Madonna and ex Carlos Leon share rare family photos on daughter Lourdes' 28th birthday

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Lourdes Leone turns 28 today and her parents celebrated the milestone with loving tributes on Instagram.

Her mother Madonna has shared videos of her daughter singing and modeling and throwback photos from Lourdes' lifetime.

Madge's Little Star song, 1998's Ray of Light was dedicated to her then-toddler, and she referenced it in the title of her post, adding some joy to the grieving process. The recent death of his brother Christopher Ciccone.

'Lourdes, Maria Ciccone Leon!!! Happy birthday to my first born! My only little star! ⭐️⭐️⭐️,' her caption began.

'But not a bit about you. Great energy. big heart Great light. You were and always will be my first true love.

Lourdes Leone turns 28 today and her parents celebrated the milestone with loving tributes on Instagram

Lourdes' father, Carlos Leon, also attended the birthday tribute, choosing current and old photos of his first-born.

Lourdes' father, Carlos Leon, also attended the birthday tribute, choosing current and old photos of his first-born.

Lourdes' father, Carlos Leon, was also present at the birthday tribute, as he selected current and old photos of his first-born.

Happy birthday to my beautiful smart talented daughter! 28 years young' began his caption.

'It felt like yesterday you came into my life! Keep your heads up, take no prisoners' he advised.

'You are a queen and a lion! The world is in your hands! Love you to the moon and back!!! pop's @ogdaddy_,' he wrote.

Lourdes entered the world on October 14, 1996 to her pop star mom and personal fitness trainer dad.

From the beginning, the Material Girl was obsessed with her little girl.

Madonna was inspired to write the song Little Star about her daughter from her Grammy Award-winning album Ray of Light.

Lourdes has her mother's vocal talent and released her first single Lock & Key under the stage name Lolahole.

Madge's Little Star song, 1998's Ray of Light was dedicated to her then-toddler, and she referenced it in the title of her post.

Madge's Little Star song, 1998's Ray of Light was dedicated to her then-toddler, and she referenced it in the title of her post.

'Lourdes, Maria Ciccone Leon!!! Happy birthday to my first born! My only little star! ⭐️⭐️⭐️,' her caption began

'Lourdes, Maria Ciccone Leon!!! Happy birthday to my first born! My only little star! ⭐️⭐️⭐️,' her caption began

'But not a bit about you. Great energy. big heart Great light. You were and will always be my first true love.

'But not a bit about you. Great energy. big heart Great light. You were and will always be my first true love.

Lourdes entered the world on October 14, 1996 to her pop star mom and personal fitness trainer dad.

Lourdes entered the world on October 14, 1996 to her pop star mom and personal fitness trainer dad.

'Happy birthday to my beautiful smart talented daughter! 28 years young,' Carlos' caption began

'Happy birthday to my beautiful smart talented daughter! 28 years young,' Carlos' caption began

'It felt like yesterday you came into my life!

'It felt like yesterday you came into my life! “Keep your heads up, take no prisoners,” he advised

'You are a queen and a lion! The world is in your hands! Love you to the moon and back!!! pop's @ogdaddy_,' he wrote

'You are a queen and a lion! The world is in your hands! Love you to the moon and back!!! pop's @ogdaddy_,' he wrote

She is a successful fashion model who has worked for Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Mugler and Swarovski.

In the past, Lourdes has said her mom was 'an uncontrollable jerk growing up.'

However, now that she is an adult, she has a different perspective on how she was raised.

People said she was especially grateful for 'how empowering other women were and how ahead of her time she was.'