Kylie Minogue looks back on her onstage duet with Madonna

“There are two queens of pop: Kylie Minogue and Madonna,” recalled Yann Barthès on the air of Dailyduring the program on October 7. The first was then in front of him to present his new album, Tension IIscheduled for release on October 18. This 17th album is the sequel to Tensionreleased in 2023. Madonna, for her part, concluded a 6-month long world tour last May, entitled “Madonna’s career-spanning Celebration tour”. Two strong queens with prosperous careers, who did not hesitate to share the crown on stage. Kylie Minogue actually made a surprise appearance in March, during Madonna’s concert in Los Angeles. Together, they sang “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head”, the Australian’s hit released in 2001, but also “I will survive” by Gloria Gaynor. A title that they did not choose at random.

“In support of other women”

In front of the Quotidien audience, Kylie Minogue explained that this title had many hidden meanings for her and Madonna. “She lost her mother to cancer and there was my personal story, so it’s because we are survivors, both in our professional and personal lives,” she explained. Madonna’s mother died of breast cancer in 1963, when she was only 5 years old. As for Kylie Minogue, she survived this same illness. Diagnosed in 2005, at just 36 years old, she had undergone surgery in Paris before undergoing chemotherapy. A fight which then forced her to cancel some of her concerts and put her career on hold for several months.

Referring to their personal relationship with the disease, the Australian singer added that Gloria Gaynor’s song also referred to the longevity of their careers in an environment which, without exception, is not kind to women. “It was in support of other women in our community,” she said. Sad coincidence of the calendar, Madonna announced, on the night of October 7, the death of her little brother Anthony Ciccone, who died of cancer 4 days earlier.