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"Madonna has revealed that she was &amp;quot;shocked&amp;quot; over the recent deaths of Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse. The singer confessed that she was in &amp;quot;disbelief&amp;quot; when she first heard the news about Houston and branded both artists &amp;quot;brilliant&amp;quot; talents.  Madonna told The Sun: &amp;quot;I, probably like everybody else, was hit by this shocking sense of disbelief - especially with Whitney Houston.  &amp;quot;It had not been a secret, the struggles Amy had been through - both brilliant, brilliant artists and obviously both huge losses. &amp;quot;But when these things happen, I&amp;#039;m always shocked by the first thing you say - &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s such a loss&amp;#039; - which doesn&amp;#039;t quite cover it. Then you reflect and you think, &amp;#039;How did it happen? How did the people around them allow it to happen?&amp;#039;&amp;quot;   She added: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve lost so many great artists that way when you think about it. So history just kind of repeats itself over and over. &amp;quot;One thing I was struck by with Whitney Houston is I remember she sort of came out as a singer around the same time I did. &amp;quot;I remember looking at her singing and hearing people talk about her, and just thinking, &amp;#039;Oh my God. She&amp;#039;s such a beautiful woman and my God, what an incredible voice. I wish I could sing like that&amp;#039;. &amp;quot;I just remember being extremely envious of her and also touched by her innocence.&amp;quot; Madonna&amp;#039;s new album MDNA will be released on March 26. &amp;gt; Madonna: &amp;#039;Adele fat comments are ridiculous&amp;#039; Watch the music video for Madonna&amp;#039;s new single &amp;#039;Girl Gone Wild&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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