Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga, real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Born March 28, 1986 in New York. American singer, songwriter, producer, philanthropist, designer and actress.
She began her career performing in clubs, and by the end of 2007, producer Vincent Herbert signed the singer to the Streamline Records label, which is an offshoot of Interscope Records. Gaga initially worked as a staff writer for Interscope, but after Gaga's vocal talents attracted rapper Akon, she was signed to an album recording contract.
In 2008, Lady Gaga released her debut album The Fame, which became a commercial success and was received positively by critics. Five singles were released from the album, two of which "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" became international hits, while "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi" were moderate successes.
In 2009, the mini-album The Fame Monster was released, which sold out in large quantities like its predecessor. The singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro" released from the album achieved high sales worldwide. The international tour in support of The Monster Ball Tour became one of the most profitable shows of all time.
The second studio album Born This Way topped the charts in almost all countries of the world and became the second best-selling album in 2011. It was supported by the release of five singles, four of which became international hits ("Born This Way", "Judas" and "The Edge of Glory") or were moderately successful ("Yoü and I"). The third studio album Artpop was released on November 11, 2013.
Lady Gaga signed her first contract with Def Jam, but lost it after 9 months. A year later, she was noticed by music executive Vincent Herbert and signed her to Interscope Records in January 2008, initially as a songwriter. Lady Gaga's material has been used by artists such as Fergie, the Pussycat Dolls, and New Kids on the Block. Subsequently, when asked about the significance of collaboration with the Pussycat Dolls for her, Lady Gaga said: “Well, first of all, I generally like girls in underwear... it was working on songs for them that prompted me to improve my writing skills.” field."
Among those impressed by Lady Gaga's vocal and theatrical abilities was rapper Akon, who listened to her demo and signed her to the KonLive Distribution label. “On the one hand, it was as if he was presenting everything to me on a silver plate, on the other, he helped me to stand firmly on the ground with both feet,” she later said.
During those same days, Lady Gaga met the performance artist Lady Starlight: she used some of the latter’s ideas when developing her stage image. The duo began collaborating on projects such as Lady GaGa and The Starlight Revue (a 1970s-style retro variety show), where Stefani played synthesizer. It was during these days that Lady Gaga formed a concept that she later expressed in her famous statement: “I write songs to go with dresses.” “The dress here is a kind of metaphor: I just want to say that each of my songs appears under everything at once: that is, when its full audio and visual design is already formed in my imagination,” she clarified.
With the direct participation of Akon, Lady Gaga began preparing original material for her debut album with producer RedOne. “He is the heart and soul of my universe... I met him and he, well, just 150 thousand percent embraced all my talent with his arms,” she later recalled. The goal of their creative duo was to combine electro-glam (with elements of the style of Bowie and Queen) with hip-hop melodies and rhythms, but maintaining a rock and roll attitude.
The singer later named Scissor Sisters among her favorite performers who influenced the sound and style of the album.
The first song they recorded "Boys, Boys, Boys", was inspired by Mötley Crüe's hit "Girls, Girls, Girls", with elements of AC/DC's "T.N.T." In August 2007, Lady Gaga and The Starlight Revue performed at Lollapalooza. Here she received a reprimand from a police officer about her “indecent self-exposure.” By 2008, Lady Gaga moved to Los Angeles and began working on her debut album, The Fame.
The Fame was released in August 2008 in Canada(where it rose to No. 2), Australia (No. 7) and some European countries. On October 28, the album was released in the United States and debuted at No. 17 (the first week's circulation was 24 thousand), soon rising to the top of the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.
By September 2010, it had spent a record 154 weeks in the top 75 of the UK Albums Chart, beating Oasis' previous record of 134 weeks. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with Times Online describing it as "a fantastic mix of Bowie ballads, Queen-esque mid-tempo drama and synth-dance tracks satirizing rich kids who want fame at any cost."
The album's first single, "Just Dance", was released on April 8, 2008 and topped the charts in Australia and Canada. In October, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Pop 100 Charts.
Lady Gaga - Just Dance
On December 4, 2008, the single reached number 9 in the Russian radio chart, repeating the success of the single Poker Face, released on September 29, 2008 and reaching number two.
On September 6, 2009, Lady Gaga was officially declared the "Queen of Download" after being featured on The Official Charts Company's Top 40 Music Download Chart of All Time (to coincide with the British company's 5th anniversary), "Poker Face" appeared at No. 1 (779 thousand), and “Just Dance” at No. 3 (700 thousand).
Lady Gaga - Poker Face
In June 2009, Kanye West announced an upcoming joint tour with Lady Gaga (noting that he is a big fan of her work).
At the beginning of July 2009, Lady Gaga's single "Paparazzi" was released; it peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. During the filming of the video, Lady Gaga (whom The Guardian, which published the video interview, calls "the most provocative of pop stars") said about the history of "Paparazzi": "I was originally inspired to create this song by (stylized police) photographs of some very famous girls Bond. Then I realized: fame is truly an art form. So this video is about three things: death, fashion and celebrities for sale.".
