Madonna - Biography

Last Editor: Magyarbajusz				Madonna Biography -   Name : Madonna Birth name : Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Nicknames : Nonnie, Maddy, Mo, The Material Girl, Madge Birth date : 16 August 1958 Birth place : Rochester, Michigan, USA Height : 5' 3¾" (1.62 m) Education : University of Michigan (majored in dance, dropped out); Adams High School, Rochester, Michigan; West Junior High School Nationality : American Occupation : Singer, actress, producer, composer

Madonna Trivia -

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991] Was considered for the role in Casino (1995) that eventually went to Sharon Stone. Turned down the lead in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). Turned down a role in Showgirls (1995). Good friends with Gwyneth Paltrow. In his 38th annual Worst Dressed List published in January 1998, Mr. Blackwell wrote about her questionable taste in clothing the previous year, "Let's be blunt, yesterday's Evita is today's Velveeta." Owns Maverick Records label. Graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1976. Won a scholarship because of her excellent grades and studied modern dance and drama for 3 semesters at the University of Michigan. One of 7 siblings. Her mother died of breast cancer on December 1st, 1963. Her infamous 1994 appearance on "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) had her saying the "f" word 13 times. Has an IQ of 140. Her birthday is also the anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. Born at 7:05 AM MST. Bought mansion in the Hollywood Hills originally built for Rudolph Valentino. Named one of People Magazine's '50 Most Beautiful People of 1991', and '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'. She is a fan of Katharine Hepburn. Born on the same day as actress Angela Bassett. She was voted the 36th Greatest Artist of all time in Rock 'n' Roll by Rolling Stone. She had lived in Pontiac, Michigan before living in Rochester Hills from 6th grade until she moved away to college. She has a great-aunt named Bambina De Giulio. Her grandparents are named Elsie Fortin and Willard Fortin (1904-1959). Once she had two pets named Chiquita (chichuahua) and Pepito (bull terrier). She was born at Bay City Mercy Hospital in Bay City, Michigan. Her son, Rocco Ritchie, with Ritchie, was born by emergency C-section - 3 weeks early on 11 August 2000. He re-Invention Tour was the #1 world tour of 2004 grossing over $125 million. 55 of 56 shows were sold-out. (Billboard Boxscore) She turned down the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman in _Batman Returns (1992)_ . She was Prince's first choice for the role of the Kid's angelic muse Aura in his movie musical Graffiti Bridge (1990). She turned it down, brazenly telling him "the screenplay was awful." When it was finally released in theaters, the movie was a critical and commercial bomb. She is the only person to "win" the awards for Worst Actress, Worst Supporting Actress and Worst Screen Couple at the Razzie Awards all in the same year. She "won" Worst Supporting Actress in the film Die Another Day (2002). She shared the Worst Screen Couple award with Adriano Giannini in Swept Away (2002). And she tied for Worst Actress in Swept Away (2002) with Britney Spears in Crossroads (2002/I). Nude pictures of her taken years earlier, when she was a starving dancer, ran in Penthouse magazine. Due to the success of that issue, she posed nude again in the coffee table book "Sex" which became an instant best seller. She was voted #35 on Playboy's "100 sexiest women" of the 20th Century (jan/2000). One of the very few friends she has kept from the old days is her former makeup artist, Debi Mazar, who is now an actress. She is good friends with singer Britney Spears. She is spoofed in Eminem's music video "Just lose it" She is a big fan of Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue. She is a distant cousin of Gwen Stefani. Gwen's great-aunt's mother-in-law shares the same last name with Madonna. Her favorite Designers: Dolce & Gabbana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Betsy Johnson, Gianni Versace, Stella McCartney, Maripol. She fell off a horse on her country estate in England, sustaining numerous injuries. [August 16, 2005] She was hospitalized on her 47th birthday after breaking her hand and collar bone, and cracking three ribs after falling off a horse on her country estate. Along with Pia Zadora, Sylvester Stallone, Pauly Shore and Demi Moore, one of the few people who have "won" back to back awards at the Razzies in successive years, she "won" Worst Actress of 1987 for her performance in the film Shanghai Surprise (1986), and then again the next year she "won" Worst Actress of 1988 for her performance in the film _Who's That Girl? (1987)_. Her role in "Speed The Plow" on Broadway was taken over by `Felcity Huffman' During her career she always had much influence on fashion due to her constant image change. She is considered as a fashion icon by most women in the world. Motherhood has inspired her to write a number of critically-acclaimed children's books: "The Adventures of Abdi", "The English Roses", "Lotsa de Casha", "Mr. Peabody's Apples" and "Yakov and the Seven Thieves". All have become international best-sellers and earned her praise for the morals woven into the stories. "Hung Up" jumped seven places to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in December 2005. Consequently the pop icon matches Elvis Presley's tally for top 10 hits - 36, the most for any artist in the rock era. She was considered for the role of Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992), which eventually went to Michelle Pfeiffer. She won two prizes at the 2006 Echo Awards for "Best Female Artist international" and "Hit of the Year" for "Hung Up" (12 March 2006). She has two songs with the same title on two different albums: "Forbidden Love" which was included in her "Bedtime Stories" album; and "Forbidden Love" which was a track on her "Confessions on a Dance Floor" album. Although both songs have the same title, they are two totally different tracks. The first song she ever wrote before she became famous was a song called "Tell the Truth". She nicknames her daughter Lourdes "Lola". She introduced the songs that won Oscars for Broadway "rivals" Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. She owns a house in Miami Her favorite flowers are white roses. She was first introduced to her husband Guy