Madonna (Ciccone Louise Veronica): height, weight and biography. How old is Madonna? When was Madonna born and how old is she now? Fashion designer and entrepreneur

Madonna has never been shy about herself, her emotions and her body, thanks to which you can find a lot of interesting photos of Madonna in the archives - lively, funny, courageous ... We have collected some rare photos.

The photo on the left is one of the earliest photos of the singer with her mother. And on the right, Madonna herself became a mother.

In her youth, Madonna studied ballet and dreamed of becoming a world famous dancer:

Madonna catches a bouquet at one of the weddings. Here she is 17 and looks very modest. Although her behavior was not exemplary since the age of 13: after one of her performances at the evening of young talents, her father put Madonna under house arrest.

Young Madonna Louise Ciccone came to conquer New York.

She dropped out of the University of Michigan, where she received her dance education, attending a master class with New York choreographer Pearl Lang and set on fire with the dream of joining her troupe. Madonna goes through a tough casting and gets a place, though not in the first lineup. Her first role in the Lang troupe is as a boy in a Jewish ghetto.

Madonna has never been shy about being nude. And at the dawn of her career, she did this very often. In great need of money, she worked as a model in an art studio and as a nude model for photographers:

Photo by legendary nude photographer Martin Schrafder:

Few people know, but once Madonna was a fan of punk rock. With singing, in general, it turned out by accident: she had no money at all and she began to audition for various musicals, and once Madonna came to the casting for the backup dancer for the world tour of singer Patrick Hernandez. The musician's producers unexpectedly asked the dancer... to sing. And highly appreciated her pleasant voice. Madonna is invited to Paris - a career begins! True, the producers offer her disco-pop, and Madonna loves punk rock and does not like the proposed material. Madonna studies music, begins to write songs and even creates a couple of her own groups, which, however, did not last long. But the love of rock and punk remained for life. Well, at least in images:

In addition, her song Like a Virgin ("Like a virgin") shocked the audience in the best traditions of rock music and entered the list of 200 iconic songs of all time under the auspices of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Now Madonna is a fierce supporter of a healthy lifestyle, and there were times when the singer really came off:

Madonna at the beginning of her pop career:

Finding your own style. Yes, then it looked incredibly fashionable:

A picture, as if from instagram: Madonna was often photographed on Polaroid by her friend, leaving many live photos for history:

The picture is bad, but funny:

Madonna has always boldly experimented with her appearance: blonde, brunette, brown-haired, red-haired - every month a new look. Here are a couple of examples of a very different brunette Madonna:

And how do you like such a demonic image?

Madonna in Children's Hospital. The singer has always been actively involved in charity work, supported various foundations and launched several charitable projects herself - her organization promotes peace, equal rights and affordable education, according to the website of the Rayoflight project. Madonna also loves children very much. She even wrote a children's book called English Roses.

Gentle Madonna:

Gypsy Madonna:

Business Madonna:

Madonna... upside down:

In general, Madonna was and remains many-sided, active and unpredictable. Happy Birthday!

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958 in the small town of Bay City, Michigan. Her mother, Madonna Louise, worked as an X-ray technician. His father, Silvio Ciccone, worked as a design engineer at the Chrysler General Motors plant.

Madonna was born the third child in a large Catholic family, in which, in addition to her, there are five more brothers and sisters. Children were brought up in strict Catholic traditions requiring mandatory attendance at church and diligent studies at school. The Ciccone family was so devout that the children were raised at 6 a.m. daily for an hour in church before being taken to the parish school.

Madonna with her parents and older brothers (left)

December 1, 1963, when Madonna was five years old, her mother dies of breast cancer. For the girl, this was a terrible blow. For two years, Madonna fell into hypochondria, convincing herself that she, like her mother, had cancer. As soon as she left the house, she was immediately terrified and began to vomit.

“After my mother died, I had a terrible feeling that everyone had abandoned me.”

Madonna's parents

It was difficult for my father to cope with his large family. Therefore, various assistants soon began to appear in the house. In 1966, three years after the death of his mother, his father became friends with another housekeeper who helped with the housework, Joan Gustafson.

