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Madonna, unchallenged Queen of Pop, won over the masses with her ever-changing musical style over three decades.

Born in Bay City, Michigan, Louise Veronica Ciccone moved to New York as soon as she turned 18 'to be a star'.

She met Dan Gilroy and formed a band, 'The Breakfast Club', with Madonna singing and playing the drums.

In 1982, she recorded her first single 'Everybody', but it wasn't until a year later that 'Holiday' came out, hitting the number one spot across Europe, providing a launch pad for her stellar career.

In 1984, she hit the big time again with the single 'Like a Virgin', the title track from her second album, from which hits 'Material Girl', 'Into the Groove' and 'Who's that Girl' were taken.

Showing her wide musical influences with tracks like 'La Isla Bonita' and the controversial 'Papa Don't Preach', put her in a prominent position on the musical landscape. She courted controversy once again in 1989 with 'Like A Prayer', her third album, whose title track had a video featuring a black Jesus Christ.

In the early nineties, she became even more provocative, with an album full of heavy-duty sex songs, entitled 'Erotica' and a book of nude photos called simply 'Sex', which went on to become a best-seller.

A lighter album of ballads followed, 'Bedtime Stories', showing the artist's versatility with hits like 'Human Nature' and 'Take a Bow'.
After a short period out of the limelight, her first greatest hits album 'Something to Remember' came out in 1995, showcasing the single 'You'll See'.

Alongside her musical career, Madonna has also been in several films, with varying degrees of success. After 'Desperately Seeking Susan', 'Body of Evidence' and 'Snake Eyes' were panned, she finally brought home a Golden Globe for her performance in 'Evita'.

The birth of her first daughter in 1998 heralded a change of musical direction for the Material Mum, whose comeback album 'Ray of Light' was produced by William Orbit.
'Frozen', 'Ray of Light' and 'The Power of Goodbye' were all massive hits, paving the way for appearences on the soundtracks of two films: 'Beautiful Stranger' for 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' and 'American Pie' for 'The Next Best Thing', a film she made with her friend Rupert Everett.

Her 2003 album, 'American Life' was her take on the american dream.

She is married to producer Guy Ritchie, they live with their son, Rocco, and Madonna's daughter from a previous relationship to personal trainer Carlos Leon, Lourdes.