Pop icon and actress Cher is the mother of two children. They are Chaz Bono and Elijah Blue Allman. She shares the children with her ex-husbands Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman.
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Chaz Bono
Chaz Bono is an American writer, musician and actor. He was born on March 4, 1969, in the United States to his parents and entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher. He rose into the spotlight following appearances as a child on their television show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.
Chaz Bono was born female but underwent a female-to-male gender transition between 2008 and 2010. This was following her identification as a lesbian in 1995.
In a two-part Entertainment Tonight feature in June 2009, Chaz Bono explained his transition and in May 2010, he legally changed his gender and name. The documentary on his gender transition was screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
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The documentary made its television debut on the Oprah Winfrey Network. He remains a frontline LGBT activist.
Elijah Blue Allman
Elijah Blue Allman is an American musician. Elijah was born on July 10, 1976, to singer Cher and her second husband, Gregg Allman.
Elijah Blue Allman is a half-brother to Chaz. As a musician, he plays the guitar for the rock band Deadsy. Elijah’s stage name is P. Exeter Blue.
Elijah Blue Allman has been a guest vocalist on a variety of songs for other bands such as Orgy, Coal Chamber and Sugar Ray. He has worked with Thirty Seconds to Mars for the brand’s self-titled debut album.
Elijah Blue Allman is married to his sweetheart, and British singer Mariangela King, a.k.a “Queenie”. The two tied the marital knot in 2013.
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