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| Madonna postpones tour after stay in intensive care | Madonna postpones tour after stay in intensive care |
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| Madonna has postponed her world tour after being taken to a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) with a serious bacterial infection. | |
| According to her manager, the global popstar's infection was "serious" and led to "a several day stay in the ICU". He added a full recovery is expected. | |
| In a statement, Guy Oseary said Madonna's health is improving, but she is still under medical care. | In a statement, Guy Oseary said Madonna's health is improving, but she is still under medical care. |
| Madonna was expected to launch her 84-date next month. | |
| The 64-year-old pop icon aimed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her breakout single, Holiday, by embarking on her first ever greatest hits tour. | The 64-year-old pop icon aimed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her breakout single, Holiday, by embarking on her first ever greatest hits tour. |
| Dubbed the Celebration Tour, this would be the singer's return to arenas and stadiums after her experimental, theatre-based Madame X shows in 2019 and 2020. | Dubbed the Celebration Tour, this would be the singer's return to arenas and stadiums after her experimental, theatre-based Madame X shows in 2019 and 2020. |
| Some of those performances were called off due to the star's knee and hip injuries. | Some of those performances were called off due to the star's knee and hip injuries. |
| Madonna's tour was due to start in Vancouver, Canada, on 15 July. | |
| But the singer-songwriter's manager said Madonna developed a "serious bacterial infection" on Saturday 24 June and all commitments would need to be paused as a result. | |
| She was due to begin the UK and Europe portion of her tour on 14 October, scheduled to begin and end Europe stint at London's O2 Arena. | |
| Madonna's greatest hits span several decades - including Into The Groove (1985), Like A Prayer (1989), to Vogue (1990) and Hung Up (2005) to name a few. | |
| In 2009, the singer was awarded a Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing music tour by a female artist after completing her Sticky & Sweet Tour. | |
| She has six children. Last week, she posted to her 18.9m Instagram followers to congratulate her twin 10-year-old daughters for completing elementary school. | |
| Madonna Louise Ciccone grew up in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In 1978 she moved to New York to pursue a career in dance and music. | |
| Earlier this year, her older brother Anthony Ciccone died at age 66 after struggling with alcoholism and homelessness. | |
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