Maddie Ziegler has found worldwide fame thanks to her epic performance in Sia's "Chandelier" music video that catapulted her to stardom. At a very young age, the "Ballerina" star already made a name for herself when she joined "Dance Moms" Season 1 and became Abby Lee Miller's favorite student and go-to dancer.
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Maddie Ziegler wins dance competitions back-to-back making her a fan favorite. But at the same time, the 14-year-old former "Dancer Moms" star became the target of the other moms in the hit Lifetime show because Maddie Ziegler takes most of Abby Lee Miller's attention.
Although many disliked Maddie Ziegler because of Abby Lee Miller's unfair treatment with the other kids, her talent just can not be denied. Australian singer and songwriter, Sia, took notice of Maddie Ziegler in one of the episodes of "Dance Moms" and contacted her to be a part of her next project.
This project turned out to be the most hyped song, "Chandelier," and Maddie Zielger and Sia's tandem didn't end there. The former "Dance Moms" star starred in three more of Sia's music videos after the first collaboration turned out to be a total success. Maddie Ziegler just also finished her first tour with Sia.
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Maddie Ziegler's mom, Melissa Gisoni, shared that her daughter wanted to stay in L.A. and move in with Sia in a Cosmopolitan esay. “We were home for two weeks and she goes, ‘Mom, I’m going to move in with Sia. I can’t live here anymore. I need to live in L.A.’ It's just where she belongs,” Melissa Gisoni wrote.
Melissa Gisoni knows that L.A. is where her eldest daughter, Maddie Ziegler, belongs. But for now she is still keeping Maddie Ziegler under her wing until she is old enough to explore things on her own.
