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Madonna’s Biggest Moments: A Timeline
1978
In 1978, Michigan-born Madonna Louise Ciccone dropped out of college and moved to New York City to pursue a career in dance.
1982
Madonna released “Everybody,” her debut single, on Sire on Oct. 6, 1982. The 24-year-old singer wasn’t pictured on the single artwork, reportedly because the label wanted to market the song to an African-American audience.
1983
On July 27, 1983, Madonna released her self-titled debut on Sire. It debuted at No. 190 on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 8 in 1984. She wrote five of the album’s eight tracks, including “Burning Up” and “Lucky Star.”
1983
“Borderline,” one of two Madonna tracks written by album producer Reggie Lucas, became Madonna’s first top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. The fifth single from her first album, the track peaked at No. 10.
1984
In what many now consider a career-making performance, Madonna performed at the first-ever MTV VMAs in 1984. Singing “Like a Virgin” in
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Madonna
(1958-)
Who Is Madonna?
Madonna is a pop music singer and actress who went solo in 1981 and became a sensation in the then male-dominated 1980s music scene. By 1991, she had achieved 21 Top 10 hits in the United States and sold more than 70 million albums internationally. In January 2008, she was named the world's wealthiest female musician by Forbes magazine.
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Early Life
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born in Bay City, Michigan, on August 16, 1958, to parents Silvio "Tony" Ciccone and Madonna Fortin. Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, was the first of his family to go to college, where he earned a degree in engineering. Madonna's mother, an x-ray technician and former dancer, was of French Canadian descent. After their marriage in 1955, the couple moved to Pontiac, Michigan, to be close to Tony's job as a defense engineer. Madonna was born three years later, during a visit with family in Bay City. The third of six children, Madonna learned early on how to
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Bibliography of works on Madonna
This article is about biographies and other literary works on Madonna. For a bibliography of works by Madonna, see Madonna bibliography. For academic works about Madonna, see List of academic publishing works on Madonna.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
| Works on Madonna | |
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The literature on Madonna is substantially large and unfathomable,[1] inspiring "a mini publishing industry all her own"[2] | |
| Books in English | 65 |
| Non-English books | 20 |
| Essays and other works | 9 |
This is a list containing the different written works about Madonna, including biographies and other literary forms.[a] Many authors have written more than one book about Madonna and these have been published in multiple languages other than English, including German, French, Dutch, Spanish and Italian.[b][3] The releases have sometimes become bestsellers and have faced varied reception from critics
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