Madonna has been through two marriages and several relationships, some of which have been with high-profile men.
Madonna got her start when she moved to New York Cityin 1977.
Here are a few more things you might not know about Madonna.
As she put it, “Well, I was born with that name.
I was named after my mother.
She explained, “It seemed completely natural.
It means so many things.
But I just felt like it was a very good stage name” (via CNN).
From there, Ciccone became her dresser and then director of her live concerts.
And I sort of fell into singing by accident in a way” (viaCNN).
Madonna didn’t stick around for long, and even left the group before they released their first single.
Luckily for the rest of Breakfast Club, her departure didn’t prevent them from enjoying some mild success.
Billboard noted that Breakfast Club’s first album was ranked No.
However, Madonna was actually in another movie in 1985 before “Susan” came out.
He said, “She looked like Boy George.
She has been married twice
Madonna has walked down the aisle twice.
Madonna and Ritchie share a son named Rocco (perLife & Style).
Madonna and Penn had a famously dramatic relationship.
I like attention when it’s about the work, but not about relationships” (viaCNN).
As she put it, “There were times I felt incarcerated.
I wasn’t really allowed to be myself” (viaHello!
I love her coming in the room and kissing me and waking me up."
As she put it, “It ended my relationship with my children, really … As he said, “We played the first couple shows and they hated us.
The music websiteDo You Know Hardcore?has offered more details about what that tour was really like.
This was her first year of eligibility, which made the induction all the more impactful for her.
She was inducted after spending decades as one of the most successful performing artists of all time.
As Reuters noted, at the time of her induction, she had sold more than 200 million albums.
In fact, she and rapperVanilla Icewere together for nearly a year, calling it quits after eight months.
Vanilla Ice later opened up about their time together while being interviewed on “The Dan Patrick Show.”
As he explained, he was initially surprised that Madonna was interested in him at all.
He said, “She’s aggressive.
She was much older, so I was like ‘Whoa, what’s going on with this?'”
He revealed that Madonna made it clear she was specifically interested in him.
He explained, “She came into the dressing room right after the show.
She grabbed me and we were having cocktails that night.”
When Dan Patrick asked if he had been in love with Madonna, he said no.
There are different accounts of how involved the two really were.
He called her M when he wrote or faxed her.”
Madonna explained, “I’m a crazy person.
What am I doing this for?
So here we are.
It’s built, and it’s up and running.
And children’s lives are being saved as a result.
Building the hospital, which is named after her daughter Mercy James, wasn’t an easy process.
Madonna previously had other projects in the country, including the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls.
The school was accused of misusing its funds at one point (viaThe New York Times).
Madonna told the magazine that the family chose Lisbon after debating three cities that all have excellent soccer schools.
Madonna added that she wasn’t especially happy with the United States at the time.
At the time, Madonna was beyond thrilled with the opportunity.
She told Mick St. Michael in 2004 that the role had a profound impact on her.
As shereportedly said, “This is the role I was born to play.
I put everything of me into this because it was much more than a role in a movie.
She even set theworld recordfor the most costume changes in a film for a character.
