Sonny Bono & Cher

Salvatore Bono was only 27 years old and Cherilyn LaPierre was only 16 years old when they met, became a couple, and rose to fame as the iconic Sonny and Cher. Sonny was already an established musician in the industry when he met Cher in the ‘60s. She started out wanting to pursue acting but when she began her career as a backup singer to Phil Spector, she was discovered as a talented singer. She and Sonny were roommates at this point and as her career flew to a great degree, her relationship with him also developed.

Their first song together was Baby Don’t Go and it reached the top 10 instantly. In 1969, Cher got pregnant with their child that they named Chastity Sun Bono, or who is now more popularly known as Chaz Bono. The couple tied the knot after the birth of Chaz but soon had a very messy separation.