Release The Fame Monster EP took place on November 23, 2009. It did not appear on the charts in many countries (circulations were summed up with those of The Fame), with the exception of the USA, Canada and Japan.
The first single from the album was "Bad Romance": it rose to No. 1 in Canada and Belgium, to No. 3 in Australia, No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, to No. 3 in Britain and became the singer’s first single to reach the top of the Russian radio chart. Based on the results of 2009, Lady Gaga became the most rotated performer on Moscow radio.
The album received somewhat controversial, but generally high marks from critics: in particular, Simon Price (The Independent), Paul Leicester (BBC Music) and Kitty Empire (The Observer) considered it an original, highly eccentric work that is not a formal application to the debut album, but having undoubted independent value.
On January 31, 2010, at a ceremony at the Los Angeles Staples Center, Lady Gaga received two Grammy Awards: Best Dance Recording of the Year (Poker Face) and Best Dance/Electronic Album (The Fame).
On February 17, 2010, Lady Gaga became the main character of the Brit Awards ceremony held in London: she won in three categories: “Best Foreign Artist”, “International Breakthrough of the Year” and “Best Foreign Album”.
"Telephone", the second single from The Fame Monster EP, recorded by the singer with the participation of Beyoncé Knowles, topped the Billboard Pop Songs list (rising on the Hot 100 to No. 3), and at the end of March 2010, the UK Singles Chart. In March, in an interview with MTV UK, the singer announced the start of work on a new album and that “the core of it is already ready.”
Lady Gaga - Telephone ft. Beyoncé
In June 2010, Lady Gaga, in an interview with Larry King on CNN, said that doctors found that she had a predisposition to systemic lupus erythematosus, but at that time she did not have lupus. In the fall of 2010, information about the singer’s illness began to be discussed in the press again.
In September 2010, at the next MTV VMA ceremony, Lady Gaga won in eight categories, which became an award record.
In the spring of 2011, information appeared that Lady Gaga had given her song “The Greatest Thing” (which was not included in Gaga’s debut album) to the singer. At the end of the summer of 2011, the information was confirmed. It was originally planned that Gaga would provide backing vocals for the song, but Cher and Lady Gaga later recorded a duet. In early June 2013, Cher announced that "The Greatest Thing" would not be included on her 26th studio album, Closer to the Truth.
On February 10, 2012, Lady Gaga launched her own social network, LittleMonsters. Registered visitors to the resource will be able to share photos and videos with each other, “tag” places and objects of interest to them, and also communicate with the singer via chat.
Album release Artpop(2013-2014) was accompanied by an application for smartphones and tablet computers. Artpop took first place on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the singer's second album to top the chart, with sales of 258,000 copies in the first week.
At the end of 2013, the performer, citing creative differences, stopped working with her manager Troy Carter. On March 28, 2014, Gaga's twenty-eighth birthday, the third single, "G.U.Y.", was released.
Lady Gaga - G.U.Y.
Gaga starred in Robert Rodriguez's film Machete Kills, as one of the characters of the killer La Chamelion. The film received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. For her role, Gaga was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award in the Worst Supporting Actress category.
In 2012-2014, the performer recorded the jazz album Cheek to Cheek with American singer Tony Bennett.
On February 22, 2015, Lady Gaga performed at the 87th Academy Awards, performing several songs from the musical The Sound of Music.
On June 12, 2015, she performed John Lennon’s song “Imagine” to her own accompaniment at the opening ceremony of the European Games in Baku.
On September 18, 2015, the song Til It Happens to You was released, recorded for the documentary The Hunting Ground (2015), dedicated to the topic of sexual violence on college campuses. The song was written by Lady Gaga herself and Diane Warren. The song received positive reviews music critics and was nominated for both the 2016 Grammy Award in the category Best Song Written for Visual Media and the 2016 Academy Award in the category for Best Song Written for a Film.
On January 10, 2016, she received a Golden Globe Award in the category Best Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries for her role as Countess Elizabeth Johnson in the television series " American history Horror: Hotel.
On February 15, 2016, at the Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga paid tribute to David Bowie by performing songs such as: “Space Oddity”, “Changes”, “Ziggy Stardust”, “Suffragette City”, “Rebel Rebel”, “Fashion”, “Fame”, "Under Pressure", "Let's Dance" and "Heroes".
On February 28, 2016, she performed at the Academy Awards with the song “Til It Happens to You.”
On September 18, Lady Gaga announced the postponement of part of her European tour due to health problems; the singer suffers from a rather rare disease - fibromyalgia.
Lady Gaga's height: 155 centimeters.
Personal life of Lady Gaga:
For a long time Lady Gaga dated Luc Carl. Their relationship began even before the singer achieved world fame. Information regularly appeared that the singer was in full swing preparing for her wedding with Luke Karl. They even said that one of the British castles would become the venue for the wedding ceremony of Lady Gaga and Luke Karl. But it never came to marriage.
