Singer Cher: 'I date younger men'

Singer Cher expressed that she is shy when approaching men, but she has discovered that people her own age are often hesitant to talk to her.

'HE MAKES ME LAUGH'

Cher said, "I date younger men because everyone my age is dead. I did what I said I wouldn't do, and now I'm living in the moment. I love being with him. He makes me laugh and we have fun. If you're happy, you don't think about how long it will last."

WHO IS CHER?

Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946, El Centro, California) is an American singer, actress, and television personality.

Cher was born on May 20, 1946, in El Centro, California, under the name Cherilyn Sarkisian. Her father, John Sarkisian, was an Armenian-American truck driver with drug and gambling problems; her mother, Georgia Holt (born Jackie Jean Crouch), was a former model and retired actress who claimed Irish, English, German, and Cherokee ancestry.

When Cher was a baby, her father was rarely home, and her parents divorced when she was ten months old. Her mother later married actor John Southall, with whom she had another daughter named Georganne, Cher's half-sister.

Cher began her music career at age 16 with producer Phil Spector, whom she met through her boyfriend Sonny Bono, and worked as a vocalist on various recordings in Hollywood. After releasing her first single titled “Ringo, I Love You” in the early 1960s, she released consecutive singles produced by Sonny Bono in 1964.

In 1965, the artist managed to rise to the second spot on the American charts with the album "Look at Us," which she made with Bono, and increased her recognition by appearing on television programs.

She began using the name "Cher" that same year, but it was not until 1978 that she officially changed her name to Cher. In 1970, she reached the peak of her career by hosting famous names on the program "Sonny and Cher Live," which they produced together for CBS television.

During this period, she continued to top the charts with new albums and songs released every year. She reached a sales figure of 4.5 million with her 1979 album "Take Me Home"; with this album, she had transitioned to the disco genre.

Three years later, the artist, who focused on pop rock, starred in her first feature film in 1982. After winning an award in cinema in 1985, she lost her former husband and partner Sonny Bono, whom she had married and divorced in 1998, and made an album in his memory: "Sonny and Me: Cher Remembers." Oscillating between dance music and other genres, Cher has won many awards throughout her cinema and music career.

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