Cher is a singer.
Cher ( [ ˈʃɛər ] born Cherilyn Sarkisian , May 20 , 1946 ) is an American singer and actress . 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 five-decade-long career . She reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the album Believe , whose title track became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK .