Joyeux Anniversaire Madonna!






| Mai 2013 | ||||||||||
| L | M | M | J | V | S | D | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | ||||
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||||
|
||||||||||






54 choses que l'on aime au sujet de Madonna.
54 Things We Love About Birthday Girl Madonna
Posted by Louis Virtel on August 15, 2012
Madonna's birthday is Thursday. Let's prepare now. Here are 54 reasons, moments, quotes, photos, videos, and songs that
prove she's forever the queen.
Read more at AfterElton and discover 54 Things We Love About Birthday Girl Madonna








Madonna à New York - 27 janvier 2012.
Riches to rags: Madonna looks a far cry from a millionairess in her scruffy ensemble
By Ann Pride
Last updated at 6:59 PM on 28th January 2012
She famously performed the hit song Vogue, but Madonna looked far from fashionable as she shuffled around New York in a scruffy ensemble
today.
The singer-turned-director accompanied her children to a Kabbalah service yesterday in baggy black sweatpants, white trainers, a big black hat, a furry coat and several
scarves.
The 53-year-old, who frequently takes to the stage in barely there designer gear, swung completely in the other direction as she covered up.
She topped off the outfit with a huge black hat pulled down over her eyes.
The Material mother was spotted with sons David and Rocco, who wore all white.
While her eldest daughter Lourdes dressed in blue jeans, a green jacket and black military style boots and youngest daughter Mercy looked cute in black
jeans, a grey jacket and matching grey hat.
But it was Madonna's unusual outfit that made the family stand out.
The music legend's casual getup was a far cry from the fashion forward attire that she wore on Monday night to the New York première of her new film W.E.
She dressed in a dramatic sweeping velvet black and grey gown that hugged her fit figure to perfection.
The superstar accented the gown with a shroud like ruffled wrap that covered her muscular arms.
She topped off the look with a retro style Marcel wave which softened the look.
Madonna's next big public appearance will be on February 5, as she is scheduled to perform at half-time during the NFL Superbowl.
The mother-of-four has said she is very excited about singing during popular sporting event, which each year is the most widely viewed program on US television.
Not en Vogue: Madonna shuffled around New York on Friday attired in a very bizarre outfit.
Madonna dit qu'elle est 'là pour' Demi Moore.
Madonna expresses that she is 'there for' gal-pal Demi Moore
1/26/2012
Sarah Burbank
Madonna has come forward to show her support for recently hospitalized gal-pal, Demi Moore.
According to E! Online, Madonna called the hospital to tell Demi that “she was there if she needs
anything." A source of the online sites informs that prior to Moore’s hospitalization, she had begun to make plans to attend the Super Bowl to
watch Madonna’s half time performance. Moore allegedly opted out when she assumed soon-to-be ex-husband, Ashton Kutcher, would also be
there.
Despite her rep confirming that the actress is in the hospital for “exhaustion,” rumors continue to run rapid proclaiming every reason from seizures to TMZ’s allegations that the
actress was taking “whip-it” shots, which then sent her into the seizure. A ‘whip-it’ is explained as inhaling nitrous oxide in order to get high.
A source tells US Magazine, that the actress has “spiraled” and that she has “gotten to a place where she is struggling too much to function.”
Sources continue to come forward offering their own insight now that Moore is upon her 50th birthday. "Her life is completely in
crisis…She is turning 50 and has no idea who she is or what her focus should be." To add insult to injury in Moore’s emotional time, Extra notes
that her estranged ex calls her when he is having a “low moment.”
Extra notes that insider told the New York Post, “Ashton has been very sloppy about his private life. He goes
between doing ridiculous things and then making overtures to Demi. She took her marriage very seriously, she gave it 100 percent, and his behavior is confusing her."
From E! Online:
EXCLUSIVE
Madonna Reaches Out to Demi Moore After Hospitalization
26/1/2012 - 8:11 by Marc Malkin
Madonna wants Demi Moore to know she's there for her.
