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Modèle:Pp-semi-vandalism Modèle:This Modèle:Infobox musical artist Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958) is an American pop singer-songwriter. Through her music career, she has also gained some notability as a dancer, record producer, film producer, actress, author and a fashion icon. She is a multiple Grammy- and Golden Globe-award winner, known for her ambitious music videos, stage performances and use of sexual and religious themes in her work.

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On December 13, 2007, it was announced that Madonna would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

Early life and career

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After being convinced by her ballet teacher, she left the University of Michigan at the end of her sophomore year, in 1977, and moved to New York City to pursue a dance career. Madonna has said:

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She had little money and for some time lived in squalor, working low-paying jobs including a stint at Dunkin' Donuts. She also worked as a nude model. She studied with Martha Graham and Pearl Lang, and later performed with several modern dance companies, including Alvin Ailey and the Walter Nicks dancers.

www.music-atlas.com/artists/madonna.htm Music Altas: Madonna Biography]</ref> Madonna became romantically involved with the musician Dan Gilroy, with whom she later formed her first rock band, the Breakfast Club, back in New York. In it, she sang and played drums and guitar before forming the band Emmy in 1980 with drummer and former boyfriend Stephen Bray. She and Bray wrote and produced dance songs that brought her local attention in New York dance clubs. DJ and record producer Mark Kamins was impressed by her demo recordings, so he brought them to the attention of Sire Records founder Seymour Stein.//www.music-atlas.com/artists/madonna.htm Music Altas: Madonna Biography]</ref> Madonna became romantically involved with the musician Dan Gilroy, with whom she later formed her first rock band, the Breakfast Club, back in New York. In it, she sang and played drums and guitar before forming the band Emmy in 1980 with drummer and former boyfriend Stephen Bray. She and Bray wrote and produced dance songs that brought her local attention in New York dance clubs. DJ and record producer Mark Kamins was impressed by her demo recordings, so he brought them to the attention of Sire Records founder Seymour Stein.

1982–1985: Breakthrough

In 1982, Madonna signed a singles deal with Sire Records, a new wave label belonging to Warner Bros. Records, while the label's owner, Seymour Stein was in the hospital. He signed her from his hospital room. Her first release, on October 6 1982, was "Everybody", a self-written song produced by Mark Kamins (the U.S. 12" single was released on April 24, 1982). It became a hit on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Chart peaking at #3, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Next was Burning Up in March of 1983, and it was also a success on the U.S. dance charts peaking at #3. These results convinced Sire Records to finance an entire album by Madonna. On May 5, 1983 a double A-sided promotional 7" single for "Physical Attraction" was released to U.S. radio but there was no chart activity.

www.world4madonna.com/charts/ World 4 Madonna: Madonna Charts and Sales Figures]</ref> and contained three successful Billboard Hot 100 singles, "Holiday" (U.S. #16), "Borderline" (U.S. #10), and "Lucky Star" (U.S. #4). At the time of its release, Madonna sold two million copies worldwide, one million of those in the U.S. It has since been certified with current sales of eight million worldwide.<ref name = World4Madonna>World 4 Madonna: Madonna Charts and Sales Figures</ref>//www.world4madonna.com/charts/ World 4 Madonna: Madonna Charts and Sales Figures]</ref> and contained three successful Billboard Hot 100 singles, "Holiday" (U.S. #16), "Borderline" (U.S. #10), and "Lucky Star" (U.S. #4). At the time of its release, Madonna sold two million copies worldwide, one million of those in the U.S. It has since been certified with current sales of eight million worldwide.<ref name = World4Madonna>World 4 Madonna: Madonna Charts and Sales Figures</ref>

