In 1964, Cher signed with Liberty Records' Imperial label, with Bono as her producer. A Spector-style single "Dream Baby" was played on Los Angeles radio stations and became a local hit, which they had expected. In the same month, the "Caesar & Cleo" group changed their name to "Sonny & Cher" and signed with Reprise Records to release their first single "Baby Don't Go". The song was loved by local residents in Los Angeles, and the duo later moved from Reprise Records to Atco label, a division of Atlantic Records. Their first single after signing in April 1965, "Just You", was released and reached the top twenty on the charts.
"Sonny & Cher" continue their music career, and Cher also has an appointment with Imperial Records to release her second single. Over the next two years, Cher sang while editing some of her solo or their couple's duet records under Sonny's guidance. One month after the release of "All I Really Want to Do", they released "I Got You Babe", which can be regarded as the best-selling and most popular pop-rock hit in the mid-1960s. The couple made great achievements in music. a century-old success. The results of Cher's own solo career are much inferior to those of the "Sonny & Cher" group, but in terms of itself, her results are also very competitive. Her first LP record entered the It reached the top 20 on the Billboard charts and stayed on the charts for 6 months. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" is another successful song by Cher, ranking among the top three sales charts in the United States and the United Kingdom with sales of one million copies. In 1967, Cher's single "You Better Sit Down Kids" made it into the top ten of the charts more than once. Among Cher's subsequent songs, the song written by Bono to deal with the social phenomenon of divorce was also a pop song with a special theme in the 1960s, and other songs such as "I Feel Something in the Air" and "Mama" (When My Dollies Have Babies) is based on the theme of unexpected pregnancy, also written by Bono.
In 1971, they signed with Decca Records, which was followed by an Internet broadcast on CBS. The performance brought them a second chance to succeed. Their performance made the show very enjoyable because of its musical diversity. Afterwards, it took Cher a long time to find a new musical style position. Cooperating with producer Snuff Garrett, Cher created a series of songs that could showcase her musical talent. At the end of 1971, Cher released the "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" album, which imitated Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man". Popular and selling millions of copies, "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" may appear to some listeners to be a collection of poorly produced pop-rock songs, but the songs themselves feature clever tempo changes. and the unusual chorus sound effects were all performed vividly by the singer, marking the maturity of Cher's singing skills as an artist. A subsequent commemorative album included Cher's hits from that period, such as "Fire and Rain." "The sales are very good, and her other single "The Way of Love" is a copy of Kathy Kirby's hit song in the mid-1960s. These show a new Cher, a more confident and powerful singer Cher.
In January 1972, the Cher couple's first performance on CBS brought them back to the center of America, and Cher once again became the focus of the public. Cher's early solo works or songs she sang with Sonny contained more themes related to human nature. Some of the later solo songs such as "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" such as "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady" are more dynamic and focus on performance. They can almost be described as performing songs. In this aspect, they can be regarded as similar to Cher in the 1960s. The biggest difference between the works. During the period of "Sonny & Cher", Cher also tried to develop a solo singing career, releasing the number one work 'Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves' in September 1971 and the number one singles 'Half Breed' and 'Dark Lady' in 1974, Cher's stardom gradually escaped Sonny's control, which eventually led to Cher and Sonny's divorce in 1975. Five days after divorcing Bono, Cher married Allman Brother's Gregg Allman and transferred to Warner Records. Throughout the late 1970s, Cher's popularity skyrocketed. Her dress made people talk about it, and she had constant romances with Gene Simmons of Kiss, Les Dudek and others. Cher's name often appeared in gossip and fashion magazines. Cher In the eyes of the global media, she is no longer the little woman that Sonny & Cher was back then.
Although she is famous for her singing, Cher has not forgotten her favorite - acting. She set foot on the Broadway stage in 1982 and returned to the big screen in 1983. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in director Mike Nichols' "Silkwood" and won a Golden Globe Award. In 1985, she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for "Mask". Two years later, she starred in "The Purple House" and "Suspect." In 1987, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Actress for her convincing performance in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck." A Golden Globe Award.