A source tells me that Madge contacted Moore shortly after hearing the news of her hospitalization...
I'm told that the singer called Moore, and the conversation apparently wasn't very long. "Madonna told Demi she
was there if she needs anything," my source said.
Although Madonna and Moore aren't usually in regular contact, "they're pretty tight," the source
said.
The two most recently hung out at CAA's pre-Golden Globes party at Soho House, where they spent most of the night chatting with each other. Ashton Kutcher also
attended the bash, but the closest he came to Moore was talking to her daughter Rumer Willis.
I'm also told that before this week's ordeal, Moore was thinking about going to the Super Bowl to see Madonna's halftime show, but wasn't sure
because she assumed Kutcher would also be there. Moore and Kutcher attended last year's game in Dallas, as well as some of the festivities
throughout the weekend.
No word yet on the status of the annual post-Oscar party Moore cohosts with Madonna and her manager, Guy Oseary.
Madonna and Demi Moore at CAA's pre-Golden Globes party at Soho House.
Le harceleur présumé de Madonna rejette l'affaire de réclamation avec sentence d'un an.
Madonna's alleged stalker, retired firefighter Robert Linhart, rejects plea deal
Suspect's lawyer insists pop star is getting special treatment
By Melissa Grace / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, January 18 2012, 8:09 AM
A retired New York City firefighter accused of stalking Madonna turned down a plea deal with a yearlong sentence Tuesday.
Robert Linhart, 61, faces weapons possession charges in the case after cops found a knife in his fanny pack and an ice pick in his truck in back-to-back incidents near
Madonna’s Central Park West pad in September 2010, authorities said.
He also had signs professing his love for the pop icon, cops said.
Linhart’s lawyer, Kevin Kitson, says his client never should have been arrested.
"The New York City Police Department in this case was a servant of the private security of Madonna, doing a celebrity's bidding,"
Kitson charged. "If you have enough money and power, the rules are different."
The Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Linhart's case will now head to a hearing Feb. 21 and a possible trial.
Kitson said the hearing will focus on whether cops had probable cause to arrest his client, a grandfather and 21-year FDNY vet who lives in upstate
Huletts Landing near Lake George.
Linhart, who is out of prison on $20,000 bail, has been ordered to stay away from Madonna.
Madonna avec le photographe Steven Klein à New York le 20 janvier 2012.
The whole brood's out tonight! Madonna makes time for her four children during family time in New York
By Alanah Eriksen
Last updated at 2:57 PM on 21st January 2012
She's had a busy couple of weeks as she promotes her new movie, picked up a Golden Globe, and fended off cutting remarks by fellow celebrities.
But Madonna made time for her four children yesterday as she took them to see her long-time photographer friend, Steven Klein.
The original Material Girl, 53, wrapped up in the New York weather in a hooded black jacket, with her eldest Lourdes, 15, following close-behind
in a coat with fur trim.
There was no sign of the singer's much-younger boyfriend Brahmin Zaibat during the family's night out.
Me and my crew: Madonna was seen out with her four children, including daughter Lourdes (obscured) and photographer friend Steven Klein in
New York City.
Madonna, Brahim et les enfants de retour à la maison après des vacances en Suisse.
Madonna and the kids (including toyboy Brahim Zaibat) head home after Swiss skiing holiday
By Rachael Wheeler 6/01/2012
Christmas might feel like a lifetime ago to people like us, but Madonna and toyboy Brahim Zaibat were only just heading off from festive
trip to Switzerland yesterday.
The couple – who have a 29 year age difference – were snapped leaving Geneva International airport last night, with the whole family in tow.
Madonna, 53, treated Brahim, 24, and kids Lourdes, Rocco, Mercy James and David Banda to a snowboarding trip in a Swiss skiing resort over New
Year.