Lady Gaga and Luke Carl
In 2010, there were rumors about an affair between Lady Gaga and Angelina Jolie(the latter then had a cooling-off period with Brad Pitt).
Jolie's biographer Ian Halperin, who once published a scandalous book about Jolie's life with Brad Pitt, claims that Gaga was always admired by the Lara Croft star and dreamed of getting closer to her not only spiritually, but also physically. “She talks about only one person in the world so often - about Jolie... I think they are two boots in a pair.” Western tabloids wrote about a meeting between Jolie and Lady Gaga in an intimate setting in 2010 immediately after the Grammy ceremony.
In September 2011, it became known about the romance between Lady Gaga and the actor Taylor Kinney- Stars of the TV series "The Vampire Diaries".
The romance between them began on the set of the “You and I” video. In this video, Taylor played the singer's lover.
Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney
On February 14, 2015, Valentine's Day, Taylor Kinney proposed marriage to Lady Gaga. In July 2016, Lady Gaga announced that she had separated from Kinney.
Discography of Lady Gaga:
2008 - The Fame
2009 - The Fame Monster EP
2011 - Born This Way
2013 - Artpop
2014 - Cheek To Cheek (with Tony Bennett)
2016 - Joanne
Filmography of Lady Gaga:
2011 - “Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden” - cameo
2011 - “A Very Gaga Thanksgiving” - cameo
2013 - “Machete Kills” - the third guise of the Chameleon
2014 - “Sin City 2” - Bertha
2015 - “American Horror Story: Hotel” - Countess Elizabeth
2016 - “American Horror Story: Roanoke” - Scathach
Stephanie Joanne Angelina was born to Italian parents Joseph (Giusepe) and Cynthia Germanotta. The future singer was named after her deceased aunt. Stephanie has a younger sister, Natalie.
Started getting interested in music from early years, and at the age of four she taught herself to play the piano. She began composing her first songs at the age of 13. Already at the age of 14 she began performing in clubs along with various musical groups.
After graduationConvent of The Sacred Heart, the singer entered the School of the Arts at New York University. However, two years later she left educational institution to fully focus on his music career.
In 2006, the singer first used the pseudonym Lady Gaga. At the same time, together with music producer Rob Fusari, she recorded several songs with which she performed in various clubs. She also signed her first music contract in 2006, but lost it after just nine months.
In 2008, Lady Gaga signed a contract with Interscope Records as a songwriter. Her compositions have been performed by such stars as Britney Spears, Fergie, Pussycat Dolls and others. Thanks to the rapperAkon, who noticed the singer’s vocal abilities, she signed a contract with the KonLive Distribution label. At the same time, she met the performance artist Lady Starlight, with whom she performed in the project “Lady GaGa and The Starlight Revue”.
In 2008, Lady Gaga moved to Los Angeles, where she began work on her debut album. A record called "The Fame"was published in August of the same year. In 2009, the singer went on her first tour of North America.
In 2009, the performer’s mini-album “The Fame Monster EP” was released. In the same year, the singer went on her second concert tour.
In 2010, Lady Gaga won two Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording of the Year ("Poker Face") and the best album in the dance/electronic genre.
In subsequent years, the singer released four more music album: Born This Way (2011), Artpop (2013), Cheek to Cheek, recorded with Tony Bennett in 2014, and Joanne (2016).
In 2011, two documentaries about Lady Gaga - “Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden” and “A Very Gaga Thanksgiving.”
In addition, in 2013, the performer tried herself as an actress, playing a cameo role in the film “Machete Kills.” In subsequent years, she played in the film Sin City 2, as well as in the TV series American Horror Story: Hotel and American Horror Story: Roanoke.
In 2016, she was awarded a Golden Globe Award for her role in the TV series American Horror Story: Hotel.
Hobbies
: Charity, fashion, cooking
Personal life: In 2011, on the set of the “Yoü and I” video, the singer met actor Taylor Kinney. On February 14, 2015, Taylor proposed to Gaga, but the couple never got married and separated in July 2016.
Since February 2017, the singer has been dating Hollywood star agent Christian Carino.
Scandals\interesting facts\charity
In September 2017, the singer announced that she suffers from chronic fibromyalgia - symmetrical pain throughout the body.
The singer came up with her pseudonym, inspired by the band's songQueen « Radio Ga Ga».
At the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga wore a dress made from meat.
In 2010, the singer was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most popular woman in terms of the number of search queries on the Internet.
Lady Gaga is actively involved in charity work, participates in campaigns against AIDS and HIV, and also supports the LGBT movement. In 2012 she opened charitable foundation Born This Way, which provides support to members of the LGBT community.
Quotes :
When I have free time, I start writing new songs, coming up with new costumes and creating new projects. This is the only thing that brings me genuine pleasure. I live for art. And my best medicine is my little monsters. They treat me physically and emotionally every night during the show.
