Cher recently revealed she was 'shocked' to learn what her real name ... went to legally change her full name to Cher in the late '70s and dropped her four surnames — her birth name Sarkisian ...

Cher, who is worldwide famous for her four-letter name, was under the impression that she was born Cherilyn Sarkisian until her 30s, when she discovered a mistake on her birth certificate.

Cher recalled how she reacted upon first learning ... The Grammy Award winner wrote that she was "shocked" to see that her first name was listed as "Cheryl" on the document.

CHER has revealed her "shock" after discovering she had a completely different name on her birth certificate to what she had always thought. The legendary Believe singer, 78, says she grew up ...

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(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) Cher has revealed the “shock” she experienced ... with fame in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Among the revelations is the ...

Cher was "shocked" to first find out her legal name in her 30s. Cher's late mother, Georgia Holt, was 19 when she gave birth to the singer in 1946. In her book, Cher explained that Holt went into ...