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This article is about the singer. For the religious figure, see Mary, mother of Jesus. For other uses, see Madonna (disambiguation).

\"Queen of Pop\" redirects here. For other uses, see Queen of Pop (disambiguation).

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Madonna
$\"Madonna$ Madonna in October 2023
Born	Madonna Louise Ciccone (1958-08-16) August 16, 1958 (age 66) Bay City, Michigan, US
Occupations	Singer songwriter actress dancer record producer director author businesswoman
Years active	1979\u2013present
Works	\n Albums \n songs\n singles \n unreleased \n videos \n concerts \n films \n books \n fashion brands \n
Spouses	\n \n Sean Penn \n (m. 1985; div. 1989) \n \n Guy Ritchie \n (m. 2000; div. 2008) \n
Partner	Carlos Leon (1995\u20131997)
Children	6, including Lourdes Leon
Relatives	Christopher Ciccone (brother)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Origin	New York City, US
Genres	Pop electronica dance
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Labels	Warner Sire Maverick Interscope
Formerly of	Breakfast Club Emmy & the Emmys
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Website	madonna.com
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Madonna Louise Ciccone^[a] (/t\u0283\u026a\u02c8ko\u028ani/ chih-KOH-nee; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Commonly known as the \"Queen of Pop\", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation. Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have generated both controversy and critical acclaim. A cultural icon spanning both the 20th and 21st centuries, Madonna has become the subject of various scholarly, literary and artistic works, as well as a mini academic sub-discipline called Madonna studies.\n

Madonna moved to New York City in 1978 to pursue a career in dance. After performing as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in the rock bands Breakfast Club and Emmy & the Emmys, she rose to solo stardom with her 1983 eponymous debut album. Madonna has obtained a total of 18 multi-platinum albums, including Like a Virgin (1984), True Blue (1986), and The Immaculate Collection (1990)\u2014which became some of the best-selling albums in history\u2014as well as Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), her 21st-century bestseller. Her albums Like a Prayer (1989), Ray of Light (1998), and Music (2000) were ranked among Rolling Stone's greatest albums of all time. Madonna's catalog of top-charting songs includes \"Like a Virgin\", \"Material Girl\", \"La Isla Bonita\", \"Like a Prayer\", \"Vogue\", \"Take a Bow\", \"Frozen\", \"Music\", \"Hung Up\" and \"4 Minutes\".\n

Her popularity was enhanced by roles in films such as Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Dick Tracy (1990), A League of Their Own (1992) and Evita (1996). While she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for the lattermost, many of her other films were not well received. As a businesswoman, Madonna founded the company Maverick in 1992, which included Maverick Records, one of the most successful artist-run labels in history. Her other ventures include fashion brands, written works, health clubs and filmmaking. She contributes to various charities, having founded the Ray of Light Foundation in 1998 and Raising Malawi in 2006, and advocates for gender equality and LGBT rights.\n

Madonna is the world's best-selling female recording artist of all time and the first female performer to accumulate US$1 billion from her concerts. She is the most successful solo artist in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and has achieved 44 number-one singles in between major global music markets. Her accolades include seven Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, 20 MTV Video Music Awards, 17 Japan Gold Disc Awards, and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility. On Forbes annual rankings, Madonna became the world's highest-paid female musician a record 11 times across four decades (1980s\u20132010s). Billboard named her the Artist of the Decade (1980s), the Greatest Dance Artist of All Time, and the Greatest Music Video Artist of All Time. She was also listed among Rolling Stone's greatest artists and greatest songwriters ever.\n

