I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.

She is the only artist to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in each of the past six decades. Recognized for having brought the sense of female autonomy and self-actualization into the entertainment industry Cher is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in various areas of entertainment as well as for continuously reinventing both her music and image. Goldmine magazine's Phill Marder described her as the leader of an effort in the 1960s to "advance feminine rebellion in the rock world [and] the prototype of the female rock star setting the standard for appearance [and] attitude".