I do not meet generally accepted standards of beauty. But I was never upset about it. I'm not a supermodel - that's not what I do. I write music. And I want to convey to my fans that what they have to offer the world is much more important than what they look like.
American singer and songwriter, known for her original and extravagant style, influenced by various musical styles - disco, glam rock, electronica and even hard rock.
Lady Gaga– winner of five Grammys, 30 MTV awards and a number of other music awards. Her albums take first place in the charts of many countries. The American performer won three major music awards Great Britain, Brit Awards 2010 in the categories “Best Foreign Artist”, “Best Foreign Debut” and “Best Foreign Album” (“The Fame”).
Biography of Lady Gaga / Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga born in 1986 in New York state in a family of immigrants from Italy. Her father was a musician and performed in small clubs in New Jersey as part of various bands. Since childhood Lady Gaga She was fond of music - she recorded songs by Cindi Lauper and Michael Jackson on a children's cassette recorder, and at the age of four she began to learn to play the piano. When the girl was 11 years old, her parents were going to send her to Guilliard School in Manhattan, but she ended up entering private school for girls at the Convent Of The Sacred Heart, where, in particular, such celebrities as Gloria Vanderbilt and sisters Nicky and Paris Hilton.
The singer's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
Lady Gaga: “I had a uniform, I wore red lipstick to stand out. And I actually looked forward to our musical theater rehearsal, which took place at the end of the day, when I could transform.”
From 14 years old Lady Gaga Already sang in New York clubs with the groups Mackin Pulsifer and SGBand. Here she came under the influence of underground culture and decided to contribute to its development. Future star she did everything to attract attention: she dressed in extravagant clothes, came up with incredible designs on her head, staged fire shows, setting fire to hairspray. The parents were not happy with their daughter’s antics; they suspected that she had completely gone downhill, was participating in shows with strippers and transvestites, and was drinking alcohol and drugs.
Musical career of Lady Gaga / Lady Gaga
From 20 years old Lady Gaga I decided to devote myself entirely to music. In 2006, she began working with producer Rob Fusari(Rob Fusari) and wrote several songs with him, including "Beautiful Dirty Rich", "Dirty Ice Cream" and "Disco Heaven". Then her pseudonym appeared Lady Gaga, an allusion to the song " Radio Ga Ga» groups Queen, one of my favorites musical groups Stephanie.
Since 2007 Lady Gaga worked under the Interscope Records label and wrote songs for such artists as Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears and New Kids on the Block. She then collaborated with rapper Akon, who noticed the girl’s vocal abilities and offered her a job at the Kon Live label. At the same time, the singer met a DJ and part-time dancer Lady Starlight(Lady Starlight), who helped her create future stage outfits.
First single from Lady Gaga's debut album "Just Dance" released in April 2008. It immediately took leading positions in the charts of Australia and Canada, and later rose to second place in the hot hundred of the American Billboard magazine, Billboard Hot 100. The album itself "The Fame" published in August 2008. Autumn 2008 Lady Gaga went on a promotional tour, opening concerts for the reunited group New Kids on the Block, with whom she performed the song “Big Girl Now” from their new album. From January to May 2009, the singer participated in a tour with the Pussycat Dolls in Europe and Oceania.
Second album Lady Gaga "The Fame Monster" was released on November 18, 2009 and was a re-release of the first album, consisting of eight songs, released separately. Most critics gave the album positive reviews, highlighting "Bad Romance" and "Dance In" among others. the Dark" The album “The Fame Monster” reached first place in most major countries, and on November 27, 2009, the singer’s world tour began in support of it.
November 10, 2009 Lady Gaga posted a video for the song “Bad Romance” from the album “The Fame Monster” on the popular YouTube resource. The Queen of Pop took part in the video Beyonce. The video broke all popularity records - it was viewed 15 million times. This indicates the growing popularity of the performer, who sets herself one main goal - to shock the audience at any cost.
Lady Gaga - shocking and sexy
The singer openly admits her bisexuality and states that if a person was born with a non-traditional orientation, then no one can change it.
– There are transvestite women and transsexual women, and that’s normal. Suddenly it was considered something disgusting and unnatural, just because many in this world believe that you can become gay at will. This is not a choice! This is how we were born.
Lady Gaga- a unique phenomenon in modern Western culture, and her rapid rise to the top of the charts is phenomenal. Millions of fans around the world discuss the rumors and gossip that constantly haunt the singer, and also enjoy her extravagant image and fiery songs.
Discography of Lady Gaga / Lady Gaga
Studio albums by Lady Gaga
- The Fame (2008)
- The Fame Monster (2009) (EP)
- Born This Way (2011)
Singles by Lady Gaga
- Just Dance (2008)
- Poker Face (2008)
- Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) (2009)
- Love Game (2009)
- Paparazzi (2009)
- Bad Romance (2009)
- Telephone (2010)
- Alejandro (2010)
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The singer is known for her shocking songs. Many fans are interested in how old Lady Gaga is. Her date of birth is March 28, 1986. The question of how old Lady Gaga is was partly caused by the appearance of a video online in which she stripped naked on stage at a London gay club. Despite the twilight, fans saw something similar to cellulite. This caused a heated discussion on the Internet, and also led to the question of how old Lady Gaga is.
