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Date of Birth: 16 August 1958, Bay City, Michigan, USA.

Madonna, is an American pop singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress and author. Raised in Detroit, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City to pursue a career in ballet. After performing as a member of the pop musical groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she began a career as a solo recording artist with the release of her self-titled debut album in 1983. Madonna has since been regarded as "one of the greatest pop acts of all time", dubbed the "Queen of Pop" by the media. Madonna rose to stardom, producing three consecutive number one studio albums on the Billboard 200: Like a Virgin (1984), True Blue (1986), and Like a Prayer (1989). Though the entertainer faced negative critical publicity and modest sales on subsequent albums Erotica (1992) and Bedtime Stories (1994), she garnered critical acclaim with the release of her seventh studio album Ray of Light (1998). Madonna continued to remain in the forefront of pop music with four more consecutive number one studio albums; Music (2000) American Life (2003) Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) and Hard Candy (2008). In addition to her music career, Madonna has acted in 22 films. Although she's been in a number of criticially and commercially unsuccessful movies,[citation needed] her role in Evita (1996) earned her a Golden Globe award. Madonna is ranked by the Recording Industry Association of America as the "Best Selling Female Rock Artist of the Twentieth Century" and the second top-selling female artist in the United States with 63 million certified albums. Guinness World Records lists her as the "World’s most successful female recording artist of all time" and the top earning female singer in the world with an estimated net worth of over $400 million, having sold over 200 million albums worldwide. On March 10, 2008, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Awards and achievements

Madonna has been nominated for twenty-six Grammy Awards, seven of which she won, beginning 1985. Madonna won her first Grammy in 1992 in the Best Long Form Music Video category for the laserdisc release of her 1990 Blond Ambition Tour. Seven years later, in 1999, Madonna took home three Grammy Awards for her work on Ray of Light. The following year, Madonna received her fifth Grammy for the Austin Powers theme song Beautiful Stranger. In 2007, Madonna received her sixth Grammy for her 2005 studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor. She received her seventh grammy in 2008 for The Confessions Tour Best Long Form Music Video....Read More About Awards And achievements.



Navigation Home Links Contact Us		Date of Birth: 16 August 1958, Bay City, Michigan, USA. Madonna, is an American pop singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress and author. Raised in Detroit, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City to pursue a career in ballet. After performing as a member of the pop musical groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she began a career as a solo recording artist with the release of her self-titled debut album in 1983. Madonna has since been regarded as "one of the greatest pop acts of all time", dubbed the "Queen of Pop" by the media. Madonna rose to stardom, producing three consecutive number one studio albums on the Billboard 200: Like a Virgin (1984), True Blue (1986), and Like a Prayer (1989). Though the entertainer faced negative critical publicity and modest sales on subsequent albums Erotica (1992) and Bedtime Stories (1994), she garnered critical acclaim with the release of her seventh studio album Ray of Light (1998). Madonna continued to remain in the forefront of pop music with four more consecutive number one studio albums; Music (2000) American Life (2003) Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) and Hard Candy (2008). In addition to her music career, Madonna has acted in 22 films. Although she's been in a number of criticially and commercially unsuccessful movies,[citation needed] her role in Evita (1996) earned her a Golden Globe award. Madonna is ranked by the Recording Industry Association of America as the "Best Selling Female Rock Artist of the Twentieth Century" and the second top-selling female artist in the United States with 63 million certified albums. Guinness World Records lists her as the "World’s most successful female recording artist of all time" and the top earning female singer in the world with an estimated net worth of over $400 million, having sold over 200 million albums worldwide. On March 10, 2008, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Awards and achievements Madonna has been nominated for twenty-six Grammy Awards, seven of which she won, beginning 1985. Madonna won her first Grammy in 1992 in the Best Long Form Music Video category for the laserdisc release of her 1990 Blond Ambition Tour. Seven years later, in 1999, Madonna took home three Grammy Awards for her work on Ray of Light. The following year, Madonna received her fifth Grammy for the Austin Powers theme song Beautiful Stranger. In 2007, Madonna received her sixth Grammy for her 2005 studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor. She received her seventh grammy in 2008 for The Confessions Tour Best Long Form Music Video....Read More About Awards And achievements.