Cher has nicknames.
Cher ( [ ˈʃɛər ] born Cherilyn Sarkisian , May 20 , 1946 ) is an American singer and actress . Sometimes referred to as the Goddess of Pop , she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry . Honorific nicknames in popular music . Honorific nicknames were used in classical music in Europe as early as the early nineteenth century , with figures such as Mozart being called `` The father of modern music '' and Bach `` The father of modern piano music '' . Madonna and Michael Jackson have been closely associated with the terms Queen and King of Pop since the 1980s .