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News.com.au
5 days ago
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- News.com.au
Madonna celebrates father Silvio Ciccone's 94th birthday
Taking to social media on Tuesday, she shared several pictures of her dad's birthday celebrations, and wrote that Silvio is still "going strong'. 'Happy Birthday to my Father. Silvio Ciccone, 94 and going strong!! He has survived many wars and many losses in his life and he still has a sense of humor and a strong desire to get out of bed every morning and make the most of his day.' 'Whenever people ask my father when he's going to retire, his answer is always the same. 'I'm going to go until the wheels fall off!!' S.A.M.E.'
Daily Mail
5 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Madonna, 66, shares rare photos with father Silvio Ciccone as she spoils him during his 94th birthday
Papa don't preach - but let's wish him a happy birthday anyway! Madonna took to Instagram Tuesday with a series of photos commemorating the 94th birthday celebration for her father Silvio Ciccone. The Express Yourself artist thanked her dad for passing down what she described as a 'zero F**** mentality!' that helped her conquer the world of entertainment. 'Happy Birthday to my Father,' the 66-year-old pop superstar said in the caption of a post to more than 19.9 million followers on the social media platform. The pop icon said of her father: 'He has survived many wars and many losses in his life and he still has a sense of humor and a strong desire to get out of bed every morning and make the most of his day.' The Grammy-winning singer, whose full name is Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, hailed her father for his consistency over the years and strong work ethic as he approaches 100. 'Whenever people ask my father when he's going to retire, his answer is always the same: "I'm going to go until the wheels fall off"' the Like A Prayer vocalist said. She added the phrase S.A.M.E., ostensibly indicating she inherited the can-do mentality that's helped her conquer the entertainment industry over the past four decades. The artist of hits including Vogue, Material Girl and Like a Virgin said she felt that contemporary society tends to marginalize older people when they should be doing the exact opposite. 'It's a shame we do not live in a world that celebrates knowledge and experience and the wisdom that we can only learn from our elders who have survived for many decades on this planet,' Madonna said. She added, 'We are fixated on youth and physical beauty that ironically teaches us nothing and gives us only momentary gratification.' Madonna is mother to six children: Lourdes Leon, 28, Rocco Ritchie, 24, Mercy James, 19, David, 19, and twins Estere and Stella, 12. In an accompanying video post, the family was seen enjoying an extended birthday celebration that included a large banner; and outdoor sports such as soccer and horseback riding as summer sets in. The Open Your Heart vocalist also shared a touching black-and-white image to social media in which she had her arms around her beloved parent Madonna herself looked radiant in multiple images in the gallery, including one in which she wore a blue print dress while her father enjoyed a slice of birthday cake. The Take a Bow songstress wrote 'Dad is Flexin on his 94th' in an adjacent post on Instagram Stories Tuesday that showed Silvio relaxing on a chair outdoors. Madonna wrapped up her initial post in saying, 'Good job, Dad!! I'm proud of you and I know Mom is smiling and Happy wherever she is,' referring to her late mother Madonna Louise Ciccone, who passed away in 1963 after a bout with breast cancer at 30. Madonna was five-years-old at the time of the tragic death and has spoken extensively about her heartbreak over it in recent years. 'I stood on stage for 81 shows staring up at the beautiful face of my mother and wondering what she must've been thinking as she waved goodbye to me from her hospital window,' the pop icon said last year about performing in front of her late matriarch's image while on her Celebration tour. She added: 'I stepped into the station wagon and shut the door not knowing it was the last time I'd see her. 'Nobody told me my mother was dying - I just watched her disintegrate mysteriously and then she disappeared and there was no explanation except that she had gone to sleep.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Madonna celebrates father Silvio Ciccone's 94th birthday
Madonna has marked her father Silvio Ciccone's 94th birthday with a heartfelt message. Taking to X on Tuesday, the Material Girl hitmaker shared a photo of her dad eating a piece of cake while surrounded by balloons and a silver cutout of the number "94". In the accompanying message, Madonna insisted Silvio is still "going strong". "Happy Birthday to my Father. Silvio Ciccone, 94 and going strong!! He has survived many wars and many losses in his life and he still has a sense of humor and a strong desire to get out of bed every morning and make the most of his day," she wrote. "Whenever people ask my father when he's going to retire, his answer is always the same. 'I'm going to go until the wheels fall off!!' S.A.M.E." In addition, Madonna posted a montage of photos of her father and other family members, including several of her six children, on Instagram. Reflecting further, the Queen of Pop begged fans to spend time with the more mature people in their lives. "It's a shame we do not live in a world that celebrates knowledge and experience and the wisdom that we can only learn from our elders who have survived for many decades on this planet. We are fixated on youth and physical beauty that ironically teaches us nothing and gives us only momentary gratification," the 66-year-old continued. "Good job, Dad!! I'm proud of you and I know Mom is smiling and happy wherever she is. Thank you for giving me your zero F**KS mentality!" Madonna's mother, also named Madonna Louise Ciccone, died of breast cancer in 1963.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Madonna Celebrates Dad Silvio Ciccone's 94th Birthday in Sweet Post: 'Until the Wheels Fall Off'
