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		</div><p>Lionel Richie paid tribute to Prince during the opening night of his Las Vegas residency at Axis at Planet Hollywood on Wednesday (27.05.16).</p>
<p>The 66-year-old singer performed songs in tribute to Michael Jackson &#8211; who collaborated with Lionel on the track &#8216;We are the World&#8217; &#8211; and the &#8216;Purple Rain&#8217; star, who passed away earlier this month at his Paisley Park estate near Minnesota.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;We lost them way too soon. Prince&#8217;s talent was best in the world. I&#8217;d find myself writing harder just to keep up with his genius, and I thought mine was pretty good.&#8221;</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Lionel also admitted he was thrilled by the crowd&#8217;s reaction to his on-stage performance, saying it was better than he could have imagined.</p>
<p>He told the Las Vegas Sun newspaper: &#8220;I&#8217;ve never quite seen a reaction like this.<br />
&#8220;I was almost ready to cry, it was so emotional. They were giving me 150 percent with their emotions, so I had to up my game to 250 percent. We&#8217;ve never had a concert like this. It was incredible.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lionel said he was relishing his residency at Planet Hollywood and admitted it&#8217;s something he should have done earlier in his career.</p>
<p>He explained: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what kept me from Las Vegas for so long. This was an incredible, emotional experience for me, and I felt it from the audience, too. There was a lot of love going to and from the stage.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to a long run here in Las Vegas. I&#8217;m really glad my kids told me I had to jump at this opportunity. It turned out way better than I dreamed possible.&#8221;</p>
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