Madonna
Biography
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. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983. She followed it with a series of albums in which she found immense popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes". Critics have praised Madonna for her diverse musical productions while at the same time serving as a lightning rod for religious controversy.
Her career was further enhanced by film appearances that began in 1979, despite mixed commentary. She won critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in Evita (1996), but has received harsh feedback for other film roles. Madonna's other ventures include being a fashion designer, children's book author, film director and producer. She has been acclaimed as a businesswoman, and in 2007, she signed an unprecedented US $120 million contract with Live Nation.
Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by the Guinness World Records. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second top-selling female artist in the United States, behind Barbra Streisand, with 64 million certified albums. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Madonna at number two, behind only The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the history of the Billboard chart. She was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the same year. Considered to be one of the "25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century" by Time for being an influential figure in contemporary music, Madonna is known for continuously reinventing both her music and image, and for retaining a standard of autonomy within the recording industry.
On May 4, 2024, with a free concert which was live streamed at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in front of 1.6 million people, Madonna broke the record for the most attended stand-alone concert by any artist, and the all-time highest attended concert by a female artist.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-08-16
Place of birth
Bay City, Michigan, USA
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Cast
Four Rooms
1995
5.90
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
6.20
Body of Evidence
1993
4.99
The Next Best Thing
2000
5.26
Blue in the Face
1995
6.51
A League of Their Own
1992
7.22
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour
2010
8.30
Britney Spears: In the Zone
2003
7.20
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
6.08
Evita
1996
6.10
Swept Away
2002
4.76
Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001
2001
8.00
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
6.40
Who's That Girl
1987
5.50
Live 8
2005
7.40
Rodman: For Better or Worse
2019
8.17
Die Another Day
2002
6.00
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
2005
6.60
Live Aid
1985
7.89
Madonna at the BBC
2021
6.50
The Righteous Babes
1998
1.00
Madonna: The Confessions Tour
2006
8.40
Dangerous Game
1993
5.70
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
5.60
Shanghai Surprise
1986
4.24
Madonna: The Virgin Tour Live
1985
7.40
Madonna: Re-Invention World Tour
2004
7.30
The True Story of Madonna
2022
0.00
Lady Gaga: On the Edge
2012
4.40
Madonna - The Real Story
1991
0.00
Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia
2012
5.20
A Certain Sacrifice
1985
2.10
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
2013
7.90
Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part
2021
10.00
Madonna Exposed
1993
0.00
Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged
2014
7.80
Inside the Golden Statue
1998
6.30
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero
2023
5.80
There's Only One Madonna
2001
0.00
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022
0.00
Beastie Boys Story
2020
7.51
Shadows and Fog
1991
6.70
Madonna: The Lady Is a Vamp
2012
0.00
The A-Z of Eurovision
2020
2.00
Sex
1992
7.50
In France with Madonna
2022
8.50
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
0.00
Who Killed Michael Stewart?
1986
0.00
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
7.89
Avicii: True Stories
2017
8.00
Kids Are Punny
1998
5.00
I Am Because We Are
2008
8.90
Star
2001
6.90
Madonna: Move to the Music
2021
7.00
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
6.20
The Egg
1974
3.00
Junket Whore
1998
3.50
The Women Concert for Change
2013
0.00
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016
7.30
Madonna - Out on the Floor
2010
0.00
365 Day Project
2007
10.00
Strike a Pose
2016
6.70
Torrance Rises
1999
7.70
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
2017
5.80
The Undefeated
2011
2.00
Britney: For the Record
2008
7.60
Vision Quest
1985
6.30
Dick Tracy
1990
6.14
Secret Project Revolution
2013
7.50
Girl 6
1996
4.98
Are All Men Pedophiles?
2013
5.18
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
2013
6.70
Madonna: The Ultimate Collection
2000
0.00
Madonna: World of Madame X
2019
6.30
The Material Boy
2015
0.00
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
2018
7.66
The Universe of Keith Haring
2008
6.60
Madonna: Tears of a Clown
2016
8.50
Madonna and the Breakfast Club
2019
6.46
Electric Blue 27
1988
0.00
Madonna: The Name of the Game
1993
0.00
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
2018
6.00
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
2019
10.00
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
0.00
Madonna: Goddess of Pop
2012
9.00
Madonna: Madame X
2021
7.50
Madonna - La vraie histoire
2011
8.50
Women in Rock
1986
0.00
Swept Away Movie Special
2002
0.00
Becoming Madonna
2024
6.67
Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.13
Avicii - I'm Tim
2024
8.10
Madonna: Queen of Pop
2007
0.00
The BRITs at 40
2020
0.00
Funeral Rites
2025
0.00
Playtime Is Over
2011
10.00
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
1992
0.00
Rebel of Pop: Madonna
2025
0.00
Bedtime Story
1995
7.00
Madonna Swimming
0.00
The Flush
2026
0.00