Singing nun releases a cover of Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’
By Sam Rigby
A singing nun has released a cover of Madonna’s 1984 hit Like A Virgin.
Sister Cristina Scuccia – who won the Italian version of The Voice in June – has transformed the famous song into a gospel ballad.
Scuccia admitted that she would “love to see Madonna’s face” when she hears her rendition, and discovers the identity of the singer.
Speaking to Catholic newspaper Avvenire (via NME), she said that she recorded the song “without any intention to provoke or shock”.
She explained: “It’s a song about the ability of love to make people new. To redeem them from their past. And that’s how I wanted to interpret it.
“I’d love to see [Madonna’s] face when she [hears the track] and when they tell her it’s a nun singing.”
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Listen to Scuccia’s version of Like A Virgin below:
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