Madonna could not accept her stepmother and their relationship was strained. The birth of half-sibling Madonna further complicated the situation. She could not come to terms with the fact that a strange woman took the place of her mother in her father's heart.

Relations with classmates also did not develop. Peers considered her a girl "with regards." And many disliked her for her brilliant academic performance. The wayward shocking character manifested itself already in the school years:

“When I was forbidden to put on makeup, put on nylon stockings, I wanted to do the opposite.”

In protest, and in order to attract more attention, Madonna pulled on her teenage legs a pair of provocative often mismatched stockings.

At the age of 14, Madonna Ciccone performs at the evening of school talents. This was the key event of her childhood. But since she only danced in a bikini at this performance, the reputation of their Catholic family suffered greatly. The father was furious, and put his daughter under house arrest, and in the town they discussed the performance for another month.

At the age of 15, Madonna began taking ballroom dancing lessons from teacher Christopher Flynn. He was everything to her: a teacher, a father, a close friend...

Flynn was 30 years older than Madonna, and adhered to an unconventional orientation, so the student's love remained unrequited. However, he took the student to classical concerts, exhibitions and gay clubs, introducing her to the world of art. The appearance of an excellent student begins to change towards a sloppy bohemian look that scares others.

At the same time, 15-year-old Madonna has her first boyfriend, 17-year-old Russell Long. Madonna made sure that her father, and the whole school, knew about her first lover. And a year later, even the convinced gay Flynn could not resist the beauty of the matured student. 16-year-old Madonna turned her mentor into a bisexual for a while.

In 1976, Madonna Ciccone graduated from high school a few months before her final exams. Thanks to her excellent grades, a successful IQ test and excellent recommendations from teachers, she continues her dance education on a budgetary basis at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. Professor Christopher Flynn, having received a position at the college, gave patronage to the "beloved student."

The choice of a "frivolous" profession greatly worsened the singer's already difficult relationship with her father. All the years he hoped that his daughter would be a doctor or a lawyer. But by that time, the father had ceased to have influence on the daughter. Madonna knew what she wanted and decided to go to her goal.

Madonna at the University of Ann Arbor

According to the teachers, Madonna had endurance, rare even for a dancer, which was further developed by her ballet skills. After studying at the University of Michigan for only a year and a half, she begins to realize that she has no future in the province. And despite the prohibition of his father, he leaves the university to go to New York with the dream of opening his own dance studio.

In the summer of 1978, a plane delivered Madonna, full of determination and self-confidence, to the New York airport. With her, the girl had only $ 35, a winter coat and a suitcase with a dance uniform. She had neither relatives nor acquaintances in this city, and she did not know where to go. Taking a taxi, Madonna said to take her to the very center. The trip cost $15 - just under half of Madonna's entire fortune.

Madonna had a hard time in New York. She lived in poverty, periodically spending the night in basements and attics, wandering. And sometimes, in search of food, she checked the contents of garbage cans:

“I worked myself half to death before I became who I am. And I literally starved, sometimes getting food from garbage cans, until, finally, I broke through ... "

Already in November 1978, Madonna was invited to view the famous dance troupe of the ballerina Pearl Lang. Working with Pearl Lang's troupe didn't pay rent, and the dancer worked as a donut vendor at Dunkin' Donuts, as well as a model in an art studio, and a nude model for photographers (these photos resurfaced many years later, appearing in Playboy and Penthouse magazines). ").

In a word, she had to spin so as not to die of hunger. She made her debut on stage in the production of "I Never Seen Other Butterflies Again" in the role of a boy from the Jewish ghetto.

Soon, Madonna Ciccone began to weaken in class due to malnutrition, and Lang arranged for the dancer to work in the evenings for food as a cloakroom attendant at the Russian Samovar restaurant. Renting a room in a cheap and dangerous area of ​​New York, where Madonna was raped by a maniac armed with a knife. After a mental trauma, she becomes absent-minded in class and ceases to believe in her dancing future.

Due to lack of funds, Madonna begins to go to auditions for Broadway musicals and backup dancers, although she used to consider it below her dignity, since she danced with Pearl Lange herself, a student of the famous Martha Graham. In 1979, luck smiles at her. At one of the auditions for French disco artist Patrick Hernandez for his 1979 world tour, Madonna's dance was very much liked by the producers and she was asked to sing something.

