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Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide. The Guinness World Records acknowledged her as the best-selling female recording artist and the fourth best-selling act of all time, behind The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Michael Jackson. 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 albums artist in the United States, with 64.5 million certified albums. Madonna is the most certified artist of all time in United Kingdom, with 45 awards from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) as of April 2013. Billboard named Madonna as the top touring female artist of all time. She is also the highest grossing solo touring artist, with over $1.31 billion in concert gross, starting from the Blond Ambition World Tour; she first crossed a billion gross with The MDNA Tour. Overall, Madonna ranks third on all-time top-grossing Billboard Boxscore list, with just The Rolling Stones ($1.84 billion) and U2 ($1.67 billion) ahead of her. Madonna has been honored with 20 MTV Video Music Awards—the most for any artist—including the lifetime achievement Video Vanguard Award in 1986.

question: Madonna sold how many albums worldwide?, answer: 300 million records | question: Who is the best selling female rock artist in the 20th century?, answer: Madonna | question: Who named Madonna as the top female touring artist of all time?, answer: Billboard | question: How much did Madonna make in all her concerts together?, answer: $1.31 billion | question: How many MTV video music awards does Madonna have?, answer: 20
Madonna holds the record for the most number-ones on all combined Billboard charts, including twelve number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and eight number-one albums on the Billboard 200. With 45 songs topping the Hot Dance Club Songs chart, Madonna became the artist with the most number-one songs on an active Billboard chart, pulling ahead of George Strait with 44 number-one songs on the Hot Country Songs chart. She has also scored 38 top-ten singles on the Hot 100, more than any other artist in history. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked her at number two, behind The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the history of American singles chart.

question: Who holds the record for the most number 1 hits?, answer: Madonna | question: How many songs does Madonna have on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart?, answer: 45 | question: Who has the most number one songs in an active BiIlboard chart?, answer: Madonna | question: How many top 10 singles on the Hot 100 does Madonna have?, answer: 38 | question: Who is the most successful solo artist in the history of American singles chart?, answer: Madonna
Madonna is dedicated to Kabbalah, and in 2004 she adopted the name Esther which in Persian means "star". She has donated millions of dollars to New York and London schools teaching the subject. She faced opposition from rabbis who felt Madonna's adoption of the Kabbalah was sacrilegious and a case of celebrity dilettantism. Madonna defended her studies, saying: "It would be less controversial if I joined the Nazi Party", and that her involvement with the Kabbalah is "not hurting anybody". The influence of the Kabbalah was subsequently observed in Madonna's music, especially albums like Ray of Light and Music. During the Re-Invention World Tour, at one point in the show, Madonna and her dancers wore T-shirts that read "Kabbalists Do It Better". Her 2012 MDNA album has also drawn many influences from her Catholic upbringing, and since 2011 she has been attending meetings and services at an Opus Dei center, a Catholic institution that encourages spirituality through every day life.

question: Which religion was Madonna dedicated to?, answer: Kabbalah | question: Which year did she adopt the name Esther?, answer: 2004 | question: The influence of Kabbalah is seen in which album?, answer: Ray of Light | question: Where did Madonna attend Catholic services in 2011?, answer: Opus Dei center
Madonna moved in with boyfriend John "Jellybean" Benitez, asking his help for finishing the album's production. Benitez remixed most of the tracks and produced "Holiday", which was her third single and her first global hit. The overall sound of Madonna was dissonant and in the form of upbeat synthetic disco, using some of the new technology of the time, like the Linn drum machine, Moog bass and the OB-X synthesizer. The album was released in July 1983 and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 six months later, in 1984. It yielded two more hit singles, "Borderline" and "Lucky Star".

