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Madonna makes a fool of herself with a live performance – the media execution follows
Madonna during her bizarre appearance at the ESC
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In 2019 she is the superstar at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv: Madonna sings during the break – live! It would have been better if she had stayed.
Madonna is coming. Eurovision Song Contest fans are ecstatic in 2019. The Queen of Pop does the honors. After much speculation and long contract poker, the US singer actually performs during the break in the music competition in Tel Aviv. “The moment everyone has been waiting for,” moderator Bar Refaeli announces the event. “She is a living legend and today she is with us.” But on this evening of May 18, 2019, the legend status is shaking.
Shortly before 11 p.m., after almost three hours of show, Madonna steps down a staircase in an impressive church setting. She wears a hood and a huge black cloak. She begins to sing “Life is a Mystery” – the first few lines of her hit “Like A Prayer”. But even with “I hear you call my name” Madonna is completely wrong. The Queen is vocally indisposed and messes up the tones several times. A four-minute catastrophe announces itself.
Madonna is torn after the ESC performance
“A low point in her career” states the “Spiegel”. “Madonna makes a fool of herself with an embarrassing action,” writes the Munich “TZ”. The queen of pop is dethroned by the critics. There is also a hail of mockery and malice on social media. Her appearance was even worse than her outfit. “Zero points for Madonna.” On the other hand, he speaks of an “overexcited desire for the media execution”. star.
What speaks for Madonna? At the age of 61, she dares to step onto one of the biggest stages in the world. 200 million people worldwide tune in that evening and she decides to sing live. Because unlike at their concerts, the voice was audibly not supported by the computer. That even commands respect from those who hate Madonna.
Singer presents beautified version
The singer reacted calmly to the criticism. “Madame X hears no evil,” she wrote on Twitter. In her Instagram stories she also shares a quote from Aristotle. “There is only one way to avoid criticism. Do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” If only she could have let it go. But instead she resorts to fake.
Madonna live at the ESC (original recording from 02:56:00):
Madonna’s beautified own version:
Madonna publishes a recording of the ESC performance on her own YouTube channel. Miraculously, all the off-key notes have disappeared there, as the direct comparison between the official and their own version impressively demonstrates. On the official ESC 2019 DVD, her appearance has been completely omitted. For legal reasons, as they say.