How would you describe Cher’s voice? How many octaves can Cher sing?

Cher, born Cherilyn Sarkisian is an American singer, actress and television personality popularly hailed by the media as the “Goddess of Pop”.

Cher is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for working in a lot of areas in the entertainment industry, as well as for adopting a variety of styles and appearances throughout her six-decade-long career.

The contralto singing voice has a vocal range that lies between the F below “middle C” (F3) to two Fs above middle C (F5) and is the lowest type of female voice.

In the lower and upper extremes, some contralto voices can sing from two Bs below middle C (B2) to two B♭s above middle C (B♭5).

Cher, who sings C3 – E5 – F6 has sold 100 million records and is one of the world’s best-selling music artists.

She boasts of a huge pool of achievements, including;

• A Grammy Award,
• An Emmy Award,
• An Academy Award,
• Three Golden Globe Awards,
• A Cannes Film Festival award and
• The Billboard Icon Award.

She has also received awards from the Kennedy Center Honors and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

She is the only artist to date to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in six consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s.

Apart from acting and music, Cher is also famed for her political views, social media presence, philanthropic endeavors, and social activism, including LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.