Madonna. Credit: Getty Images.
Madonna, the 65-year-old music phenomenon, widely recognized as Queen of the pop for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production is poised for the greatest hit tour to be premiered at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday.
Stuart Price, a songwriter, and record producer told the BBC that the show draws on four decades of archive footage and studio recordings to tell the story of Madonna.
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The first ever greatest hits tour will be “a documentary through her vast career” that includes more than 40 songs, her musical director says.
“A greatest hit doesn’t have to be a song,” he said. “It can be a wardrobe, it can be a video or a statement.”
He added that Madonna was back to full strength after a summer health scare.
The superstar was found unconscious in her New York apartment in June and rushed to hospital, where she received treatment for a serious bacterial infection.
The singer later said she was “lucky to be alive”, and postponed the start of the sold-out Celebration Tour from July to October.
“The person that is going to take the stage looks incredible, sounds incredible, performs incredible,” said Price, reassuring fans that the 65-year-old had fully recovered.
“So when she took a break, that pause created an opportunity to further enhance the show. And I’m sure the opportunity [for her] to focus on being 100% well was greatly received as well.”
Many hits will be played in full, some will be interpolated into other songs, and still more will be used as “bridges” between acts.
“Well, Madonna’s reputation is for being highly precise and highly rehearsed across all departments. When you look at a tour of this scale, it has so many moving parts, so many elements, that everything has to be highly fixed.
Madonna’s estimated net worth is a staggering $850 million, firmly establishing her as one of the wealthiest musicians in the world. Forbes recognized her as the richest female musician in history.
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