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Madonna from the USA is the ‘Queen of Pop’ and the mistress of constant reinvention. In every decade since the 1980s she appeared with a new look and sound, tying her music to provocative videos and headline-grabbing fashion like Jean Paul Gaultier’s pointed ‘cone bra’ corset. She broke through in 1984 with ‘Like a Virgin’, which she sang at the MTV Awards in a wedding dress. It was followed by ‘Material Girl’, the socially critical ‘Papa Don’t Preach’, the controversial ‘Like a Prayer’, the dance hit ‘Vogue’ and, more electronic, the album ‘Ray of Light’. She was also an actress and won a Golden Globe for ‘Evita’. Above all she became a role model for countless female pop stars who adopted her art of self-staging. Good to know: She is the best-selling female recording artist in history. Her tours still break records. The song also gave her a nickname. The video references Marilyn Monroe. The song deals with an unplanned pregnancy. It sparked debate at the time. Each decade brought a new look and sound.

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What honorary title does Madonna hold?

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Queen of Pop

She is the best-selling female recording artist in history.

💡 Did you know? Her tours still break records.

Which 1984 Madonna hit casts her as a woman living for money and luxury?

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Material Girl

The song also gave her a nickname.

💡 Did you know? The video references Marilyn Monroe.

In which Madonna song does a pregnant young woman beg her father not to lecture her?

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Papa Don’t Preach

The song deals with an unplanned pregnancy.

💡 Did you know? It sparked debate at the time.

What is Madonna’s career stylistically known for?

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constant reinvention

Each decade brought a new look and sound.

💡 Did you know? Many later artists adopted this approach.

Which 1989 Madonna hit mixed a gospel choir with religious imagery and cost her a Pepsi deal?

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Like a Prayer

The 1989 video caused controversy.

💡 Did you know? A gospel choir shapes the song.

Which country is Madonna from?

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USA

Born in 1958 in Michigan.

💡 Did you know? She broke through in New York.

Which 1990 Madonna hit made a dance style from New York’s ballroom scene world-famous?

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Vogue

The song made the dance style of the same name world-famous.

💡 Did you know? It name-drops many Hollywood legends.

What is Madonna’s 1984 breakthrough hit, performed in a wedding dress?

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Like a Virgin

At the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 she writhed across the stage in a wedding dress: a scandal that made her an overnight sensation.

💡 Did you know? It was one of her first big number-one hits.

Which Jean Paul Gaultier garment did Madonna famously wear on tour?

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Cone Bra

It became a symbol of her ‘Blond Ambition’ tour.

💡 Did you know? The design is a 1990s fashion icon.

Which 1998 Madonna song won her four Grammys with its electronic sound?

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Ray of Light

The album won her several Grammys.

💡 Did you know? She opened pop further to electronica.

How did Madonna influence later female pop stars?

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role model

From Lady Gaga to Beyoncé, many cite her.

💡 Did you know? She controlled her own image and business early on.

Which profession besides music did Madonna also pursue (film)?

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actress

She won a Golden Globe for ‘Evita’.

💡 Did you know? She later directed films too.

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