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At 71 Cher wows Billboard Music Awards crowd

"I've been doing it for 53 years," says Cher, accepting the Billboard Icon Award.

Cher has wowed the crowd at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, performing Believe and (If I Could) Turn Back Time.

The 71 year old received the Billboard Icon Award before an enthusiastic industry crowd.

“I’ve wanted to do what I do since I was 4 years old and I’ve been doing it for 53 years.

“I’m 71 yesterday. And I can do a five minute plank, ok? Just sayin’.

“I want to thank my mom. Because when I was really young she said ‘You’re not going to be the smartest, you’re not going to be the prettiest, you’re not going to be the most talented, but you’re going to be special. When I met Sonny he said the same thing.

“There was really nothing about me that ed anyone to believe I was going to be special.”

She also thanks those she has worked with across the years including Phil Spector.

“Luck has so much to do with my success. I think it was mostly luck and a little bit of something thrown in.”

The awards also included a stunning performance by Celine Dion 20 years after the release of My Heart Will Go On.

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