Editing Madonna (section)

=== 1979–1983: Career beginnings, rock bands, and ''Madonna'' ===
In 1979, Madonna became romantically involved with musician [[Dan Gilroy (musician)|Dan Gilroy]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|last=Connelly|first=Christopher|date=November 22, 1984|title=Madonna Goes All the Way|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-goes-all-the-way-203328/|access-date=April 27, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410131720/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-goes-all-the-way-203328/|url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly after meeting him, she successfully auditioned to perform in Paris with French disco artist [[Patrick Hernandez]] as his backup singer and dancer.<ref name=":0" /> During her three months with Hernandez's troupe, she also traveled to Tunisia before returning to New York in August 1979.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{harvnb|Bego|2000|p=52}}</ref> Madonna moved into an abandoned synagogue where Gilroy lived and rehearsed in [[Corona, Queens]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="tarabio" /> Together they formed her first band, the [[Breakfast Club (band)|Breakfast Club]], for which Madonna sang and played drums and guitar.{{Sfn|Morton|2001|p=47}} While with the band, Madonna briefly worked as a hat-check girl at the Russian Tea Room, and she made her acting debut in the low-budget indie film ''[[A Certain Sacrifice]]'', which was not released until 1985.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Palmer|first=Landon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jPUTEAAAQBAJ&q=madonna+auditioned+fame+1982&pg=PA184|title=Rock Star/Movie Star: Power and Performance in Cinematic Rock Stardom|date=June 30, 2020|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-088842-8|pages=184|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607160814/https://books.google.com/books?id=jPUTEAAAQBAJ&q=madonna+auditioned+fame+1982&pg=PA184#v=snippet&q=madonna%20auditioned%20fame%201982&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bessman|first=Jim|date=August 3, 1985|title=Madonna's 'Sacrifice' Hits Home Market|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uSQEAAAAMBAJ&q=madonna+a+certain+sacrifice&pg=PT29|magazine=Billboard|pages=30|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607160924/https://books.google.com/books?id=uSQEAAAAMBAJ&q=madonna+a+certain+sacrifice&pg=PT29#v=snippet&q=madonna%20a%20certain%20sacrifice&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1980, Madonna left the Breakfast Club with drummer [[Stephen Bray]], who was her boyfriend in Michigan, and they formed the band Emmy and the Emmys.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=April 25, 1987|title=Bray's Loyalty To Madonna Pays Off|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-04-25-8701310985-story.html|access-date=April 27, 2021|archive-date=June 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603075715/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-04-25-8701310985-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They rekindled their romance and moved into [[the Music Building]] in Manhattan.<ref name=":0" /> The two began writing songs together and they recorded a four-song demo tape in November 1980, but soon after, Madonna decided to promote herself as a solo artiste.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Runtagh|first=Jordan|date=September 7, 2019|title=30 Fascinating Early Bands of Future Music Legends|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/30-fascinating-early-bands-of-future-music-legends-200891/|access-date=April 27, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427121338/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/30-fascinating-early-bands-of-future-music-legends-200891/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

In March 1981, Camille Barbone, who ran Gotham Records in the Music Building, signed Madonna to a contract with Gotham and worked as her manager until February 1982.{{Sfn|Morton|2001|p=94}}{{Sfn|Morton|2001|p=105}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cihak|first=Lennon|date=April 27, 2020|title=Madonna's former manager Camille Barbone on filtering out bullsh*t|url=https://lennoncihak.com/podcast/camille-barbone|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Lennon Cihak|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513114920/https://lennoncihak.com/podcast/camille-barbone|url-status=live}}</ref> Madonna frequented nightclubs to get disc jockeys to play her demo.{{Sfn|Cross|2007|p=25}} DJ [[Mark Kamins]] at [[Danceteria]] took an interest in her music and they began dating.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 16, 2013|title=Mark Kamins Dead: DJ-Producer Who Dated And Discovered Madonna Dies At 57|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-kamins-dead-dj-producer-madonna_n_2702502|access-date=August 4, 2021|website=HuffPost|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804122121/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-kamins-dead-dj-producer-madonna_n_2702502|url-status=live}}</ref> Kamins arranged a meeting with Madonna and [[Seymour Stein]], the president of [[Sire Records]], a subsidiary of [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]].{{Sfn|Cross|2007|p=25}} Madonna signed a deal for a total of three singles, with an option for an album.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=June 14, 2018|title=How I Met Madonna, by Seymour Stein, the Man Who Signed Her|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/how-i-met-madonna-by-seymour-stein-the-man-who-signed-her-book-excerpt-1202846755/|access-date=August 4, 2021|magazine=Variety|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608072508/https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/how-i-met-madonna-by-seymour-stein-the-man-who-signed-her-book-excerpt-1202846755/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kamins produced her debut single, "[[Everybody (Madonna song)|Everybody]]", which was released in October 1982.