
Madonna
Born: 1958-08-16
Place of Birth: Bay City, Michigan, USA
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.
Known For

Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour

Evita

Die Another Day

A League of Their Own

Madonna and the Breakfast Club

Arthur and the Invisibles

Avicii: True Stories

Vision Quest

Four Rooms

Shanghai Surprise

Swept Away

Dick Tracy

Who Killed Michael Stewart?

Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia

Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged

Live 8

Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour 90 from Barcelona

Body of Evidence

Girl 6

Junket Whore

Dangerous Game

Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part

Torrance Rises

Are All Men Pedophiles?

Naqoyqatsi

Becoming Madonna

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

Desperately Seeking Susan

Madonna - The Real Story

The Greatest Night in Pop

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Star

Electric Blue 27

Madonna: Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90

Avicii - I'm Tim

Who's That Girl

Madonna: Madame X

Live Aid

Madonna: Truth or Dare

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

Strike a Pose

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu

The True Story of Madonna

I Am Because We Are

Blue in the Face

The Righteous Babes

Madonna: Re-Invention World Tour

Shadows and Fog

Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A

Kids Are Punny

Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl

Beastie Boys Story

Rodman: For Better or Worse

Music Videos That Defined the 00’s

A Certain Sacrifice

The Material Boy

The A-Z of Eurovision

Inside the Golden Statue

Madonna: World of Madame X

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'

The Next Best Thing

The Egg

Women in Rock

Madonna: Goddess of Pop

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes

Madonna - The Video Collection 2000-2006

Sex

Swept Away Movie Special

Playtime Is Over

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

The Flush

The Universe of Keith Haring

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

Funeral Rites

Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music

Madonna: Move to the Music

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

Madonna: MDNA World Tour

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie

There's Only One Madonna

Madonna - La vraie histoire

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

Madonna: The Confessions Tour

Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio

Britney: For the Record

The Undefeated

The Women Concert for Change

Lady Gaga: On the Edge

Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero

365 Day Project

In France with Madonna

Britney Spears: In the Zone

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

The BRITs at 40

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

Madonna at the BBC

MTV's 10th Anniversary Special

Madonna: The Virgin Tour Live

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

Madonna - Do You Think I'm Sexy Unauthorized

Madonna: Who's That Girl - Live in Japan

Basquiat: Rage to Riches

Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2

Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under

Madonna: The Name of the Game

Madonna: Queen of Pop

Madonna: Something To Remember (The Unreleased Videos)

Madonna: Tears of a Clown

Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees

Secret Project Revolution

Madonna: The Girlie Show Live in Japan 1993

Madonna: The Ultimate Collection

Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live

Rebel of Pop: Madonna

Madonna: The Making of SEX Book

Madonna X Vanity Fair – The Enlightenment

Express Yourself: Die Tänzer der Queen of Pop
