It’s a queen’s birthday! Madonna, iconic pop star, turns 62 on Aug. 16, 2020. To get us « Into the Groove » of Madonna’s …
It’s a queen’s birthday! Madonna, iconic pop star, turns 62 on Aug.16,2020. To get us « Into the Groove » of Madonna’s birthday celebration, here’s 62 photos to honor her legacy and show why we’ll always be « Crazy for You. » From the « Like A Virgin » tour to the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards kiss, Madonna’s path to icon status hasn’t been without surprises. Sept.14,1984: Madonna debuted her first single, « Everybody » in 1982 and was nominated not long after for « Best New Artist in a Video » in « Borderline » at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Jan.28,1985: Less than a year later, Madonna’s at it again, attending the American Music Awards. April 10, 1985: Madonna performs during the opening of The Virgin tour in Seattle. July 13,1985: Madonna performs onstage during a Live Aid famine relief concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. November 1986: Madonna goes blonde. The singer is prepared by a hairstylist in front of the Trump Tower in New York, where her film, « Slammer, » was being shot. April 1986: Madonna supports husband Sean Penn at the screening of his new movie. The two married on her birthday in 1985 and would divorce in 1989. July 15, 1987: Madonna performs during a concert at the Seattle Kingdome as part of her Who’s That Girl world tour. Aug.6,1987: Madonna greets her fans from a platform in Times Square, near the Broadway Theatre, where her film, « Who’s That Girl » made its New York debut. Aug.18,1987: Continuing her tour, Madonna performs with a male dancer during her concert at Wembley Stadium in London.1989: Backup dancers mimic Madonna’s performance. March 12,1990: Madonna, who canceled the first of three shows in Philadelphia because of a sore throat, sings before 14,000 fans during her Blond Ambition tour, which also took her to Tokyo and Rome.1991: Madonna performs « Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) » from the motion picture « Dick Tracy » during the Academy Awards.1993: During Madonna’s Girlie Show tour, the singer performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dec.14,1996: Madonna attends the premiere of her film « Evita » in Los Angeles. March 24,1997: Madonna performs a song from her film « Evita » at the Academy Awards. The song was nominated for an Oscar.1998: Madonna performs at a concert. Jan.18,2001: Madonna attends the premiere of her husband Guy Ritchie’s film « Snatch. » The two married in 2000 and had one son together before divorcing in 2008. June 9,2001: Madonna stops in Spain as part of her Drowned World tour. Sept.9,2001: Continuing her Drowned World tour, Madonna and dancers perform the song « Impressive Instant » in Los Angeles. May 23,2002: Madonna as Loren and Tom Irwin as Gerry are seen in « Up For Grabs » at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London.
