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.