question: Who was the boyfriend that Madonna moved in with?, answer: John "Jellybean" Benitez | question: Who remixed most of Madonna's album tracks?, answer: Benitez | question: Which song was Madonna's first global hit?, answer: Holiday | question: When was Madonna's album released?, answer: July 1983 | question: Which number did Madonna's album peaked at the Billboard 800 six months later?, answer: eight
Madonna performed at the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief concert in January 2010. In April she released her third live album, Sticky & Sweet Tour. It was her first release under Live Nation, but was distributed by Warner Bros. Madonna granted American TV show Glee the rights to her entire catalogue of music, and the producers planned an episode featuring Madonna songs exclusively. Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna, an EP containing eight cover versions of Madonna songs featured in the episode, was released afterward and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

question: When did Madonna perform at the Hope for Haiti Now?, answer: January 2010 | question: What album did Madonna released in April 2010?, answer: Sticky & Sweet Tour | question: Madonna granted which TV show the rights to her entire catalog of music?, answer: Glee | question: What is the name of the episode of Glee that featured Madonna's songs?, answer: Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna
Madonna released her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy, in April 2008. Containing R&B and urban pop influences, the songs on Hard Candy were autobiographical in nature and saw Madonna collaborating with Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Nate "Danja" Hills. The album debuted at number one in thirty seven countries and on the Billboard 200. Don Shewey from Rolling Stone complimented it as an "impressive taste of her upcoming tour." It received generally positive reviews worldwide though some critics panned it as "an attempt to harness the urban market".

question: What was the name of Madonna's eleventh album?, answer: Hard Candy | question: When was Hard Candy released?, answer: April 2008 | question: Hard Candy debuted at number one in how many countries?, answer: thirty seven | question: Madonna worked with Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Nate Hills for which album?, answer: Hard Candy
Madonna released the Material Girl clothing line, which she designed with her daughter, Lourdes. The 1980s inspired clothing line, borrowed from Madonna's punk-girl style when she rose to fame in the 1980s, was released under the Macy's label. Madonna also opened a series of fitness centers around the world named Hard Candy Fitness. In November 2011, Madonna and MG Icon announced the release of a second fashion brand called Truth or Dare by Madonna to include footwear, underclothing, and accessories. She also directed her second feature film, W.E., a biographic about the affair between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson; it was co-written with Alek Keshishian. Critical and commercial response to the film was negative. Madonna contributed the ballad "Masterpiece" for the film's soundtrack, which won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

question: What is the name of the clothing line Madonna released with her daughter?, answer: Material Girl | question: Material Girl clothing line is released under which brand?, answer: Macy's | question: What is the name of the fitness gyms that Madonna opened?, answer: Hard Candy Fitness | question: When did Madonna released her second clothing line?, answer: November 2011 | question: What is the name of the second film that Madonna directed?, answer: W.E.
Madonna released the song "Hey You" for the Live Earth series of concerts. The song was available as a free download during its first week of release. She also performed it at the London Live Earth concert. Madonna announced her departure from Warner Bros. Records, and a new $120 million, ten-year 360 deal with Live Nation. She produced and wrote I Am Because We Are, a documentary on the problems faced by Malawians. The documentary was directed by Nathan Rissman, who worked as Madonna's gardener. She also directed her first film Filth and Wisdom. The plot of the film revolved around three friends and their aspirations. The Times said she had "done herself proud" while The Daily Telegraph described the film as "not an entirely unpromising first effort [but] Madonna would do well to hang on to her day job." In December 2007, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced Madonna as one of the five inductees of 2008. At the induction ceremony on March 10, 2008, Madonna did not sing but asked fellow Hall of Fame inductees and Michigan natives The Stooges to perform her songs "Burning Up" and "Ray of Light". She thanked Christopher Flynn, her dance teacher from 35 years earlier, for his encouragement to follow her dreams.

