**Madonna Louise Ciccone** (born August 16, 1958), is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, author, director, philanthropist, businesswoman, record producer, film director, and humanitarian. Madonna was born in Bay City, Michigan, but she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance.

During her career, she has sold over 400 million records worldwide and is the top-selling female artist of all time. Some of her most famous albums are *Like a Virgin*, *True Blue*, *Like a Prayer*, *Ray of Light* and *Confessions On a Dance-Floor*. She has won seven Grammy awards. Madonna is considered the "Queen Of Pop" due to her extremely successful career on music and for being the most selling female singer in history. She has been in many movies; she received positive reviews for her role in *Desperately Seeking Susan* (1985). Her later movies received mixed reviews. She received critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for *Evita* (1996). She got harsh feedback for other performances.

Early life and career
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Madonna Louise Ciccone was born at Mercy Hospital in Bay City, Michigan, She is third child and first daughter from Madonna Louise (née Fortin) and Silvio Anthony "Tony" Ciccone, She had four brothers and two sister by her family, Her name Madonna is from her mother side that, She is from Roman Catholic family by parents, She is Confirmation on 1966, Finally Her mother is died by Breast cancer in December 1963, His father remarried to housekeeper Joan Gustafson, They have two children Jennifer and Mario, Madonna is had one half-sister and one half-brother by her family. Madonna study at St. Frederick's and St. Andrew's Catholic Elementary Schools, and West Middle School and Rochester Adams High School, where she became a straight-A student and a member of the cheerleading squad, She is study University of Michigan and then She studied over the summer at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina.

1983–89: *Madonna*, *Like a Virgin*, *True Blue*, and *Like a Prayer*
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After the release of some dance hits she released her first album, *Madonna*, in 1983. The album was a great success. Her next album, *Like a Virgin* (1984), sold over 6 million copies in the United States only and overall 10 million copies worldwide. Her album *True Blue* has sold 25 million copies. Her album *Like a Prayer* caused controversy, as it had to do with Christianity but the album sold over 15 million records worldwide. During the 1980s, Madonna was a huge fashion icon and was an idol for millions of girls and boys. Songs like *Like a Virgin*, *Material Girl*, *Into the Groove*, *Papa Don't Preach*, *Holiday*, *Lucky Star*, *La Isla Bonita*, and *Like a Prayer* are believed to be classics.

1990–99: *The Immaculate Collection*, *Erotica*, film success, *Bedtime Stories*, and *Ray of Light*
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In 1990, she released her best selling greatest-hits album *The Immaculate Collection* which sold over 30 million copies, and this album became the most-sold greatest-hits album in music history. She released a book of naked pictures called *SEX* in that year. Her album *Erotica* was a big hit but was criticized by some, the album sold 5 million copies. Madonna starred in the film *A League of Their Own*, alongside American actor Tom Hanks and comedienne Rosie O'Donnell. In 1994, her album *Bedtime Stories* was released. She also performed in the movie *Evita*, which was very successful and released a soundtrack album of the same name. She also received the Golden Globe for Best Actress. Her 1998 album *Ray of Light* is considered to be a masterpiece and sold over 18 million copies worldwide. Some of her most famous and classic songs of the '90s are *Vogue*, *This Used to Be My Playground*, *Erotica*, *Take a Bow*, *Don't Cry for Me Argentina*, *You Must Love Me*, *Frozen* and *Ray of Light*.

2000–10: *Music*, *American Life*, *Confessions on a Dance Floor*, and *Hard Candy*
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In 2000, her album *Music* sold over 15 million copies worldwide, helped by the global hit song of the same name. *Music* became her twelfth number-one song on the *Billboard* Hot 100. She also released a successful greatest hits album titled *GHV2*. Madonna acted in the film *The Next Best Thing*, along with *Swept Away*, which got bad reviews. On October 22, 2002, a single called *Die Another Day* was released. The music video for the single was the second most expensive music video ever to make. The single reached number one in several countries. Her 2003 album, *American Life,* reached #1 in many countries but it was criticized by some, as it was against war in Iraq and sold 5 million copies. In 2005, her album *Confessions on a Dance Floor*, helped by the singles *Hung Up* and *Sorry* that reached #1 in 45 countries, sold 12 million copies. In 2008 she released her album *Hard Candy* which reached #1 in almost every country in the world and has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. The first single from the album, *4 Minutes*, had Justin Timberlake singing in it.

