Today Madonna celebrates 60th anniversary

• Today Madonna is celebrating the 60th anniversary of

August 16 marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most famous stars of the world of show business - Madonna. Probably none of the singer did not provoke as much controversy, rumors and scandals about his person, and none of them listened to many critical comments against their vocal and acting abilities. Nevertheless, more than 40 years it makes of himself to say the whole world.

Louise Ciccone school years | Photo: soyuz.ru and znaj.ua

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born in 1958 in the US, but among her ancestors were Italians, French and Canadians. To his hometown of Bay City, tender feelings she never experienced and once called him "smelly little town in the north of the State of Michigan." At 5 years old she lost her mother, father soon remarried. The new family of Louise felt very uncomfortable - she had five brothers and sisters and stepmother worked exclusively with their own children. In her confession, this competition as a child gave birth to her desire to become famous all over the world.

Louise Ciccone in adolescence | Photo: pressa.tv

As a child, Louise Ciccone dreamed about ballet and studied at the ballet school and drama club. Other subjects of little interest to her, and at age 19 she abandoned his studies and went to conquer New York. At first it only more or less stable income was the work of Artist's Model. A good dancer from it did not work, and then she decided to become a dancing singer. The first attempt to form his own group, ended in failure, but its failures have never stopped.

Madonna in her youth | Photo: 24smi.org

After becoming acquainted with the founder of the famous music label in 1983, Madonna released her debut album, which is not very popular. But the second album - "Like a Virgin" - praised it for the whole world. In the mid-1980s. incredible popularity enjoyed her song "Material Girl" and "La Isla Bonita". And 10 years later, Madonna once again confirmed its status as a pop star after the song "You'll See" and "Frozen". Throughout her musical career, the singer has released more than 11 successful albums and became one of the highest paid pop stars in the world. Its annual income does not fall below 20 million dollars. Madonna hit the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful singer of all time, she has released 64 hit, which occupies a leading position in the world charts, and sold 300 million copies of their albums worldwide.

Madonna in her youth | Photo: znaj.ua and pressa.tv

Madonna's film career there was far less successful than her singing career. She played about 20 roles in movies, but most of the film was crushed by film critics. Madonna even became a champion of the anti-reward "Golden Raspberry", which is awarded annually for the most dubious achievements in cinema, - she was nominated 9 times, 8 times and became the winner. In 2000, she was named worst actress of the twentieth century! But the film "Evita" in which Madonna starred, earned positive feedback from critics, and the actress was awarded the "Golden Globe" in the category "Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy." Madonna pertendovala the lead role in the movie "The Bodyguard", but the director opted for Whitney Houston, for which this film became the top film career. Madonna tried his hand, and as a director and screenwriter, but these works also received high evaluation professionals.

Madonna and Michael Jackson, 1991 | Photo: elle.ru

Her personal life has attracted no less attention from the media than creative achievements. The singer has been married twice - her first husband was the actor Sean Penn, a marriage which lasted 4 years. As acknowledged by the actor, he remembered vaguely that marriage, as always in a state of alcoholic intoxication. In their family constantly flashed scandals, and during one of them, her husband beat her to death. After that Madonna wrote on his statement to the police and filed for divorce.

Seann Penn and Madonna | Photo: 24smi.org

In 2000, the singer married for the second time - a British film director Guy Ritchie. These relationships were the most prolonged in her life - 8 years. Married to Guy Ritchie's son Rocco was born, the couple also adopted a black boy David Banda. And after the divorce, Madonna became a mother for foster daughters Mercy from Malawi, Stella and Esther. The third time, Madonna was going to marry the dancer Jesus Luz in 2010 and even planned a wedding ceremony at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, but the wedding did not take place.

Carlos Leon and her daughter Lourdes | Photo: fancy-journal.com

In addition to formal marriages, she had a lot of novels, and each subsequent choice was younger than the previous one. In 1996, Madonna gave birth to Lourdes Maria's daughter from his fitness trainer Carlos Leon, and broke up with him soon after the birth of her daughter. The loudest was her affair with Warren Beatty, Luke Perry, Lenny Kravitz, Dennis Rodman, and Jesús Lusom Brahim Zaibatom. The singer does not confuse the fact that Zaibata mother was younger than she is 8 years old, and his mother Jesus Luz - 15!

Madonna tried his hand, and in the literary field. Her first book titled "Sex" was published in 1992 and was sold out immediately. Later, she published another 15 works, of which 5 - children's books. The singer was also engaged in fashion design and launched together with her daughter Lourdes teen clothing collection "Material Girl". However, it was criticized as being too frank and calling.

The singer grew up in a Catholic family, and as an adult became a stick with Kabbalah - one of mystical currents in Judaism. She became so ardent follower of Kabbalah, even wanted to change her name to Esther (Esther), and on the grounds of religion quarreled with longtime girlfriend, actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Madonna was often at the center of religious scandals, constantly provoking public statements like: "Glory to - like a drug, it fills a void inside of you. I will not be happy until you compare in popularity with God. "