question: What song did Madonna release for the Live Earth series of concerts?, answer: Hey You | question: Madonna had a new 10 year, $120 million record deal with which company?, answer: Live Nation | question: What was the documentary Madonna produced and wrote about the Malawis?, answer: I Am Because We Are | question: What is the name of the first film Madonna directed?, answer: Filth and Wisdom | question: Who was one of the five inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?, answer: Madonna
Madonna starred as Breathless Mahoney in the film Dick Tracy (1990), with Warren Beatty playing the title role. Her performance led to a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress. To accompany the film, she released the soundtrack album, I'm Breathless, which included songs inspired by the film's 1930s setting. It also featured the US number-one hit "Vogue" and "Sooner or Later", which earned songwriter Stephen Sondheim an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1991. While shooting the film, Madonna began a relationship with Beatty, which dissolved by the end of 1990. In April 1990, Madonna began her Blond Ambition World Tour, which was held until August. Rolling Stone called it an "elaborately choreographed, sexually provocative extravaganza" and proclaimed it "the best tour of 1990". The tour generated strong negative reaction from religious groups for her performance of "Like a Virgin", during which two male dancers caressed her body before she simulated masturbation. In response, Madonna said, "The tour in no way hurts anybody's sentiments. It's for open minds and gets them to see sexuality in a different way. Their own and others". The Laserdisc release of the tour won Madonna a Grammy Award in 1992 for Best Long Form Music Video.

question: In the film Dick Tracy, who did Madonna starred as?, answer: Breathless Mahoney | question: Madonna's role in Dick Tracy led to which award nomination?, answer: Saturn Award | question: Who earned an Academy Award for the song "Vogue" and "Sooner or Later?", answer: Stephen Sondheim | question: When did Madonna and Beatty's relationship end?, answer: end of 1990 | question: Who did Madonna have a relationship with while shooting the film?, answer: Beatty
Madonna starred in the film Swept Away, directed by Ritchie. Released direct-to-video in the UK, the film was a commercial and critical failure. In May 2002 she appeared in London in the West End play Up For Grabs at the Wyndhams Theatre (billed as 'Madonna Ritchie'), to universally bad reviews and was described as "the evening's biggest disappointment" by one. That October, she released "Die Another Day", the title song of the James Bond film Die Another Day, in which she had a cameo role, described by The Guardian film reviewer as "incredibly wooden". The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Raspberry for Worst Song.

question: Which film did Madonna starred in that was directed by Ritchie?, answer: Swept Away | question: When did Madonna appear in the play Up For Grabs at the Wyndhams Theatre?, answer: May 2002 | question: What was Madonna's title song for the James Bond movie?, answer: Die Another Day | question: Die Another Day reached which number in the Billboards Hot 100?, answer: eight
Madonna turned to her paternal grandmother for solace. The Ciccone siblings resented housekeepers and invariably rebelled against anyone brought into their home ostensibly to take the place of their beloved mother. Madonna later told Vanity Fair that she saw herself in her youth as a "lonely girl who was searching for something. I wasn't rebellious in a certain way. I cared about being good at something. I didn't shave my underarms and I didn't wear make-up like normal girls do. But I studied and I got good grades.... I wanted to be somebody." Terrified that her father Tony could be taken from her as well, Madonna was often unable to sleep unless she was near him.

question: Who did Madonna turn to for comfort during her mother's illness?, answer: paternal grandmother | question: How did the Ciccone siblings behaved towards anyone brought to their home to replace their beloved mother?, answer: rebelled | question: Who did Madonna tell in an interview that as a young girl, she was lonely and always searching for something?, answer: Vanity Fair | question: Afraid that Tony would be taken from her, what does she do?, answer: unable to sleep unless she was near him
Madonna was born to Catholic parents Silvio Anthony "Tony" Ciccone (b. 1931) and Madonna Louise Fortin (c. 1933 – December 1, 1963) in Bay City, Michigan, on August 16, 1958. Her father's parents were immigrants from Pacentro, Italy, while her mother was of French-Canadian ancestry. Tony worked as an engineer designer for Chrysler and General Motors. Since Madonna had the same name as her mother, family members called her "Little Nonni". She has two elder brothers, Anthony (born 1956) and Martin (born 1957), and three younger siblings, Paula (born 1959), Christopher (born 1960), and Melanie (born 1962).

