Madonna
Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) is a recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983. She followed it with a series of albums in which she found immense popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes". Critics have praised Madonna for her diverse musical productions while at the same time serving as a lightning rod for religious controversy.
Her career was further enhanced by film appearances that began in 1979, despite mixed commentary. She won critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in Evita (1996), but has received harsh feedback for other film roles. Madonna's other ventures include being a fashion designer, children's book author, film director and producer. She has been acclaimed as a businesswoman, and in 2007, she signed an unprecedented US $120 million contract with Live Nation.
Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by the Guinness World Records. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second top-selling female artist in the United States, behind Barbra Streisand, with 64 million certified albums. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Madonna at number two, behind only The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the history of the Billboard chart. She was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the same year. Considered to be one of the "25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century" by Time for being an influential figure in contemporary music, Madonna is known for continuously reinventing both her music and image, and for retaining a standard of autonomy within the recording industry.
On May 4, 2024, with a free concert which was live streamed at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in front of 1.6 million people, Madonna broke the record for the most attended stand-alone concert by any artist, and the all-time highest attended concert by a female artist.
Acted in
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
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Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
2024
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The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
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Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero
2023
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Madonna X Vanity Fair – The Enlightenment
2023
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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
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In France with Madonna
2022
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The True Story of Madonna
2022
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu
2022
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Madonna at the BBC
2021
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Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
2021
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Madonna: Madame X
2021
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Arianne Phillips: Dressing the Part
2021
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Madonna: Move to the Music
2021
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
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The True Story of...
2020
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History 101
2020
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The A-Z of Eurovision
2020
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Beastie Boys Story
2020
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The Last Dance
2020
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Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
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Rodman: For Better or Worse
2019
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Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
2019
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Madonna: World of Madame X
2019
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Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl
2019
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Madonna and the Breakfast Club
2019
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Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018
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Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
2018
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Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
2018
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Avicii: True Stories
2017
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Basquiat: Rage to Riches
2017
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The Nineties
2017
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Uncle Howard
2017
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Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016
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Madonna: Tears of a Clown
2016
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Express Yourself: Die Tänzer der Queen of Pop
2016
Discovering Fashion
2016
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Strike a Pose
2016
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Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
2015
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The Material Boy
2015
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Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged
2014
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Secret Project Revolution
2013
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Madonna: MDNA World Tour
2013
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Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
2013
The Sound of Change Live
2013
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The Women Concert for Change
2013
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Are All Men Pedophiles?
2013
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Propaganda
2013
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Lady Gaga: On the Edge
2012
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Madonna: Live at Paris Olympia
2012
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Madonna: The Lady Is a Vamp
2012
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Madonna: Goddess of Pop
2012
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Fashion !
2012
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Madonna - Do You Think I'm Sexy Unauthorized
2011
Bert Stern: Original Madman
2011
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The Undefeated
2011
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Madonna - La vraie histoire
2011
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Stalked: Someone's Watching
2011
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Madonna - Out on the Floor
2010
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour
2010
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The Marriage Ref
2010
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Hope for Haiti Now
2010
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Madonna: Music
2009
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Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
2009
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Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und Fiktion
2009
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Britney: For the Record
2008
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Madonna: Live from Roseland Ballroom in New York
2008
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I Am Because We Are
2008
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The Universe of Keith Haring
2008
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365 Day Project
2007
Madonna: Live Earth Concert at London
2007
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Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
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Madonna: The Confessions Tour
2006
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Madonna: Something To Remember (The Unreleased Videos)
2006
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Madonna - The Video Collection 2000:2006
2006
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Live 8
2005
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I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
2005
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
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Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
2004
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Madonna: Re-Invention World Tour
2004
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Britney Spears: In the Zone
2004
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Britney Spears: In the Zone
2003
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Die Another Day
2002
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Swept Away Movie Special
2002
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Swept Away
2002
as Amber Leighton
Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001
2001
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Star Academy
2001
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The Saturday Show
2001
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There's Only One Madonna
2001
Star
2001
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The Hire
2001
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Madonna: The Ultimate Collection
2000
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The Next Best Thing
2000
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Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
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Torrance Rises
1999
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The Righteous Babes
1998
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Kids Are Punny
1998
Britney Spears: The Videos
1998
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Junket Whore
1998
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Will & Grace
1998
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Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
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Inside the Golden Statue
1998
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
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Evita
1996
as Eva Perón
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996
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Girl 6
1996
as Boss #3
Four Rooms
1995
as Elspeth
Blue in the Face
1995
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Madonna: The Girlie Show Live in Japan 1993
1993
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Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under
1993
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Dangerous Game
1993
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Madonna Exposed
1993
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Body of Evidence
1993
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Madonna: The Name of the Game
1993
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Sex
1992
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A League of Their Own
1992
as Mae Mordabito (CF)
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
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Shadows and Fog
1991
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MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
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Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
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Madonna - The Real Story
1991
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Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour 90 from Barcelona
1990
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Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live
1990
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Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
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Madonna: Blond Ambition - Japan Tour 90
1990
as Herself
Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990
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Dick Tracy
1990
as Breathless Mahoney
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Hortense Hathaway
Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy
1988
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Electric Blue 27
1988
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Madonna: Who's That Girl - Live in Japan
1987
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Who's That Girl
1987
as Nikki Finn
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Gloria Tatlock
Who Killed Michael Stewart?
1986
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Women in Rock
1986
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A Certain Sacrifice
1985
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Live Aid
1985
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Madonna: The Virgin Tour — Live
1985
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Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
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Vision Quest
1985
as Singer
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
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Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
1976
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The Egg
1974
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Top of the Pops
1964
Top of the Pops
1964
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Eurovision Song Contest
1956
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