Cher believed her most iconic song would be a dud - but one thing stopped her turning it down Music icon Cher has crammed more into one lifetime than most people would struggle to fit into a generation.
The American pop and entertainment duo began their career in the mid 1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector and hit the big time in 1965 when their hit I Got You Babe spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US as well as topping the charts here and in Canada.
The music mega-star, who is on a global tour to promote her new book, Cher: The Memoir Part One, gushes: "Oh this is just part one.
And with a career spanning music, TV, and film, it is no surprise her life story - written by the icon herself - is being split in two so fans can take their time getting to grips with her rich, ever evolving life story.
Cher's book chronicles her rise to stardom and the challenges she faced as part of the double act, Sonny and Cher with her late workaholic partner Sonny Bono.
