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Final Paper A beautiful young performer named Britany Spears and well known singer named Madonna. What do these two Hollywood stars have in common? In this paper I hope to present the many ways these two singers musical careers are alike. Madonna Louise Ciccone was borne August 16, 1958 in Bay City Michigan. Throughout her high school and brief college experiences Madonna excelled in dance and drama. Madonna started her career off by modeling, which then led her to moving to France. Two years later after arriving in France she joined a show with Patrick Hernandez, a disco singer. This is where Madonna met a man by the name of Dan Gilroy. Both Madonna and Gilroy became part of a band called “The Breakfast Club.” It wasn’t until 1980 when Madonna and drummer boyfriend received their first Emmy. Together, Madonna and Gilroy made club tracks which in return led to a recording deal with Sire Records. In 1982 Madonna made her first U.S. club hit with the recorded song “Everybody.” A year later her song “Holiday” reached the Top 20 and a following year after that the Top 10 in Europe. But it wasn’t until 1984 when Madonna recorded her well known hit “Like A Virgin” which received 11 U.S. number one hits. After this song came out her tough, independent, sexual persona was now being seen by audiences every where. Some thought that she was in fact trying to mimic Marilyn Monroe’s image. (wwwVH1.com) Through 1985 to 1987 Madonna turned out five Top singles, “Without You”, “Into the Groove”, “Live to Tell”, “Pappa Don’t Preach”, and “True Blue”.
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