Madonna sang the simple song "Jingle Bells" and to the complete surprise of Madonna, who sang only in the school choir, was invited to Paris, where they wanted to make her "something like a dancing Edith Piaf." The artist finally left the Lang troupe and spent six months in France, Belgium and Tunisia. She was convinced of the prospects of a career as a singer, but 20-year-old Madonna by that time was passionate about punk rock, rebelled against producers and did not want to sing the proposed disco-pop material. Six months later, Madonna falls ill with pneumonia, and after recovering, she flies back to New York to “visit friends”, never returning to the French producers.

In New York, her boyfriend was waiting for her: by the time she met the producers, she had been in love with musician Dan Gilroy for two weeks. Gilroy had a huge impact on the transformation of Madonna Ciccone from a dancer into a musician: he taught him how to play drums and electric guitar. After daily drumming lessons to an Elvis Costello CD, Madonna becomes a good enough drummer and was accepted into Gilroy's group called the "Breakfast Club".

In 1981, Madonna left the group. Gilroy recalled:

She has a natural talent for playing percussion instruments, and we offered her a good deal. One evening she wanted to try herself as a singer, we gave her a chance in one of our numbers, and soon it happened. She couldn't get rid of it anymore. By this time we already had two vocalists and we didn't need a third, so she left us. It was probably one of the smartest decisions she ever made.

And in the same year, Madonna created the Emmy group in collaboration with her ex-boyfriend Stephen Bray, whom she took to play drums, herself already being a soloist. Together they record several dance compositions.

In 1981, Madonna Ciccone met Camilla Barbon, the owner of the Gotham recording studio. Soon Barbon offered to become the personal manager of the singer. Barbon rents more decent housing for the Madonna, appointing a salary, if necessary, provides material support. Camille Barbon tried to get Madonna a contract with the label.

This work does not bring results. Therefore, Madonna, leaving the company, decides on her own to ensure that the demo recording of her song gets to listen to the “right people”.

The choice of Madonna falls on the company "Dunsteria", which at that time was known for maintaining the traditions of entertainment establishments. "Dunsteria" was opened in 1981 by Rudolph - a famous nightlife impresario of that time. The institution very quickly became famous and became fashionable. He was constantly talked about and written about.

Madonna begins to visit this institution, demonstrating excellent dance skills. One of the most fateful acquaintances in Madonna's life took place here.

Mark Kaminsa, the recognized king of DJs and aspiring producer, was the man who first played Madonna's record in Dunsteria. The enthusiasm that the audience came to convinced Mark that Madonna was a future star.

In 1982, with the help of the same Mark Kamins, Madonna recorded the single "Everybody". Mark takes the cassette with Madonna's new song to Chris Blackwell, the executive director of Island records, but he refuses the singer.

Frustrated by the failure, Mark Kamins, through his friend Michael Rosenblatt, arranges for Madonna to meet the founder of Sire Records, Seymour Stein. This time the contract was signed immediately. (Madonna Ciccone becomes simply Madonna). Under the terms of the deal, Madonna receives a $5,000 advance, and for each song written, a royalty and a $1,000 publishing fee. President Seymour Stein and Rosenblatt were sure of Madonna's success, but not enough to go for broke and release an album right away. Rosenblatt developed a plan to promote Madonna through the release of dance singles.

Mark Kamins became the producer for Madonna's first single, it was his first experience. The result of their two weeks of work was a single, which, in their opinion, was supposed to elevate her to the top forty performers in the blink of an eye. But, after listening to what was considered a hit, Rosenblatt became depressed, Ain't No Big Deal didn't seem like that to him.

There was no time to re-record, so they went ahead and put Everybody on both sides of the single. They decided not to put a photo of Madonna on the cover, since many, listening to her songs, thought that she was a black woman. In this way, a wider audience could be attracted. Rosenblatt's extraordinary decision paid off handsomely. In a matter of weeks, Everybody had soared to the top of the dance music charts.

