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Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
born: 16-08-1958
birth place: Bay City, Michigan

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.

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 Sean Penn. 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 Warren Beatty.

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