Our Patron Saint Queen Madge has crossed that milestone so dreaded by many an artist famed for their looks and image - for the former Miss Ciccone blows out sixty candles on her cake today!
The lady herself, however, doesn't really seem to give a shit. She is, and remains, the most successful female music artist in history, and she certainly has never bowed to the opinions of others. [A true Leo!]
Indeed, many pretenders to her throne have come and gone in the four decades since that effervescent, be-ribboned, diminutive figure first leapt onto our screens (in an episode of The Tube with Jools Holland and the late Paula Yates) in January 1984...
...but whether "the virgin":
..."the cool club kid":
..."the controversialist":
..."the style-setter":
..."the slut":
..."the icon":
..."the witch":
..."the pop-satirist":
..."the workout video instructress":
..."the gay earth-mother":
...or "the goddess":
...Our Glorious Leader did it first, did it better, and will continue to rule all that she surveys!
Many happy returns, Madonna Louise Ciccone (born 16th August 1958)!
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08:10
A little birthday message from "Cher" - "Whooooooo?!!":