question: Madonna was born to which religion?, answer: Catholic | question: Where were Madonna's paternal grandparents come from?, answer: Pacentro, Italy | question: Madonna's mother was from which ancestry?, answer: French-Canadian | question: What was Tony's occupation?, answer: engineer designer | question: What was Madonna's nickname when she was younger?, answer: Little Nonni
Madonna was criticized for her performance of "Like a Virgin" at the first 1984 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). She appeared on stage atop a giant wedding cake, wearing a wedding dress and white gloves. The performance is noted by MTV as an iconic moment in VMA history. In later years, Madonna commented that she was terrified of the performance. The next hit was "Material Girl" promoted by her video, a mimicry of Marilyn Monroe's performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. While filming this video, Madonna started dating actor Sean Penn. They married on her birthday in 1985. Like a Virgin was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America and sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. In February 1984, according to the film director Sir Richard Attenborough, Madonna auditioned at the Royale Theatre on Broadway for a dance role in his movie version of A Chorus Line using her birth-name of Ciccone, but he rejected her.

question: Madonna was criticized for her performance of which song in the VMA?, answer: "Like a Virgin" | question: What was Madonna wearing during the performance of "Like A Virgin" at the VMA?, answer: a wedding dress | question: Her video of "Material Girl" was an imitation of which singer's song, "Diamonds are a girl's best friend?", answer: Marilyn Monroe | question: When did Madonna married Sean Penn?, answer: on her birthday in 1985 | question: When did Madonna audition for a dance role in the show "A Chorus Line?", answer: February 1984
Madonna's Italian-Catholic background and her relationship with her parents are reflected in the album Like a Prayer. It was an evocation of the impact religion had on her career. Her video for the title track contains Catholic symbolism, such as the stigmata. During The Virgin Tour, she wore a rosary and prayed with it in the music video for "La Isla Bonita". The "Open Your Heart" video sees her boss scolding her in the Italian language. On the Who's That Girl World Tour, she dedicated the song "Papa Don't Preach" to Pope John Paul II.

question: What is Madonna's religious background?, answer: Italian-Catholic | question: Like a Prayer reflects Madonna's relationship with who?, answer: her parents | question: In which video did Madonna wear a rosary?, answer: La Isla Bonita" | question: In which video does it show Madonna being scolded by her boss in Italian?, answer: Open Your Heart | question: She dedicated Papa Don't Preach to whom?, answer: Pope John Paul II.
Madonna's emergence occurred during the advent of MTV; Chris Nelson from The New York Times spoke of pop artists like Madonna saying, "MTV, with its almost exclusively lip-synched videos, ushered in an era in which average music fans might happily spend hours a day, every day, watching singers just mouth the words." The symbiotic relationship between the music video and lip-syncing led to a desire for the spectacle and imagery of the music video to be transferred to live stage shows. He added, "Artists like Madonna and Janet Jackson set new standards for showmanship, with concerts that included not only elaborate costumes and precision-timed pyrotechnics but also highly athletic dancing. These effects came at the expense of live singing." Thor Christensen of The Dallas Morning News commented that while Madonna earned a reputation for lip-syncing during her 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour, she has subsequently reorganized her performances by "stay[ing] mostly still during her toughest singing parts and [leaves] the dance routines to her backup troupe ... [r]ather than try to croon and dance up a storm at the same time."

