Madonna: 'I'm a different person now'Singer's new 'Confessions' a return to dance-pop
Tuesday, November 15, 2005; Posted: 5:07 p.m. EST (22:07 GMT)
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Born: August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan
No. 1 songs include:
"Like a Virgin," 1984; "Crazy for You," 1985; "Papa Don't Preach,"
1986; "Like a Prayer," 1989; "Justify My Love," 1990; "Vogue," 1991;
"This Used to Be My Playground," 1992; "Take a Bow," 1994; "Music,"
2000.
Albums include: "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.
Films include:
"Desperately Seeking Susan," 1985; "Shanghai Surprise," 1986; "Who's
That Girl?", 1987; "Dick Tracy," 1990; "Madonna: Truth or Dare," 1991;
"Shadows and Fog," 1992; "A League of Their Own," 1992; "Body of
Evidence," 1993; "Four Rooms," 1995; "Evita," 1996; "The Next Best
Thing," 2000; "Swept Away," 2002.
Tidbit: Allegedly turned down the Michelle Pfeiffer role in "The Fabulous Baker Boys" (1989).
Sources: Allmusic.com, Internet Movie Database
NEW YORK (AP) -- Madonna certainly has been the embodiment of the adage, "There's no such thing as bad publicity." For
years, she expertly used controversy as a sales tactic, as she
challenged sexual and social mores with her outlandish antics, defiant
attitude, outspoken nature -- and, of course, her music.
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