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Madonna
Louise Veronica Ciccone
(born August 16, 1958)
is an American pop
singer, dancer,
songwriter, producer,
actress, and author. She
is internationally well
known for reinventing
her image, creating
innovative music videos,
and generating
controversy in both her
work and personal
life.
According
to the Guinness Book of
World Records, Madonna
is the most successful
female recording artist
of all time as of 2000.
She has sold an
estimated 120 million
albums worldwide. In a
2005 press release, her
record label, Warner
Bros., reported she had
international sales in
excess of 200 million
albums. Apart from
achieving twelve #1 hits
and 36 top ten hits on
the U.S Billboard
Magazine Hot 100, she
has garnered numerous
awards for her music,
videos and films.
Madonna is commonly
refered to as the "Queen
of Pop" and a pop icon
because of her
consistent and
unprecedented
contribution to pop
music as well as her
international success
and fame.
Madonna
married Guy
Ritchie
on 22 December 2000 at
Skibo Castle in
Scotland. She also
appeared in Star, a
short commercial film
directed for BMW by
Ritchie, and then began
working on Swept Away at
the end of the
year.
Websites:
Madonna.com
- Official
website.
News:
Madonna
Visits Adoption
Orphanage
18 April 2007
Madonna
Faces Adoption
Challenge
30 November
2006
Madonna
Defends
Adoption
18 October
2006
Madonna
Adopts Child In
Africa
11 October
2006
Madonna
Earning World Record
Wage
29 September
2006
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