As pop icon Cher celebrates her 80th birthday, how much do you know about her and her long and varied career that stretches over six decades? Cher Cher is one of the most iconic names in pop music, with a career that has spanned more than 60 years. Cher first found fame in 1965, when she and then-husband Sonny Bono scored an international hit with ‘I Got You Babe’. While that duo soon foundered, Cher went onto greater success as a solo artist, and has scored hits in various decades.