Madonna and Christopher’s mother, Madonna Ciccone, died of breast cancer in 1963, when she was 30 and Madonna was 5. Madonna’s older brother, Anthony Ciccone, died in 2023. He was 66. The superstar grew up with five brothers and sisters before her stepmother had three more children, including a son who died of a heart defect after he was born.

Pop music star Madonna has posted photos and a heartfelt message remembering her brother Christopher Ciccone, who died of cancer over the weekend. He was 63. "My brother Christopher is gone. He was the closest human to me for so long.

Christopher Ciccone, an artist, dancer and designer whose memoir chronicled a sometimes fractious relationship with his famous older pop-star sister Madonna, has died. He was 63. Ciccone died of cancer on Friday,