WHAT MADE MADONNA FAMOUS?
Backup singer and drummer for the Breakfast Club (a dance band), 1980; backup
singer for disco star Patrick Hernandez, 1980-81; singer in a number of New
York-based dance bands, including the Millionaires, Modern Dance, and Emmy,
1981-83; solo performer, 1983-; signed with Sire Records (a division of Warner
Bros.), 1983; released first album, The remarkable, hyper-ambitious Material Girl who never stops re-inventing
herself, Madonna has sold over 300 million records and CDs to adoring fans
worldwide. Her film career, however, is another story. Her performances have
consistently drawn scathing or laughable reviews from film critics, and the
films have usually had tepid, if any, success at the box office
Backup singer and drummer for the Breakfast Club (a dance band), 1980; backup
singer for disco star Patrick Hernandez, 1980-81; singer in a number of New
York-based dance bands, including the Millionaires, Modern Dance, and Emmy,
1981-83; solo performer, 1983-; signed with Sire Records (a division of Warner
Bros.), 1983; released first album, The remarkable, hyper-ambitious Material Girl who never stops re-inventing
herself, Madonna has sold over 300 million records and CDs to adoring fans
worldwide. Her film career, however, is another story. Her performances have
consistently drawn scathing or laughable reviews from film critics, and the
films have usually had tepid, if any, success at the box office