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\n\tMadonna<\/a>\u2018s younger brother, Christopher Ciccone, has died at the age of 63.<\/p>\n \n\tChristopher passed away after a battle with cancer on Friday (Oct. 4) in Michigan, his representative confirmed to TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Queen of Pop has faced many deaths in her family as of late. Christopher\u2019s passing arrives less than two weeks after the death<\/a> of Madonna\u2019s stepmother, Joan Clare Ciccone, who also had cancer. The pop superstar\u2019s oldest brother, Anthony Ciccone, also passed away<\/a> in February 2023 of respiratory failure and throat cancer. He was 66.<\/p>\n \n\tMadonna hadn\u2019t publicly commented on Christopher\u2019s passing at press time. Billboard<\/em> has reached out to her reps for comment.<\/p>\n \n\tChristopher \u2014 one of Madonna\u2019s seven siblings \u2014 began his entertainment career as one of his sister\u2019s backup dancers before moving on to direct music videos for such stars as Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett. He also served as the art director for Madonna\u2019s 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour and was the tour director for her 1993 The Girlie Show.<\/p>\n \n\tMadonna and Christopher, who was also an artist and interior designer, had a falling out that was documented in his 2008 book, Life With My Sister Madonna<\/em>, which reached No. 2 on the New York Times best-seller list. He claimed that the singer outed him in a 1991 interview with The Advocate<\/a><\/em>, saying, \u201cMy brother Christopher\u2019s gay, and he and I have always been the closest members of my family.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tChristopher later addressed his relationship with Madonna in a 2012 interview with The Evening Standard<\/a><\/em>. \u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, we\u2019re good. We are in contact with each other, although I haven\u2019t seen her for a long time. We\u2019re back to being a brother and sister. I don\u2019t work for her, and it\u2019s better this way,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more proud of her. She is a force to be reckoned with. Does she have Barbra Streisand\u2019s voice? No,\u201d Christopher added about his sister. \u201cCan she dance like Martha Graham? Probably not. But the combination of her abilities has made her great, and left a huge legacy for her, and through her, for me. So yeah, God bless her.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tChristopher married<\/a> British hairdresser Ray Thacker in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n