2011–present: *W.E.*, *MDNA*, *Rebel Heart*, and *Madame X*
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In 2011, *W.E.*, the second movie directed by Madonna, was released. It got bad reviews.

Madonna performed at the 46th Super Bowl on February 5, 2012. She released her twelfth album, *MDNA*, in April of that year. The album debuted at number one on the US *Billboard* 200 album chart. Trinidadian-born American rapper Nicki Minaj was featured on the lead single, *Give Me All Your Luvin'*, which reached the top ten in the United States and reached number one in Canada. Minaj also raps on the album track *I Don't Give A*.

Madonna's thirteenth studio album, *Rebel Heart*, was released in March 2015. It featured the singles *Living For Love* and *Bitch I'm Madonna* featuring frequent collaborator Nicki Minaj. The Rebel Heart World Tour made $169.8 million.

Her fourteenth studio album, *Madame X*, was released on June 14, 2019, and became her ninth number-one album in the US. It featured collaborations with Maluma, Quavo, Swae Lee & Anitta. It has sold 90,000 copies in the US so far. She will be going on a theatre-only tour to promote it.

Tours
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See the main article: List of Madonna tours
Her tours during the 80's ("Who's That Girl Tour," "Blond Ambition Tour," etc.) were very successful. Her 1993 "The Girlie Show Tour" was very controversial—some thought of it as bad—but was a great success. The "Drowned World Tour" and the "Re-Invention World Tour" were the most successful tours of their years. The "Confessions Tour" was very successful and the "Sticky & Sweet Tour," with over $408 million earned, became the most successful tour of all time for a solo artist.

* *The Virgin Tour* (1985) (US only): the tour grossed $33 million.
* *Who's That Girl World Tour* (1987): the tour grossed $25 million.
* *Blond Ambition Tour* (1990): the tour grossed $60 million.
* *The Girlie Show World Tour* (1993): the tour grossed $70 million.
* *Drowned World Tour* (2001): the tour grossed $75 million.
* *Re-Invention World Tour* (2004): the tour grossed $125 million.
* *Confessions Tour* (2006): the tour grossed $194 million.
* *Sticky & Sweet Tour* (2008-2009): the tour grossed $408 million.
* *MDNA Tour* (2012): the tour grossed $302 million.
* *Rebel Heart Tour* (2015)
* *Madame X Tour* (2019)

Discography
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See the main article: Madonna discography

 

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| * *Madonna* (1983): 10 million copies sold.
* *Like a Virgin* (1984): 21 million copies sold.
* *True Blue* (1986): 25 million copies sold.
* *Like a Prayer* (1989): 15 million copies sold.
* *Erotica* (1992): 5 million copies sold.
* *Bedtime Stories* (1994): 7 million copies sold.
* *Ray of Light* (1998): 18 million copies sold.
* *Music* (2000): 15 million copies sold.
* *American Life* (2003): 4 million copies sold.
* *Confessions on a Dance Floor* (2005): 12 million copies sold.
* *Hard Candy* (2008): 4 million copies sold.
* *MDNA* (2012): 2 million copies sold.
* *Rebel Heart* (2015)
* *Madame X* (2019)

  | Madonna has had 12 number-one songs on the *Billboard* Hot 100. They are:1. *Like a Virgin*
2. *Crazy for You*
3. *Live to Tell*
4. *Papa Don't Preach*
5. *Open Your Heart*
6. *Who's That Girl?*
7. *Like a Prayer*
8. *Vogue*
9. *Justify My Love*
10. *This Used to Be My Playground*
11. *Take a Bow*
12. *Music*
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Personal life
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Madonna is the third of six siblings and was named after her mother, Madonna Fortin, who died of breast cancer when Madonna was only five years old.