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www.mybrum.co.uk/birmingham/celebs-madonna.htm MyVillage: Madonna Biography]</ref> Buoyed by the success of its title track, Like a Virgin, which reached number one in the U.S. with a six week stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart<ref name = atlas>Music Altas: Madonna Biography</ref>. Other hits included "Material Girl" (U.S. #2, kept out of the number one spot by USA For Africa's "We Are The World"), Angel" (U.S. #5) and "Dress You Up" (U.S. #5). The album sold eight million copies in the US and another four million worldwide at its time of release. It currently stands at 17 million copies worldwide.<ref name = World4Madonna>World 4 Madonna: Madonna Charts and Sales Figures</ref> It also produced four top-five singles in the UK. She performed the title song at the first MTV Video Music Awards, during which she writhed on the stage, on top of a wedding cake, wearing a combination bustier/wedding gown, lacy stockings, garters, and her then-trademark "Boy Toy" belt.<ref name = liveearth>MSN Live Earth: Madonna - 10 moments that created an icon</ref>//www.mybrum.co.uk/birmingham/celebs-madonna.htm MyVillage: Madonna Biography]</ref> Buoyed by the success of its title track, Like a Virgin, which reached number one in the U.S. with a six week stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart<ref name = atlas>Music Altas: Madonna Biography</ref>. Other hits included "Material Girl" (U.S. #2, kept out of the number one spot by USA For Africa's "We Are The World"), Angel" (U.S. #5) and "Dress You Up" (U.S. #5). The album sold eight million copies in the US and another four million worldwide at its time of release. It currently stands at 17 million copies worldwide.<ref name = World4Madonna>World 4 Madonna: Madonna Charts and Sales Figures</ref> It also produced four top-five singles in the UK. She performed the title song at the first MTV Video Music Awards, during which she writhed on the stage, on top of a wedding cake, wearing a combination bustier/wedding gown, lacy stockings, garters, and her then-trademark "Boy Toy" belt.<ref name = liveearth>MSN Live Earth: Madonna - 10 moments that created an icon</ref>

www.rockonthenet.com/artists-m/madonna_main.htm] Rock On The Net: Madonna</ref> as well as the UK hit "Gambler". (Incidently, these songs were released by Geffen Records during the run of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" album. Sire Records stopped releasing material after the release of the singles "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl" as not to overlap Geffen's releases from the soundtrack. After the Geffen songs had run their course, Sire would continue promotion on the album by releasing additional singles; "Angel" and "Dress You Up".) Later that year, she appeared in Desperately Seeking Susan. The film introduced the dance song "Into the Groove", which was released as the B-side of the U.S. 12" single "Angel", and became an international hit, her first number one in the UK.<ref name = BBC>BBC: Madonna scores 12th chart topper in the UK</ref>//www.rockonthenet.com/artists-m/madonna_main.htm] Rock On The Net: Madonna</ref> as well as the UK hit "Gambler". (Incidently, these songs were released by Geffen Records during the run of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" album. Sire Records stopped releasing material after the release of the singles "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl" as not to overlap Geffen's releases from the soundtrack. After the Geffen songs had run their course, Sire would continue promotion on the album by releasing additional singles; "Angel" and "Dress You Up".) Later that year, she appeared in Desperately Seeking Susan. The film introduced the dance song "Into the Groove", which was released as the B-side of the U.S. 12" single "Angel", and became an international hit, her first number one in the UK.<ref name = BBC>BBC: Madonna scores 12th chart topper in the UK</ref>

Madonna embarked on her first concert tour in the U.S. in 1985 titled The Virgin Tour, with opening act The Beastie Boys.

www.lycos.com/info/madonna--years.html?page=2 Madonna Years]</ref> Speaking to a global audience at the outdoor Live Aid charity concert at the height of the controversy, Madonna made a critical reference to the media and stated she would not take her jacket off, despite the heat, because "they might hold it against me ten years from now".<ref name = lycos>Madonna Years</ref>//www.lycos.com/info/madonna--years.html?page=2 Madonna Years]</ref> Speaking to a global audience at the outdoor Live Aid charity concert at the height of the controversy, Madonna made a critical reference to the media and stated she would not take her jacket off, despite the heat, because "they might hold it against me ten years from now".<ref name = lycos>Madonna Years</ref>

1986–1991: Artistic development

www.madonnavillage.com/work/albums/trueblue.html Madonna Village] Quoting from Rolling Stone review of True Blue, 1986. Retrieved 5 May, 2006.</ref> The album included the soulful ballad "Live to Tell", which she wrote for the film At Close Range, starring her then-husband Sean Penn.<ref>{{cite video//www.madonnavillage.com/work/albums/trueblue.html Madonna Village] Quoting from Rolling Stone review of True Blue, 1986. Retrieved 5 May, 2006.</ref> The album included the soulful ballad "Live to Tell", which she wrote for the film At Close Range, starring her then-husband Sean Penn.<ref>Modèle:Cite video</ref> It was also the first to credit her as producer.<ref>Modèle:Cite video</ref>//www.nme.com/news/madonna/33165 | title=Madonna to be inducted into Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame | accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref>

Influences

Religion, ethnicity, and family

Madonna has cited her Catholic and Italian background as major influences in her life and career. She has also noted on various occasions that her mother's premature death left a lasting emotional burden throughout her adolescence and adulthood. As an entertainer, Madonna has occasionally touched on these subjects in her song lyrics and visual presentation. It should be noted that she is half Italian on her father's side and not a full blooded Italian.

