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Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone ( Bay City, Michigan, United States , August 16, 1958 ) , known simply as Madonna, is an American recording artist , actress and entrepreneur.

He spent his early years in Bay City and in 1977 moved to New York to pursue a career in modern dance . After participating in two musical groups Breakfast Club and Emmy , she released her debut album Madonna in 1983. Continued releasing a series of albums in which she found immense popularity , surpassing the boundaries of lyrical content of their songs and exploiting images in her music videos , which throughout his career have become pieces of art. Many of her songs have hit number one on the charts in several countries around the world, his greatest hits include topics such as " Like a Virgin ," " Material Girl ," " Papa Do not Preach ," " La Isla Bonita" ' Like a Prayer , "" Express Yourself , "" Vogue "," Frozen "," Ray of Light "," Music "," Hung Up "and" 4 Minutes . " Madonna has been praised by critics for its musical productions and stagings , giving him the title of " Queen of Pop ".
His career was reinforced by her appearances in several films for which he has received mixed reviews . His most acclaimed starring Evita Peron is for the 1996 film , Evita, for which even won a Golden Globe , but has been criticized by other papers. Other occupations include Madonna being a fashion designer , children's book author , film director and record producer, plus it owns the record label Maverick . Is also an acclaimed businesswoman , and in 2007, he signed a $ 120 million deal with Live Nation .

Madonna has sold between 300 and 500 million albums , which sets the world record for " the most successful and biggest musical of all time selling solo ", included in the Guinness Book of Records . According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA ) is the biggest selling solo artist of the twentieth century and the second top-selling in the United States (behind Barbra Streisand ), with 64 million certified albums . In the UK it is the biggest selling female solo singles in history, with 17.6 million .
In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Madonna at number two , behind The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All- Time Top Artists , making her the most successful solo artist in music history as well as being included in the Hall of Rock fame in the same year . Generally, various biographers , writers, journalists and other media consider as the most influential and successful music history . Considered one of the most influential figures in contemporary music , Madonna is known for continuously reinventing both her ​​music and image. It is also recognized as a source of inspiration for many artists and their great legacy to pop culture .