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Madonna was born in bay city ,Michigan.
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Born Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, to parents Silvio "Tony" Ciccone and Madonna Fortin. Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, was the first of his family to go to college, where he earned a degree in engineering
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Her parents' strict observation of the Catholic faith played a large role in Madonna's childhood
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Another heavy influence on Madonna's early life was her mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer during her pregnancy with Madonna's youngest sister. Treatment had to be delayed until the baby reached full term, but by then the disease had grown too strong. On December 1, 1963, at the age of 30, Madonna's mother passed away. Madonna was only 5 years old at the time of her mother's death.
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Madonna dropped out of college and relocated to New York City.She had little money and worked as a waitress at Dunkin' Donuts and with modern dance troupes.
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While performing as a dancer for the French disco artist Patrick Hernandez on his world tour. Madonna became romantically involved with musician Dan Gilroy. Together, they formed her first rock band, the Breakfast Club.
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In 1981 she went solo as a pop singer and became a sensation on the then male-dominated 80s music scene.
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her debut single, "Everybody", was released and became a dance hit.
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Madonna embarked on her first concert tour in North America, The Virgin Tour, with the Beastie Boys as her opening act
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In1991, she had achieved 21 Top 10 hits in the United States and sold more than 70 million albums internationally.
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Madonna helped found Maverick Records, a label under the Warner Music Group, in April of 1992.
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In January 2008, she was named the world's wealthiest female musician by Forbes magazine.
