by Christina Pomoni

Created on: July 31, 2010   Last Updated: August 03, 2010

They are both acknowledged as the “Queen of Pop”; they are provocative, eccentric and innovative in their stage performances; they are both fashion icons; and they are both confident women who don’t really care what the media think of them. Madonna and Lady Gaga, although with nearly 20 years of difference, seem to share many common features and they certainly like each other a lot.

Similarities

a)      Common start in New York City

In a recent interview to Rolling Stone magazine, Madonna has admitted that she sees in Lady Gaga a lot of herself in her early steps in pop music. Like Lady Gaga got her start in the late ‘00s performing with Lady Starlight in the hottest New York clubs, Madonna entered the pop scene in the early ‘80s by performing in New York City venues and launching a brand new performing style. Similarly, Lady Gaga adores Madonna to the extent of imitating her in her video clips and in dance moves.

b)     Smash hits in debut albums

Both Madonna and Lady Gaga made momentous success with their debut albums.

When Madonna firstly appeared as a “Material Girl” in 1985 she launched a totally unique style that no other female artist had launched until then. Her voice, her moves, and her songs captured the audiences immediately and her debut album “Like a Virgin” (1985) peaked at #1 of the U.S. Billboard 200 and went 10x Platinum in the United States. “Material Girl”, “Like a Virgin”, “Dress You Up”, “Into the Groove”, “Angel” and “Love Don’t Leave Here Anymore”, all became smash hits that still enjoy airplay on radio shows around the globe as well as on MTV.

Lady Gaga’s debut album ‘The Fame’ (2008) peaked at #1 of US Dance/Electronic Albums and #2 of the U.S. Billboard 200 and went 3x Platinum in the United States. “Just Dance”, “Poker Face” and “Paparazzi” became smash hits that peaked top places of the Hot Dance Airplay and Hot Dance Club Play, the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, but also the UK Singles Chart. “Just Dance” was also nominated for Grammy Award in the Best Dance Recording category, while “Poker Face” was nominated and awarded the Grammy Award for the Best Dance Recording of 2010.

c)      Provocative Video Clips

Recently Lady Gaga released the video clip of “Alejandro”,

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