{{Sfn|Cross|2007|p=25}} In December 1982, Madonna performed the song live for the first time at Danceteria.{{Sfn|Morton|2001|p=211}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bickford|first=Malina|date=September 8, 2014|title="It Was a Beautiful Thing:" Danceteria and the Birth of Madonna|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/it-was-a-beautiful-thing-danceteria-and-the-birth-of-madonna/|access-date=April 27, 2021|magazine=Vice|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608072507/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvjawa/it-was-a-beautiful-thing-danceteria-and-the-birth-of-madonna|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her first television appearance performing "Everybody" on ''[[Dancin' On Air]]'' in January 1983, although it had actually been filmed a month prior.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Fiorillo|first=Victor|date=April 10, 2016|title=Facebook Flame Wars, Legal Action, and "Death Threats": Dancin' on Air's Family Feud Boils Over|url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/04/10/dancin-on-air-dance-party-usa/|magazine=[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]|access-date=April 27, 2021|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427061900/https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/04/10/dancin-on-air-dance-party-usa/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 1983, she promoted the single with nightclub performances in the United Kingdom.{{Sfn|Morton|2001|p=118}} Her second single, the double A-side "[[Burning Up (Madonna song)|Burning Up]]" / "[[Physical Attraction (song)|Physical Attraction]]", was released in March 1983. Both this single and "Everybody" reached number three on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite news|title=Madonna, Beastie Boys Nominated For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=September 23, 2007|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1570747/20070927/beastie_boys.jhtml|access-date=May 29, 2008|last=Orzeck|first=Kurt|archive-date=May 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503045056/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1570747/20070927/beastie_boys.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> "Burning Up" / "Physical Attraction" also charted at number 13 in Australia.<ref name=kent>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=188}}</ref> During this period, Madonna was in a relationship with artist [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]] and living at his loft in [[SoHo, Manhattan|SoHo]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Fretz|first=Eric|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XDsYOhjGVDIC&q=basquiat+madonna+crosby&pg=PA105|title=Jean-Michel Basquiat: A Biography|date=2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-38056-3|pages=105|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607160849/https://books.google.com/books?id=XDsYOhjGVDIC&q=basquiat+madonna+crosby&pg=PA105|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=December 6, 2018|title=Madonna Posts Throwback Photo With Ex-Boyfriend Jean-Michel Basquiat|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8489113/madonna-throwback-photo-jean-michel-basquiat|access-date=August 5, 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815172710/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8489113/madonna-throwback-photo-jean-michel-basquiat|url-status=live}}</ref> Basquiat introduced her to art curator [[Diego Cortez]], who had managed some [[Punk rock|punk]] bands and co-founded the [[Mudd Club]].<ref name=":2" /> Madonna invited Cortez to be her manager, but he declined.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=July 14, 2021|title=Diego Cortez obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jul/14/diego-cortez-obituary|access-date=August 3, 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725112617/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jul/14/diego-cortez-obituary|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the success of the singles, Warner hired [[Reggie Lucas]] to produce her debut album, ''[[Madonna (album)|Madonna]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Howe|first=Sean|date=July 29, 2013|title=How Madonna Became Madonna: An Oral History|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/how-madonna-became-madonna-an-oral-history-94288/|access-date=April 27, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923074053/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/how-madonna-became-madonna-an-oral-history-94288/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Madonna was dissatisfied with the completed tracks and disagreed with Lucas' production techniques, so she decided to seek additional help.<ref name="tara1">{{harvnb|Taraborrelli|2002|p=43}}</ref> She asked [[John Benitez|John "Jellybean" Benitez]], the [[resident DJ]] at Fun House, to help finish the album's production and a romance ensued.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jellybean Benitez Remembers NYC Clubs of Yesteryear|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/05/jellybean-benitez-remembers-nyc-clubs-of-yesteryear|access-date=August 3, 2021|website=Redbull Music Academy|archive-date=May 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518092340/http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/05/jellybean-benitez-remembers-nyc-clubs-of-yesteryear|url-status=live}}</ref> Benitez remixed most of the tracks and produced "[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]", which was her first international top-ten song. The album was released in July 1983, and peaked at number eight on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It yielded two top-ten singles on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], "[[Borderline (Madonna song)|Borderline]]" and "[[Lucky Star (Madonna song)|Lucky Star]]".<ref name="ach" /> In late 1983, Madonna's new manager, [[Freddy DeMann]], secured a meeting for her with film producer [[Jon Peters]], who asked her to play the part of a club singer in the romantic drama ''[[Vision Quest (film)|Vision Quest]]''.{{Sfn|Morton|2001|p=121}}