Madonna Ciccone, the third of eight children born to an Italian family in Michigan, USA. She went to university on a dance scholarship. Moved to New York City circa age 19, just as disco was all the rage. She mixed with various local bands - playing ...more
Slant Magazine
Sometime in-between disco, punk and new wave, a new genre was born: "dance music." Heralding the synth-heavy movement was a debut album that sounds just as fresh today as it did almost two decades ago. Simply titledMadonna, the disc introduced a new ...more
The Daily Vault Album Reviews
I still remember the first time I ever heard of Madonna. I was watching a Chicago-area version of MTV, when a video for "Borderline" came on. Upon first glance, I thought Madonna was a British dance music singer who was a sex kitten - wearing a ...more
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