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Madonna performs on stage as part of her ‘Sticky and Sweet’ tour at Wembley Stadium in London
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Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson get close at the TV Guide Emmy afterparty.
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Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens at the ‘HSM 3’ London premiere
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Madonna performs on stage as part of her ‘Sticky and Sweet’ tour at Wembley Stadium in London
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October 5, 2008
Madonna Gives Fans A Treat With ‘Sticky & Sweet’
In a show defined by throbbing dance music, tight choreography, spectacular stage sets and stunning visuals, perhaps the most stirring moment during the kickoff concert to Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet” tour came when the Material Girl stood onstage with just her guitar and a few musicians for an acoustic set.
As she sang the emotional song from her movie “Evita,” Madonna couldn’t help but wink and smile at the roaring sold-out crowd as she sang the song’s main refrain and title: “You must love me.”
Maybe that’s because she knew she was right.
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Material Girl, Sex Pioneer, Kabbalist, Trendsetter, Mom, and now 2008 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee, she is the MTV sweetheart who has defined three decades of female progressiveness and fashions. She’s the controversial star whose videos have been banned and whose commercials have been pulled by advertisers. All of these are part of the complicated legacy of the artist known simply known by one name: Madonna.
Born in Michigan in 1958, she left a dance scholarship at the University of Michigan 20 years later to pursue her dream in New York City. She almost didn’t make it, but managed to squeeze out a few lucky breaks and started building her eventually stratospheric career as a singer, not a dancer. She was signed to do her first album in 1982 for Sire Records following a successfully club debut of her single “Everybody.”
The rest might be history, but it’s sure not yet written in stone. The dynamo re-invents herself with dizzying regularity and almost guaranteed success. She has had 12 #1 singles — only Mariah Carey has more. And even though her career is well in to it’s 4th decade, she doesn’t show any sign of slowing down.
Married now to filmmaker Guy Ritchie and mother to three children, Lourdes, Rocco and David Banda, Madonna is busy with numerous music and film projects, including her latest studio project for LiveNation, due out in 2008.
- Name: Madonna
- Birthdate: August 16, 1958
- Birthplace: Bay City, Michigan
fun facts
Madonna has two middle names – Louise and Veronica. And yes, Madonna is her real first name.
Before she was the Material Girl, Madonna a high school cheerleader.
Madonna arrived in New York with about $35 in her pocket, and at one time, even reportedly worked for Dunkin’ Donuts to make ends meet.
After graduating high school, Madonna received a dance scholarship to the University of Michigan.
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