Madonna

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (born August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan) began her musical journey in New York City after moving there in 1978 to pursue dance. By 1983 she signed with Sire Records and released her self-titled debut Madonna, featuring early club hits like “Holiday.” Her breakthrough came with Like a Virgin (1984), which spawned the eponymous hit and “Material Girl,” followed by True Blue (1986) and Like a Prayer (1989), both cementing her as a dominant female force in pop with multi‑platinum success and bold artistic statements. The 1990s saw Madonna broaden her artistic reach: The Immaculate Collection (1990) became a best-selling compilation, Erotica (1992) and the controversial coffee-table book SEX challenged public norms, while film roles in Evita (1996) and the Bedtime Stories album (1994) demonstrated her range. She reinvented herself again with Ray of Light (1998), a critically acclaimed fusion of spirituality and electronica produced with William Orbit, and followed it with Music (2000), which blended country and dance-pop influences. In the 2000s and 2010s, she released American Life (2003), reflecting political disillusionment, and returned to dance roots with Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). Later albums like Hard Candy (2008), MDNA (2012), and Rebel Heart (2015) saw collaborations with producers such as Timbaland, Diplo, and Avicii. In 2019, Madame X introduced a globally inspired alter ego and featured artists like Maluma and Quavo. She followed up with the Celebration Tour (2023–2024), a retrospective show across over 80 cities that concluded with a historic free concert in Rio de Janeiro. In 2022, she released Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones, a compilation celebrating her unmatched run on the dance charts. 2025 saw the release of Veronica Electronica, a long-shelved remix project from the Ray of Light era.

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