Overview

• Cher's memoir, 'Cher: The Memoir, Part One,' reveals she discovered her legal name was Cheryl while applying to legally change her name to Cher in 1979.
• The singer believed her name was Cherilyn, a combination her mother created inspired by actress Lana Turner and her grandmother's name, Lynda.
• Her mother, Georgia Holt, attributed the error to exhaustion after a difficult, unmedicated labor when naming her daughter in 1946.
• Cher legally dropped her last name and adopted her famous mononym in 1979, simplifying her identity and avoiding confusion with her married names.
• The memoir, released November 19, also delves into Cher's personal and professional life, including her relationships and early career experiences.