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Madonna: 'I see myself in Lady GaGa'

Published Thursday, Oct 15 2009, 18:15 BST | By Sarah Rollo
Madonna: 'I see myself in Lady GaGa'

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Madonna has heaped praise upon Lady GaGa by describing her as having "that 'it' factor".

The Queen Of Pop told Rolling Stone that she had followed the 'LoveGame' singer's career from its beginnings and that she 'saw herself' in the AMA-nominated star.

Madonna said: "When I saw her [early in her career], she didn't have a lot of money for her production, she's got holes in her fishnets, and there's mistakes everywhere. It was kind of a mess, but I can see that she has that 'it' factor. It's nice to see that at a raw stage."

The 51-year-old was recently hailed as a "first-rate manifester" by her ex-husband Guy Ritchie, who added: "Madonna makes things happen. Put Madonna up against any 23-year-old, she'll outwork them, outdance them, outperform them."

Ritchie has since come under fire from disability rights group The Arc for reportedly stating in the same interview: "I still love her. But she's retarded, too."

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