Madonna
By: Emma Holland
Childhood
- Born August 16 1958 in Bay City, Michigan
- Raised with her mother,father, four brothers, and three sisters
- Large devoted Catholic family
- Her dad was Italian and mother was French-Canadian
Obstacles
- Madonna's mother died of Breast Cancer when she was only five
- Her dad re-married their housekeeper
- Dropped out of Michigan State and moved to New York City where she lived in a series of ramshackle apartments
- She was struggling to make money acting, dancing, and singing
- Divorced her husband Penn
1978- Beginning Career
1982- Album Cover
1987- Became a Popular Singer and Performer
How She Overcame These Obstacles
- Pursued with her dream and kept performing and writing new songs
- Became a strong and independent woman
- Gets married
- Kept creating hit songs
- Re-married and had children
Achievements
- Released her self-titled debut album that hit top charts
- Made a second album that was number 1 in the US for three weeks
- Made music videos and performed in the VMAs
- Went on a worldwide Tour called "Blond Ambition Tour"
- Had two kids and adopted a son from Malawi