Stage image and pseudonym
The singer took her stage name from the title of the song Radio Ga Ga. Producer Rob Fusari once compared her style of performing compositions to that of Freddie Mercury. Outrageousness is an integral part of Lady Gaga's stage show. Her wardrobe consists of a collection of all kinds of eccentric creations from famous fashion designers such as Alexander McQueen and others. The singer draws musical inspiration from the works of rock musicians and groups such as Queen and David Bowie, as well as pop stars such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. Stephanie is considered one of the most eccentric and provocative celebrities of our time.
Awards and merits
In 2010, Lady Gaga won two (out of 12 nominations) for the song Poker Face and the album The Fame, as well as three Brit Awards in all categories. In August 2011, the singer was awarded two MTV awards. She became the first person to receive 13 prizes of this level in just three years. Lady Gaga is Billboard's 2010 Artist of the Year. The singer was included in Time magazine's list of the most influential people in the world. She is also ranked fourth in the ranking of the most powerful women in the world. Vanity Fair magazine ranked the celebrity as the ninth most influential person of 2011. According to Forbes, Lady Gaga is ranked eleventh in the ranking of the most successful singers. Her debut project The Fame is included in the magazine's list of the best music startups of all time.
Biography
Today, the singer’s age (Lady Gaga does not hide it) is 29 years old, but in her still young years she managed to achieve a lot. Stephanie is the daughter of Italian-American entrepreneurs whose business is related to the IT sector. The singer has a younger sister, Natalie Germanotta, who is a designer.
As a child, Lady Gaga attended Catholic school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. She started playing the piano at the age of four. At the age of 13-14, the future celebrity already began giving concerts in front of an audience. At the age of seventeen, she entered the school at the University of the Arts (New York), where she studied music. During this period, the future celebrity wrote articles and essays on topics such as religion, art and politics.
At the age of twenty, she was already writing lyrics for Interscope Records. After leaving native home, Gaga began performing in Manhattan clubs with the groups SGBand and Mackin Pulsifer. An interesting fact is that from a young age, this singer has always done her best to attract attention, Lady Gaga. A photo of it can be seen in this article. She is the godmother of Elton John's son.
Music career
Singer Lady Gaga began her solo career in 2005-2007. At its early stage, she performed in restaurants. In 2006, Stephanie began working with Rob Fusari (music producer), with whom she recorded several compositions. All of them entered the singer’s main repertoire and gained great popularity in downtowns. At the same time, she began to call herself by the pseudonym Lady Gaga for the first time. It was invented by Rob Fusari, looking at the singer’s antics, grimaces and poses, which in his opinion made Stefani look like Freddie Mercury.
The singer signed her first contract with Def Jam, but less than a year later it was canceled. A year later, she was noticed by music boss Vincent Herbert. She was first a songwriter (Interscope Records). Her lyrics have been used by such famous bands and performers as Britney Spears, Fergie, Pussycat Dolls and New Kids on the Block.
The rapper Akon really liked the singer’s vocal talents and artistic abilities. After listening to her recordings, he signed Stephanie to the Kon Live Records studio. At the same time, Gaga meets Lady Starlight (a performance artist). It was from her that the celebrity borrowed many ideas to develop her stage portrait. They started performing as a duet. These days, the singer finally formed a personal concept, which she expressed with her famous phrase: “I write compositions to match my outfits.”
In 2008, the singer’s album The Fame was released in Canada, which gained great popularity. In July 2009, the single Paparazzi was released, which rose to number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2009, the singer released a new successful project The Fame Monster, which became a continuation of the debut release. His first single was the famous composition Bad Romance. In 2011, the singer recorded her third studio project, Born This Way, which received positive reviews and critical acclaim. Born in 2013 new album Lady Gaga called Artpop.
(Lady Gaga, born March 28, 1986, New York, USA) - singer of American-Italian origin. Known for her shocking behavior and extravagant images. In 2011 she received an award in the “Style Icon” category. Madame Tussauds has one wax figure of Lady Gaga on display in 10 branches of Madame Tussauds. As of 2014, she is the face of the Versace Fashion House.
“I write songs to go with dresses. When I compose music, I always think about what outfit to choose for performing a particular song on stage. For me it's all interconnected - shows, fashion, music. I want to present a picture on stage so that art passes through the visual image!”
Biography and career
Lady Gaga was born on March 28, 1986 in New York in the family of Italian Joseph Germanotta and American Cynthia Bissett. She has a younger sister, Natalie. Gaga's birth name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
At the age of four, Stephanie began playing the piano, and at thirteen she wrote her first ballad.
After completing her secondary education, Stephanie entered the School of the Arts at New York University. In her free time from studying, she wrote songs and performed them in different clubs.
