Cher is an American.
Believe is the twenty-second studio album by American singer-actress Cher , first released on October 22 , 1998 by WEA and distributed in North America by Warner Bros. . Cher . 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 British charts . She became a television personality in the 1970s with her shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour , watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run , and Cher . Cher is the self-titled eighteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher , released on November 10 , 1987 by Geffen Records .