In 1983, the debut album called Madonna was released. The song "Holiday", presented on this CD, is a great success and enters the top twenty American singles, and the next year the top ten in Europe. In 2013, Rolling Stone named it one of the top 100 debut albums of all time. Madonna has sold over 10 million copies to date.

In 1984, the second album, Like a Virgin, was released. Which topped the US album chart. The album sold 26 million copies worldwide and eventually received a diamond certification in the United States.

Meanwhile, the singer's career is gaining momentum. The songs recorded by her invariably occupy the highest places in the ratings and charts.

Over the years of her musical activity, Madonna has successfully tried herself in various genres and directions, becoming the winner of many awards. Madonna is also the owner of numerous records, in particular, she surpassed Elvis Presley in the total number of hits in the top ten Billboard, and in this indicator became the second, second only to the Beatles.

Madonna's 2008-2009 Sticky and Sweet Tour is the highest-earning male and female solo artist of all time.

Being one of the most famous media people, Madonna received the nicknames of the material girl (after the title of an early song from the English Material Girl) and the Queen of Pop from the English-language press. She is also known as the author of the English Roses series of children's books, a popularizer of yoga and Kabbalah, and an activist in many charitable and human rights organizations.

After the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the singer transferred $ 250,000 to the victims' fund.

In addition, she is actively involved in the revival of the African Republic of Malawi, where her adopted children come from. And the personal fortune of the Queen of Pop is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars.

Madonna is very efficient - the singer practically does not rest. According to her, she begins to suffer from idleness already on the second day of her vacation. As a rule, she gets up at four in the morning, a mandatory run in the park, then a 45-minute yoga session and the traditional call to her guru from the London Kabbalah Center. After that, Madonna is ready to have breakfast with her children. After such a busy morning, an equally busy day follows - business calls, negotiations, meetings. From noon, work begins on texts and arrangements of songs or roles in films.

Personal life

Madonna's first husband was actor Sean Penn, whom she met on the set of the "MaterialGirl" video. It was love at first sight. Sean first saw Madonna when she came down the stairs in a satin flying dress. He was 24 and she was 26.

Madonna and Sean Penn

In the summer of 1985, on her own birthday, Madonna marries Sean Penn. However, the happiness of the newlyweds was short-lived. Soon, Sean's pride began to hurt the offensive nickname "Mr. Madonna" and the active interest of the press in their couple. Because of the aggressive behavior of "Mr. Madonna" in relation to journalists and his wife, they began to be called "evil Penns" in the press. For the jealous Penn, marriage to Madonna was a real torture. Not only did he have to fight off the annoying press all the time, but his wife also reserved the right to “go to the left”. But for Madonna, the relationship with the ambitious (and even drinking) Penn was a test. Penn wished to lock his wife at home.

Deeply in love, Madonna dutifully abandoned performances and a stage career. Penn fired all her bodyguards and began to accompany everywhere himself. Madonna could not stand this and returned to the stage. Penn resigned himself, and this was the beginning of the era of "Mr. Madonna", as the press dubbed him.

At the peak of their life together, the couple starred in "Shanghai Express" - the film was the biggest failure of Penn's career and one of the worst for Madonna.

The scandalous marriage cracked. What happened next shocked everyone: Penn turned into a tyrant. He began to beat his wife, mocked her, tied her up, threatening to disfigure her face with a lit cigarette. He demanded details of adultery - imaginary and real. As a result, Madonna wrote to the police a statement about rape and beating, attaching a divorce statement to it. Penn was threatened with a solid term, but the singer withdrew the lawsuit ...

However, Sean, according to the laws of the state of California, was entitled to half of his wife's fortune. But he did not claim the seventy million dollars earned by Madonna during the years of their life together.

At the end of 1988, after four years of marriage, they divorced.

Madonna with Warren Beatty

Immediately after the divorce from Sean, Madonna had a stormy romance with Warren Beatty, who was also an actor and a famous womanizer. By the way, Madonna began dating him while still married. But this union did not end in anything serious.

Later, Madonna became very close to Sandra Bernard, a famous comedian. The singer was even suspected of being gay, but she strongly denied these rumors.