In 2006, Rob Fusari, Stefani's producer, suggested that she take the stage name "Lady Gaga" by analogy with the title of the song. Queen"Radio Gaga" because he thought her vocals were similar to Freddie Mercury's.
In early 2008, Gaga wrote songs for Britney Spears, Fergie and the Pussycat Dolls. In the same year, Akon noted the talent of the aspiring singer. Thanks to his efforts, Gaga signed a contract with producer RedOne, and they began recording the album The Fame. In 2009, at the Grammy ceremony, the album was named Best Dance Album, and in 2010 it became Best International Album at the Brit Awards.
In April 2010, it was announced that Lady Gaga's videos on YouTube and Vevo had accumulated over a billion views. In the same year, the style icon took 9th place in the list of the most influential women in the world according to Forbes magazine.
In 2012, Lady Gaga played the role of a hitman in Robert Rodriguez's film Machete Kills (2013).
As of 2013, Lady Gaga released 4 albums: The Fame (2008), The Fame Monster (2009), Born This Way (2011) and Artpop (2013). She is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most searched woman on the Internet.
As of 2013, 10 of Madame Tussauds' 14 branches display one wax figure of Lady Gaga. This is an absolute record for the number wax figures one man.
The evolution of Lady Gaga's style
Early to mid 2000s
In the 2000s. Stefani Germanotta performed in New York clubs with various musical groups. To stand out and attract attention, she went on stage in underwear and, or in ultra-short shorts and tops with leopard print.
Lady Gaga first appeared on television in 2001, playing a cameo role in the series “The Sopranos.” In 2005, she took part in the reality show Boiling Points on MTV. In the program, Stephanie appeared in an open jersey with no straps and no heels. Dark hair was pulled back into a ponytail.
2008 - early 2009
In 2008, two Gaga videos from The Fame album - Just Dance and Poker Face - were aired. The latest video attracted the attention of the fashionable public with the original outfits in which the singer appeared. By this time, she had dyed her hair platinum blonde and lost significant weight. In the video clip, Lady Gaga appeared in black latex, decorated geometric shapes using origami technique. She wore a mask made of reflective glass and iPod LCD glasses that connected to a computer and displayed images directly on their lenses.
In some shots, Gaga's hair was decorated with a hair bow clip, which became her iconic accessory.
In 2008 - early 2009 the style icon began to give concerts and choose origami costumes, bodysuits, and leather overalls for them.
Second half of 2009
Since the second half of 2009, Lady Gaga's outfits have become more daring and extravagant. She started wearing dresses made from hair, BDSM-style outfits, and wearing jackets over her underwear. Lady Gaga began to complement her looks with unusual shapes, intricate headdresses, high-platform shoes and heels.
In 2009, on one of the television programs, the style icon appeared in a jacket made from dozens of plush Kermits from the Muppet Show (in Russia, “Sesame Street”). The outfit was created by the French designer for the JC de Castelbajac fall-winter 2009/2010 collection, inspired by the characters from the TV show.
In the same year, during one of her performances, Lady Gaga appeared on stage in short dress from mirror glass.
At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga performed in a white ensemble stained with blood.
In 2009, Lady Gaga received the Stylemaker Award from the ACE Awards.
In 2010, more and more crazy and unique outfits appeared in Gaga's wardrobe. Her images were discussed by critics, bloggers and. The media closely followed every appearance of the style icon.
That year, Gaga showed off many extravagant creations from and.
In January 2010, for the Grammy music awards, the style icon chose a futuristic Armani Privé dress in a light lilac shade with many plastic hoops.
In May 2011, Gaga appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. She chose two sets for this event. Upon arrival at the show, the singer wore a handmade Haute Couture outfit from 2001, embroidered with rhinestones and sequins, and a mantilla of the same brand. At the show itself, Lady Gaga appeared in a black leather jacket from , worn over her underwear, and in a masquerade mask.
In 2011, Lady Gaga repeatedly appeared in vintage outfits. For one of the television shows, she wore a long dress with thin straps, created in 1991, decorated with prints in the form of fans and chains. Lady Gaga completed her look with high leather boots.
In 2011, elegant outfits began to appear in Lady Gaga's wardrobe.
In August 2011, at the MTV Music Video Awards, Lady Gaga appeared as an Italian man named Joe Calderone, her alter ego.
2012 — 2013
In August 2012, the style icon enlarged her lips. In 2012-2013 she changed her hair color several times - she became brown-haired, then blonde again.
In mid-2013, Brandon Maxwell was appointed Lady Gaga's new stylist. With his arrival at Haus of Gaga, Gaga's creative team, her images became more natural and feminine. Off stage, Gaga began to appear with discreet makeup: mascara, lightly lined eyes and natural lipstick.
“I think she's at a point in her career where she needs to focus on music. The world has already seen Gaga in all the most unimaginable images. Now her appearance can be softened and a calm, respectable chic can be added to it. We will still make her costumes from outrageous materials like plastic, but now in cleaner and calmer silhouettes.”
