Cher the cover girl stuns at 77! Singer poses for Paper Magazine and makes shock confession about her voice

Between film, television and the recording industry, Cher has been part of the pop culture landscape for more than sixty years.

And with no intention of calling it quits and retiring anytime soon, the 77-year-old is back in the spotlight and still looking stunning as the cover girl for the new edition of Paper magazine.

Her push back to the public is all part of the promotion for her first-ever holiday-themed studio album, titled Christmas, which just came out last week.

While Cher says in the new interview that she is not a fan of her own voice, many of her millions of fans around the world would probably disagree with her assessment of herself, as she is still worthy of a cover girl after all these years .

For this latest cover, the timeless entertainer cuts a chic figure in a black and rustic sequin bodysuit from Versace.

Complete with shoulder pads and a glint of sequins under the photographer’s bright light, the futuristic-looking number hugs her toned and slim figure from head to toe.

In keeping with the color scheme, Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) also donned a pair of perfectly matched knee-high boots and opted for platinum blonde locks pulled up into a bun, save for a few strands of hair dangling around the frame. her face.

Cher has long been asked to create an album of songs for the holidays for most of her career, but she has never had the desire to do so.

But now that it’s done and released, the music icon admitted it came out “as good as any record” she’s made.

Cher credits her inspiration to get back into the studio to her boyfriend Alexander “AE” Edwards, 37. And it all started when he brought her some songs to listen to because she no longer turns on the radio.

‘When we first got together he said, “Why aren’t you recording?” And I said, “I don’t know.” So he brought me this song called “Fairness,” and it grabbed me so much. And then he brought me a few more and I thought, I can go back into the studio with this,” the Believe singer said of the initial spark.

Cher continued, “And then suddenly the Christmas album came up again. I mean, it’s been coming up all my life and I was always like, “Yes, no,” and somehow this was different. When I started, I was completely into it. I called Cyndi (Lauper) first and then Stevie (Wonder) and then Darlene (Love). Tyga was a surprise and Michael (Bublé) was kind of a surprise too, because I have friends who know him.

Although she has released 26 previous solo albums, and five more as half of 1965’s Sonny & Cher, she admitted she didn’t love them all.

Self-Criticism: Although Cher says she’s not a fan of her own voice, she did say she’s happy with how her new Christmas album turned out: “I just never liked my voice that much.” If I had my choice I would probably have another one, but I didn’t get my choice. I have my mother’s voice

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“I’ve made so many albums, and some that I thought were as good as an album of mine were not hits. And then there were others that I wasn’t so excited about,” she said of the unpredictability of the music industry.

She noted that her career has been a series of ups and downs in terms of success and then revealed that she did not always like the sound of her own voice.

“So I like this album. I’m not a Cher fan, but I like doing it,” she admitted. ‘When I listen to it, I think we succeeded. It wasn’t planned, but it worked out.’

Cher would go on to explain what it is about herself as an artist that she doesn’t like.

“I just never really liked my voice,” she said, before adding, “If I had the choice, I would probably have a different one, but I didn’t get my choice. I have my mother’s voice.’

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The so-called Goddess Of Pop then broke the cadence of her voice as she played a tune behind the microphone.

“I don’t know, it’s weird. It doesn’t sound like a man, it doesn’t sound like a woman. I’m somewhere more in between,” she explained. ‘I have a strange style. I do what you do when you can’t hold a note: I don’t spend my Rs. I think some consonants are hard to sing, so I just have to leave them open.”

When asked how she was able to build such a long and successful career as a singer and actress, Cher responded with a simple one-line answer: “I just don’t give up.”

She then explained that the most successful people are usually those who never quit their craft.

“Besides, this is the only thing I know,” Cher said of her ability to consistently work on what she loves since the early 1960s. “So when I couldn’t get a record deal, I made movies.”

Moving Forward: When asked how she was able to have such a long and successful career as a singer and actress, Cher responded with a simple one-line answer: “I just don’t give up”; seen them at the Academy Awards in 1986

Cher is new The Christmas album, consisting of 13 songs, was released on October 20.

It features guest appearances from Cyndi Lauper, Stevie Wonder, Darlene Love and Tyga.

During her career, Cher has sold more than 100 million records as a solo artist and another 40 million as part of the famous dupe Sonny & Cher, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

She has also heralded a career as an actress that resulted in two Academy Award nominations, including winning the Best Actress award for Moonstruck (1988).