page_title: Living Proof (Cher album)
section_title: Promotion
hierarchical_section_title: Living Proof (Cher album) / Promotion
caption_attribution_description: English: Singer and actress Cher performing in a concert in France; 2004.
context_page_description: Living Proof is the 24th studio album by American singer Cher. It was first released on November 6, 2001 by WEA and distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Records in 2002. After the commercial success of Believe, Cher began work on her twenty-fourth studio album in 2000. Rob Dickins was chosen as the executive producer for the album, enlisting producers such as Johan Åberg, Chris Cox, Tony Moran, Bruce Roberts, Wayne Rodriguez, Stargate, Chicane, Ray Hedges, and Mark Taylor. Its music incorporates dance-pop, disco and house styles.
  Upon release, Living Proof received mixed reviews from music critics. Some of them praised the album itself, saying that it was even better than Believe, while others criticized the excessive use of Auto-Tune on Cher's vocals. Commercially, the album did not reach the same success as its predecessor, debuting at number nine on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 82,000 copies. It was also received moderately in Europe, peaking within the top 30 in Sweden and the top 50 in the United Kingdom, despite being certified gold by both Swedish Recording Industry Association and British Phonographic Industry.
context_section_description: To start marketing Living Proof, Cher made an appearance on German TV show Wetten, dass..? on October 13, 2001, and performed "The Music's No Good Without You". It was followed by performances of the song on occasions such as Top of the Pops, Children in Need, Parkinson, Royal Variety Performance, Sen kväll med Luuk, Bambi Awards, Premios Ondas, among others. BBC One aired a documentary titled Still Cher on January 3, 2002, which followed Cher as she toured Europe promoting Living Proof in 2001. Cher made a number of performances to promote the album's release in the United States. She opened the 2002 American Music Awards on January 9, 2002 singing "Song for the Lonely", accompanied by dancers and wearing a blonde wig. She also appeared on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Show with David Letterman, and VH1 Divas promoting the song. Cher also sang "A Different Kind of Love Song" on the comedy series Will & Grace in 2002, where she made a special guest appearance in the episode, "AI: Artificial Insemination Part 2", as God. The single was also performed during the 50th American Bandstand.
  Cher embarked on her fifth concert tour titled Living Proof: The Farewell Tour in June 2002 in Toronto. It was originally planned as a 59-date tour in North America, but due to the popularity of the tour, Cher extended it a number of times to play in territories she either had never been to or had not played for a long time. The tour gave Cher the opportunity to perform in new territories, including her first tour to reach New Zealand. According to the Dakota Student, the performance at the Alerus Center, in Grand Forks, North Dakota was the largest single night audience the artist has performed for during her solo career. The final show took place in Los Angeles in April 2005 after a record-breaking 325 dates. The Living Proof: The Farewell Tour was a critical and commercial success. It became the longest running concert tour ever in North America and the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist, earning an estimated $250 million from 325 shows. The concert played at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, in November 2002, was broadcast on NBC in February 2003. It attracted near 17 million viewers and won three Primetime Emmy Awards. The show was included on a DVD titled The Farewell Tour which was released in 2003.
caption: Cher performing during her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour in 2004
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