Brandon Maxwell
In July 2013, Lady Gaga threw a party in Beverly Hills in honor of the release of her 3rd album Artpop, scheduled for November of this year. At the event, the style icon appeared in a short dress from the Alexander McQueen spring-summer 2008 collection. Gaga purchased this outfit at auction: it previously belonged to.
In August 2013, Lady Gaga was spotted leaving the Chateau Marmont hotel in California wearing a total look - white with wide marble sleeves, pumps and pumps. The look was completed by Tom Ford.
In the same month, the style icon appeared several times in outfits from.
On August 25, the 30th MTV Video Music Awards 2013 took place in New York. The event was opened by Lady Gaga, who changed 4 outfits during her performance and ended up wearing shells at the end of the show.
Lady Gaga's style
According to Lady Gaga herself, the development of her style was largely influenced by Freddie Mercury, Madonna and David Bowie, who loved to shock the public with their images.
Lady Gaga prefers outfits in futuristic styles. She chooses clothes from Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, Balmain, Atsuko Kudo, Antonio Berardi, Gianni Versace, Mary Katrantzou, Roksanda Ilincic, Gareth Pugh, Christian Lacroix, Viktor & Rolf, Alexandre Vauthier, Osman, Prabal Gurung, Gemma Slack; shoes from Alexander McQueen, Noritaka Tatehana, Saint Laurent, Pleaser, Thierry Mugler; underwear from, La Perla. Among accessories, Lady Gaga prefers Hermes and Chanel handbags; glasses Daniel Stephen, Lara Jensen, Emmanuelle Khan, Versace, ; hats are mainly from Philip Treacy, Stephen Jones, Maria Francesca Pepe, etc.
Clothes, underwear, shoes and accessories for her are also developed by Haus of Gaga, Lady Gaga’s personal creative group, founded in 2008. As of 2013, the members of the association are make-up artist Tara Savelo, hairdresser Frederic Aspiras, photographer, artist Helena Green, founder of Haus of Gaga and press and media officer Troy Carter. Until mid-2013, Lady Gaga's style was developed by. He was forced to suspend cooperation with the singer due to being too busy: as of 2013, Formichetti is also Uniqlo.
"She will remain mine best friend forever, but now my assistant Brandon works with her. We have been cooperating with her for five years - from the moment she started. One way or another, I will always be involved in Gaga's life and work, but I can no longer do it every day. She changes clothes 12 times a day - it’s real madness!”
Nicola Formichetti
An integral part of Gaga's wardrobe are leather jackets and jackets decorated with spikes, chains or crystals, bodysuits, latex outfits from Atsuko Kudo, outrageous sets from Alexander McQueen, lace dresses, including from Dolce & Gabbana.
When creating clothes for Lady Gaga, in addition to glass, metal, plastic, polyethylene, and combining materials with each other. Craftsmen decorate many of her outfits with embroidery, precious stones and precious stones, metals, rhinestones, appliqués, etc.
One of Lady Gaga's most famous stage ensembles are the origami dresses from Haus of Gaga. The style icon also often appears in outfits made from natural hair. Her collection includes sets that completely cover the face.
For her public appearances, she chooses outfits of complex geometric shapes and things. On February 16, 2010, at the 30th Brit Awards in London, the style icon wore a white three-tiered Alexander McQueen dress.
Sometimes, to attend music ceremonies, radio broadcasts, recording studios, television shows, and social events, Lady Gaga chooses discreet sets. For example, elegant floor-length dresses with a deep or high slit, trouser suits, pencil skirts combined with tops or dresses with a peplum, etc.
Shoes
Lady Gaga has an impressive collection of intricately shaped shoes with extremely high platforms and heels. The most famous models are the snakeskin hooves from Alexander McQueen and the Noritaka Tatehana shoes without a heel, but with the arch of the foot suggesting its presence.
The height of some shoe models reaches 35.5 cm, which makes it difficult for Lady Gaga to move. In most cases, when a style icon wears these shoes, she is supported by an arm or carried in her arms.
In 2013, due to wearing uncomfortable shoes, the singer was forced to cancel several concerts. Due to heavy loads on her legs, Lady Gaga developed synovitis - inflammation of the lining of the joints. Doctors performed surgery on her right hip and forbade her to wear high heels.
Hats
An integral part of Lady Gaga's image are headdresses. Her collection includes hats in the form of a telephone, a lobster, a nest, a plate, origami, a spiral, and an umbrella. Of the classic hats, the style icon wears, “policeman” caps, and.
In September 2012, at one of the shows, Lady Gaga wore a helmet made of fresh flowers, made.
In December 2012, paparazzi captured Lady Gaga leaving a New York hotel wearing Pleaser ankle boots and a total look from Saint Laurent: a black blouse, trousers, and leather jacket. The style icon completed her look with a custom-made Mordekai cage helmet. The accessory was decorated with chains and decorated with an image of an angel.
