Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) is a #1 hit recording artist, Emmy-award
winning television personality, award-winning actress, director, record
producer and philanthropist. she has won an Academy Award, a Gammy
Award, an Emmy Award , three Golden Globes, and a Cannes Film Festival
Award among others for her work in film, music and television. She is the
only person in history to have received all of these awards. Cher began
her career as a backup singer and later came to prominence as one half
of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher with the success of their song "I Got
You Babe” in 1965. Her hit dance single "Believe" is her biggest-selling
recording and was the best-selling single of 1999,having sold over 10
million copies worldwide.