Lisa Irion is a seasoned character actress and vocalist with over 20 years experience in the theatre. In 2003, an Elvis impersonator suggested that she attempt to impersonate Cher. Accepting the challenge, she approached it as she would an acting role and studied Cher intensively. Several months later, she produced her own show and debuted her impersonation at a theatre with Elvis and Sinatra impersonators. It sold out every performance for three weeks. She began getting work in her local area (Louisiana) for fund raisers and small corporate events and has rapidly risen up the ranks to one of the country's leading Chers, performing throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
In 2005, only two years after her Cher debut, she was nominated for the "Rising Star" Cloney Award. This international award is voted on by agents, producers and artists in the Look-Alike/Tribute industry. She won the "Rising Star" Cloney Award in 2006. In May, 2007 she won the International Celebrity Images Reel Award for "Rising Star" at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas. She is currently a Nominee for "Best Pop/Rock Performer" at the 2008 Reel Awards in Las Vegas and for "Most Professional Impersonator" at the 2008 Entertainment Network Artist's Choice Awards in Las Vegas, both awards presentations scheduled in May, 2008.
She has entertained Fortune 500 Companies, and was filmed for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Lifetime TV, and two British documentaries about celebrity impersonators. Forum Moderators on Cher's Official Website chose her to headline the Cher Expos, performing a 90 minute show for some of Cher's biggest fans with proceeds going to Cher's favorite charities. In 2007, The Wilson Quarterly, a Washington, D.C. based magazine published an article about her, and she was also featured in articles by The New York Times, The Baton Rouge Daily Advocate, The Daily Advertiser of Lafayette, Louisiana and The Electric New Paper in Singapore.
Lisa resides in Louisiana with her husband and two children.