"You"" (1976) and ""Cherished"" (1977), the latter a return to her pop style at Warner's producers' insistence, were commercially unsuccessful. In 1977, under the rubric ""Allman and Woman"", she recorded alongside Allman the duet album ""Two the Hard Way"". Their relationship ended following the release of the album, and their divorce was finalized in 1979. Beginning in 1978, she had a two-year live-in relationship with Kiss member Gene Simmons. That year, she legally changed her name from Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere Bono Allman to Cher, to eliminate the use of four surnames. She returned to prime time television with the"
"Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress. Commonly referred to by the media as the Goddess of Pop, she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her six-decade-long career. Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song ""I Got You Babe"" reached number one on the American and"
"a Cannes Film Festival Award, a special CFDA Fashion Award, and a Kennedy Center Honors prize, among several other honors. She has sold 100 million records worldwide to date, becoming one of the best-selling music artists in history. She is the only artist to date to have a number-one single on a ""Billboard"" chart in six consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s. Outside of her music and acting, she is noted for her political views, philanthropic endeavors, and social activism, including LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS prevention. Cher was born Cherilyn Sarkisian in El Centro, California, on May 20,"
"on VH1's list of ""The 100 Greatest Women in Music"", based on the period 1992–2012. ""Esquire"" magazine placed her at number 44 on their list of ""The 75 Greatest Women of All Time"". She was featured on the ""100 Greatest Movie Stars of our Time"" list compiled by ""People"". In a 2001 poll, ""Biography"" magazine ranked her as their third favorite leading actress of all time, behind Audrey Hepburn and Katharine Hepburn. Tours Residencies Notes Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress. Commonly referred to by the media as the Goddess of"
"in November 2017, she released a single using the same music but different lyrics with a winter/Christmas theme, ""Xmas Every Day"". Cyndi Almouzni Cyndi Almouzni (born 10 October 1984), best known at the beginning of her music career in the United States as Cherie, is a French pop and dance music singer coming from Marseille. Her 2004 hit ""I'm Ready"" hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Later on she performed professionally with her real name Cyndi Almouzni and under her mononym Cyndi, most notably when she took part in the competition for UK entry to Eurovision Song"
"Karen Cheryl Isabelle Morizet (formerly Karen Cheryl on 19 July 1955) is a French singer, actress, radio and television presenter. Karen Cheryl began her career as a singer in the 1970s and 1980s. Her first single ""Garde-moi avec toi"" was released in 1975 and her last one ""L'Amour Fou"" was released in 1991. Her first recordings were released under the name of Carene Cheryl. In 1977, she stated in the television program ""Le monde de l'accordéon"" that Carene and Cheryl were her second and third names. She later explained at an interview with Philippe Bouvard that it was a pseudonym"
"Cyndi Almouzni Cyndi Almouzni (born 10 October 1984), best known at the beginning of her music career in the United States as Cherie, is a French pop and dance music singer coming from Marseille. Her 2004 hit ""I'm Ready"" hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Later on she performed professionally with her real name Cyndi Almouzni and under her mononym Cyndi, most notably when she took part in the competition for UK entry to Eurovision Song Contest with ""I'll Leave My Heart"" coming second to the eventual entry ""Flying the Flag (For You)"" from Scooch. When she"
"Charles Aznavour (born Aznavourian) is much celebrated show and song-stars for decades. In 2009 Armenian-American singer and songwriter Serj Tankian along with his father Khatchadour Tankian sang their rendition of ""Bari Arakel"" on an Armenian charity telethon. Armenian-American pop artists include Cher, whose real name is Cherylin Sarkissian and all the members of the popular heavy metal band System of a Down. Keyboardist Derek Sherinian is a worldwide rock keyboard legend who has played with Alice Cooper, Kiss, Dream Theater amongst many others. Andy Madadian is a legendary artist who is Armenian-Iranian, and Vigen Derderian is an Armenian-Iranian legendary jazz"
"Nolwenn Leroy Nolwenn Le Magueresse (born 28 September 1982 in Saint-Renan, Brittany, France), known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy ( ), is a French singer-songwriter, musician and voice actress. Originally classically trained, she rose to fame after winning the second season of the French television music competition ""Star Academy"", in 2002. She has since recorded six studio albums and scored two number one singles, ""Cassé"" and ""Nolwenn Ohwo!"", on the French charts. In 2012, her album ""Bretonne"" was certified two times diamond for sales exceeding one million copies. Leroy has received numerous awards and nominations. In January 2015, she"
"Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith; March 11, 1957) is an American singer. Lynn is best known for her songs during the late 1970s through the mid–1980s; including 1978's R&B/disco song, ""Got to Be Real"". Lynn's singing career began when she was a young girl with her church choir. However, her professional singing career started during 1976 when she obtained a job as a backing vocalist for the national touring company of the musical drama ""The Wiz"". Eventually she would obtain the role of Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, during the six-month national tour. Prior to"
"Cori Yarckin Cori Ann Yarckin (born August 15), is an American actress and singer. At age seven Yarckin had a role in the local stage production of ""Oliver!"", followed by a role in the musical ""The King and I"". She made her first television appearance the next year, dancing in the Disney Channel special, ""Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree"". Yarckin spent two years with the Orlando Opera, with singing and dance performances in ""The Queen of Spades"" and ""Othello"". In 1998, she was a dancer in the Univisión variety show ""Sábado Gigante"". She took part in the nationally televised UPN reality/talent show"
"Louisy Joseph Lydy Louisy-Joseph (born 14 April 1978 in Vénissieux, a suburb of Lyon, France), better known by the shorter name Louisy Joseph, is a French singer of Martinique origin. She first joined the French series of ""Popstars"" as part of the girl band L5, and since 2008 has been performing as a solo singer. Lydy Louisy Joseph left school early at age 15 to pursue a musical career while continuing hotel studies in Lyon. In 2001, she took part the Lyon musical comedy ""Salammbô"", in the role of Zelda, the fighting woman. In 2001, she applied as Lydy Louisy-Joseph"
"named a longlisted nominee for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize. Her second album, ""Dans le noir"", was released in 2018. She is out as lesbian. Safia Nolin Safia Nolin is a French Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter from Quebec City. Her debut album ""Limoilou"" was released in 2015 via Bonsound. Modestly successful at first, her album sales increased significantly in 2016 after she appeared on ""Tout le monde en parle"", opening up about her teenage struggles with anxiety and bullying. She has toured France as an opening act for Lou Doillon, and Quebec as an opening act for Louis-Jean Cormier. In June"
"Patulous Eustachian tube and would undergo a minimally invasive surgical procedure to correct the problem after ear-drop medications appeared to be no longer working. French-language studio albums English-language studio albums Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (; ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in her homeland with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. Dion first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland. After learning to"
"Cheryl Lyndsey Cheryl Lyndsey (born May 7, 1978) is an American singer–songwriter and musician best known as touring member of alternative rock band The Breeders. She is noted as guitarist for Exene Cervenka's solo band and contributed to Exene's 2011 album ""The Excitement of Maybe"". She was declared ""One of LA's Best"" by LA Weekly. She currently hosts a podcast titled ""Livin with Ma."" Cheryl Lyndsey currently fronts Los Angeles rock band The Carrions as guitarist and singer. Their debut album ""A New Level of Neon"" (2012) was recorded by Steve Kille of Dead Meadow and mastered by Howie Weinberg"
"at #55 before her debut album ""In and Out of Love"" finally released in February 2008, debuting at #74 on the ""Billboard"" 200. Her song ""Ooh La La"" was originally used as an opener for Making The Band 3, which suggested that the final band recorded the song. The girls often referred to the song in competitions. She now goes by Cheri Coke and has collaborated with MeLo-X on ""The Garden of Eden"", it is a part of the tracklist that will appear on Dennis's highly anticipated sophomore album """"X/COKE"""". Cheri Dennis Cheri Dennis (born August 7, 1979), is an"
"entitled ""Geef me tijd"", she was discovered by a whole new and younger audience. This resulted in Saint-Pierre being one of the judges in the first season of the Belgian version of the talent show X-Factor. Today Saint-Pierre still frequently records new material and she is still one of the most respected voices and live performers of Belgium. Saint-Pierre has sung songs in Dutch, French and English. Singles: Albums: Liliane Saint-Pierre Liliane Saint-Pierre (born Liliane Louise Keuninckx, 18 December 1948) is a Belgian (Flemish) singer who sings mainly in Dutch. Liliane Saint-Pierre was born in Molenstede, Flemish Brabant, as Liliane"
