Madonna

Madonna

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Madonna was born on August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. The world-wide known American artist and actress birth name is Madonna Louise Ciccone, but she is mostly known as only Madonna. In 1977, Madonna moved to New York because she wanted to start a career in modern dance. In New York, she joined the groups //Breakfast Club// and //Emmy//. This was the start in her music career, and already in 1983, she released her first album, called //Madonna.// The album itself was not a tremendous success, but it was a hit on the nightclubs.

In 1984, Madonna released her second album, //Like a virgin.// This was a great success and the album sold over 21 million copies worldwide, with the song //Material girl// as one of the most famous songs. While having a great success at the music side, she also made her debut as an actress in the movie //Vision Quest.// She also tried stage acting, where she met actor Sean Penn. They got married in 1985, but they got separated after only four years.

In 1986, Madonna gave out her third album, //True Blue//, which contained // Live to Tell //, //Papa Don't Preach// and //Open Your Heart.// These singles was the three leading songs at the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

In the early 1989’s, Madonna gave out her new song (and album) //Like a Prayer.// The music video featured burning crosses in the background. This had big reactions in the society. However, the album was loved by the fans. In only the United States, the album by four million people (worldwide – seven million copies!).

Madonna is still making songs these days, and she actually released her last album, //Hard Candy,// in 2008. Then she also had the //Sticky and Sweet Tour//, which was a worldwide concert tour. Madonna is ranked as the most successful **solo** artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artist (second behind The Beatles in the genre of artist).

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)

Written by Håvard.