ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈʌtʃ stˈaɪlz kæn sˈʌmtaɪmz biː ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə wʌt bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z æz ðə "wˈɑːnɐbˌiː" ɪfˈɛkt, ɐ tˈɜːm jˈuːzd pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli wɪð ɹˈɛfɹəns tə jˈʌŋ wˈɪmɪn hˌuː wˈɪʃt tʊ ˈɛmjʊlˌeɪt ˈaɪ.ˈiː. "wˈɔnə bˈiː" lˈaɪk ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪŋɚ mɐdˈɑːnə.
Imitation of such styles can sometimes be attributed to what became known in the 1980s as the "wannabe" effect, a term used particularly with reference to young women who wished to emulate (i.e. "wanna be" like) the American singer Madonna.