Cher Reveals She Didn't Know Her Real Name Until She Was in Her Thirties
Cher might "Believe" in life after love, but it turns out one thing she couldn't wrap her head around was the fact that she didn't know her real name for decades. In her new book, Cher: The Memoir, the pop icon revealed that she only found out what her actual name was when she filed to legally change it "to simply Cher" in 1979.
Cher Was "Shocked" to Find Out Her Real Name After a Birth Certificate Error
It took her 33 years to find out the truth. To the world, there is, and always will be, one and only Cher. But according to the singer, she didn't know what her real name was until she was 33 years old and was "shocked" when she found out the truth.
Cher ‘shocked’ to discover her legal name when she applied to change it
Cher recalls a curious interlude from her rich and many-chaptered history in her new book “Cher: The Memoir, Part One.”
Cher 'shocked' after unexpectedly finding out her real name on birth certificate
In 1979, while making plans to legally change her name to simply 'Cher', she made the startling revelation by accident as she came across her official birth certificate for the very first time. Throughout the duration of her time in the spotlight, Cher has gone by one name, and one name only. That being, 'Cher'.
Cher admits she was shocked to find out her 'real name' after birth certificate mix-up
Cher has opened up about her 'shock' finding out the name written on her birth certificate. On November 19, Cher released her new memoir - aptly titled Cher: the Memoir, Part One - and in the book, the star opened up about how she got her name.
Cher was 'Shocked' to Discover Real Name After Birth Certificate Mistake
Cher officially changed her name and dropped all four of her surnames in 1979, but what some may not realize is that the singer discovered something about herself in the process. In her memoir, "Cher: The Memoir,
Cher Didn't Find Out Her Real Name Until 33 Years Old
But according to the singer, she didn't know what her real name was until she was 33 years old and was "shocked" when she found out the truth. In her new book Cher: The Memoir, Part One, the 78-year-old music legend wrote that she always thought she was born as Cherilyn Sarkisian—that is,
"I believed Cherilyn was my name": Cher was "shocked" discovering her legal name before changing it
The memoir traces the first half of her life, including how she got her legal name. Cher was born in 1946 in El Centro, ...
Cher Says She Was 'Shocked' to Find Out Her Legal Name After Birth Certificate Mix-Up
The music legend remembers her mom telling her, "I was only a teenager, and I was in a lot of pain," after she discovered the ...
Cher was ‘shocked’ to discover her legal name after birth certificate error
The “Believe” hitmaker said she was under the impression that her real name was Cherilyn for years — until she finally went ...
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Cher’s real name is the world’s dullest surprise: 3 more exciting things about the singer
Nov. 19, 2024 It was then that the “Believe” singer discovered that mom Georgia Holt had inadvertently put “Cheryl” on the birth certificate. Holt had planned to combine Cheryl ...
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Georgia Holt mother to singer Cher dies at the age of 96
Georgia Holt was a singer-songwriter, model, and actress. The public figure had endured months-long health struggles. Taking to Twitter, singer and actress Cher shared with her followers that her ...