MADONNA
The Famous pop singer Madonna came into the news with another story of her life. On March 31st, the world’s famous musical superstar Madonna appeared in Malawi court for the adoption proceedings of 4-year-old girl Mercy James. However, her effort had drawn criticism, because that little girl would be best off with relatives. Mercy James is her second adopted child from the southern African nation, Malawi. Madonna first adopted David from Malawi in 2006 by violating country’s adoption laws. She took him when he was 13 months old after his father had placed him an orphanage following the death of his wife. Today (3rd April), Malawi Court rejects Madonna’s adoption request, because of a requirement that prospective parents live in the southern African nation for at least 18 months.
BIOGRAPHY
Famous American pop singer and actress, Madonna was born on August 16, 1958 as the daughter of Madonna Louise, a French Canadian descent and Silvio “Tony” P. Ciccone, design engineer . Madonna’s birth name was Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone. She gained her education from St. Frederick’s Elementary School, St. Andrew’s Elementary School, West Middle School and Adams High School. She received a dance scholarship to the University of Michigan after graduating from high school. In 1977, Madonna moved from her native Michigan to New York with dreams of becoming a modern dancer. Joined up with a musician Dan Gilroy, she formed her first rock band, ” Breakfast Club”, in New York. She and her former boyfriend Stephen Bray, wrote and produced dance songs that brought her local attention in New York dance clubs. In 1979, she became a lead singer. Madonna signed a ’singles’ deal with Sire Records. Her first hit release was “Everybody” on April 24, 1982 and her second club hit was “Physical Attraction” in 1983. She had her third club hit with the bubbly “Holiday,” which was written by Jellybean Benitez. Madonna’s another hit albums including “Like a Virgin, “Ray of Light”, ” Music”, “American Life”, “Confessions on a Dance Floor” and “Hard Candy”. Her film career, however, is another story of the people. She acted in 22 films, most of them failed critically and commercially. Madonna’s acting career started in 1985 and a brief appearance as a club singer in the film “Vision Quest” and another movie “A Cetain sacrifice”. However, she scored an other hit with “Desperately Seeking Susan” starring alongside spunky ‘Rosanna Arquette‘. Madonna’s next effort with her husband Sean Penn, “Shanghai Surprise ” was savaged by critics. She has also acted in over a dozen movies including ‘”hose that girl”, “Bloodhounds of Broadway”, “Dick Tracy” and ‘” League of Their Own”. She has also starred as Eva Peron in “Evita”, “The Next Best thing” and “Swept Away”. Madonna has captivated millions around the world with sexy, high-energy performances and songs like “Material Girl”, “Like a Virgin” and “Papa Don’t Preach”. Madonna wrote a lot of book in her career including ‘The English Roses’, illustrated by Jeffrey Fulvimari, “Callaway”, “New York in 2003″, “Mr. Peabody’s Apples” illustrated by Loren Long, “Yakov and the Seven Thieves” illustrated by Gennady Spirin, ” Lotsa de Casha”, etc. Now, she has one of the top singer and fan favorite around the world. She is best known for exploring religious symbolism and sexual themes in her work.
PERSONAL LIFE
Madonna’s personal life is a big story of Hollywood Industry. Her first romantic relationship was with the Dan Gilroy. She had also the relationship with her collaborator Stephen Bray, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, DJ and record producer Mark Kamins, and musician Jellybean Benitez. In 1985, she is married to actor Sean penn and divorced in 1989. Madonna then began a relationship with Warren Beatty, Tony Ward, Vanila Ice, Dennis Roadman, Carlos Leon. All these relationships are ended soon. She had also the relationship with her trainer Carlos Leon, and they had a daughter named Lourdes Leon Ciccone. In 2000, she was married to the world famous screenwriter and film maker Ritchie, and they had a son named Rocco and their married life ended on 2008. Now she has been the relationship with a model Jesus Luz, who is nearly 30 years junior to her.
AWARDS AND HONORS
She received many awards in her career. She is regarded as “one of the greatest pop acts of all time” and the “Queen of Pop”. She won the 1986 ‘Grammy Award nomination’ for the ‘Best Female Pop performance for ‘Crazy for You’ and ‘Papa Don’t Preach’, also won the 1986 ‘People’s Choice award’,'Video Vanguard’,’ MTV Video Music Awards’ for the ‘Best Female Musical Performer’, Grammy Award nomination for the ‘best song’ written specifically for a ‘motion picture’ or ‘television’ for “Who’s That Girl?”. She has also won the ‘Pop/Rock Video Award’,'American Music Awards’ for favorite ‘female video artist’ in 1987. In 1899, won the ‘Viewers Choice Award, MTV Video Music Awards, and International Music Award’ for the “Like a Prayer”. In 2003, Madonna had also includes five “Grammy awards” and an “Oscar” for her musical career and also earned a “Golden Globe Award” for her role in the film “Evita”. “Guinness World Records” list her as the world’s most successful female recording artist of all time and the top-earning female singer in the world. On March 2, 2009, Madonna was honoured with the “Japan Gold International Artist of the Year award”at the ‘RIAJ’ Gold Disc Awards for her album “Hard Candy”.