They have been spotted carving up the slopes in luxury resort Gstaad over the last week or so, but the family had to be back in London today so that
Madonna can start promoting new film W.E.
Madonna and the kids (Brahim is included in this) didn’t look too happy as they trudged through the airport in their winter gear, with Madonna
wearing what can only be described as a ‘very silly hat’.
Part of us started feeling a bit sorry for the kids when we saw this picture, with Christmas being over and school starting and all, but then we remembered that they’re heading back to a
multi-million pound mansion that is better than anywhere we’ve ever stayed and we stopped feeling sympathetic immediately.
Madonna & Family: Passing Through Geneva International Airport
Jan 5, 2012 by LISA ESTALL
Madonna and her family made it back to Geneva International Airport in Switzerland on Wednesday (January 4).
They had spent their New Year break skiing on the slopes at Gstaad.
Seen walking through the terminal were her children, David, 6, Mercy, 5, and Rocco, 11. Her boyfriend Brahim Zaibat was also in
tow. Lourdes, 15, wasn't around even though she was on the trip with them. Bundled up in winter gear, they didn't seem to be bothered by other passengers.
Madonna has talked about getting her kids' approval when she's with a man.
She said, "It's important that my children admire and respect this partner that I would choose for myself. Especially for my sons, who have
their father but they need a male role model as well. So I need to keep this in mind: What is this person modeling to my sons, what kind of man is he, what values does he have, what energy is he
giving off? Because they are impressionable. It's so important."
The 53-year-old pop star still has it! Her new album is being released in March.
View more pictures at Celebrity Baby Scoop.
Photos: Madonna et sa famille skiant à Gstaad, Suisse.
Madonna & Family: Skiing The Swiss Slopes
Jan 4, 2012 by KIRSTIN MIRTICH
Celebrity Baby Scoop
Material Girl singer Madonna was spotted hitting the slopes with her children Lourdes Ciccone Leon, 15, Rocco Ritchie, 11, David Ciccone Ritchie, 6, and Mercy James, 5, in Gstaad, Switzerland on Tuesday (January 3). The family was also joined by Madonna's boyfriend Brahim Zaibat.
Click here to see the photos:
- Celebrity Baby Scoop, Jan 4, 2012:
Madonna & Family: Skiing The Swiss Slopes
- Mail Online, Jan 5, 2012:
Madonna's daughter Lourdes has a go at snowboarding
during family holiday
Madonna à l'aéroport de Cointrin quittant Genève pour New York.
Madonna affole l'aéroport de Genève
COINTRIN (GE) 04 janvier 2012 13:41; Act: 04.01.2012 19:21
La star internationale était à Cointrin, mercredi matin, avec son compagnon et deux de ses enfants. Revenant de vacances à
Gstaad, elle s'est envolée pour New York.
Police mobilisée en nombre, des employés scrutant l'horizon à l'affût d'un autographe, une fan tentant de forcer le service de sécurité... L'aéroport de
Genève a vécu au rythme de l'effervescence, mercredi matin. En cause: la venue de Madonna, accompagnée de son concubin, Brahim Zaibat, et de deux de ses
enfants, Lourdes et Rocco.
Toute la petite famille rentrait à New York après des vacances à Gstaad. «C'était
le branle-bas de combat, explique cette dame, témoin de l'agitation. Il y avait du monde partout, mais on n'a pas pu voir Madonna. Elle a été extrêmement discrète.»
Elle vole avec Swiss
Et pour cause. A son arrivée à Cointrin, la star s'est rendue rapidement dans un salon VIP, avant de monter au dernier moment dans son avion de la
compagnie Swiss, qui décollait à midi. Son compagnon et elle ont embarqué en première classe, alors que ses enfants étaient logés en business.
«Il n'y a pas de service protocolaire pour accueillir les people, explique Bertrand Stämpfli, porte-parole de Genève
aéroport. Ils bénéficient habituellement d'un service VIP au sol en collaboration avec leur compagnie.»
Pour la petite histoire, la famille de Madonna a demandé à manger végétarien pendant tout le trajet.
(rle)
«20 minutes» a réussi à mettre la main sur le listing des passagers contenant le nom de Madonna.
Photos: dr.
Madonna leaving Switzerland on January 4, 2012
Un frère pour les enfants de Madonna.
Guy Ritchie''s girlfriend expecting a boy?
PTI – 11/06/2011
Los Angeles, June 10 (PTI) - Filmmaker Guy Ritchie and his pregnant girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley are reportedly expecting a boy.
The 42-year-old British director already has a biological son Rocco, 10, and adopted David, five, with ex-wife Madonna.
Ritchie and Ainsley will have their first child together in September and friends have revealed it will be a third son for him, reported
Life and Style magazine online.
The couple are currently in Beverly Hills and eyewitnesses reported they looked blissfully happy together.
"Jacqui''s having a boy. They seemed very happy together. Jacqui kept rubbing her belly and tousling Guy''s hair. They were just having a
leisurely morning and enjoying private conversations with each other," a source said.
The couple have reportedly been hoping to start a family for some time and he is determined she should have a stress free pregnancy.
"They have been keen to start a family for a while now. They''re absolutely made up. We expect to hear wedding bells next
year.
"Jacqui was crying with joy when she found out she was pregnant. They went on holiday because Guy is determined she takes it easy. He won''t let
her do anything more strenuous than argue over baby names," a friend said.
Ritchie split from Madonna in 2008 after almost eight years of marriage.
Source: PTI.
Guy Ritchie's Girlfriend Expecting A Boy?
09 June 2011 21:40:43
Guy Ritchie and Jacqui Ainsley's baby - which is due in September - is a boy, according to pals.
Guy Ritchie's girlfriend is expecting a boy.
The 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' director - who already has biological 10-year-old son Rocco and adopted five-year-old boy David with
ex-wife Madonna - and his model girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley will have their first child together in September and friends have revealed it will be
a third son for Guy.
A close pal told Life & Style magazine: "Jacqui's having a boy!"
The couple are currently in Beverly Hills and eyewitnesses reported they looked blissfully happy together.
A source said: "They seemed very happy together. Jacqui kept rubbing her belly and tousling Guy's hair. They were just having a leisurely morning
and enjoying private conversations with each other."
Guy and Jacqui have reportedly been hoping to start a family for some time and he is determined she should have a stress free pregnancy.
A friend said: "They have been keen to start a family for a while now. They're absolutely made up. We expect to hear wedding bells next
year.
"Jacqui was crying with joy when she found out she was pregnant. They went on holiday because Guy is determined she takes it easy. He won't let
her do anything more strenuous than argue over baby names."
Guy split from Madonna - who also has 14-year-old daughter Lourdes from a previous relationship as well as adopted six-year-old girl
Mercy - in 2008 after almost eight years of marriage.
Source: Contactmusic.
Guy Ritchie
Le 'harceleur' de Madonna a essayé de se suicider en prison.
Exclusive
Madge’s ‘stalker’ in jail fire death bid
By ANTHONY FRANCE
Published: June 06, 2011
A man suspected of stalking Madonna tried to commit suicide by starting a fire in his cell.
Grzegorz Matlok, 29, was about to be engulfed when two prison officers dragged him to safety.
One was treated in hospital for smoke inhalation following the drama at Wandsworth prison, South London.
Matlok is accused of breaking into the singer's £10million mansion in Marylebone, West London, in March. He allegedly rifled
through her bedding after using a rope to scale the balcony.
Madonna, 52, was in the US at the time.
Matlok was unhurt during the 3am suicide bid.
Jail bosses are probing how he got flammable materials into his cell.
Matlok is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on June 29 when a judge will decide if he is fit to plead.
Source: The Sun News.
