Madonna Through the Years: Pop Stardom, Movie Roles, Motherhood and More
usmagazine.comSince releasing her debut album in 1983, Madonna has rarely been out of the public eye — and she’s never stopped delivering floor-filling pop hits.Born in Bay City, Michigan, in 1958, Madonna — whose full name is Madonna Louise Ciccone — started dancing as a kid after convincing her dad to let her study ballet instead of the piano.
After graduating from high school in 1976, she attended the University of Michigan on a dance scholarship, but she dropped out two years later and moved to New York City.Madonna continued studying dance in the Big Apple, but she also started making music, and by 1981, she had her debut single, “Everybody,” ready to go. “First of all, I wanted to make a living.
I was tired of being broke,” she recalled to The New York Times in 2019, reflecting on those early years. “But second of all, all I wanted was a song to get played on the radio.
That’s all I was praying for. One song.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThat dream came true and then some.
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