Madonna

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Madonna

• Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
• August 16, 1958

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1958 1976 Youth

• Born in Bay City, Michigan
• She was named after her mother
• She is the third of eight children
• Italian Catholic
• Her mother died of breast cancer when Madonna was
  six years old.
  
• Father remarried his house keeper and had two
  additional children.

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1977 - Dance

• Madonna received a dance scholarship to the
  University of Michigan
  
• Here she won a dance contest
• Also was convinced by a teacher to pursue dance
  professionally
  
• Left college for New York - 1977

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1979 Women in the Spotlight

• Britain elects the first female prime minister,
  Margaret Thatcher
  
• Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
• Madonna begins her music career when anything
  seems possible
  

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1979 - Music

• While dancing she began writing music with a
  boyfriend
  
• The two formed her first band the Breakfast
  Club
  
• She sang, played drums, played guitar
• Began producing dance songs for New York dance
  clubs
  
• Caught attention of Sire Records founder Seymour
  Stein

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1982 -Recordings

• Signed with Sire Records
• First release Everybody in April, 1982
  instant success reaching 3
  
• Burning Up released in March, 1983 another
  success reaching again 3
  
• First album Madonna debuts 1983

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1984 Like a Virgin Album

• Like a Virgin reaches 1, stays for six weeks
• Material Girl reaches 2
• Angel reaches 5
• Dress You Up reaches 5
• Album sells 8 million copies in US
• Album sells another 4 million world wide

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Like a Virgin MTV Video Music Awards

• Performs the song at the first ever MTV Video
  Music Awards
  
• Provocatively arrives on stage
• Wears a bustier/wedding gown combo, lacy
  stockings, garters, Boy Toy belt
  
• Humps the stage and makes out alone

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1984 First Film

• Vision Quest Film

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1985- 1987

• Marries actor Sean Penn
• Many films and albums over next few years
• 1985 Popular film Desperately Seeking Susan
• 1986 Album True Blue
• Produces five successful singles
• Rolling Stone declares, Singing better than
  ever
  
• MTV you make the video contest song- first ever
  event
  
• Shanghai Surprise film costars husband Penn
• 1987 Whos That Girl film and Album
• You Can Dance Album

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1988 Statue in her honor

• In 1988, city officials in the town of Pacentro,
  Italy planned to construct a 13-foot (4 m) statue
  of Madonna in a bustier. The statue was intended
  to commemorate the fact that some of Madonna's
  ancestors had lived in Pacentro (wikipedia).

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1989 Like a Prayer Released

• Her 4th album
• Remains sexual but adds religion a now frequent
  combination of Madonnas work
  
• Sold seven million copies world wide
• Had five hit singles (Express Yourself,
  Cherish, Oh Father, and Keep It Together)

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1989 Pepsi

• Madonna signed endorsement deal with Pepsi
• To be similar to Like Prayer song
• Due to controversial video (Catholic Symbols, a
  Black Jesus, stigmata, burning crosses) Pepsi had
  to drop deal
  
• Madonna was able to keep her 5Million fee.

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1990 Im Breathless

• Starred as Breathless Mahoney in Dick Tracy
  film opposite Warren Beatty
  
• Released album containing songs from 1930s to go
  along with movie
  
• Album has Vogue which becomes Madonnas 8th 1
  in US
  
• Sells 7 million copies worldwide

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1990 - Blonde Ambition Tour

• Tours Japan, North America, Europe
• More like music theater than concert
• Again contains sexual and religious themes
  intermingled
  
• Singing Like a Virgin she again simulates
  masturbation on stage creates much controversy

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1990 Greatest Hits Collection The Immaculate
Collection

• Includes Justify My Love
• The video is banned from US televisions because
  includes brief nudity, homosexuality, and scenes
  with strong sexuality and bondage
  
• Includes Rescue Me
• The highest-debuting single by a female in US
  Chart history

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1991- Truth or Dare

• Documentary film
• Chronicles her Blonde Ambition Tour
• Shows footage of her personal life

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1991 A League of Their Own

• Stars in extremely successful film with Tom Hanks
  and Rosie O'Donnell
  
• This Used to Be My Playground she records as
  films theme song
  
• Becomes her tenth 1 hit single in US

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1992 Maverick

• Madonna creates own entertainment company titled
  Maverick
  
• 60 million dollar recording and business deal
• Royalties of 20
• Equal to that of Michael Jackson at the time
• Unheard of for a female singer
• First publication coffee table book titled SEX
  
  
• Hugely controversial
• Sells 500,000 copies in US and sells out
  worldwide
  
• Nude/explicit images throughout

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1992 - Erotica

• Fifth album Erotica released
• Features three sexually explicit songs
  including Erotica
  
• Became highest debuting single in the history of
  the US

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1993

• Films Body of Evidence and Dangerous Game
• Neither does well but her roles in each are
  praised

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1993

• Though first introduced as a policy for the
  military, the Dont ask, dont tell law came
  into effect in September.
  
