Madonna

Who is Madonna?

Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer-songwriter, actress, author, director, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance and performed in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy. In 1982, Madonna signed with Sire Records and released her self-titled debut album the following year. She has since released a series of successful albums, including the Grammy Award winners Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dance Floor. Many of her songs peaked atop record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Into the Groove", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes".

Madonna is known for continuously reinventing both her music and image, and for retaining a standard of autonomy within the recording industry. She attained 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. Critics have praised her diverse musical productions which have also been known to induce controversy.

Famous Quotes:

• I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
• Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
• I wouldn't have turned out the way I was if I didn't have all those old-fashioned values to rebel against.
• I always thought of losing my virginity as a career move.
• How could I have been anything else but what I am, having been named Madonna. I would either have ended up a nun or this.
• I'm anal retentive. I'm a workaholic. I have insomnia. And I'm a control freak. That's why I'm not married. Who could stand me?
• I won't be happy till I'm as famous as God.
• Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I'd rather read a book.
• Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.
• Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion.