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Madonna, August 16, 1958

Madonna, August 16, 1958.

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Madonna, August 16, 1958

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  1. Madonna, August 16, 1958

  2. Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) August 16, 1958 is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. She released her debut album in 1983. She is the best — selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second top — selling female artist in the United States.

  3. Herdebutsingle, "Everybody", wasreleasedonOctober 6, 1982, andbecameadancehit. Sheachievedglobalrecognitionafterthereleaseofhersecondstudioalbum: LikeaVirginin 1984. LikeaVirginwascertifieddiamondbytheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmericaandsoldmorethan 21 millioncopiesworldwide.

  4. Beginning in April 1985, Madonna embarked on her first concert tour in North America. Madonna's third studio album, was released in June, 1986. It spawned three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "Live to Tell", "Papa Don't Preach" and "Open Your Heart", and two more top-five singles: "True Blue" and "La Isla Bonita". The album topped the charts in over 28 countries worldwide, an unprecedented achievement at the time.

  5. By the end of the 1980s, Madonna was named as the "Artist of the Decade" by media such as MTV, Billboard and Musician magazine. Madonna's first greatest-hits compilation album, was released in November 1990. It included two new songs, "Justify My Love" and "Rescue Me". The album was certified diamond by RIAA and sold over 30 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling compilation album by a solo artist in history.

  6. On October 14, 1996, Madonna gave birth to Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, her daughter with Leon. Her seventh studio album, "Ray of Light", (1998) reflected this change in her perception and image. The album took the number one position in more than 20 countries worldwide and sold four million copies in the first ten days. She commented: "This record, more than any other records, covers all the areas of life."

  7. In 2000, Madonnastarredinthefilm"TheNextBestThing", andcontributedtwosongstothefilm'ssoundtrack: "TimeStoodStill"andtheinternationalhit"AmericanPie". Shereleasedhereighthstudioalbum, "Music", inSeptember 2000.

  8. Hertenthstudioalbum, “ConfessionsonaDanceFloor”, wasreleasedinNovember 2005 anddebutedatnumberoneinallmajormusicmarkets. AccordingtoRollingStone, Madonna"remainsoneofthegreatestpopactsofalltime“.

  9. Discography • Madonna — 1983 • Like a Virgin — 1984 • True Blue — 1986 • Like a Prayer — 1989 • Erotica — 1992 • Bedtime Stories — 1994 • Ray of Light — 1998 • Music — 2000 • American Life — 2003 • Confessions on a Dance Floor — 2005 • Hard Candy - 2008

  10. Signature

  11. Thank you

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