Madonna is the real Queen of Pop. In addition to performing songs, she is known as an actress, producer and designer. Music critics note that she is one of the best-selling singers of all time. Songs, videos and the image of Madonna set the tone for the American and global music industry.
The singer is always interesting to watch. Her life is a true embodiment of the American dream. Due to her diligence, constant work on herself and excellent artistic data, the name of Madonna is known in all corners of the planet.
Childhood and youth of the Madonna
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone is the full name of the singer. The future star was born on August 16, 1958 in Bay City (Michigan). The baby's childhood could not be called happy. Her own mother died when the girl was barely 5 years old.
After the death of her mother, Madonna's father married. The stepmother treated the girl coldly. She was involved in raising her own children. Live competition was good for the baby. Since childhood, she tried to be the best, and she managed to maintain the status of a good girl.
At the age of 14, the girl performed brightly for the first time at a school competition. Madonna put on a crop top and shorts, put on a defiant make-up and performed one of her favorite songs.
This outraged the school jury, so the girl was put under house arrest. After the defiant performance, unflattering records began to appear on the fence of the Madonna family.
After graduation, the girl entered the local university. She dreamed of becoming a ballerina. During this period of her life, she was in conflict with her father, who saw her daughter as a doctor or lawyer.
Madonna was never destined to become a ballerina. She decided to leave her studies at the university, setting herself the goal of moving from a provincial town to a metropolis.
Without thinking twice, the girl moved to New York. At first, she worked solely for food and rent. The girl rented a house not in the most prosperous area of the city.
In 1979, she came to dance with a famous guest performer. The producers noticed the potential in Madonna.
They offered the girl to sign a contract for the "role" of a dancing singer. However, the future queen of pop refused this offer. “I saw myself as a rock performer, so this offer seemed not promising enough for me,” Madonna said.
The beginning of the musical career of the singer
Madonna began her career as a star by signing a contract in 1983 with Seymour Stein, founder of Sire Records. After signing the contract, the singer immediately recorded her debut album, which received a very modest name "Madonna".
The debut album was not in demand among listeners. This can be explained by the fact that the singer was then an “unexplored person” for everyone.
Madonna was not upset by this situation, and she recorded the second disc, which was called Like a Virgin. Music critics and biographers of the Queen of Pop noted that this is the most popular and best-selling album of the singer.
Now the songs of the rising star sounded at the top of the British charts. In 1985, the singer decided to introduce herself to her listeners by releasing the first video clip Material Girl.
A year after the presentation of the second album, the third album True Blue was released. The tracks recorded on the disc were dedicated to the beloved of the American performer. A little later, the song Live to Tell was the hallmark of the singer.
Madonna's popularity is on the rise
Listeners at concerts asked to perform it as an encore. In the meantime, Madonna has been working on recording and filming video clips based on the tracks of the third album.
A few more years passed, and Madonna presented the video clip You'll See to the whole world. It just became infectious. The clip was played on the most famous American channels.
And if earlier someone doubted the talent of the American singer, now there could be no complaints in her direction.
In 1998, Madonna recorded another bright disc, which received the modest name Ray of Light. The album included the single Frozen, which immediately after the release took 2nd position in the US chart.
After some time, the singer received 4 Grammy awards. It was a well-deserved popularity, as the singer worked tirelessly for the development of pop music.
In early 2000, Madonna prepared her eighth album Music for her fans. A vocoder was used to record this record.
The album immediately took a leading position in the American and British music charts. A little later, a video clip appeared for the song What It Feels Like for a Girl, which was banned from showing on local television due to the large content of violent pictures.
Madonna's tour after the release of the eighth album
After the presentation of the eighth studio album, Madonna went on tour. The highlight of the tour was that the singer, for the first time in the history of organizing concerts, began to independently accompany the songs on the guitar.
A few years of forced break, and the singer released a novelty American Life. This album turned out to be, surprisingly, a “failure”. The minimalism recorded in the concept was literally "shot" by music critics. Fans and music lovers also criticized the tracks that were included in the American life album.
In 2005, the track Hung Up was released. Besides the fact that before the release of this track, Madonna was already nicknamed the “queen of pop”, the title of the queen of the dance floor was also assigned to her. Perhaps, ballet classes in her youth were good for the famous singer.
One of the most successful and vile albums of our time was Rebel Heart. Fans and music lovers received the tracks of the album with great enthusiasm. In the United States of America and the UK, the record took 2nd position in the charts.
In the same year, in honor of supporting Rebel Heart, the artist went on tour. It is known that the singer performed in various cities more than 100 times and collected $ 170 million.
Recently, Madonna presented her new album "Madame X". As the singer herself says: “Madame X loves to tour the cities, trying on various images.”
