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10th January 2014
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Miss Irene Patterson
What evidence supports the reputations of Madonna and Maria Callas as divas?
How might these reputations be compared and contrasted?
What is a diva? To define diva can have various definitions. A well known female singer with
immense talent. A female god. I am familiar with the term diva as the act of displaying an irrational
behaviour with outbursts and temper tantrums. Will try to identify the two cases of divas. Madonna
and Maria.
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone a world famous pop star began her career in the early 80's. Her
claim to worldwide fame achieved through her entrepreneurial skills within the music industry, but
artistically as a singer Madonna had poor vocal talent, however she was able to artistically and
reputably gain a reputation as a diva but how?
Madonna's popularity was through her manipulation which was achieved in the transformation of an
uprising pop star. She had the creativity in exploiting the music media and thus advancing music
technologies meant she is able to create the image of a diva. Hawkins states, 'It is to this
phenomenon of televisual development that Madonna owes her fame' (Hawkins (2002) Settling the
pop score 2008, p. 190). Her manipulation was through her sexuality, appealing to all audiences of
a sexual orientation also. Another reputation she had had was exploiting. This can be seen through
her music videos. 'Like a prayer' was controversial in religion and racism. 'Papa don't preach' was a
headliner for teenage pregnancy and defiancy.
Throughout Madonna's career she began to thrive as a successful business woman within the music
industry. Gaining some control and demands of the business as well as having a multimillion
contract with Warner Bros Records but her worldwide domination of the throughout her music
career entitled her to worldwide domination of a pop diva.
Maria...
T434000X
Miss Irene Patterson
What evidence supports the reputations of Madonna and Maria Callas as divas?
How might these reputations be compared and contrasted?
What is a diva? To define diva can have various definitions. A well known female singer with
immense talent. A female god. I am familiar with the term diva as the act of displaying an irrational
behaviour with outbursts and temper tantrums. Will try to identify the two cases of divas. Madonna
and Maria.
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone a world famous pop star began her career in the early 80's. Her
claim to worldwide fame achieved through her entrepreneurial skills within the music industry, but
artistically as a singer Madonna had poor vocal talent, however she was able to artistically and
reputably gain a reputation as a diva but how?
Madonna's popularity was through her manipulation which was achieved in the transformation of an
uprising pop star. She had the creativity in exploiting the music media and thus advancing music
technologies meant she is able to create the image of a diva. Hawkins states, 'It is to this
phenomenon of televisual development that Madonna owes her fame' (Hawkins (2002) Settling the
pop score 2008, p. 190). Her manipulation was through her sexuality, appealing to all audiences of
a sexual orientation also. Another reputation she had had was exploiting. This can be seen through
her music videos. 'Like a prayer' was controversial in religion and racism. 'Papa don't preach' was a
headliner for teenage pregnancy and defiancy.
Throughout Madonna's career she began to thrive as a successful business woman within the music
industry. Gaining some control and demands of the business as well as having a multimillion
contract with Warner Bros Records but her worldwide domination of the throughout her music
career entitled her to worldwide domination of a pop diva.
Maria...