Cee Lo Green dresses as Patti LaBelle at BET Awards

Cee Lo Green paid tribute to Patti LaBelle by dressing as the singer for the BET Awards 2011.

The Voice mentor took to the stage in a sparkly jacket and wig to honour LaBelle at the music ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

LaBelle was the recipient of this year's BET Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, which was broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium.

After an introduction, which included tributes from Beyoncé and Gladys Knight, Cee Lo launched into a rendition of LaBelle's 'Somebody Loves You'. He brought a can of hairspray on stage with him and stopped to spray his spiky black wig on occasion.



Shirley Ceaser and Marsha Ambrosius also performed musical tributes to LaBelle. Ceaser sang 'You Are My Friend', while Ambrosius took on 'If Only You Knew'. LaBelle also performed, treating the audience to her tracks 'Love, Need and Want You' and 'Lady Marmalade'.

"I would like to thank everybody for everything you've done for me," said LaBelle. "I plan to hold myself higher because I have gotten this wonderful award."

Chris Brown was the evening's big winner, taking home prizes including 'Best Male R&B star' and 'Best Collaboration' and 'Video of the Year' for 'Look at Me Now' featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes.

> Chris Brown triumphs at BET Awards 2011
> BET Awards 2011 - The Winners

Watch an all-star Patti LaBelle BET Awards tribute below: