Sonny & Cher – The Power Couple
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Sonny and Cher were an American pop music duo. The two were married and reached their height of success in the 1960s and ’70s. The couple began their career in the mid-’60s as backing singers for producer Phil Spectre until they started their own duo career. In 1965, the two achieved fame with their first two hit songs “Baby Don’t Go” and “I Got You, Babe.” The two released three albums and two soundtracks to not as successful films. They went on as TV personalities in the 1970s although their career duo ended in 1975 in divorce. Cher went on to lead a successful solo career and Sonny was elected to Congress as a Republican Representative from California. He passed away in 1998 in a skiing accident.
