One word: Triumphant

Sooner Or Later

Truly one of the most memorable, amazing 5 minutes in M's career... and in Oscar history.
Noeone else in this Planet but Madonna could do this.
And I can't believe it's been 20 years already...

Gold and Red

On this day, 16 years ago, M performed Take a Bow with Babyface at the Shrine Auditorium, during the American Music Awards ceremony.
No dancing, no moves. Only the voice.

January 30, 1995

American Music Awards

Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles, CA)

La Isla on stage

La Isla Bonita teams up with Holiday and Into The Groove as one of M's tour favourites.

It first came into life on stage at the height of its success, in 1987's Who's That Girl Tour, as opening act of the show's encore. A performance filled with latin flavors, with spanish guitars, ruffled dresses, boleros and a bull-fighter.

The song would then join The Girlie Show, six years later. M chose to keep the song's original arrangements and added an extra something that would be one of the show's high points: an energetic, masculine, breathtaking dance finale.


We all started suspecting that La Isla was indeed a M favourite, when it appeared on the following tour's setlist, in 2001. The Drowned World Tour featured a Latin/Gypsy section and, of course, the song was one of the high points, in a beautiful acoustic version and raw flaminco dancing.

This one is so dear to me: on June 10, in Barcelona, I was at the front row, on the right side of the stage. We were all together - me, Pedro, Cilla and Maria - and the feeling was overwhelming: M was right in front of us, smiling, singing and playing the guitar. At one point, when she was just playing, we started screaming «TE AMO! I LOVE YOU!» like mad, waving and blowing kisses at her. And she looked in our direction. And gave us that beautiful, unique smile. And said «I love you too», away from the microphone - it was just for us. We were hysterical. The moment was carved in my cells - I can still run every single image and feeling in my mind.


Five years later, jumping the Re-Invention Tour, La Isla came back with an impressive re-arrangement, brilliantly made by Stuart Price. The tropical island was now a place for joyful celebration, and set the tone for M's following performances.

The Live Aid was one of them, picking up Price's version and part of the Confessions' dance routine. But a new, fabulous twist was given, for the whole world to see: Lela Pala Tute! The song's ethnic core was now enhanced and the Latin gave place to Romanian Gypsy folk. Simply amazing.

M decided to take such a memorable performance to the next tour extravaganza. Once again, it was one of the best moments from the Sticky & Sweet Tour. A true celebration of joy, colour and energy.

Ethereal Girl

February 20, 1995

While at the European tour to promote Bedtime Stories, M made her first appearance ever at the Brit Awards, to perform Bedtime Story. It was 15 years ago.

It was a surprise for all of us: this time, there was no dance routine. Still, she delivered a stunning piece of stage art, with dramatic hair extensions, a Versace gown and incredible sensuality - backed up by two dancers (one of them was Luca Tomassini, from The Girlie Show) and a live band, brilliantly remaking the Junior Vasquez remix. M was now introducing us to a new dimension: the ethereal.

It is still one of my favourite live TV performances.

Hope for Haiti Now: Like a Prayer

Her voice is p-e-r-f-e-c-t. The musical arrangement is stunning. And to think of what happened in Haiti and listening to this song... I get chills everytime I see this.