Glitterball Madonna opens MTV Awards

Madonna opened the MTV Europe Music Awards in spectacular style tonight.

The Queen of Pop took to the stage in a leotard to perform new single Hung Up.

The 47-year-old showed off a figure someone half her age would envy.

The singer was not nominated for any awards but was determined to steal the limelight from the other acts.

Opening the star-studded show in Lisbon, she emerged from a giant glitterball on the stage before peeling off her leather jacket to reveal her disco-inspired outfit.

She appeared at the event to promote her new album, Confession On A Dancefloor.

The awards are being broadcast live on MTV to a potential audience of one billion people.