropolis of California - El Centro, constantly disappeared in cinema halls and rock concerts. She "burned" into the image of the star so much that it was trained to put an autograph for a long time, choosing the best signature option. At 16, the Cher left the school and went to Los Angeles with the girlfriend to study acting.
Music
Career Cher began with a happy case. In 1962, the girl met in one of the Los Angeles Cafe with the assistant of the famous musical producer of the phila of the spectrum. His named Sonny (Salvatore) Bono. Sonny suggested Sierlin to live in his house as a housewife. At first, she prepared him to go, cleaned. Soon Sonny Bono noticed a lively interest in music, especially in Rock. At the same time, a beautiful deep voice was found. On this basis, a couple began their other relations: first workers, then personal.Embed from getty imagesCher got a back-top vocalist in the studio of phila of the spectrum. She took part in the record of classic songs, some of them were hits. But the first solo record Cher appeared in 1964. It was the song "Ringo, I Love You". True, she came out under the pseudonym, as the producer considered the name of the performer "Naramerican".
The debut turned out to be successful. Sonny and Cher decided to try to enter their own swimming. The man wrote and produced songs, the duet performed these compositions. Soon bright steam is a long-haired hippie and an exotic beauty with a sensual and deep voice voice - turned into a real sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.
In early 1965, the duet released the debut album "Look AT US". His single, at the insistence of Sonny, became the song "I GOT YOU BABE". In the summer of the same 1965, Sonny and Cher released the second joint album called "All I Really Want To Do". It entered the same song Cher, which can be called the first singer's hit.
For the first and second, 7 more collections of Cher and Sonny followed, including the In Case You're In Love disk, which entered the hit "Little Man", which was later created by several cover versions by Dalida's performers, James Last and others . The last of the albums of the duet no longer enjoyed their popularity.
It turned out that due to unsuccessful work and the loans taken to their release, the spouses covered huge debts. Then they decided to reoriented in their creative activities and, taking advantage of fame, lead their own transfer on one of the TV channels. The project was called "Comedy Hour Sonny and Cher", but soon changed the name to the more capacious - "Sonny and Cher show."
Transmission went on ether for 7 years. It was a mix of humorous and comedic sketches that were mixed with musical numbers. Visiting Sonny and Cher visited the first magnitude stars. In the early 1970s, Sonney's song, written by Sonny, continued to go on the air. Three of them are "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady" - fell into American charts and became hits.
In 1974, Sonny's marriage and Cher collapsed. Along with this union, the popular show disappeared. Former spouses tried to produce their programs separately from each other, but nothing came out of this venture. Therefore, under the head of the audience Sonny and Cher were forced to unite again. But this union did not touch their personal life.
In 1987, she signed a contract with the studio Geffen Records and recorded a new album. Dian Warren, Michael Bolton and Bon Jovi took part in his record.
In 1989, a video appeared on Hit Cher "IF I Could Turn Back Time". But the clip was banned because of the singer's too frank outfit. Despite the ban, the actress did not abandon the causing outfits that became an integral part of both clips and stage performances. And next year, Cher again led all the charts with the hit "Song Shup Shup".
In 1994, the stars fans welcomed her new disc "The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience". A year later, this album was in the shadow of deafening success, which followed the release of the album "IT's A Man's World". It entered Hits "Walking in Memphis" and "One by One".
1998 issued a star to a new height. This is due to the release of a new Sher's album called "Believe". It entered it the same hit, which was subsequently recognized by the world and brought the performer Grammy. There also included two songs ("Strong Enough" and "Living Proof"), which made Cher gay icon.
The singer did not stop performances and in the new millennium. In 2001, Cher recorded the Joint Song "Più Che Puoi" with the Italian Musician Eros Ramazotti. The composition was performed simultaneously in Italian and English. Subsequently, fans recognized her one of the most famous and famous songs of Ramazotti. A peculiar line under his creative activity, Cher led the book, in which he told about all the burdens and underwater stones of star life.
And from 2002 to 2005, the singer traveled with farewell concerts most countries of the world. But after that, her musical career did not end. Over the next 14 years, Cher gave her fans of another 5 concert tours. As the actress itself declared, she discovered that in addition to the scene she was nowhere else to go, so she returned to the stage again and again.
Since the end of 2008, over the course of 3 years, she acted only in Las Vegas, which did it without the famous place even more popular. Often in Las Vegas rushed not so much for the casino, how much in order to have live to hear.
In February 2017, the singer began a new tour called "Classic Cher". It began on February 7, and the last concert took place on November 25, 2017. The tour was held only in the United States, the schedule of concerts consisted of performances at Las Vegas and Washington sites (DC).
In May 2017, the singer spoke at the Billboard Music Awards awards awards ceremony. This event has already become the subject of conversations in the press - the performer for the first time in 15 years sang at the presentation of the musical award. But the main day of the day was the extravagant view of the Cher.
A 71-year-old performer shocked the audience with candid outfits and forced both American and foreign media to discuss their speeches. At first, the singer appeared in the outfit of white threads of brilliant beads - a semi-ridiculum-semi-dollar bandage barely covered the naked body. Then the actress was changed into a translucent black trico with a leather jacket and black boots. Fans recognized that the shocking images were withstanding in the usual spirit of Cher and approached her despite age.
Films
In 1982, Cher moved to New York, where she was offered to play a Broadway play. Debut as an actress was successful. From it began cinematic biography. Cher. The acting talent of the singers appreciated the director Mike Nichols, offering her to play in his picture Silvud.
Having learned that I will play Meryl Strip in it, a starting actress without inflatable agreed, not even reading the script. She played the role of lesbian, which is in love with the main character of the tape. Moreover, played so convincingly and brightly, which was nominated for the Oscar Prize.
