Believe

recording by Cher

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discussed in biography

  • Cher
    In Cher: Later music career

    … for the dance single “Believe,” which went to number one on the Billboard chart. “Believe” was the first hit song to make use of Auto-Tune, a form of technology that allows studios to digitally enhance a singer’s pitch.

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use of Auto-Tune

  • Cher performing at the Heaven nightclub in London, 1998
    In Auto-Tune: Impact on the music industry

    Her song “Believe” (1998) features deliberately enhanced glitchy vocals, and it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the oldest woman, at the age of 52, to top the chart. Other artists across multiple genres soon began using the technology, asking their sound engineers…

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