History Of Madonna

1958 – 1981: Early life and career.

Madonna was born to catholic parents Silvio Anthony “Tony” Ciccone and Madonna Louise Fortin in Bay City, Michigan on August 16, 1958. Since Madonna had the same name as her mother, family members called her "Little Nonni." She has two elder brothers, Anthony (born 1956) and Martin (born 1957) and three younger siblings, Paula (born 1959), Christopher (born 1960) and Melanie (born 1962).

Months before her mother died from breast cancer, Madonna noticed changes in her behavior and personality, although she did not understand the reason. Her mother didn’t want to explain her medical condition, and often became very upset when Madonna questioned her about it. In 1966, Tony married the family's housekeeper Joan Gustafson; they had two children, Jennifer (born 1967) and Mario (born 1968). At this point, Madonna started to resent him, and developed a rebellious attitude. Madonna later attended Rochester Adams High School where she became a straight-A student and a member of the cheerleading squad. In 1978 she dropped out of college and relocated to New York City, where she had little money and worked as a waitress at Dunkin’ Donuts, while taking classes at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. While performing as a backup singer and dancer for the French disco artist Patrick Hernandez on his 1979 world tour, Madonna became romantically involved with musician Dan Gilroy. The two began writing songs together, and Madonna later decided to market herself as a solo act.

1982 – 1985: First hits and first marriage.

After Madonna signed a singles deal with Sire, her debut single, "Everybody", was released in October 1982, and the second, "Burning Up", in March 1983. Both became big club hits in the United States. Madonna's look and style of dressing, her performances, and her music videos influenced young girls and women. Her style became one of the female fashion trends of the 1980s. Created by stylist and jewelry designer Maripol, the look consisted of lace tops, skirts over capri pants, fishnet stockings, jewelry bearing the crucifix, bracelets, and bleached hair. Madonna achieved global recognition after the release of her second studio album, Like a Virgin, in November 1984. Madonna was criticized for her performance of "Like a Virgin" at the first 1984 MTV Video Music Awards. She appeared on stage above a giant wedding cake, wearing a wedding dress and white gloves. The performance is noted by MTV as an iconic moment in VMA history. Madonna’s next hit was “Material Girl” while filing her music video Madonna started dating actor Sean Penn. They married on the birthday in 1985. Beginning in April 1985, Madonna embarked on her first concert tour in North America, The Virgin.

1986 – 1991

In June 1986 Madonna released her third studio album, True Blue, which was inspired by and dedicated to Sean Penn. Madonna embarked on the Who's That Girl World Tour in July 1987, which continued until September. It broke several attendance records, including over 130,000 people in the audience at a concert near Paris, which remains her biggest concert attendance ever. In 1989 Madonna ended her marriage with Sean Penn. In April 1990, Madonna began he Blond Ambition World Tour, which was held until August. Rolling Stone announced it the best tour of 1990.

1992 – 1997

In 1992 Madonna found her own entertainment company Maverick, consisting of a record company, a film production company, and associated music publishing, television broadcasting, book publishing and merchandising divisions. In September 1993, Madonna embarked on The Girlie Show World Tour, in which she dressed as a whip-cracking dominatrix surrounded by topless dancers. In Puerto Rico she rubbed the island's flag between her legs on stage, resulting in outrage among the audience.

In 1996 she played the role of f Eva Perón, while filming she became ill several times die to the intense emotional effort required, however she told Oprah she was also pregnant during filming. On October 14, 1996, Madonna gave birth to Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon. Although Madonna reached some important personal goals, now 38 years old, Madonna had at last triumphed on screen and achieved her dream of having a child, both in the same year. She had reached another turning point in her career, reinventing herself and her image with the public. Her relationship with Carlos Leon ended in May 1997

1998 – 2002

In 1998 Madonna changed her image, and wanted to create a sound that could blend dance music with pop and British rock. In 2000 Madonna starred in the film The Next Best Thing, she released her eighth studio album in September 2000. She met director Guy Ritchie, who would become her second husband, in November 1998 and gave birth to their son Rocco John Ritchie on August 11, 2000 in Los Angeles. Her fifth concert tour, titled Drowned World Tour, started in April 2001. The tour visited cities in the U.S. and Europe and was the highest-grossing concert tour of the year by a solo artist, earning $75 million from 47 sold-out shows.

2003 – 2006

Madonna gave another provocative performance later that year at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, while singing "Hollywood" with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Missy Elliott. Madonna sparked controversy for kissing Spears and Aguilera cheekily during the performance. Madonna embarked on the Confessions Tour in May 2006, which had a global audience of 1.2 million and grossed over $193.7 million. While Madonna was funding an orphanage and traveling she decided to adopt a boy named David Banda in October 2006. A clothing line titled M by Madonna, in collaboration with Swedish clothing retailer H&M, was launched internationally in 2006. The collection consisted of leather trench coats, sequined shift dresses, cream-colored calf-length pants, and matching cropped jackets. H&M said the collection reflected Madonna's "timeless, unique and always glamorous style.

2007 – 2009

Madonna released her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy, in April 2008. Controversy erupted when Madonna decided to adopt again. Mercy James was finally adopted on June 2009. Madonna had known Mercy from the time she went to adopt David.

2010 – 2012

Madonna released the Material Girl clothing line, which she designed with her daughter, Lourdes. The 1980s inspired clothing line, borrowed from Madonna's punk-girl style when she rose to fame in the 1980s, was released under the Macy's label. Madonna also opened a series of fitness centers around the world named Hard Candy Fitness. In November 2011, Madonna announced the release of a second fashion brand called Truth or Dare by Madonna to include footwear, underclothing, and accessories

2013 – present

From the beginning of 2014, Madonna began to make multiple media appearances. She appeared at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in January 2014, performing "Open Your Heart" alongside rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and singer Mary Lambert, who sang their single "Same Love", Days later, she joined singer Miley Cyrus on her MTV Unplugged special, singing a mash-up of "Don't Tell Me" and Cyrus' single "We Can't Stop". Madonna also began work on her thirteenth studio album, with collaborators including Avicii, Diplo and Natalia Kills. In December 2014, thirteen demos recorded for the album leaked onto the Internet. The album, titled Rebel Heart, was released on March 10, 2015. From September 2015 she embarked on the Rebel Heart Tour to promote the album; the tour will end in March 2016.