Madonna's Catholic background and relationship with her parents were reflected in the 1989 album Like a Prayer, which features songs about her parents and Catholic upbringing. The video for the title track contains Catholic symbolism, such as the stigmata. Madonna used the crucifix as a religious accessory in the setting of the video, and was also included in the stage design of her "Confessions" tour. "Promise to Try" tells of her sadness towards the memory of her mother, while "Oh Father" is of a strict father who elicits fear in his child. In the The Virgin Tour, she wore the rosary around her neck. In the music video for "La Isla Bonita", she prays to the rosary.

www.members.shaw.ca/dsgambelluri/madonnapapadontpreachitaliansdoitbetterpic.jpg Italians do it better shirt (JPG file)]</ref> The 1988 video release of her Who's That Girl Tour, titled Ciao, Italia! - Live From Italy, was filmed mainly in Turin, Italy.<ref>Madonna - Ciao from Italy (JPG file)</ref> In it, Madonna performs the song Papa Don't Preach while a portrait of the Pope appears on the screen behind her. "Papa" is the Italian word for "Pope".<ref>Italian language Wikipedia article about the Pope Retrieved June 1, 2006</ref> In her 2005 documentary I'm Going To Tell You a Secret, she has been quoted as jokingly stating that she has "big, fat, Italian thighs."//www.members.shaw.ca/dsgambelluri/madonnapapadontpreachitaliansdoitbetterpic.jpg Italians do it better shirt (JPG file)]</ref> The 1988 video release of her Who's That Girl Tour, titled Ciao, Italia! - Live From Italy, was filmed mainly in Turin, Italy.<ref>Madonna - Ciao from Italy (JPG file)</ref> In it, Madonna performs the song Papa Don't Preach while a portrait of the Pope appears on the screen behind her. "Papa" is the Italian word for "Pope".<ref>Italian language Wikipedia article about the Pope Retrieved June 1, 2006</ref> In her 2005 documentary I'm Going To Tell You a Secret, she has been quoted as jokingly stating that she has "big, fat, Italian thighs."

Musical influences

In 1985, Madonna commented that the first song to ever make a strong impression on her was "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra and that it summed up her take-charge attitude.<ref name="hot"/> As a young woman, she attempted to broaden her taste in literature, art, and music, and during this time became interested in classical music. She noted that her favorite style was baroque, and loved Chopin because she liked his "feminine quality". In a 1999 interview with Larry King, Madonna identified a wide range of musical influences that impacted her such as Karen Carpenter, Debbie Harry and Chrissie Hynde saying they "paved the way" for her. Her song "Rain" is inspired by Karen Carpenter. In an interview with the Observer on October 29 2006, Madonna professed a love for fellow Detroit natives The Raconteurs and The White Stripes, as well as New York band "The Jett Set". Madonna has also commented that she enjoys Frank Sinatra, and especially likes to sing, "My Way" in the shower. Yet the most influential person in her formative years was her younger brother Christopher who influenced all aspects of her life and career; Madonna danced and choreographed with him in the early days, and he has advised her on everything from clothes to music, to home design, to boyfriends.

Film stars

During her childhood, Madonna became fascinated by films and film stars, later saying, "I loved Carole Lombard and Judy Holliday and Marilyn Monroe. They were all incredibly funny...and I saw myself in them...my girlishness, my knowingness and my innocence".<ref name="hot">Modèle:Cite journal</ref> Her "Material Girl" music video recreated Monroe's "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" number from the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and she later studied the screwball comedies of the 1930s, particularly those of Lombard, in preparation for the Who's That Girl? film. The video for "Express Yourself" placed a femme fatale character alongside an androgynous figure in male attire, which was compared to Marlene Dietrich and was inspired by Fritz Lang's Metropolis movie. The video for "Vogue" recreated the style of Hollywood glamour photographers, in particular Horst P. Horst, and imitated the poses of Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard and Rita Hayworth, while the lyrics referenced many of the stars who had inspired her.<ref>Goddess, Inside Madonna by Barbara and Victor, 2001, Cliff Street Books, ISBN 0-06-019930-X p 23. </ref> Among those mentioned was Bette Davis, described by Madonna in a Rolling Stone interview as an idol, along with Louise Brooks and Dita Parlo. <ref>Rolling Stone, August 1991, "True Confessions: The Rolling Stone Interview With Madonna, Part One" by Carrie Fisher.</ref> Dietrich remarked on numerous occasions how vulgar she thought Madonna's actions were as both a performer and as a person.

Personal life

Relationships and family

Early relationships and first marriage

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Madonna dated Dan Gilroy, with whom she formed the band Breakfast Club. In the early 1980s, she also dated musician Stephen Bray, who later co-produced songs such as "Into the Groove" and "Express Yourself", artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, DJ and record producer Mark Kamins, and musician Jellybean Benitez, who produced tracks and remixed her debut album Madonna.

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Post-divorce relationships, motherhood, and remarriage

After the divorce from Penn was made official in 1989, Madonna began a highly-publicized relationship with Warren Beatty while working on the film Dick Tracy early in 1989. Despite rumors that the two had become engaged in May 1990, the couple's relationship seemed to have ended by the summer. In a 1991 interview with Vanity Fair, Madonna said, "I'd go, 'Warren, did you really chase that girl for a year?!?' And he’d say, 'Nah, it's all lies.' I should have known better. I was unrealistic, but then, you always think you're going to be the one."<ref name="vanityfair">Modèle:Cite journal April 1991</ref>

www.usatoday.com/life/madonnamen.htm Crazy for Madonna's men] usatoday, 2000 "Madonna and model Tony Ward briefly dated in 1990", "Vanilla Ice and Madonna were together for eight months in 1992."</ref> a young bisexual model and porn star who starred in her music videos for "Cherish" (1989) and "Justify My Love" (1990). Their relationship ended by early 1991,<ref name="vanityfair"/> and Madonna later began an eight-month relationship with rapper Vanilla Ice,<ref name="usatoday"/> who appeared later in her Sex book.<ref name="usatoday"/>//www.usatoday.com/life/madonnamen.htm Crazy for Madonna's men] usatoday, 2000 "Madonna and model Tony Ward briefly dated in 1990", "Vanilla Ice and Madonna were together for eight months in 1992."</ref> a young bisexual model and porn star who starred in her music videos for "Cherish" (1989) and "Justify My Love" (1990). Their relationship ended by early 1991,<ref name="vanityfair"/> and Madonna later began an eight-month relationship with rapper Vanilla Ice,<ref name="usatoday"/> who appeared later in her Sex book.<ref name="usatoday"/>

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www.imdb.com/name/nm0502458/bio Biography for Carlos Leon] imdb.com "Father, with Madonna, of Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon (Lola Leon), born 14 October 1996.</ref> The couple ended their relationship in 1997.<ref>http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/madonna.html</ref> Madonna then began dating Andy Bird, who sold his story to the newspapers in a tell-all about their eighteen-month relationship in late 2000/early 2001.<ref>http://www.madonnalicious.com/features/andybird2.html</ref>//www.imdb.com/name/nm0502458/bio Biography for Carlos Leon] imdb.com "Father, with Madonna, of Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon (Lola Leon), born 14 October 1996.</ref> The couple ended their relationship in 1997.<ref>http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/madonna.html</ref> Madonna then began dating Andy Bird, who sold his story to the newspapers in a tell-all about their eighteen-month relationship in late 2000/early 2001.<ref>http://www.madonnalicious.com/features/andybird2.html</ref>

transcripts.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/08/11/us.madonna/index.html | title=Madonna gives birth to boy | work=CNN | date=2000-08-11 | accessdate=2006-05-05}}</ref> On December 22, 2000, Madonna and Ritchie were married in Scotland. As of 2007, Madonna resides in Marylebone, London and her country estate in Wiltshire, with Ritchie and their 3 children.<ref>It's a £6million Mad pad The Sun, 22 June 2007</ref>//transcripts.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/08/11/us.madonna/index.html | title=Madonna gives birth to boy | work=CNN | date=2000-08-11 | accessdate=2006-05-05}}</ref> On December 22, 2000, Madonna and Ritchie were married in Scotland. As of 2007, Madonna resides in Marylebone, London and her country estate in Wiltshire, with Ritchie and their 3 children.<ref>It's a £6million Mad pad The Sun, 22 June 2007</ref>

