In a statement, Ciccone's family said that designer, dancer and artist Christopher Ciccone died “peacefully” on Friday. CNNDelivered to the man was 63 years old. Madonna said goodbye to her brother in a post she posted on her Instagram page on Sunday.
The singer wrote that her younger brother was the closest person to her for a long time, and it is difficult to describe the bond between the two, which arose from the fact that they were different from accepted social norms.
We held hands and danced our way through the craziness of our childhood. Dancing was what kept us together. I loved it. It had an exceptional taste. And his very sharp tongue, which he also used against me, but I always forgave him
Madonna wrote, then mentioned how the art of dance symbolically “saved” her and Ciccone. According to him, this was the “super glue” that held them together and was the reason they moved to New York early in their careers.
The singer also wrote that their relationship was turbulent and that they had not spoken to each other for a while. When he discovered that his younger brother had contracted the disease, they found each other again.
His family said in a statement that Sekoni died “surrounded by love” after a struggle with cancer. “I'm glad he's not suffering anymore. No one will ever be like him. I know she's dancing somewhere,” Madonna wrote.
Ciccone and Madonna worked together several times, and their careers were intertwined. The man appeared in the singer's Lucky Star music video, among other things, and played an important leadership role on tours as well. The relationship between the two soured when Ciccone was released in 2008 Life with my sister Madonna His autobiography, in which he testified about his tense relationship with his sister.
