Saturday, August 16, 2008

Pop Queen Turns Fifty

Even by today’s definition of fifty, Madonna doesn’t look fifty. But today, August 16, 2008, is her 50th birthday.


Called The Queen of Pop by some, she has been making hit songs since the 1980s, with twelve of them reaching Number One, and she has sold more than 63 million albums. Madonna was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. In addition, she has been in more than twenty movies. Some sources say she is worth $400 million.

This was her look in 1985:


And she is still recording. One of her hits this year is “Four Minutes,” a duet with the 27-year-old Justin Timberlake. She holds her own vocally and visually. Here is a video of the song:



Happy birthday Madonna Louise Ciccone from Bay City, Michigan.

4 comments:

Brenda said...

Now doesn't this fly in the face of stereotypes regarding age? I needed to see this! Needed to prove to myself that I don't HAVE to look matronly as I approach 50 ... and I better start doing something about it NOW!

Rhea said...

Madonna says her spiritual age is 36. So she can't face up to being 50. She and I are just two months apart in age.

velvet said...

It's nice to see a woman her age puttin' it out there. Then again, she's always had self-confidence in spades and that's better than many an anti-aging creme. ;-)

Bernie said...

Brenda - Age ain't nuthin' but a number! Keep saying that. It is true!

Rhea - Sometimes I think she's trying to prove her real age isn't 50, as if there is something wrong with 50, but then sometimes I think she's proving that it really doesn't matter what age a person is.

Velvet - Self-confidence is an amazing elixer, isn't it?