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v t e Madonna
\n Albums \n Songs\n Singles \n Unreleased \n Concerts \n Videos \n Films \n Books \n Fashion brands \n Awards \n Achievements \n Cultural impact \n
Studio albums	\n Madonna \n Like a Virgin \n True Blue \n Like a Prayer \n Erotica \n Bedtime Stories \n Ray of Light \n Music \n American Life \n Confessions on a Dance Floor \n Hard Candy \n MDNA \n Rebel Heart \n Madame X \n
Soundtrack albums	\n Who's That Girl \n I'm Breathless \n Evita \n
Live albums	\n I'm Going to Tell You a Secret \n The Confessions Tour \n Sticky & Sweet Tour \n MDNA World Tour \n Rebel Heart Tour \n Madame X: Music from the Theater Xperience \n
Remix albums	\n You Can Dance \n Remixed & Revisited \n Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones \n
Compilation albums	\n The Immaculate Collection \n Something to Remember \n GHV2 \n Celebration \n
Limited releases	\n Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits! \n The Complete Studio Albums (1983\u20132008) \n
Video releases	\n Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour \n Ciao Italia: Live from Italy \n The Immaculate Collection \n Blond Ambition World Tour Live \n The Girlie Show: Live Down Under \n The Video Collection 93:99 \n Drowned World Tour 2001 \n The Confessions Tour \n Celebration \n Sticky & Sweet Tour \n MDNA World Tour \n Rebel Heart Tour \n
Concerts and tours	\n The Virgin Tour \n Who's That Girl World Tour \n Blond Ambition World Tour \n The Girlie Show \n Drowned World Tour \n Re-Invention World Tour \n Confessions Tour \n Sticky & Sweet Tour \n The MDNA Tour \n Rebel Heart Tour \n Tears of a Clown \n Madame X Tour \n The Celebration Tour \n
Films directed	\n Filth and Wisdom \n W.E. \n secretprojectrevolution \n
Documentaries	\n Truth or Dare \n I'm Going to Tell You a Secret \n I Am Because We Are \n Madame X \n
Television	\n 1994 Late Show with David Letterman appearance \n Super Bowl XLVI halftime show \n
Books authored	\n Sex \n The English Roses \n Mr. Peabody's Apples \n Yakov and the Seven Thieves \n The Adventures of Abdi \n Lotsa de Casha \n
Companies and brands	\n Maverick \n Ray of Light Foundation \n Raising Malawi \n Hard Candy Fitness \n Truth or Dare by Madonna \n
Works about Madonna	\n Cover versions \n Tribute albums\n Madonna by Alisha Chinai \n Through the Wilderness \n Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna \n A Panel of Experts \n \"Like a Surgeon\" \n Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful \n Madonna: Innocence Lost \n \"If Madonna Calls\" \n Madonna: An Intimate Biography \n Madonna (book) \n \"Do It with Madonna\" \n \"She's Madonna\" \n Madonna: Like an Icon \n Life with My Sister Madonna \n \"The Power of Madonna\" \n Strike a Pose \n Madonnaland \n Holidays (musical) \n
Impact and legacy	\n Academic studies\n Bibliography \n Scholarly articles \n Business \n Contemporary arts \n Echiniscus madonnae \n Fandom \n Fashion \n Feminism \n Gay icon \n Impersonator \n Madonna (nickname) \n Madonna wannabe \n Media \n Philanthropy \n Radio 1 controversy \n Religion \n Sexuality \n
Related articles	\n Breakfast Club \n Christopher Ciccone \n Lourdes Leon \n Sean Penn \n Pre-Madonna \n Guy Ritchie \n
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v t e Madonna songs
\n Singles \n Songs \n Covers \n Unreleased songs \n
1980s singles	\n \"Everybody\" \n \"Burning Up\" \n \"Physical Attraction\" \n \"Holiday\" \n \"Lucky Star\" \n \"Borderline\" \n \"Like a Virgin\" \n \"Material Girl\" \n \"Crazy for You\" \n \"Angel\" \n \"Into the Groove\" \n \"Dress You Up\" \n \"Gambler\" \n \"Live to Tell\" \n \"Papa Don't Preach\" \n \"True Blue\" \n \"Open Your Heart\" \n \"La Isla Bonita\" \n \"Who's That Girl\" \n \"Causing a Commotion\" \n \"The Look of Love\" \n \"Spotlight\" \n \"Like a Prayer\" \n \"Express Yourself\" \n \"Cherish\" \n \"Oh Father\" \n \"Dear Jessie\" \n
1990s singles	\n \"Keep It Together\" \n \"Vogue\" \n \"Hanky Panky\" \n \"Justify My Love\" \n \"Rescue Me\" \n \"This Used to Be My Playground\" \n \"Erotica\" \n \"Deeper and Deeper\" \n \"Bad Girl\" \n \"Fever\" \n \"Rain\" \n \"Bye Bye Baby\" \n \"I'll Remember\" \n \"Secret\" \n \"Take a Bow\" \n \"Bedtime Story\" \n \"Human Nature\" \n \"You'll See\" \n \"One More Chance\" \n \"Love Don't Live Here Anymore\" \n \"You Must Love Me\" \n \"Don't Cry for Me Argentina\" \n \"Another Suitcase in Another Hall\" \n \"Frozen\" \n \"Ray of Light\" \n \"Drowned World/Substitute for Love\" \n \"The Power of Good-Bye\" \n \"Nothing Really Matters\" \n \"Beautiful Stranger\" \n
2000s singles	\n \"American Pie\" \n \"Music\" \n \"Don't Tell Me\" \n \"What It Feels Like for a Girl\" \n \"Die Another Day\" \n \"American Life\" \n \"Hollywood\" \n \"Me Against the Music\" \n \"Nothing Fails\" \n \"Love Profusion\" \n \"Hung Up\" \n \"Sorry\" \n \"Get Together\" \n \"Jump\" \n \"4 Minutes\" \n \"Give It 2 Me\" \n \"Miles Away\" \n \"Celebration\" \n \"Revolver\" \n
2010s singles	\n \"Give Me All Your Luvin'\" \n \"Girl Gone Wild\" \n \"Masterpiece\" \n \"Turn Up the Radio\" \n \"Living for Love\" \n \"Ghosttown\" \n \"Bitch I'm Madonna\" \n \"Hold Tight\" \n \"Medell\u00edn\" \n \"Crave\" \n \"I Rise\" \n
2020s singles	\n \"I Don't Search I Find\" \n \"Levitating (The Blessed Madonna remix)\" \n \"Frozen (Sickick remixes)\" \n \"Break My Soul (The Queens remix)\" \n \"Back That Up to the Beat\" \n \"Popular\" \n \"Vulgar\" \n
Promotional singles	\n \"You Can Dance (LP Cuts)\" \n \"Erotic\" \n \"I Want You\" \n \"Sky Fits Heaven\" \n \"Impressive Instant\" \n \"GHV2 Megamix\" \n \"Into the Hollywood Groove\" \n \"Nobody Knows Me\" \n \"Imagine\" \n \"Hey You\" \n \"Superstar\" \n \"Future\" \n \"Dark Ballet\" \n \"Material Gworrllllllll\" \n \"Hung Up on Tokischa\" \n
Other songs recorded	\n \"Santa Baby\" \n \"Sooner or Later\" \n \"Oh What a Circus\" \n \"Sing\" \n \"Beat Goes On\" \n \"Gang Bang\" \n \"I Don't Give A\" \n \"Devil Pray\" \n \"Unapologetic Bitch\" \n \"Illuminati\" \n \"Joan of Arc\" \n \"Iconic\" \n \"Holy Water\" \n \"Wash All Over Me\" \n \"Rebel Heart\" \n \"God Control\" \n \"Batuka\" \n
Other songs written	\n \"Sidewalk Talk\" \n \"Each Time You Break My Heart\" \n \"Just a Dream\" \n \"Love Won't Wait\" \n \"The Greatest Hit\" \n \"Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling\" \n \"Go Hard\" \n \"Who's That Chick?\" \n \"Mamacita\" \n
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Life and career

1958\u20131978: Early life

1979\u20131983: Career beginnings, rock bands, and Madonna

1984\u20131987: Like a Virgin, first marriage, True Blue, and Who's That Girl

1988\u20131991: Like a Prayer, Dick Tracy, and Truth or Dare

1992\u20131997: Maverick, Erotica, Sex, Bedtime Stories, Evita, and motherhood

1998\u20132002: Ray of Light, Music, second marriage, and touring comeback

2003\u20132006: American Life and Confessions on a Dance Floor

2007\u20132011: Filmmaking, Hard Candy, and business ventures

2012\u20132016: Super Bowl XLVI halftime show, MDNA, and Rebel Heart

2017\u20132021: Move to Lisbon and Madame X

2022\u2013present: Finally Enough Love, the Celebration Tour and new projects

Artistry

Influences

Musical style and composition

Voice and instruments

Music videos and performances

Legacy

Achievements

Discography

Filmography

Tours

Enterprises

See also

Notes

References

Book sources

External links

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Talks

1 December, 1963