Madonna - The Queen Of Pop
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♣ Introduction
Hello Friends, I hope you are doing fine. Today, I have come up with my another new Blog with the title of Madonna - The Queen Of Pop. Friends, American Pop Music Icon Madonna is an international star and is renowned for her singing, songwriting, acting and production. She is a Bold and Beautiful artist who can cross any hurdle to convey her message of love and peace through her awesome music and singing that not many other artists have the guts to do. She is a risk-taker and gives a new phenomenon to music industry whenever she comes up with her new album or masterpiece and the very same factor makes her famous and an icon in the Show Business World. Madonna has been serving Show Business and Entertainment Industry for a long time. She has achieved the stardom in such a manner that no other female music artist of modern era has achieved. She has sold more than a colossal number of 300 Million records worldwide which shows the place she has won in the Music Entertainment Industry. She is undoubtedly the Best-Selling Female Artist of all time. From a modest beginning of her practical life as a waitress at Dunkin Donuts, she has now become a music sensation that no one will ever forget in the Music World. She got this feast by showing extreme determination, hard-work and enthusiasm. So much so that new artist in the music industry see her as a role model and dream to get closer to the accolades and international fame she has attained in her life. Throughout her music journey, she has acclaimed many mind-blowing awards and certifications such as Grammy Awards, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Billboard Icon Award, Golden Globe Award, American Music Awards and many other numerous awards which prove that she has some real music talent with a beautiful voice that has popularity all over the world. In this Blog, I shall discuss her career, her early life and the struggle she went through in her musical journey to become an Icon that she is today.
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“I think the ultimate challenge is to have some kind of style and grace, even though you haven’t got money, or standing in society, or formal education. I had a very middle, lower-middle class sort of upbringing, but I identify with people who’ve had, at some point in their lives to struggle to survive. It adds another color to your character.”
Quote By: Madonna
Madonna was born in Michigan, the United States of America on March August 16, 1958 in a middle-class family. Her parents were of mixed descents and that is the reason behind the attractive and gorgeous looks of Madonna. Her father Tony Ciccone was a professional General Dynamics Engineer and was of Italian descent. Madonna's mother, Madonna Fortin was of French Canadian descent, a former dancer and was working as an X-ray Technician when Madonna was born. She was named Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone by her parents. Her mother died early because of a life-threatening illness when Madonna was about 6 years old and later her father married another lady which affected the brought-up of Madonna and she felt quite lonely without her mother. However, she showed courage and realizing the situation, she took over the responsibility to take care for her siblings. Madonna showed early interest in music and dance and continued her academics in dance studies. After her studies, in 1978 she joined her boyfriend's music band the Breakfast Club after doing odd jobs as a waitress and a figure model for other artists. Madonna left the band soon in order to explore new opportunities for her and then along with her former boyfriend, she started to perform in a dance club Danceteria where she got attention as a songwriter and over there she impressed the DJ Mark Kamins who helped Madonna to get her first album contract with Sire Records which worked under the Warner Music Group. Madonna started to work on her first album under the collaboration of Mark Kamins and subsequently, her first studio album was released in July 1983 with the title of Madonna. This album paved the way for Madonna's music career as it was considered to be a Hit album. This album reached number eight spot on Billboard 200 and was certified as five times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This was quite an achievement for Madonna as a new artist that this album managed to sell more than 10 Million copies worldwide.
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Madonna and the music company got encouragement from the first album and she went on to release her second studio album in November 1984 with the title of Like a Virgin which proved to be even bigger success as it managed to sell more than 21 Million copies worldwide. Madonna had become famous by then and her future in the music world seemed very bright at that time. This album was highly praised by music lovers and got favorable reviews from the music critics. This album became Madonna's first number one album on Billboard 200 and managed to get certified as Diamond by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This was also the first album ever by a female artist in the known history to have sold more than 5 Million copies in America. Madonna released five singles from this album and all managed to get high spots on Billboard Hot 100, especially her song Like A Virgin reached number one spot on the US Music Charts. Other singles Material Girl and Into the Groove managed to get worldwide attention and reached top spots on Music Charts in various countries. From here, the doors of international stardom had opened for Madonna and she never looked back. Here, in this Blog, I shall highlight some of her worldwide famous studio albums which were ranked highest on Music Charts all over the world.