"fourth album. Kathleen (singer) Kathleen Sergerie, known professionally as Kathleen, is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec, who records only under her first name. She released several albums and scored hits on the Canadian charts in the early 1990s with songs such as ""Où aller"" and ""Ça va bien!"" Her 1993 album ""Ça va bien!"" was written and produced by Jean-Pierre Isaac. As of 2006, she joined with the Ville Émard Blues Band and performed in Montreal. Although she has not released a solo album since 1996, she told the newspaper ""L'Avantage gaspésien"" in 2017 that she was beginning work"
"Rachelle Ann Go Rachelle Ann ""Shin"" Villalobos Go-Spies (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipino singer and international musical theater actress. Her First Burn single together with Lexi Lawson, Arianna Afsar, Julia Harriman and Shoba Narayan debuted and peaked at number 1 in iTunes U.S, number 64 in UK Official Charts, number 46 in iTunes worldwide and number 22 in Billboard Chart Digital Songs category, making her the first Philippine-based recording artist to reach number 1 the U.S. music chart. She began her career by participating in and winning several singing competitions, the first of which was in the long-running"
"Christine and the Queens Héloïse Letissier (born 1 June 1988), known professionally as Christine and the Queens or simply Chris, is a French singer, songwriter and producer. Letissier has been signed to the independent record label Because Music since 2012. Her debut album ""Chaleur humaine"" (2014) was named one of the best albums of the year by ""The Guardian"", ""The Independent"", ""Mojo"", and ""NME."" Her second album, ""Chris"", was released on 21 September 2018. Letissier was born on 1 June 1988 in Nantes, France. Her father, Georges Letissier, teaches English at the University of Nantes and specializes in Victorian era"
"Jil Caplan Jil Caplan (born Valentine Guilen; 23 October 1965 in Paris, France) is a French singer and songwriter. Paris-born Valentine Guilen studied modern literature at the Sorbonne and theatre at the Cours Florent, where she met Jay Alanski, producer and composer of the most influential pop songs of the 1980s. In August 1986, she met her friends Les Innocents, then unknown by the general public, in a recording studio, where the group recorded their first single ""Jodie"", under the leadership of Alanski, who quickly offered her the chance to sing. Jil Caplan, as she became known, accepted, and that"
"LiLi Roquelin LiLi Roquelin (born in Toulon, France) is a French-born American ""adult contemporary music"", post-trip hop and alternative rock singer, composer and songwriter from Astoria, Queens, New York City. Roquelin is most notable for her songs which won Best Music Video at several film festivals and received TV and Film Placements: ""I Saw You"", ""Blues Alone"", ""Should You Get Mad"", ""Renew"", ""Keep This For You"", ""The Only One"", ""Thank You"", ""Like a Feather"". Roquelin grew up in the south of France, learning music from her multi-instrumentalist father when she was four years old. She played several gigs as a"
"""The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott"" in 2005. In 2005 she released the CD, ""Ringing In My Head"". In 2006, signed a contract with Cherry Lane Music Publishing. Cori Yarckin Cori Ann Yarckin (born August 15), is an American actress and singer. At age seven Yarckin had a role in the local stage production of ""Oliver!"", followed by a role in the musical ""The King and I"". She made her first television appearance the next year, dancing in the Disney Channel special, ""Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree"". Yarckin spent two years with the Orlando Opera, with singing and dance performances in"
"(English version) on 17 May 2018. The album, titled ""Chris"", was released on 21 September 2018. In 2014, Letissier identified herself as pansexual. Christine and the Queens Héloïse Letissier (born 1 June 1988), known professionally as Christine and the Queens or simply Chris, is a French singer, songwriter and producer. Letissier has been signed to the independent record label Because Music since 2012. Her debut album ""Chaleur humaine"" (2014) was named one of the best albums of the year by ""The Guardian"", ""The Independent"", ""Mojo"", and ""NME."" Her second album, ""Chris"", was released on 21 September 2018. Letissier was born"
"was named after Leroy. In 2012, her wax figure was unveiled at the Musée Grévin in Paris. Nolwenn Leroy Nolwenn Le Magueresse (born 28 September 1982 in Saint-Renan, Brittany, France), known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy ( ), is a French singer-songwriter, musician and voice actress. Originally classically trained, she rose to fame after winning the second season of the French television music competition ""Star Academy"", in 2002. She has since recorded six studio albums and scored two number one singles, ""Cassé"" and ""Nolwenn Ohwo!"", on the French charts. In 2012, her album ""Bretonne"" was certified two times diamond"
"Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (; ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in her homeland with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. Dion first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland. After learning to speak English, she signed on to Epic Records in the United States. In 1990, Dion released her debut English-language album, ""Unison"", establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North"
"Lorraine Leckie Lorraine Leckie (née Turansky), is a New York City based Canadian singer and songwriter. She performs solo and with her band, ""Lorraine Leckie and her Demons"". Lorraine Leckie was born and raised in Whitby, Ontario, near Toronto, with her sister Brenda Turansky and brother Paul Turansky (deceased). In her early years, she was surrounded by the music of Neil Young and The Rolling Stones, but in the seventies she converted to punk rock, married Steve Leckie of The Viletones, and started her career as a makeup artist in the fashion industry. After a decade of working in Europe,"
"de Bengale (October 11, 2013) Directed by Sebastien Gagne La planque à libellules (December 6, 2013) Jean-Francois Blais Tokyo Jellybean (September 21, 2016) Directed by Pierre Alexandre Gerard Ingrid St-Pierre Ingrid St-Pierre (born in 1985) is a French Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec. Ingrid St-Pierre was born and raised in Cabano, a town within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Her father is a businessman while her mother is a painter and an artist. Since a young age, Ingrid took piano and Gregorian classical singing classes. At age 17, she left her hometown to go study in Quebec City. She later"
"Pierre Lapointe Pierre Lapointe (born May 23, 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows in the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a ""popular singer"", he has built an egocentric persona of a dandy onstage, but says he does this mostly to deflect attention from himself. His records have found critical and commercial success in Canada. Pierre Lapointe was born in Alma, Quebec, and grew up in Gatineau. He began studying plastic arts in 1999, but changed his program and started to take theatre courses at the Cégep de"
"Lynn Gunn Lyndsey Gerd Gunnulfsen (born March 15, 1994), usually known by her stage name Lynn Gunn, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Gunn is best known for fronting the American rock band PVRIS, although she has also made several solo collaborations with artists such as Tonight Alive and A Loss For Words. Gunn was one of the founders of the band Paris in 2012, which was then named Operation Guillotine. By 2013, Gunn had replaced Kyle Anthony as lead vocalist and guitarist. For legal reasons, the name of the band was officially changed to PVRIS on July 26,"
"Sherlyn González Sherlyn Montserrat González Díaz (born 14 October 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco), known simply as Sherlyn, is a Mexican actress and singer. Sheryln showed a passion for music at a young age. After winning a local contest called ""Vamos a jugar y cantar"", she joined a children-oriented group called ""K.I.D.S."", with fellow Mexican singers Dulce María and Fuzz. K.I.D.S.' second album, ""En el principio"", was released, and they participated in a tribute album to Pope John Paul II, titled ""El pescador"". Sherlyn later began acting in telenovelas. She acted as piojito or Sofía in Marisol. She starred in ""Clase"
"Scherrie Payne Scherrie Payne (born November 4, 1944) is an American singer. Payne is best known as the final lead singer of R&B/Soul vocal group The Supremes from 1973 until 1977. Because of her powerful voice and petite stature (5'2""), Payne is sometimes referred to as ""the little lady with the big voice."" Payne is the younger sister of singer Freda Payne. Payne continues to perform, both as a solo act and as a part of the ""Former Ladies of the Supremes"" (FLOS). Prior to her tenure with The Supremes, Payne was the lead singer for the group The Glass"
"Lorie (singer) Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, (born 2 May 1982) is a French singer. She has sold over 8 million albums and singles worldwide as of December 2007. Her first studio album ""Près de toi"" was certified triple platinum in France and she followed it with five other certified albums. Lorie is also an actress, who lent her voice for many French versions of international movies including ""Stuart Little 2"". She stars in the TF1 TV film ""De feu et de glace,"" and guest-starred as a Parisian model on the American soap opera ""The Young and the Restless""."