| *Madonna*
(1958- ) American pop singer and actor, whose successful career is fueled by her deliberately provocative image. Born Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone in Bay City, Michigan, Madonna started acting and dancing when she was a child. She won a dance scholarship to the University of Michigan but dropped out after two years to seek a music career in New York City. In New York she formed a band and began to write songs. Her first album, Madonna (1983), generated three successful singles that reached the top of the pop music charts in 1984. The showing of her music videos on MTV (see Music Television), the cable television music channel, was a major factor in Madonna's tremendous success in the pop music scene. Other successful recordings and concert tours, including Like a Virgin (1984), True Blue (1986), Like a Prayer (1989), Bedtime Stories (1994), and the 1990 "Blonde Ambition" concert tour, followed. In 1992 Madonna's book Sex, containing controversial erotic photographs, was published. Madonna has taken an active business role in shaping her career. In 1992 she signed a contract with Time Warner Inc. to create her own record, publishing, and motion-picture company. Madonna's motion-picture
appearances include roles in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985); Shanghai
Surprise (1986); Who's That Girl? (1987); Dick Tracy (1990); the personal
documentary Truth or Dare (1991); Shadows and Fog (1992), directed by American
filmmaker Woody Allen; A League of Their Own (1992); Body of Evidence (1993);
and the musical Evita (1996), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for
best actress in a musical or comedy film.
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