True Blue (Madonna album) for giving rise to the new Madonna persona, a stronger and more intelligent sexual image of her former self which had given rise to the term Madonna wannabe. A statue of Madonna, wearing a conical bra was erected in her name, at the center of the town of Pacentro in Italy, where her ancestors used to live. "Live to Tell" was the first single released from the album in March 1986. The song was the second ballad for Madonna after "Crazy for You", and was used in the film "At Close Range" which starred her then husband Sean Penn. The
Madonna wannabe Madonna wannabe A Madonna wannabe, or Madonnabe, is a person (usually female) who dressed like pop star Madonna. The term was popularized by writer John Skow in a May 1985 "Time" cover story on the singer. Following the disappearance of the trend, critics and journalists referred to female pop stars who emulated Madonna (with styles or musical) as Madonna wannabes. The Madonna wannabe trend was at its peak from 1984 until 1986. During that time, it was common to see young women across the world dressed in the style affected by pop star Madonna in that era: a thrift shop