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- 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 wrote
Madonna 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.
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 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.
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.
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“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.
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