Madonna with Sandra Bernard

At 38, Madonna finally became a mother. Madonna made an offer to personal sports coach Carlos Leone to become the father of her child. She also asked him to take all the necessary tests and monitor his health. The result of this obscene proposal is the daughter of Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon. Madonna wanted her daughter to be baptized by the Pope himself, but was refused.

With Carlos Leone (left), daughter - Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon

Later, at Sting's party, she met Guy Ritchie, where Madonna mistook the English director Guy Ritchie for a nice guy from the outskirts of London. When the misunderstanding was resolved, Madonna was very embarrassed. This became the occasion for a closer acquaintance.

The celebration dedicated to the marriage took place on December 22, 2000 in one of the most beautiful castles in Scotland, Skibo.

With Guy Ricci (left), son Rocco (right)

Soon, in the best medical center in Los Angeles, Madonna becomes a mother for the second time - she gave birth to a boy, Rocco. (By the way, Sting became the godfather of the child). In addition, the newlyweds also adopted a baby from a poor African family. However, this marriage did not last long. There were rumors that marriage to Madonna prevented Guy Ricci from creating film masterpieces. Be that as it may, it was Guy who insisted on a divorce, and in the fall of 2008 they divorced.

With Jesus Lucas. Daughter - Mercy James

Soon, Madonna begins a new romance - this time with a young fashion model from Brazil, Jesus Lucas. And in the summer of 2009, a replenishment happened in Madonna's large family - the singer adopted a girl from Malawi, Mercy James.

About what role the heirs play for Madonna, her words say:

“The most important thing in life is children. It is in children's eyes that we can see the real world."

Madonna with eldest daughter Lourdes and two adopted children

Let's gossip

Madonna's passion for black men and women can be called truly fatal. In the mid-90s, the singer, as mentioned above, was actively looking for a father candidate for her child. The first of them was shocking basketball player Dennis Rodman. Tall, luxuriously built, Rodman seemed like the perfect father of an unborn child! But the lovers desperately did not match schedules. Madonna performed actively, and Rodman spent all his time on the basketball court. About the "fruitful work" on the offspring and in this case had to be forgotten.

with Dennis Rodman (left), Tupac Shakur (right)

Madonna dated rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. A year before the murder of the black legend, he and Madonna began a short and stormy romance. But Tupac began to be reproached for dating a white, albeit outstanding, woman. In the end, they had to part.

Madonna with Naomi Campbell

There were rumors that in 1992 Madonna had an affair with ... Naomi Campbell! Girls were often seen together not only at official ceremonies, but also at parties. However, Madonna and Naomi Campbell claim that they are connected exclusively by long-term warm friendship.

Perhaps this is just a myth, but there are many more similar stories behind Madonna's shoulders ...

• Curious facts
• At the age of 10, the future sex revolutionary was going to become a nun. “I wanted to lead a righteous life. But the very idea of ​​the tonsure evoked ambivalent feelings in me. The more this story attracted me externally, the more it repelled me internally.
• Older brothers, Martin (who began to live on the street in 2011) and Anthony, constantly beat and mocked Madonna as children. From a young age they took drugs. One of the brothers ran away from home and became a follower of the Moon sect.
• Madonna's mother was descended from Canadian French, and her father was Italian.
• With the advent of big money, Madonna became interested in acquiring expensive real estate and art objects. She is one of the top 100 art collectors in the United States. Madonna has a home in Miami and recently bought another one in Los Angeles, while also selling her “pink estate” in the Hollywood Hills. She owns a luxury apartment in New York worth over $7 million.
• Studying banking investments, accounts, Madonna always does herself, not trusting anyone. She also participates in all negotiations related to her career.

Madonna quotes:

They say good things don't last forever, and sooner or later it ends. These are the words of people who have achieved nothing in life.
Madonna never regrets anything: "I made mistakes, but I learned from them."
My fear of something usually means I have to do it.
I pulled myself up by the straps of my own bra.
I am my own experiment, and my own masterpiece.

All Quotes >>> Madonnas

• Studio albums
• Madonna (1983)
• Like a Virgin (1984)
• True Blue (1986)
• Like a Prayer (1989)
• Erotica (1992)
• Bedtime Stories (1994)
• Ray of Light (1998)
• Music (2000)
• American Life (2003)
• Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)
• Hard Candy (2008)
• MDNA (2012)

The legend of world show business, the queen of the stage - these are the epithets that are awarded to this unsurpassed woman, an outstanding personality. She knows how to attract attention and hold it. Singer Madonna is a star who needs no introduction. Comprehensively gifted with talents, she falls in love at first sight.

