瑪丹娜·路易絲·西科尼，是一名美國歌手、詞曲作家、演員和企業家。出生於美國密西根州貝城，她跳脫主流流行音樂歌詞內容和音樂錄影帶視覺成像的傳統框架，公然挑戰世俗禁忌議題，在全球獲得極大的名聲，她憑藉著一支支膾炙人口的經典MV引爆話題，是利用影音影像手法達到宣傳自我最徹底的藝人。

Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) is a recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983. She followed it with a series of albums in which she found immense popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including "Like a Virgin", "Papa Don't Preach", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes". Critics have praised Madonna for her diverse musical productions while at the same time serving as a lightning rod for religious controversy.

Her career was further enhanced by film appearances that began in 1979, despite mixed commentary. She won critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in Evita (1996), but has received harsh feedback for other film roles. Madonna's other ventures include being a fashion designer, children's book author, film director and producer. She has been acclaimed as a businesswoman, and in 2007, she signed an unprecedented US $120 million contract with Live Nation.

Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by the Guinness World Records. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second top-selling female artist in the United States, behind Barbra Streisand, with 64 million certified albums. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Madonna at number two, behind only The Beatles, on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making her the most successful solo artist in the history of the Billboard chart. She was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the same year. Considered to be one of the "25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century" by Time for being an influential figure in contemporary music, Madonna is known for continuously reinventing both her music and image, and for retaining a standard of autonomy within the recording industry.

Madonna, de son vrai nom Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone est une chanteuse, actrice, productrice, mannequin aux multiples talents notamment la danse et la gestion de son image. Madonna est née Louise Ciccone Fortin le 16 août 1958 à Bay City aux USA. La carrière et le succès mondial de Madonna sont marqués par de multiples controverses, suscitées volontairement pour que le monde entier parle d'elle. Grâce à ses provocations sexuelles et à une musique toujours revisitée, la Madone a su traverser les modes en jouant avec les codes. Madonna est aujourd'hui surnommée « the Queen of Pop ». En mai 2011, Madonna présente son premier film « Obscénité et Vertu » au Festival de Cannes. Sa carrière musicale débute en juillet 1983 lorsque Madonna sort son premier album intitulé « Madonna » rassemblant 8 chansons dance produites par Reggie Lucas. L'album s'est vendu à plus de 10 millions d'exemplaires. Son deuxième album « Like a Virgin » sort en 1984 et comprend les titres « Like a Virgin » et « Material girl ». Cet album va avoir un succès fulgurant puisqu'il va se vendre a 21 millions d'exemplaires à travers le monde. La madone continue son ascension avec « True Blue » en 1986 et « Like a prayer » en 1989. En 2010, Madonna décide de faire une pause avec la musique. Elle lance une ligne de vêtement avec sa fille Lourdes « material girl » ainsi qu'une chaine de salles de sport « Hard candy ». Elle monte actuellement son deuxième film « W.E ». Le Guiness des records 2011 affirme que Madonna détient le record absolu de ventes d'albums pour une artiste féminine: soit environ 275 millions d'albums vendus à travers le monde. En 2012, Madonna assure une tournée mondiale, M.D.N.A Tour, la star assure un concert au Stade de France le 14 juillet 2012.

A világ egyike legsikeresebb énekesnőinek egyike, már több mint 100 millió példányban keltek el a lemezei. A "Ray of Light" című albumát eddig hat Grammy-díjra jelölték, amelyből négyet meg is kapott. Két másik Grammy-jelölést is magáénak mondhat, méghozzá a "Beautiful Stranger" című daláért. Videoklipjeivel egyike lett a műfaj nagy megújítóinak.

Színésznőként a legjobb színésznőnek járó Arany Glóbusz Díjat vehette át az Evita címszerepéért. Első játékfilmje a Kétségbeesve keresem Susant (Desperately Seeking Susan) volt, majd láthattuk a Dick Tracyben, a Micsoda csapatban (A League of Their Own) és A tanú testében (Body of Evidence).

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (Bay City, 16 de agosto de 1958) é uma cantora, compositora, produtora musical, atriz, escritora, dançarina e empresária americana. Ela é considerada uma das figuras de maior impacto na cultura popular e tem sido muitas vezes referida como a "Rainha do Pop". Madonna é conhecida por sua contínua reinvenção e versatilidade na produção musical, composição e apresentação visual de sua obra. A versatilidade artística de Madonna aumentou ainda mais por sua atuação em filmes como Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Dick Tracy (1990), A League of Their Own (1992) e Evita (1996).