At the age of 78 years, Cher took the stage by storm at the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, captivating the crowd with electrifying performances of her legendary hits “Strong Enough” and “Believe.” Exuding energy that could rival artists decades younger, she lit up the stage, dancing alongside a vibrant group of backup dancers. The performance reached new heights as Victoria’s Secret models joined in, confidently strutting the runway in perfect harmony with Cher’s powerful vocals. The dazzling synergy between her commanding presence and the models’ striking poise left the audience cheering wildly, with many calling it one of Cher’s most unforgettable moments to date.

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A literal legend just took the stage at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: Cher. The singer was given a rightful hero’s welcome before she livened up the runway with performances of “Strong Enough” and “Believe.” Ahead of the show, Cher downplayed her numbers, saying, “Don’t expect that much! I’m going to go out there and do my best.”

And her best was glorious:

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You can watch the entire performance below in the show:

Cher was one of three performers that Victoria’s Secret tapped for its grand return. Tyla and Lisa joined her in the lineup.

Cher, now 78, previously spoke to ELLE in 2018 about the longevity of her career. “Look, I’ve had huge failures in my life,” she said. “Huge dips and ‘Oh, you’re over. You’re over.’ This one guy once said, ‘You’re over,’ every year for I don’t know how many years. And I just said to him, ‘You know what? I will be here when you’re not doing what you do anymore.’ I had no idea if I was right or wrong. I was just tired of hearing him say it.

She spoke to AARP last October about her impact on the music industry. The magazine asked if she felt she received proper recognition for helping lead “the leap” into Auto-Tune. She responded by sharing the story of how her song “Believe” came to sound like it does.

“You can only get credit for so long,” she said. “Some producers know. Kids don’t know. A lot of young people love ‘Believe’ because it sounds current, but they don’t know who Cher is. They don’t know I’m singing it.

“The sound came from a big argument. The verses were difficult because they just laid there. So Mark [Taylor, her producer] kept saying, ‘You’ve got to sing it better,’ and he said it one too many times. I said, ‘If you want it better, get another singer,’ and I walked out. I’d been there forever trying to make it better, and I just had no other tricks in my bag.

“I saw this boy [Andrew Roachford] the next day using a vocoder on a British morning show. I asked Mark about that, and he said he had a pitch machine. He said, ‘Give me a couple of hours.’ Later he played it, and I was thrilled. We just high-fived. Then we had to talk [Warner Music UK exec] Rob Dickins into putting it out. He said, ‘It doesn’t sound like you.’ I said, ‘That’s the genius of it.’”