Madonna was born to Catholic parents Silvio Anthony "Tony" Ciccone (b. 1931) and Madonna Louise Fortin (c. 1933 – December 1, 1963) in Bay City, Michigan, on August 16, 1958. Her father's parents were immigrants from Pacentro, Italy, while her mother was of French-Canadian ancestry. Tony worked as an engineer designer for Chrysler and General Motors. Since Madonna had the same name as her mother, family members called her "Little Nonni". She has two elder brothers, Anthony (born 1956) and Martin (born 1957), and three younger siblings, Paula (born 1959), Christopher (born 1960), and Melanie (born 1962). COUNT 5
QSN1 Madonna was born to which religion? ANS1 Catholic QSN2 Where were Madonna's paternal grandparents come from? ANS2 Pacentro, Italy QSN3 Madonna's mother was from which ancestry? ANS3 French-Canadian QSN4 What was Tony's occupation? ANS4 engineer designer QSN5 What was Madonna's nickname when she was younger? ANS5 Little Nonni