David Banda adoption

www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2006/10/19/madonna_names_baby/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Celebrity+news Madonna gives baby Davie Ritchie name]</ref> born September 24, 2005,<ref>Boy Madonna Hopes to Adopt Leaves Africa People, October 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-16</ref> during her trip to an orphanage in Malawi.<ref>"Madonna buys Malawian boy, his father says", CNN, October 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-11</ref>//www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2006/10/19/madonna_names_baby/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Celebrity+news Madonna gives baby Davie Ritchie name]</ref> born September 24, 2005,<ref>Boy Madonna Hopes to Adopt Leaves Africa People, October 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-16</ref> during her trip to an orphanage in Malawi.<ref>"Madonna buys Malawian boy, his father says", CNN, October 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-11</ref>

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/16/uraadopt.xml Madonna baby flown out of Malawi] The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 2006-10-16</ref> The adoption raised public controversy about whether special treatment was given to Madonna considering the fact that Malawian law normally requires one year of residence for potential adoptive parents.<ref>Reuters Wire Services, "Madonna Adoption Plans Trigger Broad Backlash," October 17, 2006.</ref>//www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/16/uraadopt.xml Madonna baby flown out of Malawi] The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 2006-10-16</ref> The adoption raised public controversy about whether special treatment was given to Madonna considering the fact that Malawian law normally requires one year of residence for potential adoptive parents.<ref>Reuters Wire Services, "Madonna Adoption Plans Trigger Broad Backlash," October 17, 2006.</ref>

www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/10/25/entertainment/e073141D55.DTL "Madonna 'Disappointed' by Criticism"], Associated Press, SFGate.com, 25 October 2006.</ref> She also describes Banda's father as a "Simple man from a village."//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/10/25/entertainment/e073141D55.DTL "Madonna 'Disappointed' by Criticism"], Associated Press, SFGate.com, 25 October 2006.</ref> She also describes Banda's father as a "Simple man from a village."

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15429329 "Boy's father worries Madonna may back out"], MSNBC.com, 26 October 2006.</ref> On November 1, 2006, Madonna responded to Banda's comments on an Dateline NBC interview with Meredith Vieira by saying that Yohane Banda had known what he was doing, having refused to accept her offer to financially support him and the child without adopting the child.//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15429329 "Boy's father worries Madonna may back out"], MSNBC.com, 26 October 2006.</ref> On November 1, 2006, Madonna responded to Banda's comments on an Dateline NBC interview with Meredith Vieira by saying that Yohane Banda had known what he was doing, having refused to accept her offer to financially support him and the child without adopting the child.

Because of Malawi laws, Madonna and Guy Ritchie remain David Banda's foster parents for the required eighteen-month period. Recent reports have come out that they have passed the inspection trial for adoption and are now planning to adopt a second child, a Malawian girl named Mercy.

Kabbalah Center

www.rickross.com/reference/kabbalah/kabbalah150.html Inside Hollywood's Hottest Cult - Part Three: Madonna’s Magical Mystical Tour]. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2006.</ref> Madonna reportedly donated $21 million towards a new Kabbalah school for children.<ref>Madonna opens her own school. The Times of India. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2006.</ref>//www.rickross.com/reference/kabbalah/kabbalah150.html Inside Hollywood's Hottest Cult - Part Three: Madonna’s Magical Mystical Tour]. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2006.</ref> Madonna reportedly donated $21 million towards a new Kabbalah school for children.<ref>Madonna opens her own school. The Times of India. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2006.</ref>

