Madonna

Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. Madonna is an American recording artist ranked as the best-selling female rock artist of the twentieth century seling over two-hundred million albums worldwide. In 2007, Guinness World Records listed her as the world's most successful female recording artist of all time and she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the following year. Considered to be one of the most influential women in contemporary music, Madonna has been known for continually reinventing her music and image and for retaining a standard of anonymity within the recording industry; she is recognized as an influence among numerous music artists.