Madonna

Madonna Ciccone
Madonna in 2023
Born	Madonna Louise Ciccone (1958-08-16) August 16, 1958 (age 65) Bay City, Michigan, U.S.
Other names	Veronica (Catholic confirmation name)[1]
Occupations	Singer songwriter actress businesswoman record producer dancer film director author humanitarian
Years active	1979–present
Spouses	Sean Penn ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1989)​ Guy Ritchie ​ ​ (m. 2000; div. 2008)​
Partner	Carlos Leon (1995–1997)
Children	6
Musical career
Genres	Pop dance rock
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano ukulele
Labels	Sire Warner Bros. Maverick Interscope
Website	www.madonna.com
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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).^[4] 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.

1. ↑ "Libraries Australia Authorities – Madonna". National Library of Australia. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
2. ↑ "2018 America's Self-Made Women Net Worth". Forbes. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
3. ↑ Vasel, Kathryn (December 2, 2014). "The world's 10 richest recording artists". CNNMoney. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
4. ↑ Ebert, Roger. "Desperately Seeking Susan". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-03-03.