Cher, 78, calls Cyndi Lauper, 70, a 'genius singer' and 'fabulous person' during her Hand and Footprint Ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:02 EDT, 4 June 2024 | Updated: 18:08 EDT, 4 June 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Cher honored her 'dear friend' Cyndi Lauper with a touching speech at her Hand and Footprint Ceremony, which was held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday. The 78-year-old pop diva fondly recalled the time she first sang her hit If I Could Turn Back Time with the 70-year-old Brooklyn-born belter in 2002 for VH1 Divas Las Vegas .
'I'm singing it and I'm really feeling good about myself, and she comes out and blows me away. And we've been friends ever since,' Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) gushed at the podium - according to NBC LA . 'Like there are singers.
I'm a pretty good singer. Cyndi is a great singer. She's a genius singer.
Okay? She is and she's a fabulous person and she's talented.' The DJ Play a Christmas Song hitmaker added: 'I love her, and she's a wonderful, wonderful, crazy, crazy person.' Cher (R) honored her 'dear friend' Cyndi Lauper (L) with a touching speech at her Hand and Footprint Ceremony, which was held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday The 78-year-old pop diva (R) fondly recalled the time she first sang her hit If I Could Turn Back Time with the 70-year-old Brooklyn-born belter (L) in 2002 for VH1 Divas Las Vegas Cher noted what a 'great job' Cyn.
