Madonna

Madonna(DOB August 16, 1958)is an American singer, songwriter, actress, director, dancer and entrepreneur. She has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the Best-Selling Female Recording Artist of All-time by Guiness World Records.

Singing Career


Madonna's debut single, "Everybody", was released on April 24, 1982

Madonna achieved global recognition after the release of her 2nd studio album 'Like a Virgin' in 1984

 ''Material Girl''was Madonna's 2nd Single

''True Blue''(1986)was Madonna's 3rd Studio Album.In June 1986, Madonna released her third studio album, ''True Blue'' which was inspired by and dedicated to Sean Penn. The album topped the charts in over 28 countries worldwide, an unprecedented achievement at the time.

''Holiday'' was Madonna's 3rd Single

''Erotica''was Madonna's 5th Studio Album

''Bedtime Stories''(1994) was  Madonna's 6th Studio Album

''Ray of Light''(1998)was Madonna's 7th Studio Album.Ray of Light was honored with 4 Grammy Awards  and listed as one of Rolling Stone's '' 500 Greatest Albums of All Time''

''Music'' (2000)was Madonna's 8th Studio Album

''American Life''(2003)was madonna's 9th Studio Album

''Confessions on a Dance Floor''(2005)was Madonna's 10th Studio Album

''Hard Candy''(2008)was Madonna's 11th Studio Album.The album debuted at number one in 37 countries and on the Billboard 200

''MDNA''(2012)was Madonna's 12th Studio Album .The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and many other countries worldwide.

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In July 1987, she embarked on the 'Who's That Girld World Tour'which broke several attendance records, including over 130,000 audience in a concert in Paris, which remains her biggest concert attendance ever.

In 1987 Madonna released a remix album of past hits, entitled''You Can Dance''

In January 1989, Madonna signed an endorsement deal with soft-drink manufacturer, Pepsi . In one of her Pepsi commercials, she debuted her song '' Like a Prayer'' .Like a Prayer peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold 13 million copies worldwide, with 4 million copies sold in the U.S. alone.

In April 1990 she began her 'Blond Ambition World Tour'  which was held until Aug 1990

In Nov 1990,Madonna's first greatest-hits compilation album ''The Immaculate Collection'' was released which included two new songs -

Justify My Love and

Rescue Me

The album was certified diamond by RIAA and sold over 30 million copies worldwide, becoming the Best-selling Compilation Album by a Solo Artist in History
In 1992 Madonna founded her own entertainment company,Maverick, consisting of a Record Company (Maverick Records), a Film Production Company (Maverick Films), and associated music publishing, television broadcasting, book publishing and merchandising divisions

Madonna poses for this never-seen-before photo - clad in nothing but a men's shirt and tie - for pictures that were found in a haul belonging to late Penthouse owner Bob Guccione

Madonna posed for nude photos - including one where she donned nothing but a wide-brimmed hat

 
Film Career
Madonna entered mainstream films in 1985, beginning with a brief appearance as a club singer in 'Vision Quest', a romantic drama film

Madonna also appeared in the comedy'Desparately Seeking Susan' in 1985, a film which introduced the song "Into the Groove", her first number one single in the United Kingdom

Madonna's  first documentary film '' Truth or Dare'' (known as In Bed with Madonna outside North America) was released in mid-1991.
''Evita''in which she played the title role of Eva Peron.The film was a period drama and almost 6,000 costumes were needed for the scenes, a Guinness World Record for the most costume changes in a film.Madonna won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for the role.
Madonna directed her first film '' Filth and Wisdom''(2008). The plot of the film revolved around three friends and their aspirations.

 Madonna directed her second feature film''W.E.''(2011)a biographical film about the affair between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

Marriage
Madonna  married Sean Penn on her birthday in 1985


MDNA is the 12th studio album by Madonna(USA), first released on March 23, 2012 by Interscope Records and also Madonna's first album not to be associated with Warner Bros.Records, the label she was signed to since 1982
Upon its release, MDNA debuted at number one in over 30 countries worldwide, including Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States

The album's lead single, " Give Me All Your Luvin'' was released on February 3, 2012. The single became her 38th top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, extending her record as the artist with the most top-ten singles in that chart's history.

The 2nd single " Girl Gone Wild'' was released digitally on March 2, 2012

The 3rd Single '' Turn Up the Radio''  was released on August 5, 2012

The album was promoted by her MDNA Tour , which according to Billboard magazine became the highest-grossing tour of 2012 and 14th highest-grossing tour of all time

 Madonna's album "MDNA" has been named Russia's best-selling album of 2012.Madonna also hit headlines in Russia this year by speaking out in support of members of punk band Pussy Riot