Rosalía manages to bring Madonna and the Vatican together
From Madonna to the Vatican. Passing through Cristiano Malgioglio. Rosalía succeeded in the feat of bringing together the Queen of Pop, who said she was excommunicated three times by the Catholic Church due to controversies related to her use of religious iconography and themes covered in her music, such as in the video “Like a Prayer”, and the Vatican. What united Lady Ciccone and the Church was, of course, the Catalan singer-songwriter’s latest album, “Lux” (here is Rockol’s review) for which the voice of “El mal querer” claimed to have been inspired by the feminine mystique.
Already in the past Madonna revealed that she was a fan of Rosalía: «I admire her because in a world full of pop stars who all sing and look the same, I feel that she is truly unique and true to herself. I like. There’s something special about her.” Now, after listening to “Lux”, the voice of “Like a Virgin” wanted to publicly compliment her colleague, via social media: «Thank you, Rosalia. I can’t stop listening to you! You are a true visionary», wrote Madonna. Who evidently wasn’t upset about not being mentioned by Rosalía among the great visionaries of pop who inspired her in terms of ambition and courage: «It’s just another way of doing pop – she said about “Lux”, which saw her singing in 13 different languages and recording together with a symphony orchestra and a children’s choir – Björk proved it. Kate Bush proved it. And I have to think that what I do is pop, because otherwise I don’t think I’ll be successful. What I want to do is make music that I hope a lot of people will like. This is my project.”
Now the praise – we’re on the subject – of Madonna is also joined by Vatican culture minister, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonçawho interviewed by the Spanish news agency Efe stated: «When an artist like Rosalía talks about spirituality, means that it captures a profound need of contemporary culture to get closer to spirituality, to cultivate an interior life». He is not the only member of the Catholic Church to have congratulated the Catalan singer-songwriter. He did it too the bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregatterritory that includes Rosalía’s Spanish hometown, Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Xabier Gómez García: «He speaks with absolute freedom and without complexes about what he feels is God, and about the desire, the thirst to know God».
Rosalía wrote the lyrics to the songs that make up the album by reading the works of thinkers like the German nun Hildegard of Bingen (lived in the twelfth century) and the philosopher Simone Weil. The magnificent video for “Berghain”, shot in Warsaw, tells of a woman who faces bereavement and struggles to mend her broken heart. He ultimately finds comfort and healing through his spirituality.
And Malgioglio, in all this? The author of “The important thing is to finish” and “Ancora Ancora Ancora” by Mina, “L’uomo mio” by Iva Zanicchi and “Triangolo d’amore” by Rita Pavone dedicated a post to Rosalía and her “Lux” in which he described those that make up the Catalan musician’s album as «songs that light up the heart»: «Only emotions in his voice with poignant music. I loved her yesterday and with this album I will love her forever.” And after she also tried her hand at Italian in “Lux”, in the magnificent “My Christ cries diamonds”, we dream of a song from the Cristiano Nazionale interpreted by Rosalía.
