Madonna Ciccone
不老流行天后——麦当娜·西科尼

Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on 16 August, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. She is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Madonna is known for reinventing both her music and image, and for retaining a standard of autonomy 注 within the recording industry. Often referred to as the “Queen of Pop”, she is cited as an influence among other artists around the world. Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century. The Guinness World Records acknowledged her as the best-selling female recording artist.
麦当娜·路易斯·西科尼，1958年8月16日生于美国密歇根州的底特律海湾城，美国知名女歌手、歌曲作家、演员和企业家。麦当娜以特立独行的音乐风格和形象著称，在唱片界始终坚持自主创新。她被称作“流行乐坛天后”，是全世界最有影响力的艺术家之一。麦当娜在全世界共卖出了3亿张唱片，是20世纪销量最高的摇滚女歌手，被吉尼斯世界纪录大全评为史上销售量最高的女歌手。

Madonna's debut single Everybody was released in October 1982 which became big club hits in the United States, reaching number three on Hot Dance Club Songs chart compiled by Billboard magazine. After this success, she started developing her debut album, Madonna . Madonna achieved global recognition after the release of her second studio album, Like a Virgin , in November 1984. The title track 注 , “Like a Virgin”, topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks. Expanding on the use of religious imagery such as in Like a Prayer (1989), Madonna received positive critical reception for her diverse musical productions, but also got negative responses from conservatives and liberals for the sexually explicit 注 material in her work. In 1996, Madonna starred in the film Evita , for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
麦当娜在1982年10月发行了她的第一首单曲“Everybody(每个人)”，这支单曲成了美国一首舞蹈热曲，攀升至美国“公告牌”热舞单曲榜第三名。随即麦当娜开始筹备她个人的第一张专辑《麦当娜》。她于1984年11月发行的第二张专辑《宛如处女》获得了全球认可，专辑同名歌曲连续6周蝉联美国公告牌单曲榜冠军单曲。麦当娜因在音乐中扩展了宗教元素(如1989年的《宛如祈祷者》)而受到好评，却也因作品中露骨的色情镜头而受到保守派人士的批评。1996年，麦当娜因在电影《贝隆夫人》中的出色表演获得金球奖最佳女主角。