Born Madonna Louise Ciccone, 16 August 1958, Bay City, Michigan, USA, she is an icon for female pop stars thanks to her proven ability to reinvent herself while retaining complete control of her career. She is also one of the most commercially successful artists in the history of popular music.
Source: Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 2005) on the BBC
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Check Madonna's biography and find the answers to the following questions:
1. Female pop stars look up to Madonna because she’s always doing new things but also knows what she’s doing. True/False?
2. Madonna broke a disco when she sang "Holiday". True/False?
3. "Wannabees" are teenage girls who are as independent as apes and stand around like they don’t care. True/False?
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