'Stars' end up losing who they are and become the archetypal ‘Star’- the term star refers to a semi-mythological set of meanings constructed around music performers in order to sell.
Madonna has been given the honorific nickname of 'The Queen of Pop'.
-Supposedly talent - Yes
-Big Personality - Demanding and a bit diva-ish
-Well known - Globally
-like able or hate able - Mixed views.
-Good looking – stands out (distinctive) - Yes good looking and always updating her style, applying directly to the theory.
-iconography/ become an archetype
-Sexual magnetism - Some may say, sexual magnetism.
-anti-authoritarian (don’t care) - Not really.
-Originality - forever changing
-Youthfulness - surgery to appear young
-Rebellion - Provocative, risky videos
-Aggression and anger (depending on the genre) - Not really.
-Consumption of drugs -Yes, in the past.
-success against the odds - Worked her way through the industry
-Big Personality - Demanding and a bit diva-ish
-Well known - Globally
-like able or hate able - Mixed views.
-Good looking – stands out (distinctive) - Yes good looking and always updating her style, applying directly to the theory.
-iconography/ become an archetype
-Sexual magnetism - Some may say, sexual magnetism.
-anti-authoritarian (don’t care) - Not really.
-Originality - forever changing
-Youthfulness - surgery to appear young
-Rebellion - Provocative, risky videos
-Aggression and anger (depending on the genre) - Not really.
-Consumption of drugs -Yes, in the past.
-success against the odds - Worked her way through the industry
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star is an image, not a real person, that is constructed (as any
other aspect of fiction is) out of a range of materials (eg advertising,
magazines etc as well as films [music])
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Stars
are commodities produced and consumed on the strength of their meanings.
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