Madonna
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-08-16
Place of Birth
Bay City, Michigan, USA
Madonna
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.
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Dec 09, 1995
Madonna: Truth or Dare
May 10, 1991
Body of Evidence
Jan 15, 1993
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
Mar 13, 1976
The Next Best Thing
Mar 03, 2000
Madonna X Vanity Fair – The Enlightenment
Jan 24, 2023
Blue in the Face
Sep 15, 1995
A League of Their Own
Jul 01, 1992
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour
Apr 06, 2010
Britney Spears: In the Zone
Nov 17, 2003
Desperately Seeking Susan
Mar 29, 1985
Evita
Dec 14, 1996
Swept Away
Oct 11, 2002
Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001
Nov 13, 2001
Arthur and the Invisibles
Dec 13, 2006
Who's That Girl
Aug 07, 1987
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live
Dec 13, 1990
Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under
Nov 21, 1993
Live 8
Nov 07, 2005
Rodman: For Better or Worse
Sep 01, 2019
Die Another Day
Nov 17, 2002
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Oct 18, 2005
Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
Jan 25, 2009
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Nov 18, 2021
Live Aid
Jul 13, 1985
Madonna at the BBC
Dec 18, 2021
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Jun 16, 2013
The Righteous Babes
Dec 22, 1998
Madonna: The Confessions Tour
Nov 22, 2006
Dangerous Game
Oct 13, 1993
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Nov 03, 1989
Madonna: Who's That Girl - Live in Japan
Nov 26, 1987
Shanghai Surprise
Aug 29, 1986
Madonna: The Virgin Tour — Live
May 09, 1985
Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy
May 24, 1988
Madonna: Live Earth Concert at London
Jul 07, 2007
Madonna: Re-Invention World Tour
Sep 14, 2004
Hope for Haiti Now
Jan 02, 2010
The True Story of Madonna
Aug 12, 2022
Lady Gaga: On the Edge
Oct 09, 2012
Madonna - The Real Story
Mar 07, 1991
Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia
Jul 26, 2012
Madonna: Live from Roseland Ballroom in New York
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A Certain Sacrifice
Oct 01, 1985
Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl
May 13, 2019
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
Jun 22, 2013
Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part
Apr 07, 2021
Madonna Exposed
Sep 13, 1993
Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged
Jan 29, 2014
Inside the Golden Statue
Jan 01, 1998
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero
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There's Only One Madonna
Jul 04, 2001
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
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Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
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Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu
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Beastie Boys Story
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Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
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Shadows and Fog
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Madonna: The Lady Is a Vamp
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The A-Z of Eurovision
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Sex
Nov 15, 1992
In France with Madonna
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MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Jun 06, 1991
Who Killed Michael Stewart?
Jan 01, 1986
The Greatest Night in Pop
Jan 19, 2024
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
Nov 09, 2004
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
Jun 13, 1996
Avicii: True Stories
Oct 26, 2017
Kids Are Punny
Dec 06, 1998
I Am Because We Are
Apr 24, 2008
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
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Propaganda
Feb 14, 2013
Star
Jun 01, 2001
Madonna: Move to the Music
Mar 09, 2021
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
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The Egg
Jan 01, 1974
Junket Whore
Oct 12, 1998
The Women Concert for Change
Apr 04, 2013
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Feb 24, 1997
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Dec 09, 2016
Madonna - Out on the Floor
Jul 02, 2010
365 Day Project
Dec 31, 2007
The Sound of Change Live
Jun 01, 2013
Strike a Pose
Jun 29, 2016
Madonna: The Girlie Show Live in Japan 1993
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Torrance Rises
Jan 01, 1999
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
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The Undefeated
Jul 15, 2011
Britney: For the Record
Nov 30, 2008
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
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Vision Quest
Feb 15, 1985
Dick Tracy
Apr 05, 1990
Madonna: Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90
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Secret Project Revolution
Sep 24, 2013
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
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Girl 6
Mar 22, 1996
Are All Men Pedophiles?
Mar 01, 2013
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
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Bert Stern - Original Madman
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Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour 90 from Barcelona
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Madonna: The Ultimate Collection
Sep 18, 2000
Madonna: World of Madame X
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The Material Boy
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Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
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Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
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The Universe of Keith Haring
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Madonna: Tears of a Clown
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Madonna and the Breakfast Club
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Electric Blue 27
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Madonna: The Name of the Game
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Madonna: Something To Remember (The Unreleased Videos)
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Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
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Madonna - Do You Think I'm Sexy Unauthorized
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Uncle Howard
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
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Express Yourself: Die Tänzer der Queen of Pop
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Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
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Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
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Madonna: Goddess of Pop
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Madonna: Madame X
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Madonna - La vraie histoire
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Madonna - The Video Collection 2000-2006
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
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Women in Rock
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Swept Away Movie Special
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O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
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Naqoyqatsi
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Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2
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Funeral Rites
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
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101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
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Madonna: Frozen
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Will & Grace
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The Saturday Show
Sep 22, 2001
The Marriage Ref
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Top of the Pops
Jan 01, 1964
Saturday Night Live
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Wetten, dass..?
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The True Story of...
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Stalked: Someone's Watching
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The Hire
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MTV Video Music Awards
Sep 14, 1984
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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The Nineties
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Leute heute
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Saturday Night Live
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History 101
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Saturday Night Live
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The Graham Norton Show
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ECHO-Verleihung
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The Graham Norton Show
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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
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Top of the Pops
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Eurovision Song Contest
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The Last Dance
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Star Academy
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Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
aspekte
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Sacrée soirée
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Discovering Fashion
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SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
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Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
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The Grammys
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