Cher | Kennedy Center Honors

The 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC
December 2, 2018

00:00 Introduction (hosted by Whoopi Goldberg)
01:38 Video montage (Cher's biography)
04:31 Cher's medley* (Little Big Town)
08:34 Spoken-word tribute (Amanda Seyfried)
09:42 Believe (Adam Lambert)
13:33 If I Could Turn Back Time (Cyndi Lauper)
18:30 I Got You Babe (Cyndi Lauper & Adam Lambert)

*Medley includes: Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves / I Found Someone / Baby Don't Go

PERSONNEL
Karen Fairchild (Little Big Town) – vocals
Kimberly Roads Schlapman (Little Big Town) – vocals
Phillip Sweet (Little Big Town) – vocals, acoustic guitar
Jimi Westbrook (Little Big Town) – vocals
Adam Lambert – vocals
Cyndi Lauper – vocals

Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946 | El Centro, California, US) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice, for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment and for adopting a variety of styles and appearances.

Cher rose to fame in 1965 as one half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cherbefore releasing her first solo top-ten singles "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and "You Better Sit Down Kids". Throughout the 1970s, she scored the US Billboard Hot 100number-one singles "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed", and "Dark Lady", becoming the female solo artist with the most number-one singles in US history at the time.

After her divorce from Sonny Bono in 1975, Cher released the successful disco album Take Me Home (1979). Her music career revival in the late 1980s saw the releases of rock-inflected albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989), and Love Hurts (1991), all of which yielded hit singles such as "I Found Someone", "If I Could Turn Back Time", and "Save Up All Your Tears". Cher reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the dance-pop album Believe, which featured pioneering use of Auto-Tune to distort her vocals, known as the "Cher effect". The title track became the number-one song of 1999 in the US and the best-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK. She continued to make music, with the albums Closer to the Truth (2013) and Dancing Queen (2018) both debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 and becoming her highest-charting solo albums in the US.

Cher became a television personality in the 1970s with her CBS shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run, and the namesake Cher. In 1982, she made her Broadway debut in the play Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and starred in its film adaptation. Cher subsequently garnered critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985), and Moonstruck (1987), the last of which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. She contributed to the soundtrack for her next film, Mermaids (1990), which spawned the UK number-one single "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)", and made her directorial debut with a segment in the abortion-themed anthology If These Walls Could Talk(1996). During the 2010s, Cher landed starring roles in the films Burlesque (2010) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018).

Having sold 100 million records, Cher is one of the world's best-selling music artists. Her accolades include a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Cannes Film Festival award, the Billboard Icon Award, and awards from the Kennedy Center Honors and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. She is the only solo artist to date to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in seven consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

Her 2002–2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist ever at the time, earning US$250 million (equivalent to $390 million in 2023). Aside from music and acting, she is noted for her trendsetting, elaborate outfits, political views, social media presence, philanthropic endeavors, and social activism, including LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.

The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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[lexdunn]

That last high note Adam sings in Believe brings instant tears to my eyes. What a voice!

[PiazzaGurl]

So cute Cher and Cindi 😂😂😂😂😂. I love me some Cindi Lauper. This was awesome tribute. Adam Lambert had me feeling that song differently

[henrikechers]

Cyndi was amazing. Love the friendship of her and Cher

[keithadams]

Adam Lambert is beyond belief, , , what an amazing rendition of

[henryriley]

Cher tearing up at Adam’s performance

I don’t think ive ever seen her cry watching someone else performing her song and tbh it makes sense because Adam is that talented yet so underrated 🤯

[deborahlosekelly]

Adams rendition of Believe was jaw dropping. Wow!

[Rascal]

Adam Lambert did a fantastic performabce singing "Believe", as a tribute to Cher. Adam was great on Ameican Idol, I voted for him. Adam should have won American Idol. He was the best. Adam did great on his own, now part of the band "Queen" as lead singer. He deserves his success. ❤😊

[NC-qcwd]

Adam Lambert got me into tears, what a beautiful show. Congratulations to Madam Cher.

[MrRichDavid]

Cher's tribute stole the show. What a beautiful presentation ...all those that performed for her were the best!

[tobirates]

Adam Lambert sang the hell out of that song! He deserves his own Kennedy Center Honor!

[giannigunn]

Born 1970 grew up on Sunny and Cher… needless to say by the time I came to my teenage years, I realized how beautiful this woman really was.. at the age of seven I started drumming went on to have a great music career and wound up appreciating and loving this woman even more… this woman is a one of a kind… resilience, talent, versatility, tenacity, all out pure talent.. 14:44 and the throw Cyndi Lauper in there that just made my day… Both these women were a huge influence in my music career.

[marksimon]

"CHER"ing my thoughts:

Like so many others, I grew up watching "The Sonny and Cher Show", and in my growing up, I fell in love with the one and only "CHER"!!!
Thank you for a lifetime of memories!

[sarahjaneaquino]

Iwas in awe when I heard an Icon of my childhood ( Cyndy Lauper) performing a song by an Icon herself Cher ❤❤❤

[PSIMM-ydrr]

Everyone on their feet -love it . Will miss The Kennedy Center Honors especially . That’s now been ruined , how dare that déclassé snake ?

[davidsarkisyan]

I've watched Cyndi Lauper many times just to see the amazing

[jacqueslerocques]

Cyndi Lauper had everyone on their feet

[brendaburlison]

When I saw Cher it was her final Farwell concert and Cindi Lauper opened for. I love Cindi she was amazing. Shout out for Cher and Cindi. Love you both!!!

[Mrs.Smith]

One of the
Best tributes I've seen🎉🎉
I love Cher and Cyndi.

[faithboyle]

Wow Adam Lambert what an incredible voice and performance!! ❤

[kristaleighy]

This was awesome after Adam performed Believe. Little Big Town sounded awesome on Found Someone. Cher was appreciative until Adam came on. Then she was amazed and happy after that. Love this woman for all her talents and kindness and take no prisoners attitude. She is amazing.