Ritchie by Sting & Trudie Styler at their Country Estate. Sting was later made godfather of their first born son Rocco Ritchie. Her father and stepmother, Silvio Ciccone & Joan Ciccone, own and operate the award- winning Ciccone Vineyard and Winery in Suttons Bay, Michigan, just outside of Traverse City. Her personal stylist is Shavawn Marie Gordon (2005). She is former daughter-in-law of Leo Penn and Eileen Ryan She is former sister-in-law of Chris Penn and Michael Penn She has received the Lifetime Achievement Award at MTV's 2006 TRL Awards on 25 February 2006. Her version of "American Pie" was played for the first time at a John Galiano fashion show in 1999. In 1986, She wrote the song "Each Time You Break My Heart" for Nick Kamen. She is childhood friend of Moira McFarland-Messana from Michigan. She allowed French TV host Michel Drucker to interview her in her L.A. home in 1990. Although her "Confessions Tour", which started on 21 May 2006, is expected to become the most successful tour by a female artist in history, it also sparked heavy criticism because she used religious symbols such as the crucifix in one part of the show. She was ranked #1 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. She had stated that Deborah Harry from Blondie and Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders were her main musical influences. She appears in the 2006 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records as the female singer with the highest annual earnings. A judge in Malawi has approved an official application filed by Madonna, confirming claims she has adopted a one-year-old boy named David. David was born September 24th 2005. Judge Andrew Nyirenda issued an interim order allowing the singer and husband Guy Ritchie to take custody of David at a high court in Lilongwe. [October 12, 2006] Estimated in 2006 to have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. She has stated that movie stars such as Carole Lombard, Judy Garland, Jean Harlow, Judy Holliday, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Clara Bow, Louise Brooks, Rita Hayworth, and Dita Parlo are her idols. On Oprah (October 25,2006) Madonna stated that the adoption of David is not official until one year from now. A child service worker needs to check if David is fed and taken care of properly. Then after a year, Madonna may or may not be David's adoptive mom. Andy Warhol was among the guests at her wedding to Sean Penn. On her 1989 "Like A Prayer" album, she wrote a song about her failed marriage to Sean Penn called "Till Death Do Us Part". 14th January 1984: Performs "Holiday" on "Bandstand" (1952) {(1984-01-14)}. It is her first national TV performance. In 1982,  She signs a deal with Sire Records. 14th September 1984: Nominated for MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist and gives a memorable performance of "Like A Virgin" at the ceremony. She was ranked #86 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll. Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for her outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. [11 November 2004] She is distantly related to Mark Wahlberg. She attended same high school as Karen Moncrieff, and David Geister. Her favourite alcoholic drink is lemon drops. She is a fan of the book "Gone with the Wind". She provided the idea of doing a parody of "Like a Virgin" for Weird Al. "Like a Surgeon" was her original idea. Madonna's friend who worked at Weird Al's record company passed the message. Godparents of her son Rocco are Trudie Styler and Sting. Matthew Vaughn was Best Man at her wedding to Guy Ritchie. Her six music videos that ranked on VH1's 100 Greatest Videos: "Like A Prayer" was #2, "Justify My Love" was #7, "Ray Of Light" was #40, "Material Girl" was #54, "Like A Virgin" was #61, and "Borderline" was #84. Her 1989 album "Like A Prayer" ranked #100 on VH1's 100 Greatest Albums. Her four music videos that made it on VH1's 50 Sexiest Video Moments: "Justify My Love" was #1, "Erotica" was #16, "Take a Bow" was #27, and "Open Your Heart" was #37. Her mother, Madonna Louise Fortin, was born on 11 July 1933 and died at the age of 33 on 1 December 1963. She was the mother of Anthony (1956), Martin Ciccone (1957), Madonna (1958), Paula Ciccone (1959), Christopher Ciccone (1960), Melanie (1962). After his first wife's death, Silvio Ciccone married Joan Gustaffson (now Joan Ciccone (born in 1943), who gave birth to Mario (1968) and Jennifer (1969). In 2007, Forbes Magazine reported that her 2006 earnings were estimated at $72 million. She is good friends with Mary Lambert, Herb Ritts, Jean-Baptiste Mondino and David Fincher. Inducted (by Justin Timberlake) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2008. Other inductees are John Mellencamp (by Billy Joel), The Dave Clark Five (by Tom Hanks), Leonard Cohen (by Lou Reed) and The Ventures. She was thanked by Alanis Morissette in the liner notes of her album "Jagged Little Pill". She was supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 electoral campaign. Her 2008 song "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake and Tim Mosley (aka Timbaland) made her the female artist with the most Top 10 singles and the most number 1 hits (13) in the UK. She and husband Guy Ritchie adopted a boy from Malawi, David Banda Mwale Ciccone Ritchie (born September 24th 2005). They filed the adoption papers on October 10, 2006 and the adoption was finalized on May 28, 2008. She is a fan of Chris Isaak. After months of speculation, she and Guy Ritchie announced their separation. [October 2008] Godfather of her son David is Rupert Everett. She was 38 years old when she gave birth to her first child. She was 42 when she had her second child and adopted her third when she was 48. Her ex-husband Guy Ritchie is ten years younger than her. The costumes she wore during her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour were designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier (including the controversial cone bras). On Friday (03.04.2009), a Malawian court refused to grant Madonna's request for interim adoption of a young girl named Mercy James. An oil painting featuring Madonna naked in bed along with Guy Ritchie which was made by Scottish artist Peter Howson in 2005, has been sold to a buyer for more than its reserve price of £15,000 in June 2009. Madonna was finally given permission by a Malwian court to adopt Mercy James on Friday, June 12, 2009. She was granted full custody of the child.

