Kylie Minogue‘s surprise performance with Madonna at the Los Angeles stop of ‘Celebration Tour’ sent fans into a frenzy back in March.
And understandably so.
The pair are Pop royals and two of the most successful artists of all time.
For Minogue, though, the moment had a deeper layer of resonance.
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In a new interview on BBC‘s The One Show, Minogue – who was promoting her single ‘Lights Camera Action’ and incoming album ‘Tension II’ – Minogue was quizzed about performing with Madonna.
She said:
“For a 14-year-old me just the jaw – I mean, can’t get to take it off the floor. It came about really organically.”
Continuing, she shared:
“The request came through her manager. I’ve known him for many years, and I just presumed when I was asked to join her on stage, it would be her Vogue section, where she has a different guest every night that holds up the card. It’s like 10 out of 10. It was to do a cover of ‘I Will Survive.’
Tearing up, the performer added:
“And her reasoning for that was twofold – one which she sadly lost her mother to breast cancer, and she knew about some of my story [with the disease], and also just being two women who survived in the industry, and so it was just really amazing moment, and also some people going ‘Oh, is this really happening?’”
Rounding off on a more jovial note, Minogue quipped:
“I have some friends who will not forgive me (and said) – ‘Why didn’t you tell me?’ I just kept it as a surprise. I may have lost some friends but I did get to sing with Madonna!”
