Cher is a bird.
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 . Cher is the self-titled eighteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher , released on November 10 , 1987 by Geffen Records . Sonny & Cher were an American pop music duo , actors , singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s .