Cher Tickets

About Cher

Cher began her career as an entertainer as a backup singer for Gold Star Studios. There she met her Sonny Bono. Though he was much older, the two eventually became friends and husband and wife. She released her first solo effort, “Ringo I Love You”, in 1964 but did not garner much attention.

The married couple originally tried to record under the name Caesar and Cleopatra but failed again to receive any attention. The two came back as Sonny and Cher. Their first release, Look at Us, hit the charts and the single “I Got You Babe” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.

From there Sonny and Cher hit the middle of the charts several times before reaching the top ten again with “The Beat Goes On” in 1967. The duo had become a hit, touring around the world and singing on popular television shows like The Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand. Cher also released several solo albums with Sono as producer during that time. The Sonny Side of Cher sold well and duo tried to move their musical success to the big screen. The first movie project, Good Times, failed to make any kind of an impact at the box office.

The box failure began to apply to their recordings as well. The times were changing and the folksy Sonny and Cher were becoming passé. The duo began to play at Las Vegas resorts and developed an act that landed them their own variety television. The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour debuted in 1971 and ran for four years. The show was nominated for 15 Emmy’s and resided in the top ten in prime time.

The duo used their television fame to re-launch their music careers, hitting the top 10 with “All I Ever Need Is You” and “A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done”. At the age of 25 she had already seen the ups and downs of the entertainment industry, but she kept on coming back for more. Cher continued to do her best to establish herself as a solo act.

She released Gypsys, Tramps, & Thieves in 1971 and Half-Breed in 1973. The albums each landed in the top 40 on the billboard charts and the title track singles both reached number one on the charts. Cher’s solo career was taking off, but her marriage was falling apart. The divorce was finalized in 1975 and the hit television show dissipated.

Cher starred in her own variety show that lasted two half seasons until she decided to end it. The pregnant star re-united with her ex-husband and brought back their television show. The new Sony and Cher Comedy Hour was cancelled after two seasons as the show failed to deliver.

Cher’s own solo career was dwindling and her solo albums had failed to be as commercially successful as they once were. She reunited with Sono a couple of times on stage, but their last performance together was in 1979. The tumultuous ‘70s left her at the crossroads in her career.

Cher came back to stardom with the disco craze. She signed with Casablanca Records and released the commercially successful Take Me Home. The title track breached the top ten for her first singles hit in years. Eventually disco faded away and leaving Cher with career questions a gain.

She moved to Broadway, getting her first role at the age of 36 in 1982. Starring in Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, she was a hit and starred in the film adaptation by Robert Altman. She continued her success, landing roles in Silkwood with Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell. The role as a lesbian gave her her first Academy Award nomination.

After a successful film career in the mid-80s, Cher returned to music recording her first album in five years in 1987. Her self-titled rock album was the first of three very successful records. The records produced a number of top ten hits, including “I Found Someone”, We All Sleep Alone”, “After All”, and “If I Could Turn Back Time”.

The ‘90s saw a new Cher trying to establish herself as an artist. She starred in Mermaids and made albums that found much greater success in Europe than in North America. Then, in 198, Sonny Bono passed away. The tragic death sparked a number of tributes to their relationship and the beginning of their career.

She followed the sad time with Believe. The Grammy Award-winning album was filled with up-tempo dance tracks. The four-times over platinum album brought her back into the prominence. She released a book and sang at Super Bowl XXXIII. Cher toured for much of the beginning of the 21st century, releasing several compilation albums.