Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born on 16th August 1958 at Bay City, Michigan, USA. This Pop singer, songwriter, movie actress won a scholarship while remaining in high school to study dance at the University of Michigan. In the late 1970s she left for New York City where she studied and danced with Alvin Ailey and Pearl Lang.
There she acted in underground films, and also performed with the rock bands. In 1983 her albums 'Madonna' and 'Like a Virgin' in 1984 included several hit singles and sold over a million copies each. Except for her roles in 'Desperately Seeking Susan' in 1985 and 'Evita' in 1996, her movie performances, were seldom well received.
Madonna has become a well-known face all over the world for her exciting stage and video performances. It was a new symbol of ambiguous feminism.
Madonna combination of cunning vulgarity and sharp wit made her the best-known woman in the world. She published her book 'Sex' in the year 1992 which featured exciting photographs of her and others.
The controversy that was created from this publication helped her in being caste in the feature film version of the musical 'Evita' in the year 1996. But critics believed that she was not the right person morally to play the role of the beloved Argentinean Eva Peron. But she showed her versatility once again by performing the role passionately and effectively. The 'Ray of Light' released in 1998 was about music only.
As far her personal life goes Madonna gave birth to her former companion Carlos Leonbe's child named Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon in 1997. She was also married to actor Sean Penn.