If anyone believes in the power of a good comeback, it’s Cher. This summer she had her first movie role in eight years in Mammia Mia: Here We Go Again, her take on ‘Fernando’ breathing new life into an ABBA classic. 20 years after the launch of her biggest hit single ever, there’s a new album of ABBA covers, world tour dates in the offing, and a new Cher musical heading to Broadway.
Cher – 1990s – Comeback
Back in 1998, Cher was looking for a comeback vehicle too. Despite a music career that spanned the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, and an acting career that earned her an Oscar in 1988, Cher’s output in the ’90s had been sparse. Though her cover of the ‘Shoop Shoop Song’ was a massive hit in Europe in 1990, only two Cher albums had arrived early in that decade. Then in the mid-90s she signed a new record deal with Warner Music UK.