Cher has built a six-decade career as a singer and actress, delivering No. 1 hits with Sonny & Cher and sustaining solo chart-toppers across the years.

To mark her 80th birthday, the profile highlights standout recent looks—from the 2017 rhinestone butterfly moment to 2019 blue wig performances and a 2024 Victoria’s Secret appearance with glittering cargos—underscoring her lasting fashion influence.

Her achievements extend beyond performance: author of the New York Times bestseller Cher: The Memoir (2024), inspiration for the Broadway show The Cher Show (2018) which won two Tony Awards, and recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018, along with recognition as a fashion and LGBT ally.

She openly embraces her Armenian heritage, crediting her father and Armenian grandparents’ survival of the genocide, a thread she frequently acknowledges in interviews.

Together with Dr. Eric Esrailian, she co-authored the YOU CANNOT ERASE US advocacy piece, highlighting the destruction of Armenian heritage, POW abuses, displacement, and humanitarian crises in Artsakh.

Cher discusses cosmetic surgery—including a facelift—as a personal choice that makes her happy, framing it as not something she needs to defend publicly.

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The original publication was in German and appeared on LatestLY on May 19, 2026.

Behind the milestone, she faces private stress linked to her son Elijah Blue Allman’s ongoing legal conservatorship case.

Cher has undergone multiple rounds of plastic surgery and has candidly stated she hates aging, while remaining prolific in performance and creation.

She has publicly discussed aging with a blunt honesty, acknowledging the dislike of getting older yet continuing to pursue her art.