Cher in photos: See a gallery of photos from her life and career
See 50+ photos from Cher's life and career.
American entertainer Cher is shown in this candid photo taken in her hotel room in Paris, France, Dec. 1966. (AP Photo
Entertainers Sonny, right, and Cher sing during taping of "The Danny Thomas Special" in Los Angeles, Ca., on Jan. 21, 1966.
Sonny and Cher arrive for the mod party and preview of "The President's Analyst" hosted by Paramount and James Coburn star of the movie on Dec. 13, 1967.
Singer Cher is seen in 1971.
Cher gets some inquisitive glances from team members Jim Brown, left, the former football star turned actor, and her husband Sonny, right, during taping of "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" September 30, 1972.
Cher, wearing chamois leather, and Sonny Bono, wearing checks and plaids, are shown in front of a poster of the documentary-movie "Wattstax" in this 1973 photo at an unknown location.
Cher holds her 4-month-old son, Elijah Blue Allman, in a scene from her Christmas show taped in Los Angeles, Ca., Nov. 9, 1976.
Pop singers and siblings Donny and Marie Osmond, left, Cher Allman and Sonny Bono, prepare to blow out the candles on a birthday cake presented to Marie during the taping of the "Sonny and Cher Show," Oct. 9, 1976. Marie will celebrate her 17th birthday on October 13. (AP Photo/George Brich)
Entertainer Cher sticks her tongue out during taping of a one-hour variety ABC television special "Cher...Special" in Los Angeles, Ca., Saturday, March 26, 1978.
Entertainer Sonny Bono, left, sings with his ex-wife, singer Cher Allman, during the taping of "The Mike Douglas Show" Monday Jan. 22, 1979 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Sonny Bono, left, and his ex-wife, Cher clown before Mike Douglas during the taping of the Mike Douglas Show in Los Angeles, Ca., Monday, Jan 23, 1979. Cher co-hosts a week with Douglas to air beginning Feb. 26.
1960's pop singers Sonny and Cher share a laugh during a taping of ABC's "Good Morning America" in New York City on Oct. 3, 1981. (AP Photo/David Handschuh)
Actress-singer Lena Horne, center, actress Lillian Gish, left, and actress-singer Cher are shown at the 36th annual Tony Awards ceremony in New York City, June 7, 1982. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)
Actress and singer Cher smiles with her award at the annual Golden Globe Awards presentation in Hollywood, Ca., Jan. 29, 1984. Cher won for best supporting actress in the movie "Silkwood." (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
Cher hugs her friend Darlene Love after a performance of "Leader of the Pack" at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City, Friday night, July 20, 1985. Love is starring in the Broadway musical. (AP Photo/Frankie Ziths)
Actress-singer Cher wears a creation by designer Bob Mackie as she poses with actor Don Ameche after presenting him with the Oscar for best supporting actor at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 24, 1986. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
Jack Nicholson, top, is shown with his co-stars in "The Witches of Eastwick," from left to right, Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer, 1987.
Actress Olympia Dukakis, winner of a Golden Globe for "Best Performance in a Supporting Role" and Cher, winner of the "Best Performance by an Actress in a musical or comedy", hold the awards they received for performances in the hit movie "Moonstruck" during the Foreign Press Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Jan. 24, 1988. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Cher shows off both her Oscar and Bob Mackie black-sequined gown after winning the award for best actress for her role as the superstitious young widow of "Moonstruck" at the 60th Annual Academy Awards, April 12, 1988 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
First lady Barbara Bush holds Bryant Gillison, 5, of Indianapolis as Cher wraps her arm around Jennifer Johnson, 10, of Midland, Texas during their visit to the White House, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1990. The visit was sponsored by the International Craniofacial Foundation. Jermaine Gardner, 7, of Baltimore, wearing sunglasses is in foreground. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Singer and actress Cher performs at London's Wembley Arena on May 5, 1992. (AP Photo/Gill Allen)
Cher wipes her eyes as she speaks at services for her former husband and Rep. Sonny Bono at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Palm Springs, California, Friday, Jan. 9, 1998. Bono was killed in a skiing accident.