Both Madonna's marriages ended in divorce. She was married to Sean Penn from 1985 until 1989 and to Guy Ritchie from 2000 to 2008. She has a daughter, Lourdes (born 1996), and son, Rocco (born 2000). She adopted a Malawian son, David Banda, and a daughter, Mercy.

In February 2017, it was announced that she had adopted two more Malawian children, twin girls Esther and Stella.

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Discography **·**  Albums **·**  Singles **·**  Videos **·**  Unreleased songs **·**  Tours **·**  Films **·**  Books **·**  Awards |
| Studio albums | *Madonna* **·**  *Like a Virgin* **·**  *True Blue* **·**  *Like a Prayer* **·**  *Erotica* **·**  *Bedtime Stories* **·**  *Ray of Light* **·**  *Music* **·**  *American Life* **·**  *Confessions on a Dance Floor* **·**  *Hard Candy* **·**  *MDNA* **·**  *Rebel Heart* **·**  *Madame X* |
| Compilations | *You Can Dance* **·**  *The Immaculate Collection* **·**  *Something to Remember* **·**  *GHV2* **·**  *Remixed & Revisited* **·**  *Celebration* **·**  *Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones* |
| Soundtracks | *Vision Quest* **·**  *Who's That Girl* **·**  *I'm Breathless* **·**  *With Honors* **·**  *Evita* **·**  *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* **·**  *The Next Best Thing* **·**  *Die Another Day* |
| Other albums | *12"ers+2* **·**  *Remixed Prayers* **·**  *Madonna 1983–1989* **·**  *The Holiday Collection* |
| Video compilations | *Madonna* **·**  *It's That Girl* **·**  *She's Breathless* **·**  *The Immaculate Collection* **·**  *Rays of Light* **·**  *The Video Collection 93:99* **·**  *The Madonna Collection* **·**  *The Ultimate Collection* **·**  *Celebration: The Video Collection* |
| Video singles | "Justify My Love" **·**  "Ray of Light" **·**  "Music" **·**  "What It Feels Like for a Girl" |
| Live releases | *Live – The Virgin Tour* **·**  *Who's That Girl – Live in Japan* **·**  *Ciao, Italia! – Live from Italy* **·**  *Blond Ambition – Japan Tour 90* **·**  *Live! – Blond Ambition World Tour 90* **·**  *Truth or Dare* **·**  *The Girlie Show – Live Down Under* **·**  *Drowned World Tour 2001* **·**  *I'm Going to Tell You a Secret* **·**  *The Confessions Tour* **·**  *Sticky & Sweet Tour* **·**  *MDNA World Tour* |
| Concert tours | The Virgin Tour **·**  Who's That Girl World Tour **·**  Blond Ambition World Tour **·**  The Girlie Show World Tour **·**  Drowned World Tour **·**  Re-Invention World Tour **·**  Confessions Tour **·**  Sticky & Sweet Tour **·**  MDNA World Tour **·**  Rebel Heart World Tour |
| Motion pictures | *A Certain Sacrifice* **·**  *Vision Quest* **·**  *Desperately Seeking Susan* **·**  *Shanghai Surprise* **·**  *Who's That Girl* **·**  *Bloodhounds of Broadway* **·**  *Dick Tracy* **·**  *Shadows and Fog* **·**  *A League of Their Own* **·**  *Body of Evidence* **·**  *Dangerous Game* **·**  *Four Rooms* **·**  *Girl 6* **·**  *Evita* **·**  *The Next Best Thing* **·**  *Swept Away* **·**  *Die Another Day* **·**  *Arthur and the Invisibles* **·**  *Filth and Wisdom* |
| Documentaries | *Truth or Dare* **·**  *I'm Going to Tell You a Secret*  **·**  *I Am Because We Are* |
| Books | *Sex* **·**  *The English Roses* |
| Related companies | Live Nation **·**  Warner Bros. Records **·**  Maverick **·**  Maverick Records **·**  Maverick Films **·**  Semtex Films **·**  Sire Records **·**  Warner Music Group |
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