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Madonna
Continually reinventing pop music, performance and image.
Like a Prayer · Vogue
- Born
- 16 August 1958
- Birthplace
- Bay City, Michigan, United States
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Madonna
Madonna is an American singer and songwriter whose career links music with dance, fashion and provocative visual storytelling. Her successive changes of style helped make reinvention itself part of a pop star’s identity.
Early life
Michigan childhood
Grew up in a large Catholic family and lost her mother while young.
Dance training
Studied dance, briefly attended the University of Michigan, then moved to New York.
Career
- Late 1970s–1982
New York beginnings
Worked as a dancer and in bands before releasing solo dance records.
- 1983–1990
Pop breakthrough
Built an international recording and touring career.
- 1990s
Screen and musical shifts
Expanded into film, business and new musical collaborations.
- 2000s–2020s
Continued reinvention
Released further albums and developed large-scale theatrical tours.
Selected work
Like a Prayer
Joined personal and religious imagery with pop, rock and gospel elements.
Vogue
Brought dance associated with ballroom culture to a mass pop audience.
Ray of Light
Combined electronic production with reflective songwriting.
Beyond work
Malawi work
Founded Raising Malawi, supporting programmes for vulnerable children.
Film
Played Eva Perón in the 1996 film adaptation of Evita.
Sources & photo credit
Biography ↗Life and work ↗Photo: Raph_PH. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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