Cher she has been one of the most popular singers in the world for years. Her song “Believe” is one of the best-selling singles in music history, which brought her international fame. The artist has been in show business for years and has a very rich biography. She recently published the biography “Cher: The Memoir, Part One”, in which she decided to tell stories from both her professional and private life. The singer revealed a surprising fact about her name. For three decades, she was convinced that her real name was Cherilyn Sarkisian. As it turned out, she was wrong.
Cher learned her real name years later. The birth certificate left her stunned
For much of her life, Cher believed that her real name was Cherilyn Sarkisian. In 1979, she decided to change her name and keep her stage name “Cher”. When she got her hands on the birth certificate, she couldn't believe what she saw. As it turns out, it had Cheryl's name on it. As it turned out, after the artist's birth, her name was incorrectly entered in the documents. Her then 19-year-old mother had a difficult delivery without anesthetics and did not take care of it. The name was inspired by Cher's mother's favorite actress.
When the nurse asked my mother what she wanted to name me, she said she had no idea. But the woman was very insistent, so my mother replied as follows: Lana Turner is my favorite actress and her daughter's name is Cheryl. My mother's name is Lynda, so maybe just Cherilyn?
– Cher wrote in her autobiography. However, as it turned out, the name on the birth certificate was spelled incorrectly.
Cher's partner is 40 years younger than her. She revealed why she doesn't date men her own age
Cher's love life has attracted a lot of attention over the years. The singer was in a relationship with Sonny Bono in the past, whom she married in the 1960s. After the divorce, she revealed that her former partner was supposed to “keep her in bondage” and deprive her of part of her earnings. Currently, the artist is dating a much younger partner than herself, who is 40 years older than her. Her beloved Alexander Edwards is a music producer and vice president of the artistic department of the record label Def Jam Records. Interestingly, Cher's new partner is also much younger than her sons. In one of her recent interviews, the artist admitted why she prefers to meet younger partners. The reason is… pragmatic. She recently turned 78 years old. “Men my age or older, well, they're all dead now,” Jennifer Hudson said on the show.