Madonna sort toujours avec le danseur français Brahim Zaibat.
Madonna ‘still dating dancer’
Cover Media – 03/06/2011
Madonna’s romance with dancer Brahim Zaibat is still going strong, it has been claimed.
Last month it was reported the 52-year-old singer had called time on the relationship after they clashed over their religious beliefs. However, it now appears the pair have resolved their
differences after they were seen together at a New York restaurant. Madonna and French break dancer Brahim were spotted laughing and joking at
Miss Lily’s eatery in Greenwich Village on Monday, before leaving together.
"They came together and drank champagne," a source told New York Post. "They stayed for a long time and left together pretty late."
Madonna met 24-year-old Brahmin in New York last year when she was launching her Material Girl clothing collection with her
teenage daughter Lourdes. Brahim had been hired to dance at the event and the pair hit it off immediately.
The hunk has previously spoken about the romance and insisted that despite being a global superstar, Madonna is very down to earth.
“She's just a woman like all the others. She's an extraordinary artist and world famous, of course, but a woman above all,” he
said.
Source: OMG!
Madonna makes up with boyfriend Brahim Zaibat over Champagne at Miss Lily's
Not very split
Last Updated: 2:53 AM, June 3, 2011
Posted: 1:48 AM, June 3, 2011
Madonna and her boy toy, Brahim Zaibat, seem to have smoothed things over. Despite reports they'd recently split over religious beliefs, Madge and the hunky 20-something were spotted cozying up at Anna Wintour's least favorite Greenwich Village restaurant, Miss Lily's, swilling bubbly, on Monday. "They came together and drank champagne," said a spy. "They stayed for a long time and left together pretty late." Also spotted at the hipster Jamaican eatery recently: Miuccia Prada and Justin Timberlake.
Source: NYPOST.
Madonna a vendu son appartement de New York.
Let's 'tauk
Last Updated: 3:34 AM, June 2, 2011
Posted: 7:50 PM, June 1, 2011
Jennifer Gould Keil
Harperley haul
Stephen Burke, CEO of NBC Universal, just bought an $11.75 million apartment at Harperley Hall. That’s the building at
41 Central Park West (also known as 1 W. 64th St.) that Madonna once called home. Burke’s new pad, previously owned by
Oxygen channel founder Geraldine Laybourne, comes with four bedrooms and a 75-foot balcony facing Central Park.
Burke made news last year when he bought a 19th-century townhouse in Philadelphia for a whopping $5.85 million.
Source: NYPOST.
Le premier boulot de Madonna: employée chez Dunkin Donuts.
Telemarketers, Checkout Girls And Giant Chickens: The Best Of Celebrity First Jobs
May. 31 2011 - 10:41 am
Before Madonna sang Like A Prayer, she was literally living on one. That and the paltry hourly wage she earned as a cashier at Dunkin Donuts. Before
Kanye West was rapping about fresh tees and khakis, he was folding them gingerly—as a retail clerk at GAP. Supermodel Cindy Crawford shucked corn and even
shirtless wonder Matthew McConaughey had to clean a few chicken coops before he landed his dream gig in Hollywood.
Take heart, new grads! This month, millions of college graduates will go in search of their own dream jobs, and things are looking up: NACE reports that nearly every sector is looking to hire
recent grads–hiring is up 19.3 percent for 2011 college graduates compared to the Class of 2010. But even with the numbers on the rise, the harsh reality of the 2011 job market means that nearly
50% might find themselves settling for jobs that don’t put their degree to use, or, in the case of the lucky ones, landing only an unpaid internship before their big break happens.
“Employment rates for new college graduates have fallen sharply in the last two years, as have starting salaries for those who can find
work,” wrote Catherine Rampell in the New York Times. “What’s more, only half of the jobs landed
by these new graduates even require a college degree.”
