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Also known as: Madonna Louise Ciccone
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Category: Arts & Culture
Original name:
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Born:
August 16, 1958, Bay City, Michigan, U.S. (age 65)
Awards And Honors:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2008)
Grammy Award (2007)
Grammy Award (2006)
Grammy Award (1998)
Grammy Award (1997)
Grammy Award (1991)
Notable Family Members:
spouse Sean Penn
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Madonna (born August 16, 1958, Bay City, Michigan, U.S.) American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur whose immense popularity in the 1980s and ’90s allowed her to achieve levels of power and control that were nearly unprecedented for a woman in the entertainment industry. Born into a large Italian American family, Madonna studied dance at the University of Michigan and with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City in the late 1970s before relocating briefly to Paris as a member of Patrick Hernandez’s disco revue. Returning to New York City, she performed with a number of rock groups ...(100 of 856 words)

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