♣ Studio Album - Like a Prayer
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Madonna released her fourth studio album with the title of Like a Prayer in March 1989 under the banner of Sire Records. Like her previous albums, this album also further cemented the Madonna's image into international music markets. This album was also an international success as it reached number one spot on Music Charts in many countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. This album was undoubtedly a Commercially Hit album and managed to sell more than 15 Million copies worldwide. This album was based on Pop Music and Dance Music containing 11 tracks. This album received favorable and positive reviews from music critics and was generally liked by millions of music lovers all over the world. Madonna released six songs from this album and all managed to get worldwide acclaims and top spots in their respective countries. Especially her singles Like a Prayer, Express Yourself and Cherish managed to reach top spots on the Music Charts and were sold in high numbers all over the world. For this album, Madonna received a lot of awards, accreditations and certifications. Some of the highlights of Madonna's awards for this album are as under:
♦ Certified as three times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
♦ Certified as five times Platinum by the Music Canada.
♦ Certified as four times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
♦ Certified as Platinum in France by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).
♣ Studio Album - Ray of Light
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Madonna released her seventh studio album with the title of Ray of Light in February 1998 under the banner of Warner Music Group. This multiple Grammy Award winning album set a new trend in the genre of Pop Music brining in a new sensation into worldwide Music Industry. Before this album, Madonna had become a household name across the globe and therefore, her music lovers were anxiously waiting for this album. When this album released, it became an instant hit due to its variety in music. For this Album, Madonna worked in collaboration with Grammy Award winning Music Director and Producer William Orbit which ultimately gave the music a new color. This album was also a massive international success as it reached number one spot on Music Charts in many countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. It reached number two spot on the Music Charts in the United States, Austria and France as well as getting top five spots in many other countries. This album was a Commercially Hit album and managed to sell more than 16 Million copies worldwide. This album was based on Pop Music, Dance Music containing 13 tracks and had a little touch of Electronica and techno-pop also known as synth-pop.
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This album received favorable and positive reviews from music critics and was loved by music lovers all across the globe. In order to promote the album, Madonna released five songs from this album and all managed to get worldwide acclaims and top spots on the Music Charts all over the world. Especially her songs Ray of Light (video above), Frozen and The Power of Goodbye (video below) managed to get immense popularity around the world. Her song Ray of Light became the Top Hot Dance Club Play Single of the year 1998.
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Madonna received many worldwide awards, accreditations and certifications for this album apart from the worldwide fame even in the countries where Pop Music is not very famous. Some of the highlights of awards Madonna received for this album are given below:
♦ Six Nominations for Grammy Award and winning in four categories Best Pop Album, Best Recording Package, Best Dance Recording and Best Short Form Music Video at 41st Annual Grammy Awards held in the year 1999.
♦ Nine Nominations for 1998 MTV Video Music Awards and winning in six categories and Madonna became one of the biggest winners in the history of MTV Video Music Awards. The ceremony was held in September 1998 in Los Angeles.
♦ Certified as four times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
♦ Certified as seven times Platinum by the Music Canada.
♦ Certified as six times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
♣ Studio Album - Rebel Heart
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Madonna released her thirteenth studio album in total with the title of Rebel Heart in March 2015 under the banner of Interscope Records. This album was also based on Pop Music genre and contained 14 songs. For this album, Madonna worked under the collaboration of many co-stars such as Diplo, Kanye West and Avicii as well as renowned Music Producers and Songwriters, such as Grammy Award winning Ariel Rechtshaid and Dacoury Natche who is also known a DJ Dahi. This album was also declared as Commercially Hit album and was widely praised by music critics and music fans all around the world. This album managed to sell more than one Million copies worldwide. In order to promote the album, Madonna released four singles from this album and all made moderate progress on the Music Charts worldwide. Especially her song Bitch I'm Madonna was more hit on international level. Madonna received a lot of acclaims, awards, certifications and accreditations besides Platinum and Gold certifications in many countries such as the United States of America, Canada and in many European countries.
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♣ Conclusion
Madonna is a world-renowned Singer, Musician, Producer, Fashion Icon, Actress, Entertainer and a successful Business-Women. She mesmerizes her audience with her unique style of singing, appearance and rebelliousness in music. She has the passion to serve humanity either in the form of her music or in the form of raising voice in favor of equality and justice for people and especially for women on the global level. She started from a modest beginning as an average person and showed extreme determination and enthusiasm to reach stardom that she enjoys today. Madonna has this amazing ability to show emotions and sentiments in her songs which many singers do not have and because of this talent, she touches the hearts of music lovers. As a Business Entrepreneur, Madonna owns four fashion brands ranging from a clothing store to a wide range of products such as handbags, footwear, accessories, intimates and fragrances etc. She is an active Philanthropist, Social Worker and is associated with many charity organizations and loves to contribute in fund raising for noble causes to serve humanity. For instance, she has been funding three non-profit organizations to benefit schools, after-school programs and the homeless people in her home-town Detroit, USA. She also helps in many other parts of the world where poor and needy people are facing hardships in their daily lives. Madonna is undoubtedly a role-model for many junior artists around the world who have love for music and humanity just like her.
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