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[h3]Supreme female of the 1980’s music scene, Madonna’s vixen look – bad hair dye, bare midriff, short skirts and crucifix – inspired teenagers and terrorized their mothers. [/h3]

The astute business woman signed a $60million deal with Time Warner in 1992, founded her own super-successful music label, Maverick, and developed her reputation as a serious actress.

The ambitious girl of Italian descent was the third of six children - Martin, Anthony, Christopher, Paula, Melanie, Mario & Jennifer - born to Silvio "Tony" Ciccone, an Italian-American carworker, and Madonna Louise Fortin, who was of Québécois descent.

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A good student, Madonna won a scholarship to the University of Michigan in 1978. Impatient for stardom, she quit in her second year, moved to New York, worked shifts in a variety of low-paid jobs and started to battle for gigs.

Her boogie-tunes caught the ear of DJ Mark Kamins. He introduced the dancer-singer to Warner Brothers, who promptly signed her up. First she was a hit in the New York club scene, then 'Holiday' leapt across the radio waves, putting the single into America’s Top 20.

Warner Bros. released 'Like a Virgin' (1984), and its title track became the singer's first No. 1 single, and the album topped the charts. In 1985, Madonna sold more singles and albums than any other artist that year. Catching the financial optimism and growing popularity of music video and MTV, Madonna’s lyrics and image typified the aspirations of the mid 1980s.

Teenage girls became increasingly influenced by her fashions. Suddenly lace tops, skirts over trousers, fishnet stockings, jewelry bearing the Christian cross, and bleached hair became the look of a generation in the 1980s.

While filming the music video for "Material Girl" in 1985, Madonna began seeing actor [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/590:0/Sean_Penn.htm]Sean Penn[/urlnew]. The two were married later that year. The relationship was marred by Penn's abrasive style and frequent outbursts against the press. After filing and withdrawing divorce papers in December 1987, the marriage was finally terminated in 1989, shortly before she began a short-lived relationship with [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/274:0/Warren_Beatty.htm]Warren Beatty[/urlnew].
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Ever sensitive to the evolving mood of her audience, Madonna dropped the Material Girl persona, with the birth of her daughter in the late 1990s, and a new meditative, self-aware lyricism emerged in 'Ray of Light'.

Madonna followed up the success of 'Ray of Light' with 'Music', but with her 'American Life' album,, she failed to wow critics and fans alike. The album performed badly in the charts and it was only the world 'Re:Invention' tour in 2004 that helped elevate her profile once more.

Her film career has been patchy, to say the least, with only "Desperately Seeking Susan' and 'Evita' enjoying any acclaim. The less said about 'Swept Away', the better!

Madonna married 'Swept Away' director Guy Ritchie in 2000 and gave birth to a son. In 2006, the couple were embroiled in controversy after they filed adoption papers for a baby boy named David Banda during a trip to an orphanage in Malawi.

After a passport and visa were issued for the child, Banda was flown out of Malawi. The adoption raised public concerns about whether special treatment was given to Madonna considering the fact that Malawian law normally requires one year of residence for potential adoptive parents.

She continues to sing, act and manage a number of business interests, splitting her time between the UK and the USA.
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- Nicknames: Nonnie, Maddy, Mo, The Material Girl, Madge.

- Madonna is her real name, she was named after her mother who died when she was six.

- When Madonna first arrived in New York she only had $35 in her pocket and lived on popcorn.


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Hello Sucker! (2005)

Die Another Day (2002)

Swept Away (2002)

The Hire: Star (2001)

The Next Best Thing (2000)

Evita (1996)

Girl 6 (1996)

Four Rooms (1995)

Blue in the Face (1995)

Dangerous Game (1993)

Body of Evidence (1993)

A League of Their Own (1992)

Shadows and Fog (1992)

Dick Tracy (1990)

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

Who's That Girl? (1987)

Shanghai Surprise (1986)

A Certain Sacrifice (1985)

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Vision Quest (1985)
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Madonna (1983)

Like A Virgin (1984)

True Blue (1986)

Who's That Girl? (1987)

You Can Dance (1987)

Like A Prayer (1989)

I'm Breathless (1990)

The Immaculate Collection (1990)

Erotica (1992)

Bedtime Stories (1994)

Something To Remember (1995)

Evita (1996)

Ray of Light (1998)

Music (2000)

American Life (2003)

Confessions On A Dancefloor (2005)

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