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 error made by a hospital nurse
"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, California to Georgia Holt, a young, struggling actress, who endured a long, unmedicated labor. "She was exhausted by the time I arrived at around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, May 20," Cher wrote.
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 to change her legal name to Cher.
Cher Says She Was ‘Shocked’ By The Name She Discovered On Her Birth Certificate
The singer said she learned in the 1970s that her legal name wasn’t what she thought it was, due to a mistake on her birth certificate.
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 was 'shocked' when she discovered legal name decades after birth certificate error
Cher recalled finding out her legal first name when she was in her 30s. The singer believed that she was named Cherilyn but discovered an error was made on her birth certificate.
Cher Was 'Shocked' Upon Learning Her Legal Name After Hospital Mix-Up
In the late '70s, after Cher already gained great acclaim for her music and projects like The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, she decided to legally change her name to just "Cher," only to find out that her real name wasn't what she thought.
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 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 Says She'd 'Give Anything To Be 60 Again' As She Hints At Retiring After Her Next Album
As Cher nears 80, she reflects on her career and has seemingly confirmed that her upcoming album may be her last.
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