Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born to her French-Canadian mom and Italian dad on August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan, one of seven children. She lost her mother to breast cancer at the age of five. Madonna went on to attend Catholic School and later graduated from Rochester Adams High in 1976, where she was a cheerleader, and performed well enough academically to earn a college scholarship. She studied modern dance at the University of Michigan, later joining the Alvin Ailey dance troupe. For a time, Madonna lent her considerable talents to The Bridgemen Drum and Bugle Corps.

Impatient to begin her dreams of stardom, Madonna left college after three semesters and moved to New York. She landed some roles with small dance troupes, but it would be singing that would make her dreams come true. The release in 1983 of her first, self-titled album caused very little stir. However, the songs were perfect for the dance clubs, became popular there, then slowly began to receive airplay. The first hit off the album was the catchy, upbeat Holiday, soon followed by Lucky Star and Borderline. Her number one hit Like a Virgin, from the album of the same name, solidified her success. 1985 brought Madonna a sold out tour and two film roles, in Desperately Seeking Susan and Vision Quest.

Besides performing, writing, and being a wife and mom, Madonna also finds time to run her extremely successful company, Maverick Records. She has also penned two children's books which have received generally favorable reviews. One interesting bit of trivia is that Madonna is distantly related on her mother's side to singer Celine Dion, through a common French Canadian ancestor.

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