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Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, known in the world of music like Madonna, is an American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman, considered the most important “Pop phenomenon” in the 80s and 90s and was called the Queen of Pop. She was born in Bay City, Michigan on August 16, 1958, and is the daughter of Silvio Anthony Ciccone and Madonna Louise Fortin. She was nicknamed “Little Nonni” to distinguish her from her mother. In 1963 her mother died of breast cancer.
Madonna attended elementary schools in St. Frederick and St. Andrew, and upon completion, at West Middle School. At school she distinguished herself by her high GPA, but reached notoriety for her unconventional behavior: she did somersaults and pirouettes in the corridors between classes, hung on her knees on the monkey bars during recess and lifted her skirt during the class, everything so that the boys could see their underwear. She was part of the team of cheerleaders and when she graduated she received a dance scholarship to the School of Music, Theater and Dance of the University of Michigan.
In 1977 Madonna moved to New York City with the aim of making a contemporary dance career. She worked as a waitress at Dunkin ‘Donuts and as a substitute dancer for other artists.
For the year 1979, she acted as a dancer for the French singer Patrick Hernández on his world tour. By that time she also had a relationship with musician Dan Gilroy, with whom she formed her first rock band called Breakfast Club, where she sang and played guitar and drums.
In 1980 she left Breakfast Club and with her ex-boyfriend Stephen Bray they formed the new Emmy band. Her music impressed the DJ and producer Mark Kamins, who arranged a meeting between Madonna and Seymour Stein, founder of the label Sire Records.
For the year 1982, Madonna signed a contract with Sire Records, a record label belonging to Warner Bros Records with which she released her first single called “Everybody” on October 6 of the same year.
In March 1983 the second single “Burning Up” was released. Both became successful in the United States, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Playlist. Later, she started working on her debut album “Madonna” produced mainly by Reggie Lucas. However, the singer was not happy with the finished tracks and had several disagreements with Lucas’s production techniques, so she decided to seek additional help.
At the beginning of 1984 two more singles called “Borderline” and “Lucky Star” were released. Little by little Madonna’s style, her dress, her performances, and her music videos began to influence women and girls, becoming a feminine fashion of the decade of the 80s.
Madonna achieved worldwide recognition after the release of her second studio album, “Like a Virgin” in November 1984 she topped the charts in several countries and that album became the first to reach number one on the Billboard 200. The song of the same name, “Like a Virgin” topped the Billboard Hot 100 list for six consecutive weeks. A year later, she married actor Sean Penn.
Like a Virgin was certified with a diamond disc by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling more than 25 million copies worldwide. In addition, in the month of April 1985, Madonna made her first musical tour of North America, The Virgin Tour, with the Beastie Boys as her opening act.
In June 1986, Madonna released “True Blue” her third studio album, which was inspired and dedicated to Sean Penn. Three singles on the album reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100: “Live to Tell”, “Papa Do not Preach” and “Open Your Heart.” In addition to two singles that were placed within the first five positions of the same list: “True Blue and “La Isla Bonita.” The album topped the popularity charts of more than 28 countries around the world. At that time she was the protagonist in the film Shanghai Surprise, which received several negative reviews, at the same time she made her theatrical debut in a production of David Rabe, Goose and Tom-Tom, both co-starring with Penn.
For the year 1987, Madonna’s second feature film entitled “Who is that Girl?” was published; Although the film was not well received, the performer contributed four songs to her soundtrack, highlighting “Who’s that Girl?” and “Causing a Commotion.”
In the month of June 1987 began the tour Who’s That Girl World Tour, which extended until September. In that same year, she released an album of remixes of past hits, entitled “You Can Dance” which reached the 14th place on the Billboard 200. In January 1989 Madonna divorced her husband.
For the year 1990 Madonna acted as Breathless Mahoney in the movie Dick Tracy. To accompany the movie, he released the band album soundtrack “I’m Breathless” which included songs inspired by the theme of the film set during the 1930s. It also included the number one hit in the United States, “Vogue” and “Sooner or Later.” In the month of November of the same year, she released the first greatest hits album entitled “The Immaculate Collection” in which she included two new songs, “Justify My Love” and “Rescue Me.” The album was certified with a diamond disc by the RIAA and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it the best selling compilation album by a soloist in history.
In the year 1996, the premiere of the film Evita took place, in which Madonna played the role of Eva Perón. Madonna won a Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or Comedy for that role.
In the month of September 2000, she released her eighth studio album entitled “Music” which contained elements from the era of Ray of Light, inspired by electronic music and thematic about her personal life. Along with the release of that album, Madonna became involved in a romantic relationship with Guy Ritchie, whom she had met in 1999. On August 11, 2000, she gave birth to her son, Rocco Ritchie. In December, Madonna and Guy Ritchie were married at a private ceremony in Scotland.
Her fifth tour, titled “Drowned World Tour” began in June 2001. The tour visited cities in Europe and North America and was one of the highest grossing tours of the year. She also released her second greatest hits collection, titled “GHV2” coinciding with the release of the tour’s DVD. GHV2 debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200.
For the year 2002, Madonna wrote and interpreted the main theme of the James Bond movie “Die Another Day” which was nominated for the Golden Globes awards.
In 2003 Madonna released “American Life” which came along with her music video that was censored in the United States due to the visceral scenes depicting war, explosions, and blood.
For 2005, Madonna sang a cover version of the song “Imagine” by John Lennon and released her second documentary for television, entitled “I’m Going to Tell You a Secret.” That same year, she released her tenth album called “Confessions on a Dance Floor” and debuted at number one in all major music markets; with this album she won a Grammy Award for the best dance-electronic album. In the month of May, she began her tour “Confessions” around the world, which lasted until September 2006.
In 2007 Madonna released the song “Hey You” for the Live Earth concert series, performing in London.
On March 10, 2008, Madonna was included in the “Rock Hall of Fame.” In the month of April of that same year, she released her eleventh studio album, “Hard Candy.” The disc contained influences of genres like R & B and urban Pop and the letters were of more autobiographical nature, besides that it counted on the collaboration of Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, and Nate Danja Hills.
For the month of April 2012, the singer launched the perfume “Truth or Dare” that she designed in memory of the smell of her mother and with which culminates one of her oldest projects.
The album, “Rebel Heart” was presented on March 10, 2015, and from August to December of the same year, it was dedicated to her promotion.
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