From disco doll to rock diva - Madonna`s amazing journey

Madonna was to cap an amazing career later Monday night with her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, completing a remarkable transformation from a lightweight disco doll to the certified diva of rock.

Along the way she has also adopted many other titles - from fearless sexual provocateur to Kabbalah devotee, and from children's rights advocate to style queen.

Rock purists may well object to including the glamorous show-woman into the pantheon of the genre's all time greats. But that ignores the broad definition the Hall of Fame has given to Rock N' Roll, which stretches from the hip-hop of Grandmaster Flash to the pure pop of Madonna.

Seen in those terms there can be no doubt that Madonna belongs.

Since her debut in 1982, Madonna has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.

Her 2006 Confessions Tour holds the record for the highest grossing concert tour by a female artist. She is the top earning female singer in the world with an estimated net worth of over 325 million dollars.