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‘Shocked’ Cher Says She Learned Her Real Legal Name in the 1970s

THE NAME GAME

It wasn’t until 1979 that the singer realized the incorrect name was put on her birth certificate.

Clay Walker
Clay Walker
Cher during an interview with Howard Stern in November 2024.
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Clay Walker

Clay Walker

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