Biographic - Sunday August 26, 2018 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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She is one of the most successful artists in the history of popular music, who carved out parallel careers as an actress and a business mogul. Her midas touch was even in evidence when she released her first children's storybook "The English Roses," in 2003. It immediately became the fastest-selling children's picture book in history! This month, Madonna turned 60! This month marks the 60th birthday of the most successful female artist of the 20th century! Madonna Louise Ciccone was born in Bay City, Michigan, on August 16, 1958,/ She left the University of Michigan's school of dance to try her luck as a dancer in New York. She landed a job with "Born to Be Alive" disco star Patrick Hernandez, but began to believe that her future would lie in music rather than dance, so she joined a group called The Breakfast Club- as the drummer! She soon shifted to vocalist, and in 1982, the head of Sire Records heard her demo tape and signed Madonna as a solo artist. Her debut album sold over 10 million copies- and her second launched her into the pop stratosphere "Like A Virgin" was released in 1984, the title track sparking worldwide Madonnamanida! She branched out into movies, with results ranging from the dire "Shanghai Surprise" to her golden globe-winning performance in "Evita." Her controversial, coffee table book was greeted with outrage in some quarters, and her private life was constant fodder for the tabloids. But with each new album, Madonna reinvented herself, changing images as quickly as she changed musical direction. The world's best-selling female artist of all time, Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide in her three-decade reign as the queen of pop music. She was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. She has enjoyed success as a children's book author and a fashion designer. Maverick, the record label she launched in 1992, generated over $900 million in sales under her control. Having racked up credits as an actress, writer and producer on a long list of projects Madonna also occupied the director's chair for the 2011 feature film "W.E" Madonna's headlining performance at the super bowl XLVI halftime show attracted a record 114 million viewers- more than the game itself! Turning 60 hasn't slowed "The Material Girl" who is at work on her 14th studio album and is set to direct the upcoming movie "Taking Flight."

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