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Cher has insisted that she was driven to become a successful singer from an early age.

Speaking to Parade, Cher explained that she has never once doubted her decision to pursue a career in music.

"When I was a little girl, I saw Cinderella with my mother… I started singing the songs from it, and I told her, 'This is what I am going to do'," she said. "I was three, and I never changed my mind."

The 'Believe' singer added: "I wanted to be famous. I wanted this!"

The Burlesque star also revealed that she has no plans to retire in the near future.

"Even when you're feeling sick, hurting a lot, like you might die, once you get out there onstage and find everything is working - the lights, the music - you know you'll be fine. 

"You feel so big and so tall, like you are in some sort of alternate universe. It's magnificent! As long as I can do it and people still come to see me, I don't want to quit working. It's magic."

Cher recently admitted that she should have never married her former husband Sonny Bono.