Star Trek

How old is Madonna? Such a question comes to mind when you look at her chiseled body, young face and shining eyes. She can be given about thirty years, no more. But facts are stubborn things, and they say that the singer was born on August 16, 1958. Thus, this year she will celebrate her 56th birthday. How old is Madonna now? 55.

The star's full name is Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone. She is originally from Bay City, Michigan. In the veins flows the blood of French Canadians (on the mother) and American Italians (on the father). When Madonna was born, the family already had two children, after her three more were born. They lived together and piously.

The girl's relationship with others was difficult. Madonna recalls that she was not a favorite, but she did not allow herself to be offended. The loss of her mother at an early age (she died at thirty) turned out to be an expansion of the list of relatives for her. The father married again, thus, another brother and sister appeared in the family.

Dancing in the life of a celebrity

How old is Madonna difficult to answer, looking at her body. And all thanks to fitness and dancing. Very early, the girl persuaded her father to enroll her in ballet. Then she went to school, the University of Michigan, but left because the teacher persuaded her to devote herself to a career. The future queen of the stage moved to New York. The city of the big apple taught her to fight poverty and for her place under the sun. She danced in several bands, took part in the world tour of Patrick Eronandez, met Dan Gilroy. Together with this musician, she creates the first rock band, and then the second. Recordings were successful, and then fell into the hands of the founder of Sire Records Seymour Stein.

Madonna's rise as a singer

How old is Madonna - it did not matter. She set a goal for herself and confidently walked towards it. She personally distributed her notes to the right people at the Dunsteria in Manhattan. Then she began an affair with the king of disc jockeys, Mark Kamins, who did his best to get Warner Bros to promote the rising star. The first single - "Everybody" - gained immense popularity and became a real hit. The success of the song was repeated by the video for it, despite the extremely minimal budget. The second single confirmed that Madonna is popular and has a great future.

worldwide success

The perfect figure of Madonna, her passion for dancing determined the direction in which the girl worked. Dance compositions were close to her, and it was they who brought her to the top of the hit parade. The singer's first album was sold out in the amount of 19 million copies, and it is still considered the most successful. After that, the star began to be invited to act in films, she continues to sing songs and goes on her first world tour.

How old is Madonna the singer was already interesting to people, because in 1986 the first nude photos in black and white appeared in men's glossy magazines. True, the star, who began a serious relationship with Sean Penn, forbade them to be published. The celebrity's third album received good criticism from the outside and entered it into the Guinness Book of Records. Together with her beloved, Madonna plays in films and theater, writes soundtracks for them, and works on remixes.

Scandalous reputation

You can tell exactly how old Madonna is by looking at her passport. A woman who during her lifetime was given a four-meter statue (the city of Pacentro) always looks young and seductive. The rupture of relations with Sean Penn did not stop the singer's victorious march. And scandals fueled interest in her. The first such case occurred during the cooperation with Pepsi. The star with the chaste pseudonym used a lot of Catholic symbols and wore overly revealing outfits. An advertisement for a popular drink featuring Madonna was heavily condemned by the Vatican. As a result, the company breaks off cooperation, and the girl receives decent compensation. A year later, the star again shocks the public with a clip of erotic content.

Madonna and her professions

So, the world knows Madonna as an excellent dancer, a successful singer with a charming voice and a brawler. But in 1992, she founded Maverick, an entertainment company. Together with partner Time Warner, Madonna releases a book with a loud title (“Sex”), the album “Erotica”, but then she changes her style. Passion for Kabbalah and Judaism has borne fruit: the image of the singer has become restrained and more chaste. Confirming her unofficial title of "Queen of the Stage", Madonna records diverse albums. And between all this, she starred in Dolce & Gabbana commercials, creates youth clothing collections with her daughter, tries herself as a screenwriter and director, and opens a network of fitness clubs.

