"come on bitch!" : M. Pokora talks about his intense experience with Madonna that influenced his career

A true entertainer, Mr. Pokora drew some of his inspiration from the American stage. The currently touring singer appeared on Popstars (M6) in 2003 and wanted to develop an impressive show to please her audience. “We started rehearsals a month before our first meeting. And that’s not much. We try to do like the Americans with choreographed visuals, outfit changes… But we don’t have the same budgets. We can’t repeat it for as long as the Americans anyway. People don’t dream: before we hit the stage for the first date, we’ve already spent between 2 and 3 million euros. The stage has to be set, the scenery set, the rooms and studios rented, everyone has to be paid as much as they worked a month in advance… These are monstrous expenses. she admitted.

Mr. Pokora owes his ability to look his best on a daily basis, in part, to a particular Madonna. In an interview given to the channel on Youtube entertain, the singer returned to the days when he met the world star. While studying pre-musical Robin Hood, Mr. Pokora sees dancer Brahim Zaibat offer to come to the United States for ten days to hone his skills. The singer accepts the person who shared Madonna’s life, and therefore spends more than a week with her. “She tells him who she’s training with, and she tells him to invite me to their house for dinner in the evening. It was a total family dinner at the kitchen table with Madonna’s kids. it was very human“, begins Mr. Pokora. Madonna then decides to offer the singer to train with her.”I know this is a war machine. It’s a deadly experience, especially for me, I’m a gamer. I go there confidently, I go to the gym, I do acrobatics… But I didn’t know it was a cardio workout.“, he explains. Quickly, the session will turn into a nightmare for Mr. Pokora, who is pushing his limits.

“It was hot, the training room was under the roof. It raises the temperature and humidifies the room. At least 36 degrees in the room. And there the training begins. After 12 minutes, I start to see the stars. I sit and there it is: ‘Come on bitch!’. I try to keep going but I find myself in the bathroom and throw up. Brahim later told me: ‘When he appreciates a young artist, after the first contact, he wants to show him what a high level is, what needs to be done to move in that direction’. Since then, my workouts haven’t been the same. I’m 37 physically, I punish 28 year old Matt every dayshe admits.

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