Luckily, Her Campus, an online magazine for college women, is looking on the bright side. Rather than moan over the trials of the underpaid, the boomerangers who’ve moved back
home for the summer or the crushing ego blow that occurs when you put your degree to work behind a cash register, they’re chosen to highlight some of America’s most famous faces—and the hours of
grunt work they put in before landing on the silver screen.
Victoria Beckham – A sperm
Yes, you read correctly. Posh Spice made her small-screen debut as a roller-skating sperm in a BBC sex-ed production called Body Matters. She’s still a sex symbol, but now it’s less
literal…
Kanye West – GAP Employee
Kanye got his start like most hard-edged rappers …by folding sweaters at The Gap? Now it’s clear why he’s such a trendsetter, although we still can’t see his trademark glasses making it
into Gap stores next to the khakis.
Jennifer Aniston – Telemarketer
If you hung up on a telemarketer in the early nineties, you may have ruined pre-Friends Jen’s day. But don’t worry, Karma’s got it covered—these days you’d end up paying her for 10 minutes
on the phone.
Rachel McAdams – McDonald’s employee
The first script McAdams had to memorize went something like this: “Would you like fries with that?” But what’s truly impressive is that Micky-A worked at Micky-D’s for three whole summers
in an effort to make bank. Eventually, Rachel graduated from the Golden Arch to the Golden Globes…not bad.
Madonna – Dunkin Donuts clerk
Madonna is many things, but a donut virgin is not one. The icon worked at the popular donut franchise as a teenager to make extra cash. (Looks like even young Mad knew she needed dough in a
material world.)
Brad Pitt – Giant Chicken
Pitt may go down as the most attractive human chicken in history. In between acting jobs, limo driving and refrigerator moving, Brad donned a giant chicken costume to lure passersby into El Pollo
Loco on Sunset Boulevard. But don’t feel too bad for Brad…now he’s making the big bocks, I mean bucks.
Source: Forbes.
Madonna a des meubles BoConcept.
BoConcept accélère son développement en France
Par Annelot Huijgen
27/05/2011 | Mise à jour : 09:34
L'Hexagone est déjà le plus important contributeur au chiffre d'affaires de l'enseigne danoise.
Zinédine Zidane, Catherine Deneuve, Michael Jordan et Madonna ont leurs meubles BoConcept, comme de plus en
plus de Français. «Dans un marché du meuble en croissance de 2,7% l'an dernier, BoConcept a su faire progresser ses ventes de 21%, à 48 millions
d'euros», souligne Tim Machenaud, directeur France de l'enseigne. La branche française a connu la plus forte croissance (à surface constante) des
55 pays où le groupe danois, né en 1952, est présent.
BoConcept s'est pourtant presque installé par hasard dans l'Hexagone en 1993. «Nous étions alors principalement présents en Scandinavie en tant que grossistes», se souvient Viggo Mølholm, PDG du
groupe et fils de l'un des deux fondateurs. Avec un premier magasin à Belle-Épine (Val-de-Marne) ouvert sur le conseil d'un étudiant en marketing, le
fabricant de meubles - qui comptait Ikea et Fly parmi ses clients - se lance dans la distribution. Dix-huit ans plus tard, BoConcept France est
devenu le premier contributeur (21%) au chiffre d'affaires de la société, cotée à Copenhague, loin devant l'Allemagne (13%), les
États-Unis (10%) et l'Espagne (6%).
«Trouver le juste équilibre»
«Sur les prochaines années, je suis convaincu que nous pouvons continuer à croître à un rythme annuel de 20% en
France, entre autres grâce aux prochaines ouvertures», explique le PDG, qui énumère quelques points à améliorer pour y parvenir. Le panier moyen de 1050
euros, insuffisamment élevé, focalise l'attention. «Après un travail de montée en gamme, nous avons un bon positionnement
prix», juge Viggo Mølholm. «Toute la difficulté du segment du milieu de gamme réside dans le fait que nous
n'avons pas les volumes importants du bas de gamme et nous n'avons pas les marges confortables du haut de gamme. Il est donc difficile de trouver le juste équilibre, ce qui explique le manque de
concurrents sur ce segment», ajoute Tim Machenaud.
