‘Shocked’ Cher reveals her real name after birth certificate mix-up

Cher spent years not knowing her real name.

The singer wrote in her memoir, released on Nov. 19, how “shocked” she was when she “decided to legally change [her] name to simply Cher.”

While the Grammy winner wrote in “Cher: The Memoir, Part One” that she “believed Cherilyn was [her] name,” it was actually listed as “Cheryl” on her birth certificate.

Cher wrote in her memoir that she was “shocked” finding out her real name. Getty Images

The singer’s birth certificate listed “Cheryl” instead of “Cherilyn.” Getty Images

She made the discovery while changing her name to Cher years later. AFP via Getty Images