By Adam S. Levy - Breaking Celebrity News Staff Writer

Chaz Bono lived up to the hype in his highly-anticipated debut on Dancing with the Stars' 13th season premiere Monday night, closing the show with a rousing  cha-cha for which he was awarded 17 out of 30 points.

The 42-year-old daughter-turned-son of Cher and the late Sonny Bono, whose casting on the show led to controversy among conservative groups, left no mystery as to who he is in his introductory vignette.

"I'm Chaz Bono, I'm the first transgender contestant on Dancing With the Stars, which means that I was born with a female body, but have transitioned and am now a male," he said. "People first got to know me as Sonny and Cher's child on their TV show."