Cher

Outline

Cher (2024) is the first volume of Cher’s memoir, covering her childhood, her early struggles, and her rise to fame. She describes growing up with little money, her musical partnership with Sonny Bono, and the television success of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. The book reflects on resilience, reinvention, and the determination that shaped one of the longest careers in entertainment.

• Cher grew up with little money, and her early struggles shaped the determination she carried into her career.
• Her musical partnership with Sonny Bono was the starting point of her rise to fame.
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour brought the pair success on television.
• The memoir treats resilience and reinvention as the habits behind one of the longest careers in entertainment.
• This is the first volume of her memoir, so it stops at her rise to fame rather than covering her whole life.

Cher is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than six decades. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Moonstruck and has also received Grammy and Emmy awards. In 2024 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.