At the same time, her musical achievements reached another peak. In 1987, she signed a contract with Geffen Records and created the best-selling single I Found Someone. The album "Heart Of Stone" released in 1989 includes the classic works "After All", "If I Can Turn Back Time" and "Just Like Jesse James" in 1989 with Peter Cetera. In 1991, The Shoop Shoop Song, the theme song sung for the movie "Mommy's Pretty Daughter" in which she starred, also won the UK Championship. She also topped the UK album charts with "Love Hurts" and "Greatest Hits". In March 1995, she participated in the star-studded charity concert Love Can Build A Bridge. In the same year, her album "It's A Man's World" boldly covered the works of many male singers, including Marc Cohn's "Walking In Memphis".
Since the 1970s, Cher's achievements in the film and television industry have been far greater than in singing. Although Cher continued to release records after that, including the Columbia album and the album Believe released in 1998, which was rated as an internationally first-class album. Quoting Cher producer Garrett's evaluation of her, "Cher is more like a performing artist than a singer. Her acting talent is slightly higher. It can be said that she is luckier Helen Morgan in life and career. .
"Throughout the 1990s, many veterans faced the challenges of the changing market. Cher was not idle. She made her directorial debut in 1996 with the TV movie "If These Walls Could Talk", and then took on roles that were very well received. "Tea With Mussolini". She is very business-minded and has used her name and popularity to endorse many products, including fitness videos, perfumes, skin care products and even creative furniture. Although no one can doubt Cher's superstar status. , but when Cher's single "Believe" topped the charts for 7 consecutive weeks in the UK, which had a weird and uncertain music taste, in 1998, and then returned to her hometown in the United States, everyone was amazed by her great turnaround.
On November 10, 1998, Cher released his 22nd studio album "Believe". The album topped the album charts in more than 25 countries or regions. "Believe" became the most popular album from 1998 to 1999. The best-selling album, with sales of over 11 million copies worldwide, the lead single Believe brought Cher her first career Grammy Award on June 16, 1999 for the promotion of the album. , Cher launched a world tour called "Do You Believe? Tour" with a total of 122 performances. More than 1.1 million viewers watched her performances. The HBO concert special recording her world tour was nominated for seven awards.
On November 8, 2000, Cher released the album "Not com.mercial" co-produced with Bruce Roberts***. This album was not widely promoted and was only available on Cher. It is sold on the official website of the album. This album is not available in general record stores, so many fans do not know that this album exists.
The album "Living Proof" was released on November 19, 2001. The winning self-confidence of the previous work's return to the music scene continues the super kinetic energy of European electronic dance music, pushing the accumulated singing talent to another peak. It once again proves that Cher is worthy of being one of the representatives of American pop culture in the 1990s. 2002 On June 12, 2016, Cher launched a farewell concert called "Living Proof: The Farewell Tour" with a total of 235 concerts. The concert became the highest box office for a female singer's concert in history with US$260 million (the concert The record was later broken by Madonna). In 2010, singer-songwriter Cher returned to film the movie "Burlesque", returning to the big screen after seven years and singing in the film's soundtrack. The song "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from the movie "Burlesque" sung by Cher won the first place on the Billboard dance/club singles on-demand chart, and Cher became the US Billboard Billboard The only female singer in chart history to have a number one single in each of the six decades.
On September 20, 2013, 67-year-old Cher released her 25th solo studio album "Closer to the Truth", which was also her first album in nearly 12 years. The album reached number three on the US Billboard Album Chart and number four on the UK Album Chart. The first single from the album, Woman's World, once again topped the Billboard Dance/Club Singles Chart. In an interview, Cher stated that he will launch a North American concert called "Dressed to Kill Tour" in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 22, 2014.