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Born on August 16, 1958, in Bay

City, Michigan.

Her full name is Madonna


Louise Veronica Ciccone

Her father Sylvio, also known as


Tony, was a design engineer for
Chrysler/General Dynamics.

Madonna's mother was of French


Canadian descent.

THIS WAS YOUNG MADONNA


EARLY LIFE
A heavy influence on Madonna`s early life was her
mother.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer during her


pregnancy with Madonnas youngest sister.

On December, 1963, at the age of 30, Madonna`s


mother passed away.

Madonna was only 5 years old at the time of her


mother death.

Her father moved the family to Pontiac, Michigan,


In Pontiac he met Joan Gustafson. Who became
his wife.
"I think the biggest
reason I was able to
express myself and not
be intimidated was by
not having a mother "

She says. "For example, mothers teach you


manners.
And I absolutely did not learn any of those
rules and regulations."

She rebelled against her traditional upbringing


by turning her conservative clothing into
revealing outfits.

She was always going to underground gay


nightclubs, rejecting her religious background.
In 1977, she completed her
undergraduate studies at Michigan
Madonna formed several different
State University.
bands of her own: Madonna & The
Sky, The Millionaires and Emmy.

Madonna was awarded a six-week


scholarship to study with the Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater in
New York City.
She spent some time in
France working as a
She dropped out of college after only two years of study showgirl.
in order to move to New York and further her dance
career.
In 1981, Madonna decided to go solo and hired manager
Camille Barbone of Gotham Records to help her get her
singing career on track.

Friend Stephen Bray, a musician in her band, wrote her


first hit, Everybody.

She also starred in her first mainstream feature


film called Desperately seeking Susan (1985).

She performed the soundtracks single, "Into


the Groove," which hit No. 1 on the U.S. dance
charts.

In January 2008, she was named the world's


wealthiest female musician by Forbes
magazine.

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