Madonna's personal life

Such an attractive and charming woman has always been the subject of adoration for the stronger sex. Madonna had many novels and connections, but there was also a place for a serious relationship. The singer entered into her first marriage in 1985 with Sean Penn. Their relationship was exemplary, but soon the couple began to compete with each other. The nickname "Mr. Madonna", given to Penn by journalists, he clearly did not like. Four years later they separated. Then the star had an affair with Warren Beatty, a famous womanizer, but it did not lead to anything.

There were rumors that Madonna loves women, and actress Sandra Bernhard, a model, was called her partners. But the queen of the scene herself refutes this, speaking out for traditional relationships. Her marriage to a British director lasted seven years, and after that she met with Jesús Lusa, a Brazilian young model.

Children of a successful woman

Madonna has four children: two biological and two adopted. The eldest is the daughter of Lourdes, whose father was the singer's personal sports coach, but did not become her husband. At what age did Madonna give birth for the first time? The girl was born on October 14, 1996, which means that the newly-made mother was 38. In 2000, that is, at the age of 42, the woman gave birth to a son. An adopted daughter (Merci James) and a son (David Banda) are from Malawi.

Parameters and other interesting facts

Madonna is an icon of beauty and style, the image of a confident and successful woman, a strong and purposeful person. Of course, the parameters of her figure are of interest to both fans of her work and the stronger sex. We will please both those and others by revealing some interesting facts about the singer.

The practically unchanged appearance of the star is the subject of controversy among her fans. Some argue that Madonna uses the services of plastic surgeons, others believe that sports, proper nutrition and anti-aging procedures support natural beauty. The singer herself denies rhinoplasty and other medical interventions, assuring that she uses high-quality cosmetics, does hardware lifting and chemical peeling, and loves Thai massage. She also tries to avoid stress, adheres to the correct regime of work and rest.

Madonna weighs only 55 kg, and all due to the fact that she does not have excess fat accumulation, but consists mainly of muscle tissue, which is heavier. Daily fitness, yoga and a special diet, as well as rehearsals of new shows, help keep fit. In addition, the celebrity is engaged in Pilates, karate, boxing, tennis, horseback riding.

The growth of the queen of pop music is small, only 162-164 cm. But, as you can see, this did not cause the complexes to appear. A high heel or platform always accompanies Madonna (with the exception of sports training). The star easily wears a heel about twenty centimeters high and looks down on everyone.

Here she is, Madonna, an inimitable symbol of the sexual revolution, emancipation and femininity!

Madonna (Ciccone Louise Veronica, Madonna, Louise Veronica Ciccone) was born in 1958, in the month of August, on the 16th day in the city of Bay, Michigan. At this hour, he is 162 cm tall and weighs 54 kg. Parameters and dimensions (girth) of the bust (figure): chest 92 cm, waist 61 cm, hips 87 cm. Foot shoe size 39. Eye color green. Hair color is blond. She is a Kabbalist by religion, a former Catholic.

Ciccone's father Silvio is an engineer at Chrysler and General Motors. Upon the death of his wife (Madonna Fortin), citizen Ciccone married the maid Gustafson Joan, who later gave birth to the mind of two children.

Ciccone's mother Madonna Fortin (Madonna Fortin Ciccone, born in 1933) is a technical engineer in the X-ray room. French nationality from Canada. Jansenist by religion (French Catholic). She died in 1963 from breast cancer (probably due to radiation exposure at work).

There are five brothers and sisters.

Studied at St. Andrew's, St. Frederick's, Western High School (West), Adams High School in Rochester (Adams), Michigan State University. Since 1973 she has been engaged in ballet and choreography.

She has lived in New York since 1978. She worked as a dancer for Pearl Lang. She worked in diners and as a model for filming. In 1979 she was noticed by the producers Perrelin and Van Lie and she collaborated with them in Europe for a year.

She was a drummer in the group Breakfast Club. Then, in 1980, she founded her own group Madonna and the Sky, later Emmy. Since 1981 Barbon collaborated with Camilla, who became her manager.

