Who is better CHER or Sonny/?

Answer 1

G'day Mary N,

Thanks for your question.

Cher was the better performer and Sonny was the better politician although Sonny Bono wrote and produced a number of the hits.

Cher has won an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and 3 Golden Globe Awards, among others.

She first rose to prominence in the mid 1960s as one half of the pop/rock duo Sonny & Cher. She also established herself as a solo artist, releasing 26 albums, numerous compilations and achieving 22 Top 40 hits, (including 12 Top 10 hits) over her career. She became a successful television star in the 1970s and a serious film actress in the 1980s. In 1988, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the romantic comedy Moonstruck.

Her 2002-2005 Living Proof Farewell Tour became the highest grossing concert tour ever by a female artist. In early 2008, Cher will debut a new live stage show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas that will be housed in her own exclusive concert theatre.

In a career that has now surpassed 40 years, Cher has emerged a pop-culture icon and one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Sonny Bono was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades.
Later in the same decade, he achieved commercial success, along with his then-wife Cher, as part of the singing duo Sonny and Cher. Bono wrote, arranged, and produced a number of hit records with singles like "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On," though Cher received more attention as the musical talent. Sonny and Cher starred in a popular television variety show, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, which ran on CBS from 1971 to 1974.

Bono continued his acting career, doing bit roles in such shows as Fantasy Island and The Love Boat. He played the part of a mad bomber in Airplane II: The Sequel and the part of Franklin von Tussle in John Waters's "Hairspray." In the film "Men In Black," Bono is one of several oddball celebrities seen on a wall of video screens that monitor extra-terrestrials living among us (others include politician Newt Gingrich and self-help guru Anthony Robbins).

Bono entered politics after experiencing great frustration with local government bureaucracy in trying to open a restaurant in Palm Springs, California. With conservative talk radio host Marshall Gilbert as his campaign manager (and later as the godfather of his two children by his wife, Mary), Bono placed a successful bid to become the new mayor of Palm Springs. He was instrumental in making the city more business-friendly and in spearheading the creation of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, now held each year in Bono's memory.

After unsuccessfully running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1992, Bono was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994 to represent California's 44th District. He introduced the controversial Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act during his tenure to benefit the music industry.

He championed the restoration of the Salton Sea, bringing the giant lake's plight to national attention. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich made a public appearance and speech at the shore of the lake on Bono's behalf.

In their book "Tell Newt to Shut Up", David Maraniss and Michael Weisskopf credit Bono with being the first person to recognize Gingrich's public relations problems in 1995. Drawing on his long experience as a celebrity and entertainment producer, Bono (according to Maraniss and Weisskopf) recognized that Gingrich's status had changed from politician to celebrity, and that Gingrich was not making allowances for that change:

"You're a celebrity now," he told Gingrich. "The rules are different for celebrities. I know it. I've been there. I've been a celebrity. I used to be a bigger celebrity. But let me tell you, you're not being handled right. This is not political news coverage. This is celebrity status. You need handlers. You need to understand what you're doing. You need to understand the attitude of the media toward celebrities."

Maraniss and Weisskopf go on to say that Gingrich did not heed Bono's advice.

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Regards

Answer 2

Cher, she sings hella better, plus she's a girl so she rocks! She's got a better voice then Sonny, Cher's gotta more deeper sounding voice than Sonny! However, there really should be no competition here cause Sonny is a damn good singer as well and they were both married, m so its not like they should be put against each other, ya know? Cause they were married and were a team, therfore they should be with each other, so this is a really bad question!

Answer 3

Back in the day, Cher was a better singer and Sonny a better manager. He made her what she is and she'll tell you that. Cher still has a classic voice.

Answer 4

Currently Cher. I don't think Sonny has much of a voice since he passed away.

Answer 5

I would say Cher because Sonny is no longer living.

Answer 6

It has to be cher because sonny no longer exists on planet earth

Answer 7

Cher. Sonny's isn't breathing.

Answer 8

CHER is , sonny rode her coat tails and Cher in her day was hot

Answer 9

Cher.

Answer 10

Cher!

Answer 11

Cher!