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Hello! I'm MADONNA! Here is my life:
> 1958: I was born
on August, 16th in Bay City, Michigan (USA). My full name is Madonna Louise
Veronica Ciccone.
> 1958-1977: I excelled at dance
and drama at high school and at colleges in Michigan and North Carolina.
> 1977: I went to
New York. I studied with the choreographer Alvin Ailey and I took modelling
jobs.
> 1979: I moved to France to join
a show featuring disco singer Patrick Hernandez. There I met Dan Gilroy and
we formed the band "the Breakfast Club".
> 1980: I worked with Steve Bray
(famous drummer) and we signed a contract with Sire Records.
> 1982: With the disc jockey Mark
Kamins, I recorded "Everybody"', a club hit.
> 1984: My singles
"Holiday" and "Like A Virgin" reached the US Top 20 and
were big hits across Europe.
> 1985-89: 'Crazy For You', 'Into
The Groove', 'Dress You Up', 'Papa Don't Preach', 'True Blue', 'Open Your
Heart' and 'La Isla Bonita' were later successes. Like an increasing number
of my songs, 'Who's That Girl' (1987) was tied-in to a film. My film career
had begun in 1980 with a minor role in the b-movie "A Certain Sacrifice"
before starring in "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), in "Shanghai
Surprise" (1986) and in the play "Speed The Plow". My video
for 'Like A Prayer', with its links between religion and eroticism, was condemned
by the Vatican and caused Pepsi-Cola to cancel a sponsorship deal with me.
I got married with the actor Sean Penn in August 1985 but we divorced in 1989.
> 1990: I starred in the blockbuster
film "Dick Tracy" and my "Blond Ambition" world tour was
a success. The tour was commemorated by a documentary film, "Truth Or
Dare On The Band Behind The Scenes, And In Bed With Madonna", released
in 1991. Among the hits of the early 90s were 'Vogue', 'Justify My Love' and
'Rescue Me'.
> 1992: I signed a multi-million
dollar deal with the Time-Warner conglomerate. This guaranteed the release
of albums, films and books created by my own Maverick production company.
My graphic and erotic book "Sex" was a bestseller.
> 1996: I was Eva Peron in the
movie "Evita". On 14 October, I gave birth to Lourdes Maria Ciccone
Leon. Her father is Carlos Leon, my personal trainer.
> 1998: I returned to music with
"Ray of Light". My album "Music" was a huge hit.
> 1999: The "Austin Powers" soundtrack ("Beautiful Stranger") was a smash hit.
> 2000: I starred in the film "The Next Best Thing" but it was not a hit. On August, 11th I gave birth to Rocco John Ritchie. I married the British film director Guy Ritchie on December, 22nd.
> 2001: My "Drowned World
Tour" was a phenomenal success.
> 2002: I made my stage debut
in London and also began working on my husband's next film "Swept Away".
I wrote the title song to the 20th 007 outing "Die Another Day"
and I appeared in the action film.
> 2003: My single "American
life" was a huge hit, especially in Europe.
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