Since 1982 he has been collaborating with Stan Seymour. As a result, cooperation with Warner Bros. continued until 2009. The first album called "Madonna" was released in 1983. Received all sorts of Grammys (already 7 pieces!) And golden globes. Not without the golden raspberry. The song of the same name, from the second album, "Like a Virgin" entered the two hundred most iconic songs of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "Like a Prayer", from the third album of the same name, was ranked 3rd in the history of popular music by the British magazine New Music Express, and VH1 2nd.

And always some song from her subsequent albums, like "Bedtime Stories", "Ray of Light", "Music", "American Life", "Confessions on a Dance Floor", "Hard Candy" and "MDNA" took honorable a prize-winning place in any chart.

She starred in "Specific Victim", "Visual Search", "Desperate Search for Suzy", in "Who's That Girl", in "Dick Tracy", in the documentary "Madonna. Truth or Dare” (in our box office “In Bed with Madonna”), in “A Dangerous Game”, in “Body as Evidence”, “Best Friend”.

In 2007, she filmed "Dirt and Wisdom" with the vocalist of the "Gogol Bordello" group Evgeny Alexandrovich Nikolaev, better known under the pseudonym Evgeny Gudz (his mother's maiden name). In 2010, she filmed “We. We believe in love." In 2013, the short film "SecretProjectRevolution".

In 1973, she dated Long Russell (born in 1956).

In 1979, she cohabited with Dan Gilroy (head of the little-known rock band Breakfast Club).

Also in 1979, she cohabited with Stephen Bray, drummer.

In 1983, she cohabited with Benitez John, nicknamed "Marmalade".

From 1985-08-16 (which, by the way, is her birthday) to January 1989, she was married to Pann Sean.

According to unconfirmed information, in 1988 she had a relationship with Bernhard Sandra (Sndra Bernhard, 1955-06-06).

In 1990, she cohabited with Beatty Warren (Henry Warren Beatty, 1937-03-30, director), but refused to marry him.

In 1992, she had a relationship with Van Winkle Robert Matthew (1967-10-31), better known as Vanilla Ice.

In 1996, in October, the 14th day from the actor and fitness instructor Leon Carlos gave birth to a daughter Leon Lourdes Maria Ciccone (in other words, Lola Leon).

In 1998, she cohabited with Andy Bird (Andy Bird), an actor and screenwriter from the UK.

From 2000 to 2008 for Richie Guy. In 2000, in August, on the 11th day, she gave birth to a son, Richie Rocko. There is also a son, Richie Ciccone, adopted on 2008-05-28, David Banda (born 2005-09-24) and a daughter, adopted on 2009-06-12, Ciccone Chifundo Mercy James (born 2005).

Since 2010, he has been cohabiting with break performer Zeba Brahim.

Moved with her four youngest children to Portugal. This is the Quinta do Relgio Palace, a cultural heritage and attraction in the resort town of Sintra near Lisbon. Now the family lives in an 18th century palace with 12 bedrooms and luxurious rooms with baroque furniture.

Madonna's children

The singer has six children - two relatives and four adopted.

She regularly posts photos of her new life in Portugal on Instagram: she shows her younger daughters, five-year-old Esther and Stella.

Either they are in the kitchen preparing a birthday cake, or they are posing next to their drawings on the doors, or they are listening to their older brother David (he is 12 years old) playing the piano.

David has a penchant for more than just music. He is also a talented footballer.

After David began playing for the youth team of the Portuguese club Benfica, Madonna had to divide his time between Portugal, the USA and the UK.

Palace of the Madonna

In her palace, the singer is surrounded by memorabilia and gifts.

For example, she has a pillow autographed by her close friend Michael Jackson. It says something about “the mean dirty press”, and then there are these words: “They are lying. Ban all tabloids. I very love you. You will always be in my heart".

Baroque furniture and Chinese rugs - tradition and comfort.

The interior of the kitchen is unusual and memorable.

Madonna also has an older daughter, Lourdes (21), who lives in the US, and a son, Rocco (17), who lives in London with his father, Guy Ritchie, and stepmother, Jacqui Ainsley. Next come son David (age 12), daughter Mercy (age 11), and five-year-old twins Stella and Esther. The four younger ones are with their mother in Lisbon.

In this creative family, there is always music and dancing.

Madonna often posts videos of her kids dancing.