- Occupation/Title
- Singer, Actress
- nationality
- US
- date of birth
- August 16, 1958
- place of birth
- Bay City, Michigan
- Real name
- Ciccone, Madonna Louise Veronica
- alias
- Alias: Esther
- Education
- Dropped out of University of Michigan, Alvin Ailey Dance School
- Awards
- Video Music Awards Viewer's Choice Award (1989) for "Like a Player", Billboard Awards Special Award (1996), Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy (54th Annual Musical/Comedy, 1996) (1997) for "Evita", Academy Award for Best Original Song (69th Annual Musical/Comedy, 1996) (1997) for "Evita", Grammy Award for Best Music Video (41st Annual Music Video, 1998) for "Ray of Light", Grammy Award for Best Original Score (42nd Annual Musical/Comedy, 1999) for "Beautiful Stranger", MTV Award for Best Original Song (1999) for "Beautiful Stranger", Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (69th Annual Musical/Comedy, 2011) for "WE"
- Biography
- At the age of 17, she went to New York to become a dancer. In 1979, she appeared in the adult film "A Certain Sacrifice". After that, she took vocal lessons in Paris, and after returning to Japan, she made her debut as a rock singer with "Everybody" in 1982. In 1984, her album "Like a Virgin" was a big hit, and she was called the "second coming of Marilyn Monroe" with her underwear-like costumes. In 1987, she created a Madonna whirlwind with her tour of Japan, and then went on her first world tour. Her albums such as "Burning Up" and "Erotica" sold over 10 million copies worldwide. In 1991, she was ranked 4th in the world's highest-earning celebrities by the American economic magazine Forbes. In 1999, she released her first duet "Cuidado Con Mi Corazon" with Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, which became a hot topic. In 2003, she released her album "American Life". Her 2004 world tour "Re-Invention" was the highest grossing tour of the year (according to Billboard). Her 2005 album "Confessions on a Dance Floor" was a worldwide hit. In September 2006, she toured Japan for the first time in 13 years. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2010, her total single and album sales exceeded 300 million copies, the highest ever for a female solo artist. In Japan, she reached number one on the Oricon charts with "Like a Prayer" in 1989, "I'm Breathless" in 1990, and "Hard Candy" in 2008. Meanwhile, she made her film debut in 1984 with "Madonna's Searching for Susan," and subsequently starred in "Shanghai Surprise" (1986), "Who's That Girl" (1987), "Dick Tracy" (1990), "In Bed With Madonna" (1991), "A League of Their Own" (1992), "The Body" (1992), "Evita" (1996), "The Second Happiest Thing" (2000), and "Swept Away" (2002). In 1992, she established a joint venture with Time Warner, Maverick. In the same year, she released her photo book "SEX," which sparked worldwide controversy for its extreme depictions. In 2003, she released her first picture book, "English Roses," which became a bestseller in the United States. She is known as a follower of "Kabbalah," a form of Jewish mysticism, and has been using the Jewish name "Esther" since 2004. In 1985, she married actor Sean Penn, but divorced in 1989. In October 1996, she gave birth to a baby girl as an unmarried mother. In 2000, she married British film director Guy Ritchie, but divorced in 2008.
Source: Nichigai Associates "Modern Foreigner Directory 2016" About the Modern Foreigner Directory 2016 |