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Political views

whistleass.typepad.com/boot_george_in_2004/2004/01/madonna_support.html Madonna Urges Others to Support Clark; 'Future is At Risk']. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2006.</ref> In the autumn of 2006, she expressed her support for Hillary Clinton in the 2008 election.<ref>" Madonna Touting Hillary for President", newsmax.com, 12 March 2006.</ref> Most recently, she stated that she would be behind Al Gore if he decided to run for the 2008 elections after seeing his documentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth. She also urged her fans to see Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11.<ref>Madonna Urges Her Fans To See Michael Moore's documentary 'Fahrenheit 9/11'. MTV News. 17 June 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2006.</ref>//whistleass.typepad.com/boot_george_in_2004/2004/01/madonna_support.html Madonna Urges Others to Support Clark; 'Future is At Risk']. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2006.</ref> In the autumn of 2006, she expressed her support for Hillary Clinton in the 2008 election.<ref>" Madonna Touting Hillary for President", newsmax.com, 12 March 2006.</ref> Most recently, she stated that she would be behind Al Gore if he decided to run for the 2008 elections after seeing his documentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth. She also urged her fans to see Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11.<ref>Madonna Urges Her Fans To See Michael Moore's documentary 'Fahrenheit 9/11'. MTV News. 17 June 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2006.</ref>

Criticism

pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/30177 Pitchfork: Madonna: "Love Profusion" Track Review</ref> though several critics view Madonna as a talented artist.<ref>The Collaborative Madonna</ref><ref>The Johns Hopkins News-Letter</ref>//pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/30177 Pitchfork: Madonna: "Love Profusion" Track Review</ref> though several critics view Madonna as a talented artist.<ref>The Collaborative Madonna</ref><ref>The Johns Hopkins News-Letter</ref>

Moments of her career in which Madonna has been heavily criticized include her 1989 music video for "Like a Prayer", the publication of the book Sex and album Erotica in 1992, her 2003 album American Life, her 2006 performance of "Live to Tell" during the Confessions Tour, her adoption of Malawian infant David Banda in 2006 and virtually all of her attempts at acting on stage and screen.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5006008.stm BBC: Madonna's giant cross 'offensive'] 8th paragraph: "In 1990, the Pope called for a boycott of the Blond Ambition tour, in which Madonna simulated masturbation during Like a Virgin." Retrieved May 28, 2006</ref> A private association of devout Roman Catholics, called Famiglia Domani, also boycotted the show for many of the same displays of sexual innuendos and eroticism the Pope had denounced.<ref>Blond Ambition World Tour 1990.</ref>//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5006008.stm BBC: Madonna's giant cross 'offensive'] 8th paragraph: "In 1990, the Pope called for a boycott of the Blond Ambition tour, in which Madonna simulated masturbation during Like a Virgin." Retrieved May 28, 2006</ref> A private association of devout Roman Catholics, called Famiglia Domani, also boycotted the show for many of the same displays of sexual innuendos and eroticism the Pope had denounced.<ref>Blond Ambition World Tour 1990.</ref>

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/04/wmadge04.xml Vatican fury at 'blasphemous' Madonna]. Retrieved December 9, 2007</ref>//www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/04/wmadge04.xml Vatican fury at 'blasphemous' Madonna]. Retrieved December 9, 2007</ref>

www.amazon.com/dp/B0002S643C/ Italians in America - Our Contribution] Retrieved June 1, 2006</ref>//www.amazon.com/dp/B0002S643C/ Italians in America - Our Contribution] Retrieved June 1, 2006</ref> Despite her alleged rebellion, Madonna had both of her biological children baptized in a Roman Catholic Church.

music.yahoo.com/read/news/37865398 Madonna's fur coat sparks outrage], Yahoo! Music, 8 December 2006.]</ref><ref> Frith, Maxine. "Madonna's fur coat outrages animal rights groups", New Zealand Herald, 9 December 2006.</ref> and in the past, was criticized for renting out her house for hunting parties.//music.yahoo.com/read/news/37865398 Madonna's fur coat sparks outrage], Yahoo! Music, 8 December 2006.]</ref><ref> Frith, Maxine. "Madonna's fur coat outrages animal rights groups", New Zealand Herald, 9 December 2006.</ref> and in the past, was criticized for renting out her house for hunting parties.

Discography

Main article: Madonna discography

Videography

Main article: Madonna videography

Filmography

Main article: List of Madonna films

Bibliography

Main article: List of books by Madonna

References

See also

• Madonna on Letterman
• Madonna and the gay community
• MTV Video Music Awards and nominations for Madonna
• List of awards and achievements for Madonna
• List of best-selling music artists
• List of best selling music artists in U.S.
• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of number-one albums (United States)
• List of best-selling albums in the United States
• List of best-selling albums worldwide
• UK Best selling singles artists of all time
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland
• List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart

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