| Formidable | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | La Toya Jackson |
| Cover: | La-Toya-Jackson-Formidable-43116.jpeg |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Label: | WMD |
| Prev Title: | No Relations |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | From Nashville to You |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Formidable is the soundtrack to the show performed at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, France by American singer La Toya Jackson. Only 3,000 copies were created and it has become one of the most sought-after albums by her fans.
To promote the show, Jackson paid homage to La Goulue by visiting her grave in Montmartre Cemetery. Jackson also cited Josephine Baker as an influence. L'Express hailed Jackson as "the new Josephine Baker."[1] According to academic Bennetta Jules-Rosette, "Through careful planning, she was able to model a successful part of her career abroad on the master tropes of a Baker-like image. Jackson exemplifies Baudrillard's notion that neither the message nor the content count as much as the referentiality of the signifier in postmodern performative discourse."[2]
Jackson was the main attraction at the Moulin Rouge for four months, at which point she broke her contract and was ordered by the French courts to pay $550,000 in damages to the owners of Moulin Rouge.[3]
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