Cher recalled how she reacted upon first learning ... The Grammy Award winner wrote that she was "shocked" to see that her first name was listed as "Cheryl" on the document.

Cher recently revealed she was 'shocked' to learn what her real name ... went to legally change her full name to Cher in the late '70s and dropped her four surnames — her birth name Sarkisian ...

Cher, who is worldwide famous for her four-letter name, was under the impression that she was born Cherilyn Sarkisian until her 30s, when she discovered a mistake on her birth certificate.

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Cher made an unexpected discovery when ... applied for a copy of her birth certificate in 1979 and was "shocked" to see that her first name was registered as Cheryl.

Cher has revealed she was “shocked” to learn her real name after discovering there was a mix-up with her birth certificate at the hospital when she was born. In her new memoir, “Cher ...

Cher recalls a curious interlude from her rich ... when she went to apply to change her legal name in 1979, she was "shocked" to discover that on her birth certificate her first name was listed ...

To the world, there is, and always will be, one and only Cher. But according to the singer, she didn't know what her real name was until she was 33 years old and was "shocked" when she found out ...

Cher recalls a curious interlude from her rich ... when she went to apply to change her legal name in 1979, she was “shocked” to discover that on her birth certificate her first name was ...