Madonna Detailed Biography -

Madonna was born on 16th of August, 1956. Her childhood was a hard time for her because her mother died when she was only five. When she was about 20 years old, she moved to Times Square, New York, with just 35 dollars, and her big dream was to become a rock singer. In 1980, Madonna connived herself to a band called "The Breakfast Club". Soon after, she realized that, "The Breakfast Club" was a big mistake, and early in the year she left the band. Finally, after 4 years, Madonna found the right producer, and single "Everybody" was released. In 1982, the debut album called "Madonna" was released. When the second album "Like a virgin" came out, Madonna turned to be the most popular rock-star in the world. And she is still !! Madonna's Lucky Star never leaves her. She's a living legend. Discography: Madonna (-82) Like a virgin (-84) Vision quest (-85) True blue (-86) You can dance (-87) Who's that girl ? (-87 Like a prayer (-89) I'm Breathless (-90) The immaculate collection (-90) Erotica (-92) Bedtime stories (-94) Something to remember (-95) Evita (-96) Ray of light (-98) Videography: A certain sacrifice (-72) Crazy for you (-85) Desperately seeking Susan (-85) Shanghai surprise (-86) Who's that girl ? (-87) Dangerous games (-88) Dick Tracy (-90 Truth or dare - Document - (-91) The league of their own (-92) Body of evidence (-93) Four rooms (-95) Girl 6 (-95) Evita (-96)