Happy 54th Birthday, Madonna! Celebrating Madge and Six Simpatico Sister Sirens
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Still, what's most impressive about Madonna -- beyond her outrageous stage antics, crazy costumes, outspoken opinions, African adoptions, and Kabbalistic tendencies -- is her ability to challenge herself and her audience by pushing the buttons and defying whatever norms and expectations society may harbor. She shows us what it feels like for a girl in a man's world.
Madonna has aroused the ire of critics, governments, MTV, the Catholic Church, big business, and practically every other entity with whom she might have otherwise courted favor. She is, in short, true only to herself and her art, making her the most uncompromising artist of the modern era. And that's why, even at age 54, every move Madonna makes attracts interest and attention from admirers and critics alike.
Still, despite her singular style, there are only a handful of other women who could be considered kindred spirits. And while the influence might not always be apparent, it's fair to consider them simpatico sisters.
Let's start by giving Cher her hurrahs for a career that eschewed compromise as part of her MO. While she started as a willing foil for her husband and musical partner Sonny Bono, her ability to forge solo stardom proved she had her own acumen when it came to reinvention. Her talent, tenacity, glitzy image, and ability to weld sexual suggestion have made her an outspoken icon unafraid to court controversy.
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