Cher
Number one hits across six decades
Facts
- Born: 1946
- Country: United States
- Field: Music
- Era: Television Age
Overview
El Centro, California born singer who rose with Sonny Bono as Sonny and Cher, topping charts with I Got You Babe 1965. Her solo career spanned Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves, an Academy Award for Best Actress in Moonstruck 1987, and Believe 1998, whose pitch correction effect became known as the Cher effect. She is the only artist with a number one hit on a Billboard chart in six consecutive decades.