Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Fortin was born on August 16, 1958 in the town of Bay City, Michigan (USA). Since small showed great skill to dance even got a scholarship to continue his studies at the University of Michigan. Soon he realized it would have no future as a dancer and decided to go to New York to count only a few dollars and without the approval of his father.

She began working at a Dunkin Donuts, later in a Burger King, performing any work that would enable it to survive; even posed nude for young painters and later for some photographers. In this way, Madonna is facing the big city and may be paid a small apartment to live. He spent a real tough situations, slept on the street and suffered the hostile part of the city.

Formed along with her boyfriend, Dan Gilroy, a musical group called The Breakfast Club in which strangely not sing if not who played the drums. He spent by various bands until finally adopting its current stage name, Madonna. He managed to have a representative, Camilla Barbone, who gave several performances in bars, following them knows Adam Alter, who captures his talent and hired him for the Gotham.

Later, Michel Rosenblat of Sire Records puts on her and offers the opportunity to project her career. His first single, Everybody reached over 80 thousand sales in the U.S.. Then, completes its first music video showing his excellent voice and a glamorous aesthetic, which managed to increase its sales to 250 thousand copies. Since then, his career has not stopped growing.


His first record, Borderline, in 1983. Of the eight subjects, five were composed by it, because it is not only a good singer but also a good composer. It is followed Like a Virgin, this second disc is positioned at the top of the rankings in both music and americas as in England and other countries. In 1984, offered his first tour, The Virgin Tour. Since then, many fans from all over the world dressed like her and recited all his songs.

Madonna starred in one of the films more views of year 85, Seeking Susan desperately, but the first one, least known and character-erotic pornographic was A Certain Sacrifice that conducted six years ago and tried unsuccessfully that was not distributed.


Soon it was known to her husband, actor Sean Penn in the filming of his music video of the item Material Girl. In 1985 the actor and singer married. This marriage lasted three years, in 1989, Madonna asked for a divorce but later confessed that the actor was the great love of his life.

Bring Blue is his third album which sold more than 19 million records. It is followed Who's That Girl, disco sound that at its next film as banda sonora. The tour he did with this record was a success, the tickets will soon be exhausted and the vast majority of critics of the musical world categorized as the best show of the year. With Like a Prayer reached record sales, saying only that it is valued as one of the 50 best discs of musical history.

Edita later, the disk I'm Breathless with him and promotes his next film, Dick Tracy. Vogue will be the theme of this record sounded. Its third tour named, The Blond Ambition Tour has been rated the best show that has offered the singer, a show of excellent choreography that went through 26 cities.


The Immaculate Collection, is an album that collects his greatest hits but retouch their songs giving them a new sound. Eroticism is the next disc and the less it will be sold throughout his career. Madonna makes a fourth tour that also will be a success, The Girlie Show Tour.

With the film Evita, Madonna won the Golden Globe for best actress in 1996 as a committed actress. In addition, Madonna, the artist has been more rewarded by the MTV, there are 51 nominations. In 1999, gets 6 nominations at the Grammy Awards. Madonna closes Ray Of Light, one of the most successful of his career with Noting Really Matters.

Madonna represents a living legend, why and by much more, it would be impossible not to mention when we talk about the music of the 80's and 90. Now, is a cultural symbol not only for his music but also by overwhelming personality.