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− | '''Cherilyn Sarkisian''', better known as '''Cher''', (born May 20, 1946) is an [[Americans|American]] [[Actor|actress]], [[singer]], [[songwriter]], and [[television personality]]. She has won an [[Academy Award]], a [[Grammy Award]], an [[Emmy Award]] and three [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]s. She is well known for her [[Alto|deep contralto]] vocal range.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/18/arts/cabaret-review-on-life-s-rough-and-tumble-via-mama-s-tender-heart.html|title=CABARET REVIEW; On Life's Rough-and-Tumble, via Mama's Tender Heart|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=18 December 1997|work=ESPN.com|accessdate=2 July 2010}}</ref> | + | '''Cherilyn Sarkisian''', better known as '''Cher''' (born May 20, 1946), is an [[Americans|American]] [[Actor|actress]], [[singer]], [[songwriter]], and [[television personality]]. She has won an [[Academy Award]], a [[Grammy Award]], an [[Emmy Award]] and three [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]s. She is well known for her [[Alto|deep contralto]] vocal range.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/18/arts/cabaret-review-on-life-s-rough-and-tumble-via-mama-s-tender-heart.html|title=CABARET REVIEW; On Life's Rough-and-Tumble, via Mama's Tender Heart|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=18 December 1997|work=ESPN.com|accessdate=2 July 2010}}</ref> She has become known as the '''Goddess of Pop'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cher, the Goddess of Pop|url=https://vocal.media/beat/cher-the-goddess-of-pop|access-date=2023-12-02|website=Beat|language=en}}</ref> |
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− | Her mother is singer and actress [[Georgia Holt]]. | + | Her mother is singer and actress [[Georgia Holt]]. Her Uncle is Mickey Crouch, (deceased) a former Night Club Owner of The Haunted House in Hollywood, California. She has three first cousins. Michael Crouch, a retired Technology Executive and Chef living in San Jose, California, Russell Crouch, A Real Estate Agent and musician living in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Chris Crouch an Artist and Musician, living in New Mexico. |
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− | Cher first became well known in 1965 as one half of the [[pop rock]] duo [[Sonny & Cher]]. She has also released 25 albums as a solo artist, and has 22 ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' Top 40 entries over her career. These include twelve Top 10 singles and five number one singles. | + | Cher first became well known in 1965 as one half of the [[pop rock]] duo [[Sonny & Cher]]. She has also released 27 albums as a solo artist, and has 22 ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' Top 40 entries over her career. These include twelve Top 10 singles and five number-one singles. |
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− | She became a successful television star in the 1970s and a movie actress in the 1980s. In 1987, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the romantic comedy [[Moonstruck]]. | + | She became a successful television star in the 1970s and a movie actress in the 1980s. In 1987, she won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for her role in the romantic comedy ''[[Moonstruck]]''. |
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− | In 2023 Cher released her first ever festive album, called Christmas’ and entertainment website icymi.co.uk, she will headline this year’s NBC Christening at Rockefeller. | + | In 2023, Cher released her first-ever holiday album, ''Christmas''. She headlined the year's Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Plaza.<ref>{{Citation|title=Video: Cher rocked around Rockefeller's Christmas tree lighting {{!}} CNN|date=2023-11-30|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/11/30/rockefeller-christmas-tree-lighting-nbc-nr-cprog-vpx.cnn|language=en|access-date=2023-12-02}}</ref> |
| == Discography == | | == Discography == |
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