Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as Madonna, is an American pop singer-songwriter, dancer, record, film producer, actress and a fashion icon. She is a multiple Grammy and Golden Globe-award winner, known for her ambitious music videos, stage performances and use of political, sexual, and religious themes in her work. Madonna is commonly referred to as the "Queen of Pop" in the media.
Since her debut in 1982, Madonna has released many chart-topping albums and singles, and has become the best-selling female artist in popular music, selling more than 300 million records world-wide (200 million albums and 100 million singles). Billboard reported that her 2006 Confessions Tour holds the record for the top-grossing concert tour by a female artist. According to both the 2007 Guinness Book of Records, and Billboard Magazine, she is the top earning female singer. Forbes magazine has estimated her net worth at $325 million. On September 27, 2007, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2001, the Guinness Book of World Records listed Madonna as the "World’s Most-successful Female Musician".
Contents [hide] 1 Life and music career 1.1 Early life and career 1.2 1982–1985: Rise to fame 1.3 1986–1991: Artistic development 1.4 1992–1997: "Sex" controversy and "Evita" 1.5 1998–2002: Return to prominence 1.6 2003–present: Commercial ups and downs 2 Influences 2.1 Religion, ethnicity, and family 2.2 Musical influences 2.3 Film stars 3 Personal life 3.1 Relationships and family 3.1.1 Early relationships and first marriage 3.1.2 Post-divorce relationships, motherhood, and remarriage 3.1.3 David Banda adoption 3.2 Kabbalah Center 3.3 Political views 4 Criticism 5 Discography 6 Filmography 7 Bibliography 8 Impact on science 9 References 10 See also 11 External links
Life and music career
Early life and career Madonna Louise Ciccone (her adopted Catholic confirmation name but not legal second middle name is Veronica) was born in Bay City, Michigan. She was the third of six children (her siblings are Martin, Anthony, Paula, Christopher, and Melanie) born to Silvio "Tony" Ciccone, an Italian-American Chrysler engineer whose parents originated from Pacentro, and Madonna Louise Fortin, who was of French-Canadian descent.
She was raised in a Catholic family in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Avon Township (now Rochester Hills). Madonna's mother died of breast cancer at age 30 on December 1, 1963. Her father later married the family housekeeper, Joan Gustafson, and they had two children, Jennifer and Mario, together.
Madonna convinced her father to allow her to take ballet classes. Her ballet teacher, Christopher Flynn, exposed Madonna to gay discotheques. As a young girl, Madonna attended St. Frederick's Elementary School and St. Andrew's Elementary School (present day Holy Family Regional) and West Middle School. She attended Rochester Adams High School, where she was a straight-A student and a member of the cheerleading squad. Madonna received a dance scholarship to the University of Michigan after graduating from high school.
After being convinced by her ballet teacher, she left the University of Michigan at the end of her sophomore year, in 1977, and moved to New York City to pursue a dance career. Madonna has said:
“ "When I came to New York, it was the first time I'd ever taken a plane, the first time I'd ever gotten a taxi-cab, the first time for everything. And I came here with $35 in my pocket. It was the bravest thing I'd ever done." ”
She had little money and for some time lived in squalor, working low-paying jobs including a stint at Dunkin' Donuts. She also worked as a nude model. She studied with Martha Graham and Pearl Lang, and later performed with several modern dance companies, including Alvin Ailey and the Walter Nicks dancers.
While performing as a dancer for the French disco artist Patrick Hernandez, on his 1979 world tour, Madonna became romantically involved with the musician Dan Gilroy, with whom she later formed her first rock band, the Breakfast Club, back in New York. In it, she sang and played drums and guitar before forming the band Emmy in 1980 with drummer and former boyfriend Stephen Bray. She and Bray wrote and produced dance songs that brought her local attention in New York dance clubs. DJ and record producer Mark Kamins was impressed by her demo recordings, so he brought them to the attention of Sire Records founder Seymour Stein.
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