After 3 years, Cher again appears on the screens in the "Mask" drama. This is a film about a teenager with a rare disease that dismissed his face. Cher played mom boy. Then the actress participated in the films "Suspected", "Ishen witch" and "in the Moon". For work in the last ribbon, Cher received the Oscar Award.
She played the heroine Lauretta Castorini, at first a cold and rational woman who unexpectedly fell in love with passionately. Her film partner was Nicholas Cage. This comedy melodrama received 3 Oscars, one of which is for the best female role - and went to Cher.
In the 90s, a number of films followed in which Cher appeared as Kameo. These are the film "Player", "High Fashion," the project "Stuck in you" later came out. Artistic images of the actress recreated in the melodrama "If the walls could say," where they played with Demi Moore and Ann Hech, and the Comedy "Tea with Mussolini", in which Judy Dench and Maggie Smith became partners.
After a long break in 2010, the actress starred in the Music film "Burlesque", for the role in which the nomination for "Golden Malina" was awarded. However, the Golden Globe Prize for the performance of the song "You Haven't Seen The Last of Me" for the picture Soundtrack compensated for this disappointment.
The next appearance on the big screen took place in 2018. The singer played in the next musical "Mamma Mia! 2, where appeared on the screen with Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper and Meryl Streep.
In early 2018, the premiere of the musical about the work and personal life of Cher, which was called The Cher Show. The performance was held on the scene of the Broadway Theater. To tell about the new project the artist arrived at the evening show Jimmy Fallon. She looked like always spectacular: her outfit became a jacket, decorated in the hussar style, the Leggings in the tone of the dark top and stylish ankle shocks. The image has completed a lush wig made of red hair and thick makeup.
Personal life
Cher has two children. In 1969, the daughter of Cevesti appeared in marriage from Sonny Bono. The girl received her name thanks to the painting with the same name, while working on which Cher became pregnant. In the second marriage with the musician Greg Alman in 1976, she gave birth to Son Eliju.Embed from getty imagesAfter the divorce with Almann, several short novels happened to the star. Personal life Cher in the 1980s is a romantic relationship with Vahl Kilmer, Eric Clapton, Richie Sambori and Mark Hudson.
During the reception in the White House, 40-year-old Cher, at that time the star of the first magnitude was already acquainted with the 23-year-old Tom Cruise, which only began to climb into the Olympus. Their novel lasts only a few months, after which Cruz married. But not on Cher, but on Mimi Rogers.
At the very beginning of 1998, Cher Punch: At the ski resort, her first spouse Sonyni Bono was killed, with whom she supported a warm relationship. As a celebrity is recognized, she continues to communicate with Sonny and today through the medium James Wang Paiga.
Embed from getty imagesIn 2009, Daughter Shan Cessti San Bono changed the floor. This event was discussed in the press, the magazines massively placed the photodigts devoted to the operations, before and after which Cestiti changed dramatically. During the year, now the man has already sought the change of documents and in 2010 officially confirmed the change of gender by taking the name of Czez Salvatore. With this decision of the daughter, the son of the Son, the Cher has come to work with difficulty.
In the summer of 2012, the star met the Biker Tim Medwell, with whom a rapid novel soon twisted. Lovers did not confuse the difference in the age of almost a quarter of a century, they even rummed about marriage. But after 2 years, their relationships stopped.
In early June 2017, a tragedy occurred in the singer's life. A longtime friend and former husband of artists died because of the liver cancer - Rock Musicant Greg Ollman. Cher could not detain the tears at the farewell ceremony.
Embed from getty imagesCher is famous for its love for plastic. As the actress itself was recognized, in his youth she was composed about the form of his nose, which was subsequently the first to change. Rhinoplasty turned out to be successful. Inspired by the success of the singer began to regularly turn to plastic surgeons.
She is credited with more than 100 operations and cosmetology procedures. Changes the performer has been subjected to its own body: it did liposuction, plastic buttocks, removal of ribs. Cher and today with special attention refers to its appearance: in public almost does not appear without makeup and high-quality laying.
Cher now
In 2018, the release of the 26th album was released by Dancing Queen, the idea of which was born during the work of Cher over the musical Mamma Mia! 2. The track list of the new disk includes only the Caver version of the songs of the Swedish group ABBA. On the cover of a new plate, the artist placed his own photo, made in the form of pictures of the female half of the Swedish duet: in the frame she appeared simultaneously in dark and light wigs.
The application was a successful - the album started with the third position of the Billboard 200 hit parade and from the second in the National Chart of Great Britain. Now the discography of the artist is studio albums, concert discs, collections and soundtracks.
In 2019, Cher continued to give performances as part of his seventh tour "Here We Go Again Tour". Its program includes songs from the last album of the performer, as well as world famous hits. Concerts began in the winter of 2018, the new dates of performances were added subsequently, during which the musician Niall Gregory Rogers and his Chic group joined Cher.
Discography
- 1965 - All I Really Want To Do
- 1968 - Backstage
- 1969 - 3614 Jackson Highway
- 1971 - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
- 1973 - Bittersweet WHITE LIGHT
- 1976 - i'd Rather Believe in You
- 1979 - Take Me Home
- 1980 - Black Rose
- 1982 - I Paralyze
- 1989 - Heart Of Stone
- 1991 - Love Hurts
- 1998 - Believe.
- 2001 - Living Proof
- 2013 - Closer To the Truth
- 2018 - Dancing Queen
Filmography
- 1969 - "Celdi"
- 1983 - Silkwood
- 1985 - "Mask"
- 1987 - "Ishen witch"
- 1987 - "Power of the Moon"
- 1996 - "loyalty"
- 1999 - "Tea with Mussolini"
- 2003 - "Stuck in you"
- 2010 - "Burlesque"
- 2018 - "Mamma Mia! 2 "