Groundbreaking pop icon and Academy Award-winning performer
Cher is an American singer, actress, and television personality whose groundbreaking six-decade career has made her a cultural icon. Rising to fame with the folk rock duo Sonny & Cher, she later reinvented herself as a solo superstar with chart-topping hits across multiple genres, including the global smash Believe, which pioneered Auto-Tune as a vocal effect. On screen, she earned critical acclaim with films like Moonstruck, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Cher is the only artist with Billboard number-one hits in seven consecutive decades, and her impact spans music, film, fashion, and activism. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she is also known for her outspoken advocacy on issues like LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS awareness.
Cher attended a Montessori school during her early education, which influenced her creative confidence and independence.