Cher arrives at the 70th Annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Monday, March 23, 1998. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Cher, left, and Mary Bono touch a star honoring Sonny and Cher after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, May 15, 1998 in Los Angeles. It was a posthumous honor for Bono, the entertainer-turned-congressman who died on January 5. (AP Photo/John Hayes)
Cher performs the National Athem before the start of Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Cher performs in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Oct. 26, 1999 file photo. Cher is auctioning off hundreds of items from her Malibu home beginning Oct. 3, Cher announced Monday, July 31, 2006. A "nice percentage" of the proceeds will benefit the Cher Charitable Foundation, Cher said. (AP Photo/Christof Stache, File)
In this Dec. 9, 2002, file photo, Cher accepts a lifetime achievement award at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas during the Billboard Music Awards show. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta, file)
Entertainer Cher, right, embraces Dr. Bob Meaders prior to a House Armed Service Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 15, 2006 on the use of combat helmets, vehicle armor and body armor by ground forces in Iraq. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
In this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo, Cher is seen on stage at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)
Actress Cher holds a "Free Billy" t-shirt Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009 at the Los Angeles City Council chambers to urge scrapping construction plans on the Los Angeles Zoo's $42 million elephant exhibit, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
U.S. recording artist, actress, director, and record producer Cher arrives for the British Gala Premiere of "Burlesque," at a cinema in Leicester Square, central London, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Jorge Herrera)
Lady Gaga, left, accepts the award for Video of the Year from Cher at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Cher poses in the press room at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Cher, left, and Christina Aguilera, cast members in "Burlesque," walk the red carpet together at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Cher holds up her hands after placing them in cement during a ceremony to put her hands and feet in cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Singer Cher performs during the "Dance on the Pier" as part of Pride events Sunday, Jun. 30, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/AP Images)
Mary Bono Mack, left, and Cher appear onstage at The 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 21, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Vince Bucci)
Cher arrives by police motorcycle for her performance on NBC's "Today" show on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Cher performs in concert during her Dressed to Kill 2014 Tour at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday, April 28, 2014, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Cher, left, and Marc Jacobs arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" on Monday, May 4, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Singer and actress Cher stops to talk to media as she leaves a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum in Provincetown, Mass., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
In this April 12, 2017 file photo, Cher arrives at the premiere of "The Promise" in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Cher performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena on Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Cher arrives for the funeral of Gregg Allman, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Macon, Ga. Family, friends and fans on Saturday gathered to say goodbye to music legend Gregg Allman, who died over the Memorial Day weekend at the age of 69. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
In this Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 file photo Cher speaks during a women's march rally in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher,File)
Actresses Cher, left, and Amanda Seyfried pose for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the film 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again', in London Monday, July 16, 2018. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
2018 Kennedy Center honoree Cher attends the 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Washington. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
Cher takes a bow on stage with designer Bob Mackie behind her during the curtain call for "The Cher Show" Broadway musical opening night at the Neil Simon Theatre on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Cher performs in concert during her "Here We Go Again Tour" at The Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, April 20, 2019, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Cher performs during the "Here We Go Again," tour at the United Center on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, in Chicago. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Iconic singer Cher gives a thumbs up to supporters as she arrives to speak near a polling station as she campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
American icon Cher, center, watches as a rescued elephant named Kaavan arrives at the international airport, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Kaavan, dubbed the world's loneliest elephant after living alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, has captured worldwide attention, including Cher, who has been closely involved in his rescue. The elephant will join other elephants in a waiting sanctuary. (Pool Photo via AP)
There isn't much Cher hasn't done in her career. She's achieved EGOT status, she's the only artist to have a No. 1 song in each of the past six decades — heck, she's got her own gelato business, Cherlato. But a Christmas album? That's new territory.