BoConcept ne couvre pas la cuisine, ni la salle de bains ni la chambre d'enfants et ne souhaite pas élargir sa gamme à d'autres univers. Il souhaite
en revanche l'approfondir, en proposant depuis cette année deux collections par an. Mais également en poussant encore plus loin la personnalisation de ses meubles design (choix
des tissus, matières et couleurs), toujours majoritairement fabriqués près du siège historique, à Herning, au Danemark.
Après avoir mis son projet d'expansion entre parenthèses l'an dernier, BoConcept compte créer entre trois et six boutiques cette année en
France. «Depuis 2005, notre réseau a été considérablement agrandi, de sept à 31 points de vente. Nous souhaitons arriver à une
cinquantaine à moyen terme», explique le directeur France, qui avoue ne pas être pressé. «Je préfère attendre de
trouver le bon franchisé, le bon emplacement et la bonne ville», explique-t-il, précisant viser des agglomérations d'au moins 250.000 habitants.
Source: Le Figaro.
La maison de Madonna sur E 81 ressemble à la Zone 51.
From Steve Cuozzo (thecuozz) sur Twitter:
@thecuozz Steve Cuozzo
Madonna mansion on E 81 resembles Area 51. Is she working on secret weapon?
Madonna faisant faire à Lourdes des boulots pour payer son nouveau téléphone portable.
Good call, Madonna!
By Dean Piper 22/05/2011
She might have £270million in the bank, but Madonna's making her stroppy teenage daughter do odd jobs to pay for her new mobile phone.
Stern Madge told Lourdes Ciccone, 14, she'll have to graft to earn pocket-money to pay for the flash musthave Blackberry gadget. A source
reveals: "Madonna will make her run errands or tidy her room. She always tries to teach her about the value of money and how important it is to
earn things as it makes you appreciate them more."
Source: Sunday Mirror.

Lourdes
Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani et Madonna sont des cousines éloignées.
Born that way? Lady Gaga and Madonna revealed to be distance cousins
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 1:35 AM on 15th May 2011
Ever since she burst on the scene with her brand of pop and provocative outfits, Lady Gaga has forever been compared to the queen of the music scene,
Madonna.
The similarities between the two divas have been considered so close, that the 25-year-old Born This Way star was even once accused of plagiarising one of the 52-year-old
legend's famous tunes.
Now new evidence has emerged concluding the pair are in fact related.
According to celebrity genealogist Chris Child, Gaga and Madonna are distant cousins.
'They are ninth cousins once removed,' the New England Historic Genealogical Society specialist told the
Boston Globe.
After much research, Child reportedly provided proof of the findings, which showed that the two had common ancestors in the form of a farming couple, who moved from
France to Quebec in the 1600s.
'When I saw that Lady Gaga had French Canadian ancestry, I thought there might be something there,' he said.
Child tracked the French Canadian families 'back 200 years within minutes'.
Priests in Quebec would record all marriages between the 1600s and the 1900s.
Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, has compared herself to the Material Girl in the past.
'We’re both Italian-American women, we both started out in the New York underground scene - and we both became famous when we dyed our hair
blonde,' she said.
'I think what Madonna and I share is that we’re both fearless, we both have a lot of nerve.'
Madonna has also made no secret of the fact she's a fan of Gaga's having been spotted at her show in New York with daughter
Lourdes back in 2009.
The pair also appeared on a Saturday Night Live show together in October 2009, where they featured in a mock fighting skit before kissing and making up.
But their relationship may have possibly somewhat soured this year after the Bad Romance singer was forced to go on the offensive following claims her hit Born This
Way was a rip off of a Madonna song.
She faced widespread accusations that she plagiarised the music veteran's Eighties hit Express Yourself.
