Singer Georgia Holt, mother of Cher, dies at 96

“Mom’s gone.” With this brief sentence, the singer Cher76, announced this Sunday on Twitter the death of his mother, also an artist Georgia Holtof 96.

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– Look for) December 11, 2022

Three months ago, the American also reported on her social networks that her mother had been hospitalized: “Mom has been sick from time to time. She has just left the hospital. She had pneumonia. She is improving.”

Days later, the interpreter of Believe He claimed that home was “the best medicine” for his mother. Finally, Georgia Holt has died this December 10 and at the moment the causes are unknown.

The relationship between Cher and her mother was always very close. Georgia, in addition, was the guide of her daughter in her first musical steps. Both shared a passion for music. Holt was one of the most acclaimed singers of her time. She started her career at just 10 years old, won beauty contests and participated in several television series.

Cher’s father was John Sarkisian, an immigrant of Armenian origin who did not even see her born. He and Georgia got married, she became pregnant, but they separated soon after, which is why Cher decided to give up her original last name and change it to de La Piere, who was her mother’s second husband, and father of her half-sister. Holt was married and divorced up to six times.