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Madonna Louise Ciccone, born August 16, 1958, is an iconic American singer, songwriter, and actress known as the 'Queen of Pop' for her versatility and reinvention in music. She has released numerous multi-platinum albums and top-charting singles, while also achieving success in film and business ventures. As the best-selling female recording artist of all time, Madonna has received numerous awards and is recognized for her contributions to music, culture, and advocacy for social causes.

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Madonna

Madonna Louise Ciccone, born August 16, 1958, is an iconic American singer, songwriter, and actress known as the 'Queen of Pop' for her versatility and reinvention in music. She has released numerous multi-platinum albums and top-charting singles, while also achieving success in film and business ventures. As the best-selling female recording artist of all time, Madonna has received numerous awards and is recognized for her contributions to music, culture, and advocacy for social causes.

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Madonna Louise Ciccone[a] (/tʃɪˈkoʊni/ chih-KOH-nee; born August 16, 1958) is an

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of
Pop", she has gone through continual reinvention and versatility in music production,
songwriting and visual presentation throughout her career. 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, she has become the subject of various scholarly, literary and artistic works, as
well as a mini academic sub-discipline called Madonna studies.

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
earned a total of 18 multi-platinum albums, including Like a Virgin (1984), True Blue (1986),
and The Immaculate Collection (1990)—which became some of the best-selling albums in
history—as 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".

Madonna's 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.

Madonna is the 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 eli

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