Cher Reveals What Saved Her After She 'Lost All My Money': 'I Had to Start at Ground Zero’

The singer also shared that she believed that luck played a role in her lengthy music career

Cher is getting candid about how she turned her fortunes around.

The “Believe” singer, 77, revealed on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Wednesday, May 1 that she did something many artists didn’t do in the 1980s — begin a residency in Las Vegas — in order to make some money to support her family.

“I lost all the money I had worked for at some point,” she shared. “So I had to start at ground zero, and I didn’t know what I was gonna actually do to make a living for my kids.”

“I decided to go to Caesar’s Palace, which was — you know, people didn’t go there,” she continued. “I was like, ‘What’s Elvis [Presley] doing here?’ But people didn’t go to Las Vegas. It really was the elephant’s graveyard.”

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The residency took place at the Circus Maximus Showroom at Caesars Palace and was dubbed, “A Celebration at Caesars Palace.” Cher performed songs like “Lookin for Love,”“Take It to the Limit” and “Out Here on My Own.”

The Burlesque star also noted during her interview with host Jennifer Hudson that being in the music industry wasn’t always easy and she had to overcome several obstacles in order to remain on the stage.

“There was one writer who kept saying every year, ‘This is her last year. This is finally her last year. She is so over.’ And I said, ‘You know what buddy, I’ll be here when you’re gone.’ And I think I am.”

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“But I tried to be cool with everybody because why not?” she added.

She also said that despite her successes, she believed that luck played a huge role in her lengthy music career.

“I’m lucky. I’m really lucky because I think to be in our business, it’s not enough to be talented, you’ve gotta have some luck,” she said. “Because I know people who can sing rings around me, you know? But they weren’t as lucky. Like I’m a vessel. It goes through me.”

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Cher is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for her contributions to music this year. Ryan Seacrest and judge Lionel Richie revealed the 2024 inductees on the April 21 episode of American Idol.

This year's nominees also included Mariah Carey, Eric B. & Rakim, Jane’s Addiction, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, Sinead O’Connor and Sade.

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