Immediately Gaga branded the charge 'ridiculous' in an furious rant to British music magazine,
NME.
'I'm a songwriter', Gaga told the publication. 'I've written
loads of music. Why would I try to put out a song and think I'm getting one over on everybody?'
'What a completely ridiculous thing to even question me about. I will look you in your eyes and tell you that I am not dumb enough or moronic
enough to think that you are dumb enough or moronic enough not to see that I would have stolen a melody.
'If you put the songs next to each other, side by side, the only similarities are the chord progression. It's the same one that's been in disco
music for the last 50 years.
'Just because I'm the first [expletive] artist in 25 years to think of putting it on Top 40 radio, it doesn't mean I'm a plagiarist, it means that
I'm [expletive] smart.
The Paparazzi hit-maker then became upset at the thought her fans would think she copied Madonna.
'I just don't want my fans... I don't know. This is exhausting. I just don't wanna perpetuate that [expletive]. I'm sure you want to address it
but it's just so ridiculous. I was just [expletive] shell-shocked by it', Gaga added.
Much like Madonna, Gaga has also courted controversy from the Catholic Church, especially over her single Judas, which was
released ahead of Good Friday this year.
The song was scheduled for an Easter release much to the annoyance of many Catholics.
Catholic League President Bill Donohue told ABC News: 'It's all intentional. It's done to take a few shots at
Catholics. We've been down this road before'.
'She mimics Madonna', Donohue said. 'Madonna has admitted to
loathing the Catholic Church. I don't see the dame degree of vitriol on the part of Lady Gaga.'
For years, Madonna, who now practise Kabbalah, has also outraged the Catholic church with her provocative outfits and racy lyrics.
Lady Gaga is not the only pop star related to legend.
No Doubt's Gwen Stefani is also a distant cousin.
According to the 41-year old's IMDB page, her great-aunt's mother-in-law shares the last name with Madonna.
Source: Mail Online.
Lady Gaga, Madonna and Gwen Stefani
Cousins? New evidence conclude that Lady Gaga and Madonna, pictured here in September 2009, are distance cousins. Similarities: Ever since she burst on the scene with her brand of pop and provocative outfits, Lady Gaga, left, has forever been compared to the queen of the music scene, Madonna, right. More relations: No Doubt's Gwen Stefani is also a distant cousin of Madonna.
Lady Gaga et Madonna sont parentes.
Distant cousins
Pop divas Lady Gaga and Madonna are ninth cousins once removed, says Boston genealogist Chris Child.
Lady Gaga and Madonna are related, plus more celebrity genealogy
Lady Gaga and Madonna, Related
Boston Globe - May 13 01:39pm
Celebrity genealogy: These stars are related
Critics aren't the only ones to note the uncanny likenesses between Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" and Madonna's "Express
Yourself." But why has the Material Girl stayed mum on the subject?
Because that's what you do when you're family.
According to Boston celebrity genealogist Chris Child, Lady Gaga and Madonna are related.
"They are ninth cousins once removed," he said with a grin.
Wonder who else is related? We took a peek and it looks like it truly is a small (A-list) world after all.
Also related:
Camilla Parker Bowles and Madonna
Lady Madonna? We think it has a familiar ring to it. Madonna's ties to the royal elite just became even stronger because Child discovered a
relation between the pop icon and Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles.
They are ninth cousins once removed via the Cloutier family of Quebec.
Kate Middleton and Guy Ritchie
Want to make the guest list? Try climbing the ranks of your family tree. Kate Middleton is fourth cousins with British filmmaker Guy Ritchie,
which may explain why Madonna's ex was present at Westminster Abbey for the April 29 nuptials.
Source: Boston Globe.

Gaga related to Madonna?
(Boston Globe) Lady Gaga and Madonna are distant relatives.
By Kathleen Pierce/Globe correspondent.






Express Yourself