Cher
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian, later adopted by Gilbert LaPierre,) is an American pop singer, actress, songwriter, film director, record producer and author. Among her many career accomplishments in music, television and film, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards among others.
Cher first rose to prominence in 1965 as one half of the pop/rock duo Sonny & Cher. She also established herself as a solo recording artist, releasing 25 albums, contributing to numerous compilations, and tallying 34 Billboard Top 40 entries in the U.S. over her career, both solo and with Sonny. These include eighteen Top 10 singles and five number one singles. Cher has had 16 Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart between 1965 and 2003, four of which reached number one.
She became a television star in the 1970s and a film actress in the 1980s. In 1987, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the romantic comedy Moonstruck.
With a career surpassing 40 years, Cher is an enduring pop icon and one of the most popular female artists in music history. Since her debut in 1964, Cher has sold over 200 million records worldwide as a solo artist[3] and 75 million more as half of the duo Sonny and Cher.
“A girl can wait for the right man to come along but in the meantime that doesn't mean she can't have a wonderful time with all the wrong ones”
“What am I supposed to do, Sit around and wait for you?Well I can't do that, And there's no turning back.I need time to move on,I need love to feel strong.Cause I've got time to think it through, And maybe I'm too good for you!”
“Anyone who's a great kisser, I'm always interested in.”
“If you could bottle it, everyone would have one!”
“Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great. ”
“The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing - and then marry him.”
“Some guy said to me: Don't you think you're too old to sing rock n' roll?I said: You'd better check with Mick Jagger.”