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Pop star Madonna mistakes Spanish Andalusia for Transylvania

Romanian Times

Pop star Madonna mistook the Spanish region Andalusia for Transylvania during her concert in Barcelona (Spain) on Tuesday night.

During her concert, part of her world tour "Sticky & Sweet Tour", Madonna was the "Queen of Spain," where she gave three concerts in Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza.

The 45,000 fans who attended her show at the Olympic Stadium in Bacelona didn't seem to mind when the artist mistook the Andalusia region in Spain for Transylvania, the land of Dracula, in Romania.

Madonna also paid tribute to Michael Jackson during the show and sang a song in Spanish, "The Spanish lesson."

Pop star Madonna will perform at Parcul Izvor in Bucharest on 26 August. Tickets are still available at www.myticket.ro at prices from 30 Euros (120 lei) to 535 Euros (2250 lei).

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