Between film, television and the recording industry: Cher has been apart of the pop culture landscape for more than six decades and counting.
And with no intention of calling it quits and retiring anytime soon, the 77-year-old is back in the spotlight, looking stunning as ever as the cover girl for new edition of Paper Magazine.
Her push back out into the public is all part of the promotional push for her first-ever holiday-themed studio album, titled Christmas, that just dropped last week.
While Cher talks about not being a fan of her own voice in the new interview, many of her millions of fans around the world would likely disagree with her assessment of herself, considering she’s still cover girl worthy after all these years.
For this latest cover, the ageless entertainer strikes a chic figure in a black and rustic sequin bodysuit by Versace.
![Cher, the age-defying cover girl, dazzles at 77! Singer graces Paper Magazine and reveals surprising truth about her vocal abilities. 1 Cover girl: Cher, 77, looks stunning in new shoot for Paper Magazine as she hits the promotional trail for her first-ever holiday-themed album, titled Christmas](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/27/04/77056389-12678421-Cover_girl_Cher_77_looks_stunning_in_new_shoot_for_Paper_Magazin-a-5_1698375954147.jpg)
Cover girl: Cher, 77, looks stunning in new shoot for Paper Magazine as she hits the promotional trail for her first-ever holiday-themed album, titled Christmas
Complete with shoulder pads and a sparkle from the sequins under the harsh lights of the photographer, the futuristic-looking number hugs her toned and lean figure from top to bottom.
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, with exception of some stands of hair left dangling around the frame of her face.
Cher has long been asked to do an album of holiday season songs throughout most of her career, but she never had the desire to do it.
But now that it’s finished and has been released, the music icon admitted that it came out ‘as good as any record’ she has made.
Cher attributes her inspiration for getting back into the studio to her boyfriend Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards, 37. And it all started by him bringing her some songs to listen to because she doesn’t turn on the radio anymore.
‘When we were first together, he said, “Why aren’t you recording?” And I went, “I don’t know.” So he brought me this song called “Fairness,” and it grabbed me so much. And then he brought me a couple of others and I thought, I can go back into the studio on these,’ the Believe singer said of the initial spark.
Cher continued, ‘And then all of a sudden, the Christmas album came up again. I mean, it’d been coming up my whole life and I’d always been going, “Yeah, no,” and somehow this was different. When I started, I was totally into it. I called Cyndi [Lauper] first and then I called Stevie [Wonder] and then Darlene [Love]. Tyga was a surprise and Michael [Bublé] was kind of a surprise, too, because I have friends that know him.
While she’s released 26 previous solo albums, and five more as one-half of Sonny & Cher dating back to 1965, she admitted she hasn’t been fond of all of them.
![Cher, the age-defying cover girl, dazzles at 77! Singer graces Paper Magazine and reveals surprising truth about her vocal abilities. 3 Self critic: While Cher talks about not being a fan of her own voice, she did reveal that 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 probably would have another one, but I didn't get my choice. I got my mother’s voice'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/27/00/77056389-0-image-a-4_1698364681326.jpg)
Self critic: While Cher talks about not being a fan of her own voice, she did reveal that 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 probably would have another one, but I didn’t get my choice. I got my mother’s voice’
![Cher, the age-defying cover girl, dazzles at 77! Singer graces Paper Magazine and reveals surprising truth about her vocal abilities. 5 Confessional The If I Can Turn Back Time star revealed she's 'not a Cher fan but I like doing it'; Cher is pictured in Paris, France in September 2023](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/27/04/77061897-12678421-Confessional_The_If_I_Can_Turn_Back_Time_star_revealed_she_s_not-a-6_1698375954148.jpg)
Confessional The If I Can Turn Back Time star revealed she’s ‘not a Cher fan but I like doing it’; Cher is pictured in Paris, France in September 2023
‘I’ve made so many albums, and some of the ones I thought were as good as I could like an album of mine weren’t hits. And then other ones that I was not that excited about [were],’ she said of the unpredictability of the music industry.
Noting that her career has been a series of ups and downs in regards to success, she proceeded to reveal that she hasn’t always liked 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 this worked out. It wasn’t planned out, but it worked out.’
Cher would go on to elaborate on what it is about herself as a performer that she doesn’t like.
‘I just never liked my voice that much,’ she said, before adding, If I had my choice, I probably would have another one, but I didn’t get my choice. I got my mother’s voice.’
![Cher, the age-defying cover girl, dazzles at 77! Singer graces Paper Magazine and reveals surprising truth about her vocal abilities. 7 New music: Her new Christmas release is her 27th studio album and first of original material in 10 years; Cher is seen with former work partner and husband Sonny Bono in 1967](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/27/04/77061899-12678421-New_music_Her_new_Christmas_release_is_her_27th_studio_album_and-a-7_1698375954149.jpg)
New music: Her new Christmas release is her 27th studio album and first of original material in 10 years; Cher is seen with former work partner and husband Sonny Bono in 1967
The so-called Goddess Of Pop then broke down the cadence of her voice when she’s behind the microphone belting out a tune.
‘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 this strange style. I do what you do when you can’t hold a note: I don’t pronounce my Rs. I guess some consonants are hard to sing, so I just gotta leave them open.’
When asked how she’s been able to have such a long and successful career both as a singer and as an actress, Cher responded with a simple, one-line answer: ‘I just don’t quit.’
She proceeded to explain how the most successful people are usually the ones who have just never stopped doing their craft.
‘Also, it’s the only thing I know,’ Cher said of her ability to consistently work at what she loves since the early 1960s. ‘So when I couldn’t get a record deal, I made movies.’
![Cher, the age-defying cover girl, dazzles at 77! Singer graces Paper Magazine and reveals surprising truth about her vocal abilities. 9 Pushing forward: When asked how she's been able to have such a long and successful career as a singer and as an actress, Cher responded with a simple, one-line answer: 'I just don't quit'; she seen at the Academy Awards in 1986](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/27/04/77061905-12678421-Pushing_forward_When_asked_how_she_s_been_able_to_have_such_a_lo-a-8_1698375954168.jpg)
Pushing forward: When asked how she’s been able to have such a long and successful career as a singer and as an actress, Cher responded with a simple, one-line answer: ‘I just don’t quit’; she seen at the Academy Awards in 1986
Cher’s new Christmas album, consisting of 13 songs, was released on October 20.
It features guest appearances by 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 famed dup Sonny & Cher, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
She’s also had a heralded career as an actress that resulted in two Academy Award nominations, which includes winning the Best Actress award for Moonstruck (1988).