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“I want to be alone,” Greta Garbo’s dancer character famously said in “Grand Hotel,” a quote permanently and only semi-accurately attached to the actress after she retreated from public life. Garbo was first on the list of Golden Agers in one of Madonna’s biggest hits, “Vogue,” but the pop star has long seemed to embody this maxim’s very opposite....

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Born and raised in Michigan, Madonna was one of seven children in a big Italian family named after her French-Canadian mother, Madonna Louise Ciccone, who died at 30 from breast cancer. The loss changed the Material girl's life forever. As her mother's death drew near, Madonna noticed the difference in her but was too young to understand what was h...

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Italian-Americans have shaped and contributed to many aspects of American life. Our people historically have been a dominant force in the entertainment industry. From singers to musicians to actors, Italian-Americans have entertained and brought happiness to millions of people not only in America, but around the world. It is interesting to look at...

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Italian-American pop icon Madonna has marked her 64th and her son Rocco Ritchie’s 22nd birthdays in Sicily’s famed Val di Noto. She chose the town of Pachino near Siracusa for celebrating the birthday of the son she had with British film director Guy Ritchie on August 11, 2000. Madonna is also celebrating her own 64th  birthday in another nearby Ba...

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US pop legend Madonna sang the iconic WWII Resistance ditty 'Bella Ciao' as she continued her week-long 63rd birthday celebrations in her much-loved Puglia region on Thurday night, sources said Friday. The singer, born Madonna Lousie Ciccone and whose paternal grandparents came from Pacentro near L'Aquila in Abruzzo, turned 63 on Monday and has bee...

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Madonna celebrated her dad's 90th birthday alongside her six children and has praised him for raising her to respect the "importance of hard work". The 62-year-old pop star has taken to Instagram to reveal she was joined by her kids - Lourdes, 24, Rocco, 20, David, 15, Mercy, 15, Estere, eight, and Stelle, eight - at the Ciccone Vineyard & Winery i...

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La commozione affiora attraverso gli occhi lucidi. L’abbraccio, per i tempi televisivi, è lungo. E’ standing ovation. Come una madre con la propria figlia sembrano stringersi. Sono Lady Gaga e Julie Andrews. E’ la serata degli Oscar. Cadono le maschere, spariscono le parrucche, niente trucco questa sera. Lady Gaga sembra interpretare se stessa. Can...

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Are two of pop's most successful singers going at it? Madonna finally spoke out about chatter that Lady Gaga is her enemy. In a new interview with British Vogue, Madonna suggested that decade-long rumors of a rivalry between them were blown out of proportion because people wanted to believe them. "People got very excited about [the thought of Lady...

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Lady Gaga had an incredible night at the 91st Academy Awards, winning her first Oscar for best original song for her hit "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born." After the special moment, the musical icon hit multiple after-parties to celebrate her big win. In one moment that's taking over social media, the star posed with another musical icon, Madonna, at...

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An innocent throwback Instagram post has gotten Madonna into a little bit of trouble. On Monday, Madonna posted an interview of herself from the 1980s to her Instagram Stories where she said, “If there are 100 people in a room and 99 say they liked it, I only remember the one person who didn’t.” While that may sound innocuous to most, many Lady Gag...

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