A Star Is Born: Episode 33: Madonna: "I'm hardwired to just keep going"

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Today, Madonna turns 68.

She’s sold more than 300-million records, reinvented herself across five decades and changed the rules for women in popular music.

But the Queen of Pop didn’t arrive with money, connections or an easy road to fame. Her story is one of extraordinary ambition, survival — and an almost stubborn refusal to be told who she should be.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look...
15 Aug English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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