Madonna Louise Research Paper

Madonna Louise was born in August 16, 1958. She is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and businesswoman. She achieved popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Madonna is known for reinventing both her music and image, and for maintaining her autonomy within the recording industry.

She was born in Bay City, Michigan. Madonna moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career of modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she signed with Sire Records in 1982 and released her eponymous debut album the next year. Madonna has written and produced most of her songs, with many of them reaching number one on the record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Take a Bow", "Frozen", "Music",

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second top-selling female albums artist in the United States. The Guinness World Records acknowledged her as the best-selling female recording artist and the fourth best-selling act of all time, behind The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Michael Jackson. Madonna is the most certified artist of all time in United Kingdom, with 45 awards from the British Phonographic Industry as of April 2013. Madonna was named as the top touring female artist of all time. She is also the highest grossing solo touring artist in concert gross. Madonna holds the record for the most number-ones on all combined Billboard charts, including twelve number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and eight number-one albums on the Billboard 200. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked her at number two, behind The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the history of American singles