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A Madonna impersonator is an entertainer who impersonates American singer-songwriter Madonna. Professional Madonna impersonators have existed at least since the mid-1980s, and sometimes are sorted as "tribute acts". As an established artist, Madonna impersonators have seen a notable demand, many of them performing in front of thousands people and visiting several countries in their professional Madonna career as some media outlets have reported. Notable Madonna impersonators, include Venus D-Lite, Chris America and Melissa Totten. Others impressionists have included Madonna in their repertoire, such as Tracey Bell, Charlie Hides and Véronic DiCaire.

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  • Los imitadores de Madonna (imitador/a en singular) —en inglés: Madonna impersonator(s)— son en el sentido amplio de la palabra, todas las personas y fanáticos que la emulan, actúan e interpretan sus canciones y/o visten igual a ella, ya sea como un tributo, por afición, homenaje o por parodia. Existen abundantes referencias de personificaciones a su persona en concursos televisivos y la publicidad entre otras manifestaciones culturales. Aunque más allá de ser una práctica extendida entre los aficionados que asisten a sus conciertos, convención de admiradores, hallowen y otros eventos sociales, hay varios que lo hacen de manera profesional e incluyen como principal ejemplo las bandas y solistas tributo a su nombre. Estos impersonators o artistas tributo empezaron a salir tan pronto la cantante debutó en el mundo musical a principios de los años 1980 con su primer álbum de estudio. Una de las características principales en el caso de Madonna según notó la publicación académica Australasian gay & lesbian law journal, es que la imitación a su persona suele ser más frecuente por miembros de la comunidad LGBT. La demanda de un imitador suyo también suele ser alta en parte gracias a la popularidad de la cantante. Adicional a esto, distintos imitadores de la intérprete viajaron a decenas de países y lograron el reconocimiento y fama internacional. Algunos ejemplos notables incluyen a y (Adam Guerra). En 2014, un grupo de 440 fanáticos transformistas ingresaron al Libro Guinness de los Récords como la mayor cantidad de personas vestidas como Madonna en una sola reunión. El encuentro ocurrió en Fire Island Pines, New York como parte del evento anual Fool's Paradise Drag Party. De acuerdo con el biógrafo J. Randy Taraborrelli, ella es «una de las mujeres más emuladas en la historia del espectáculo». (es)
  • A Madonna impersonator is an entertainer who impersonates American singer-songwriter Madonna. Professional Madonna impersonators have existed at least since the mid-1980s, and sometimes are sorted as "tribute acts". As an established artist, Madonna impersonators have seen a notable demand, many of them performing in front of thousands people and visiting several countries in their professional Madonna career as some media outlets have reported. Notable Madonna impersonators, include Venus D-Lite, Chris America and Melissa Totten. Others impressionists have included Madonna in their repertoire, such as Tracey Bell, Charlie Hides and Véronic DiCaire. First impersonations on Madonna started with her fans, mainly young female audience when they copied Madonna-style and emulated her no later than 1985, and which were counted by millions around the world by that time. This phenomenon was later defined as the "Madonna wannabe". Prominent look-alikes contests were made and received press coverage. An example occurred in 1985 led by Macy's and had Andy Warhol and Nina Blackwood among others as judges. The winner, gained nationwide briefly fame as "the best Madonna look-alike" according to MTV. Emulation as a flattery representation remains in the Madonna fan community, which is common in fan conventions, tours, themed parties among others cultural manifestations. General, imitation to Madonna is seen in several cultural depictions, including competitions, shows and television programs. At some point of her career, Madonna was the most-imitated woman in the world according to American journalist Ricardo Baca. Throughout the 21st century, J. Randy Taraborrelli has concurred that she remains as "one of the most emulated female performers in show business history". Madonna herself, have dedicated the song "She's Not Me" from her 2008 album Hard Candy, which talks about of being emulated by another woman. The world record as the largest gathering of people dressed as Madonna at the same time in a single event is 440, registered in the Guinness World Records in 2014. (en)
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  • Verônica Pires performs onstage as Madonna in 2017 (en)
  • Beardonna in 2014 (en)
  • Jimmy Moore in a 2018 interview doing Madonna (en)
  • Venus D-Lite at the Augusta Pride 2017 (en)
  • Chris America performing Madonna in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in 2010 (en)
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  • Los imitadores de Madonna (imitador/a en singular) —en inglés: Madonna impersonator(s)— son en el sentido amplio de la palabra, todas las personas y fanáticos que la emulan, actúan e interpretan sus canciones y/o visten igual a ella, ya sea como un tributo, por afición, homenaje o por parodia. (es)
  • A Madonna impersonator is an entertainer who impersonates American singer-songwriter Madonna. Professional Madonna impersonators have existed at least since the mid-1980s, and sometimes are sorted as "tribute acts". As an established artist, Madonna impersonators have seen a notable demand, many of them performing in front of thousands people and visiting several countries in their professional Madonna career as some media outlets have reported. Notable Madonna impersonators, include Venus D-Lite, Chris America and Melissa Totten. Others impressionists have included Madonna in their repertoire, such as Tracey Bell, Charlie Hides and Véronic DiCaire. (en)
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