MadonnaГўВЂВ™s eighth studio album ГўВЂВњMusicГўВЂВќ hit the stands in 2000 and was number one in more than 20 countries. In 1999 the single ГўВЂВњBeautiful StrangerГўВЂВќ, won a Grammy Award for 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media single for the soundtrack of ГўВЂВњAustin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeГўВЂВќ. The first single from the album, 'Frozen', became Madonna's first single to debut at number one in the UK and her sixth number two in the US. Her seventh studio album ГўВЂВњRay of LightГўВЂВќ, released in 1994, also portrayed this change in direction, won four Grammy Awards, and was listed as one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album had three new songs: ГўВЂВњYou'll SeeГўВЂВќ, ГўВЂВњOne More ChanceГўВЂВќ, and a cover of Marvin Gaye's ГўВЂВњI Want YouГўВЂВќ. A collection of ballads, ГўВЂВњSomething to RememberГўВЂВќ, was released in May 1995. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and produced the singles: ГўВЂВњSecretГўВЂВќ and ГўВЂВњTake a BowГўВЂВќ. Madonna decided to convey a softer image in order to reach a more general public and did so with the album ГўВЂВњBedtime StoriesГўВЂВќ, released in 1994. Another tour began in 1993, ГўВЂВњThe Girlie Show World TourГўВЂВќ. The album generated six hit singles: ГўВЂВњEroticaГўВЂВќ, ГўВЂВњDeeper and DeeperГўВЂВќ, ГўВЂВњBad GirlГўВЂВќ, ГўВЂВњFeverГўВЂВќ, ГўВЂВњRainГўВЂВќ and ГўВЂВњBye Bye BabyГўВЂВќ. The artist did not leave her music aside and at that time, she released her fifth studio album ГўВЂВњEroticaГўВЂВќ, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. The first project from the venture was MadonnaГўВЂВ™s own book called ГўВЂВњSexГўВЂВќ which consisted of sexually provocative and explicit images, photographed by Steven Meisel and sold 1.5 million copies. In 1992, the entrepreneur, Madonna, founded her own entertainment company, Maverick. The next year she released her first documentary film ГўВЂВњTruth or DareГўВЂВќ aka ГўВЂВњIn Bed with MadonnaГўВЂВќ which depicted her ГўВЂВњBlond Ambition World TourГўВЂВќ and offered a peep into her personal life. The album was certified diamond and sold over 30 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling compilation album by a solo artist in history. MadonnaГўВЂВ™s first greatest-hits, ГўВЂВњThe Immaculate CollectionГўВЂВќ, including two new songs, ГўВЂВњJustify My LoveГўВЂВќ and ГўВЂВњRescue MeГўВЂВќ, released in November 1990. In April 1990, she began her ГўВЂВњBlond Ambition World TourГўВЂВќ whose Laserdisc release won Madonna a Grammy Award in 1992 for Best Long Form Music Video. From the album came another five hit singles including ГўВЂВњExpress YourselfГўВЂВќ and ГўВЂВњCherishГўВЂВќ. The track was included on her fourth studio album ГўВЂВњLike a PrayerГўВЂВќ which peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. During a Pepsi commercial the track ГўВЂВњLike a PrayerГўВЂВќ first appeared. In 1987 Madonna set off on the ГўВЂВњWho's That Girl World TourГўВЂВќ and also released a remix album with past hits under the title ГўВЂВњYou Can DanceГўВЂВќ. It produced three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: ГўВЂВњLive to Tell ГўВЂВќ,ГўВЂВњ Papa DonГўВЂВ™t PreachГўВЂВќ and ГўВЂВњOpen Your HeartГўВЂВќ as well as two more singles: 'True Blue' and 'La Isla Bonita' that peaked in the top-five. Madonna's third studio album, ГўВЂВњTrue BlueГўВЂВќ, was released in June, 1986 topping the charts in over 28 countries worldwide.

The ГўВЂВњVirgin TourГўВЂВќ, MadonnaГўВЂВ™s first tour, started in 1985 with the artist performing as an opening act for the Beastie Boys. The album also spawned the hit single ГўВЂВњMaterial GirlГўВЂВќ. The title track remained on the top of the charts for six weeks. The album was certified diamond and sold more than 21 million copies worldwide. Her second album in 1984, ГўВЂВњLike a VirginГўВЂВќ earned her global recognition and was her first number one on the Billboard 200. A year later her debut album ГўВЂВњMadonnaГўВЂВќ hit the stands peaking at number eight on the Billboard 200 and producing the hit singles ГўВЂВњHoliday,ГўВЂВќ ГўВЂВњBorderline,ГўВЂВќ and ГўВЂВњLucky Star.ГўВЂВќ Her debut single, ГўВЂВњEverybody,ГўВЂВќ was released in 1982. The latter impressed record producer, Mark Kamins brought Madonna in contact with Sire Records where she signed a singles deal. Madonna began her career as a backup dancer for other artists before forming a rock band, the ГўВЂВњBreakfast ClubГўВЂВќ with Dan Gilroy in 1979 and then ГўВЂВњEmmaГўВЂВќ in 1980. Madonna was raised in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Avon Township and later moved to New York City. The ГўВЂВњQueen of PopГўВЂВќ Madonna, Madonna Louise Ciccone, was born in Bay City, Michigan on Augto mother, Madonna Louise (nГѓВ©e Fortin) and her father Silvio Anthony Ciccone.

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