Madonna's father, Silvio Ciccone, celebrated his 94th birthday The singer is one of six children, and Silvio's only daughter 'He still has a sense of humor and a strong desire to get out of bed every morning and make the most of his day,' she wroteMadonna is helping her father Silvio Ciccone celebrate his 94th birthday! The 'Material Girl' singer, 66, shared two sweet snaps of her father to X, along with a tribute on Tuesday, June 3. 'Happy Birthday to my Father. Silvio Ciccone, 94 and going strong!!' Madonna, born Madonna Louise Ciccone, wrote. Happy Birthday to my Ciccone, 94 and going strong!! He has survived many wars and many losses in his he still has a sense of humor and a strong desire to get out of bed every morning and make the most of his day. Whenever people ask my father when… — Madonna (@Madonna) June 3, 2025 The first photo she shared was of her standing next to Silvio as he sat at a table and dipped a fork into a slice of cake. Several colorful balloon strings were seen behind the father-daughter duo, as well as a large silver cutout of the number '94.' 'He has survived many wars and many losses in his he still has a sense of humor and a strong desire to get out of bed every morning and make the most of his day,' she wrote. Madonna's second photo showed him sitting outside on patio furniture on a sunny day wearing a baseball cap, T-shirt and jeans with suspenders. 'Whenever people ask my father when he's going to retire, his answer is always the same, 'I'm going to go until the wheels fall off!!'' she concluded of the Ciccone Vineyard and Winery owner, adding, 'S.A.M.E.' "It's a shame we do not live in a world that celebrates knowledge and experience and the wisdom that we can only learn from our elders who have survived for many decades on this planet," Madonna added on Instagram, where she also shared the photos. "We are fixated on youth and physical beauty that ironically teaches us nothing and gives us only momentary gratification." "Good job, Dad!! I'm proud of you and I know Mom is smiling and Happy wherever she is," Madonna wrote. "Thank you for giving me your zero F---- mentality! 💪🏻♥️." The 'Like a Virgin' singer is one of six children, and the only girl, born to Silvio and her late mother, Madonna Louise Ciccone. 'My mother is the only other person I have ever heard of named Madonna,' she told TIME in 1985. 'I never had trouble with the name ... I went to Catholic schools. And then when I got involved in the music industry, everybody thought I took it as a stage name. So I let them think that ... It's pretty glamorous.' Madonna Louise died of breast cancer at 30 on Dec. 1, 1963, when the singer was 5 years old. In her interview with TIME, the '4 Minutes' singer opened up about her close relationship with her father, adding, 'I knew how to wrap him around my finger." She later told Rolling Stone in 1989 that she cared about making her father proud. 'More than anything, I want my father's approval, whether I want to admit it or not," Madonna said. "But he's always been very affectionate with me.' She also shared a sweet post for her father's 93rd birthday. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Congratulations for riding the roller coaster of life with humor and sanity intact," Madonna wrote on social media at the time. "Thank you for sharing your mantra in life with me, which is: 'I'm gonna go until the wheels fall off.'" "Nothing can stop us! Love you to the moon and back. 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🖤🩶🤍❤️🩹," she added along with several photos of herself and her dad over the years. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Madonna wears wavy brunette wig to remember her mother
Madonna paid tribute to her late mother Madonna Louise Fortin Ciccone after celebrating Mother's Day recently. The 66-year-old singer decided to wear a wavy brunette wig, writing: 'I missed my mother so I channeled her...' Madonna was only five when her mom died, age 30, in 1963 from breast cancer after welcoming six children. 'It was just the greatest event of my life. It was like a part of my heart was ripped out,' Madonna recalled in Sky documentary Becoming Madonna in January. 'I was forced to grow up fast and understand my mother's death, to understand the psychological, all things that were going on. It was too much for a child I think. Last year, Madonna revealed she was kept in the dark about her mother's terminal illness. 'Nobody told me my mother was dying,' the self-made superstar wrote on Instagram. 'I just watched her disintegrate mysteriously, and then she disappeared, and there was no explanation except that she had gone to sleep, which explains my tumultuous relationship with sleep.' Each night of Madonna's 81-date Celebration Tour she would project an image of her mother during her 2003 song Mother And Father. 'When I stepped out on the stage and looked up at my mother's face every night, I said, "Hello,"' the two-time Golden Globe winner continued. 'I said, "Goodbye." I said, "Thank you. I hope you're proud of me." I said, "Please protect me and keep me sane."' Madonna's father Silvio Ciccone - who turns 94 on June 2 - was married to the family's housekeeper Joan Gustafson from 1966 until her death, at age 81, from cancer. Generations: Madonna and her mother shared the same first name Madonna will 'soon' re-release her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories and she's recording a sequel to her 2005 dance album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, with musical director Stuart Price. Madonna is the world's best-selling female recording artist and the most successful solo artist in the history of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with 44 No. 1 singles.