question: Who had new standards of showmanship?, answer: Madonna and Janet Jackson | question: Who earned a reputation of lip synching in the Blond Ambition Tour?, answer: Madonna | question: What came as an expense of live singing?, answer: highly athletic dancing
Madonna's initial music videos reflected her American and Hispanic mixed street style combined with a flamboyant glamor. She was able to transmit her avant-garde downtown New York fashion sense to the American audience. The imagery and incorporation of Hispanic culture and Catholic symbolism continued with the music videos from the True Blue era. Author Douglas Kellner noted, "such 'multiculturalism' and her culturally transgressive moves turned out to be highly successful moves that endeared her to large and varied youth audiences." Madonna's Spanish look in the videos became the fashion trend of that time, in the form of boleros and layered skirts, accessorizing with rosary beads and a crucifix as in the video of "La Isla Bonita".

question: What influence did Madonna music video reflects?, answer: American and Hispanic mixed street style | question: She transmit her avant garde style to which audience?, answer: American audience | question: Which look of Madonna became a fashion trend?, answer: Spanish look | question: What type of Spanish clothings were worn for the video La Ista Bonita?, answer: boleros and layered skirts
Madonna's look and style of dressing, her performances, and her music videos influenced young girls and women. Her style became one of the female fashion trends of the 1980s. Created by stylist and jewelry designer Maripol, the look consisted of lace tops, skirts over capri pants, fishnet stockings, jewelry bearing the crucifix, bracelets, and bleached hair. Madonna achieved global recognition after the release of her second studio album, Like a Virgin, in November 1984. It topped the charts in several countries and became her first number one album on the Billboard 200. The title track, "Like a Virgin", topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks. It attracted the attention of organizations who complained that the song and its accompanying video promoted premarital sex and undermined family values, and moralists sought to have the song and video banned.

question: Who did Madonna's look and style of dressing influence?, answer: young girls and women | question: When did Madonna's style become a fashion trend?, answer: 1980s | question: Who is the stylist and jewellery designer that created Madonna's look?, answer: Maripol | question: When did Madonna achieve global recognition?, answer: November 1984 | question: How long did "Like a Virgin" stayed on the Billboard 100?, answer: six consecutive weeks
Madonna's music has been the subject of much analysis and scrutiny. Robert M. Grant, author of Contemporary Strategy Analysis (2005), commented that what has brought Madonna success is "certainly not outstanding natural talent. As a vocalist, musician, dancer, songwriter, or actress, Madonna's talents seem modest." He asserts Madonna's success is in relying on the talents of others, and that her personal relationships have served as cornerstones to the numerous reinventions in the longevity of her career. Madonna's approach was far from the music industry wisdom of "Find a winning formula and stick to it." Her musical career has been a continuous experimentation with new musical ideas and new images and a constant quest for new heights of fame and acclaim. Grant concluded that "having established herself as the queen of popular music, Madonna did not stop there, but continued re-inventing." Musicologist Susan McClary wrote that "Madonna's art itself repeatedly deconstructs the traditional notion of the unified subject with finite ego boundaries. Her pieces explore various ways of constituting identities that refuse stability, that remain fluid, that resist definition."

question: Whose music had been the subject of a lot of scrutiny?, answer: Madonna's | question: Who is the author of Contemporary Strategic Analysis?, answer: Robert M. Grant | question: Who has established herself as a Queen of Popular Music?, answer: Madonna
Madonna's popularity was further enhanced by her film roles, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Dick Tracy (1990), and Evita (1996); the latter earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. However, most of her other films have been panned by critics. Her other ventures include fashion design, writing children's books, and filmmaking. She has been acclaimed as a businesswoman, particularly after she founded entertainment company Maverick (including the label Maverick Records). In 2007 she signed an unprecedented US $120 million 360 deal with Live Nation.

question: Name a film role that Madonna acted in., answer: Desperately Seeking Susan | question: Which movie earned Madonna a Golden Globe Award?, answer: Evita | question: Name one of Madonna's other business ventures?, answer: fashion design | question: What is the name of the entertainment company that Madonna founded?, answer: Maverick | question: Which year did Madonna sign a $120 million deal with Live Nation?, answer: 2007