Song for the Lonely
Cher | Artist Essentials
First released: 2001 (year verified)
Original 2001 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The rising melody and layered refrain turn the persistent beat into a broad communal gesture.
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First released: 2001 (year verified)
The original Living Proof program was public internationally in 2001. The later US release campaign and current 2005 package copyright do not redate this recording.
Recording: Original 2001 studio recording
Credit: Cher
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Living Proof
Living Proof - original 2001 international album
The original album and Song for the Lonely are documented in November 2001, before the later US campaign. The 2005 package copyright is not the recording's first public year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About Cher
Cher emerged in the 1960s alongside Sonny Bono before developing a solo recording career across folk-pop, rock, disco and electronic dance music. Her contralto voice links otherwise different records, from Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves to If I Could Turn Back Time and Believe. Singing has remained one part of a wider performance career that also includes film, television and elaborate concert presentation.
Artist background sources
Cher - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame biography
Sonny Bono partnership and separate solo development, contralto, genre progression, representative recordings and work across screen and stage. Promotional records and current-status claims are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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