• Where others were to conceal their sexuality
  Madonna continued to push on throwing sexuality
  in the faces of her audiences, fans, and critics.

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1993 The Girlie Show World Tour

• Again Controversial
• Bondage, risqué attire, dominatrix acts, nudity
• Caused uproar in Puerto Rico where she rubbed
  their flag between her legs on stage
  
• Orthodox Jews protested against her first show
  ever in Israel

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1994 More Controversy

• Recorded for film With Honors
• Reached 2 in US
• Controversial appearance on Late Show with David
  Letterman
  
• Swears, takes off underwear
• Releases 6th album Bedtime Stories

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1995

• Releases album Something to Remember
• A compilation of her best ballads
• Minor parts in two films- Blue in the Face, Four
  Rooms

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1996

• Most successful film Evita is released.
• Portrays Eva Peron
• Soundtrack becomes her 12th album
• Dont Cry for Me Argentine, and You Must Love
  Me make the charts
  
• You Must Love Me written by Andrew Lloyd Weber
  wins Academy Award and Golden Globe
  
• Madonnas performance wins Golden Globe for Best
  Actress in Musical or Comedy

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1996

• The Material Girl becomes a mom
• Has daughter Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon with
  personal trainer

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1998 Ray of Light

• Madonna wins three Grammy Awards for Ray of
  Light
  
• On Rolling Stones list of 500 greatest albums of
  all time

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1999 Beautiful Stranger

• Wins another Grammy for her song Beautiful
  Stranger
  
• Song was recorded for the Austin Powers The Spy
  Who Shagged Me soundtrack

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2000 - The Next Best Thing

• Starring in her first role since Evita, Madonna
  has a part in The Next Best Thing
  
• Writes/sings two songs for the movie
• Announces she is pregnant with her second child
  with director Guy Ritchie

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2001

• Releases single What It Feels Like For a Girl
• Video banned for being too violent, will not air
  before 9pm
  
• Stars in two films with her now husband Guy
  Ritchie
  
• Begins her Drowned World Tour her first in
  eight years
  
• Releases her second greatest hits album, GHV2

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2002

• Releases title song for 20th James Bond film
  titled, Die Another Day
  
• Reaches 8
• Nominated for Golden Globe and Golden Raspberry
• Stars in Swept Away directed by husband Guy
  Ritchie

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2003

• Ninth album, American Life, released
• Selling only 4 million albums becomes the worst
  selling album of her career
  
• Kisses Brittney Spears on stage at MTV Video
  Music Awards

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2004 Business Woes

• Suits are filed claiming money is squandered by
  both Madonna and Warner Music Group
  
• Another company purchases to end dispute
• Madonna no longer has any tie to Maverick but is
  still signed with Warner under another contract
  
• Madonna begins Reinvention World Tour
• Highest grossing tour of 2004, earning 125
  million
  
• Madonna ranked 36 on Rolling Stones 100 Greatest
  Artists of All Time list
  

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2005 Civic Minded

• Sings Lennons Imagine at Tsunami Aid A
  Concert of Hope to raise money for Tsunami
  victims in Asia
  
• Sings for a Live8 benefit concert in London
• Includes two songs on the Live8 album

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2005

• Releases Confessions on a Dance Floor
• Sells over 8 million copies
• Hung Up becomes her 36th Top 10 hit which tied
  her with Elvis Presley for most by an artist in
  the US
  
• Sorry her 12th number one in UK putting her 1
  for ffemale artist in the UK
  
• Get Together and Jump became 31 hits she
  now holds the record for 1 hits for any US
  artist
  

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2006

• Confessions Tour begins
• 1.2 million people in audience
• Made 260.1 million highest grossing ever by a
  female artist

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2007

• Release download only song Hey You
• Sings with 23 female artist, led by Annie Lennox,
  for album Songs of Mass Destruction
  
• Departs from Warner Bros.
• Signs 120 million ten year contract with Live
  Nation
  
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces Madonna is
  one of the five inductees of 2008

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2008

• Madonna Directs her first film I Am Because We
  Are, a documentary
  
• Focuses on difficulties for people in Malawi
• Adopted a son from Malawi
• Recorded her 11th album, Hard Candy
• Will begin her seventh world tour

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