Madonna is an American Singer, Dancer, and Actress.
She is the most successful female recording artist in Music History.
Billboard Magazine rated Madonna as the #2 Musical Artist of All-time, second only to The Beatles.
She was born Madonna Ciccone in Bay City, Michigan in 1958.
She moved to New York City in 1977 and pursued a career as a Dancer.
Turning to music, she released her debut album, “Madonna” in 1983.
She has been a fixture on the Billboard Charts and on music charts around the globe ever since.
Her many hits have included:
Holiday
Borderline
Like A Virgin
Material Girl
Angel
Lucky Star
Crazy for You
Dress You Up
Live to Tell
Papa Don’t Preach
La Isla Bonita
True Blue
Open Your Heart
Who’s that Girl?
Causing a Commotion
Like a Prayer
Express Yourself
Cherish
Vogue
Oh Father
Keep It Together
Justify My Love
Rescue Me
This Used to be my Playground
Erotica
Deeper and Deeper
Bad Girl
Rain
I’ll Remember
Secret
Take a Bow
You’ll See
Don’t Cry for me Argentina
You Must Love Me
Frozen
Ray of Light
Beautiful Stranger
The Power of Goodbye
American Pie
Music
Don’t Tell Me
Die Another Day
Hung Up
4 Minutes
(I think I developed Carpal Tunnel syndrome just typing that list…..)
Twelve of her singles have gone to #1 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts.
She holds the record for most Top-10 singles in US Music History with 37 singles on the Billboard Charts.
She has charted an amazing 40 singles to the #1 spot on the Billboard Dance Charts.
Her music videos were staples on MTV during the 80′s and 90′s. (Back when they still showed videos..)
The large number of hits she has had is amazing considering she has released only 11 Studio Albums in her career.
As an Actress, she has appeared in films such as:
Vision Quest
Desperately Seeking Susan
Dick Tracy
Who’s That Girl
A League of their Own
Body of Evidence
Evita
She won a Golden Globe Award for her role in Evita.
She is twice-divorced, having been married to Actor Sean Penn, and British Film Director Guy Ritchie.
She has long been admired for being able to reinvent both her image and her music as the styles have changed over the years, further extending her career for decades.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she is top selling female recording artist in history worldwide.
She has won 9 Grammy Awards during her career.
She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall-of-Fame in 2008.
Jeez, I remember the first videos she put out, and the discussions about the little Italian girl and whether she’d amount to anything!
Thanks a lot for this “you old fart!” moment, pal.
By: John Erickson on September 8, 2011
at 1:48 pm
No-Hio – I remember the same thing. When “Borderline” became a hit, I remember a Eugene, Or disc-jockey clearly stating that “this girl will never amount to anything….she can’t sing and she can’t dance…” Boy was he wrong…
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on September 8, 2011
at 1:53 pm
Just saw Madonna on one of the Oprah finale shows. She looks incredible! And to think she’s 4 years older than me! Yikes—————
Kathy
By: Kathryn McCullough on September 8, 2011
at 4:52 pm
You have to admire her ongoing adaptability and talent for being on the leading edge of each trend wave.
By: brainrants on September 8, 2011
at 7:39 pm
Brainrants – True….. she has managed to change her musical styles with the times and stay relevant…where most artists just fade away after a brief period of success…
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on September 8, 2011
at 7:56 pm