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Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), known as Madonna, is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City for a career in modern dance. After performing as member of the pop musical groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her self-titled debut album in 1983, and then produced three consecutive number-one studio albums on the Billboard 200 in the 1980s and four more since year 2000.

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Visitors chat in front of a the painting 'Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John' by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli during a press conference at the artfair Tefaf in Maastricht on MArch 11, 2010. The Tefaf wil run from March 12 to MArch 21.

Visitors chat in front of a the painting 'Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John' by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli during a press conference at the artfair Tefaf in Maastricht on MArch 11, 2010. The Tefaf wil run from March 12 to MArch 21.

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DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

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DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

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DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

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DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

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DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

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U.S. singer Madonna, right, and Brazilian model Jesus Luz attend a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

U.S. singer Madonna, right, and Brazilian model Jesus Luz attend a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

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U.S. singer Madonna, right, and her boyfriend, Brazilian model Jesus Luz, attend a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

U.S. singer Madonna, right, and her boyfriend, Brazilian model Jesus Luz, attend a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

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U.S. singer Madonna, right, and his boyfriend, Brazilian model Jesus Luz, attend a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

U.S. singer Madonna, right, and his boyfriend, Brazilian model Jesus Luz, attend a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

AP 

U.S. singer Madonna, right, and his boyfriend, Brazilian model Jesus Luz, attend a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

U.S. singer Madonna, right, and his boyfriend, Brazilian model Jesus Luz, attend a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

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Madonna, left, her daughter Lourdes Maria , center, and Jesus Luz attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

Madonna, left, her daughter Lourdes Maria , center, and Jesus Luz attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

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Madonna, center right, and Rio de Janeiro's Gov. Sergio Cabral, center left, attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

Madonna, center right, and Rio de Janeiro's Gov. Sergio Cabral, center left, attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

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Madonna,  right, and Rio de Janeiro's Gov. Sergio Cabral attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

Madonna, right, and Rio de Janeiro's Gov. Sergio Cabral attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

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Madonna, left, her daughter Lourdes Maria, right, and an unidentified man attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

Madonna, left, her daughter Lourdes Maria, right, and an unidentified man attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

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Madonna, center, and Brazil's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, left, attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

Madonna, center, and Brazil's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, left, attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

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Madonna, center, and Brazil's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, left, attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

Madonna, center, and Brazil's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, left, attend the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

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Madonna puts a mask as she attends the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

Madonna puts a mask as she attends the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

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Madonna puts a mask as she attends the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

Madonna puts a mask as she attends the carnival parade at the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb.14, 2010.

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Madonna, right, poses with Sao Paulo's Governor Jose Serra in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Madonna met with Serra to discuss possible social projects.

Madonna, right, poses with Sao Paulo's Governor Jose Serra in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Madonna met with Serra to discuss possible social projects.

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Madonna arrives to meet with Sao Paulo's Governor Jose Serra in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Madonna is meeting with Serra to discuss possible social projects.

Madonna arrives to meet with Sao Paulo's Governor Jose Serra in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. Madonna is meeting with Serra to discuss possible social projects.

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Visitors chat in front of a the painting 'Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John' by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli during a press conference at the artfair Tefaf in Maastricht on MArch 11, 2010. The Tefaf wil run from March 12 to MArch 21.

Visitors chat in front of a the painting 'Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John' by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli during a press conference at the artfair Tefaf in Maastricht on MArch 11, 2010. The Tefaf wil run from March 12 to MArch 21.

AFP 

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

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DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

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DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

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DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Joe Hay, security guard at the National Gallery of Scotland, stands beside the Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Madonna and the Yarnwinder' on March 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the home of the Duke of Buccleuch, Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire in August 2003. The painting was found by police in an office in Glasgow in 2007 four years after the theft from the castle.

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