Lady Gaga's wardrobe includes several hats that imitate horns. The singer appeared in one of these accessories in May 2011, leaving a London hotel. The hat from Maria Francesca Pepe was made in the style of a Viking helmet. The accessory was decorated with spikes and Swarovski rhinestones.
Hair and makeup
Lady Gaga's makeup is usually flashy and extravagant. The style icon regularly appears on stage and in public with colored eyelashes glued on - including feathers, rhinestones on the face and lips, and bright pink or bloody lipstick. As a form of makeup, stylists often apply paint to the singer’s face.
Gaga's hairstyles are distinguished by their originality and complexity of execution. Hairdressers arrange her hair in structures in the form of a nest, a beehive, etc., glue strands of catchy colors, and apply washable spray paints in bright colors. Her hair is often decorated with unusual objects, such as tin cans.
IN different years Gaga wore both long hair, and a medium-length haircut. The style icon has repeatedly appeared in wigs and hairpieces. One of Gaga's most famous looks was her hairstyle, which was decorated with a hair clip in the form of a bow.
Lady Gaga's Famous Outfits
- Shocking sets
Pyro-Bra. One of Lady Gaga's most commonly worn stage costumes is the pyrotechnic sconce. The style icon first appeared in this item at the Much Music Video Awards in 2009 while performing the song Poker Face. Pyro-Bra also featured Gaga in the last scene of her Bad Romance video, where she lies on a bed with a smoldering skeleton.
Underwear over a shirt. At the 2009 Accessories Council ACE Awards, Lady Gaga wore a retro-inspired pale pink lingerie set from Marc Jacobs over a gray lingerie set from the brand. The look was completed with John Galliano beaded heels and a lace black veil that covered the entire face.
Outfit in the form of soap bubbles. On May 5, 2009, Lady Gaga appeared at the House of Blues music concert in Boston wearing a translucent Hussein Chalayan dress that imitated soap bubbles.
Bloody dress. On September 3, 2009, the MTV Video Music Awards took place. For this event, Lady Gaga wore a red lace minidress from the Alexander McQueen fall-winter 1998/1999 collection with a train. The outfit completely covered the singer's face. Due to the red color and lace pattern, it seemed that Gaga's face and body were stained with blood.
Crazy Weapon Outfit. During the 2009 X Factor, Lady Gaga performed Bad Romance wearing a plastic "Crazy Gun" suit from Gareth Pugh's spring/summer 2007 collection with geometric sleeves.
Meat dress. Lady Gaga's most shocking outfit is the meat dress she wore on September 12, 2010 at the MTV Video Music Awards. The look was completed with meat shoes, a handbag and a hat. The dress was designed by Frank Fernandez for Nicola Formichetti and was inspired by the meat bikini Gaga wore on the September cover of Hommes Japan.
According to Frank Fernanades, it took more than 23 kg of meat to make the dress. In it, Lady Gaga won 8 MTV awards. MyCelebrityFashion.co.uk named the set the most iconic outfit of 2010. The meat dress became 2010-2011.
In 2010, the Jeremy Scott spring-summer 2011 women's collection featured two similar outfits, but made of textiles. Designer Anna Chong has created several smaller copies of Lady Gaga's dresses, making them from Parma ham.
In May 2012, during the Born This Way Ball tour, Lady Gaga performed in a dress that imitated a meat outfit.
As of 2013, the meat dress Gaga wore to the MTV Video Music Awards is kept in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland. To prepare it for display, taxidermists treated the outfit with special chemicals and then dried it.
Living dress. In February 2010, as part of The Monster Ball Tour, Lady Gaga wore a Hussein Chalayan x Haus of GaGa outfit to perform the song “So Happy I Could Die.” At the beginning of the performance, the dress covered Gaga's face, and then parts of the set began to move apart ( remote control). Attached to the outfit was a voluminous headdress and a design in the form of dragonfly wings. The dress was made of stainless steel, nylon and plastic. It took 6 weeks to make it.
Hair dresses. In 2011, for an evening in memory of Steve Jobs, Lady Gaga wore a black Maison Martin Margiela dress made from her hair.
In 2012, at the presentation of the Born this Way Ball world tour, Lady Gaga wore an Alexander McQueen dress made from lilac-dyed hair. The style icon purchased this outfit (one of her latest creations) at a Christie’s auction for $133,000.
Outfit made of polyethylene and latex. In the summer of 2011, for an interview on radio Z100 and KTU 103.5 FM, Lady Gaga wore a black Lina Mustafa dress made of polyethylene and latex, complementing it with a Chanel beauty case from the Vanity Cosmetic Case Bag collection.
Feather dress. In 2011, at the MMVA Awards, Lady Gaga appeared on stage with blue hair in a black voluminous feather dress from the Alexander McQueen fall-winter 2009/2010 collection.
Dress with painting. In May 2011, on music program 106 & Park, Lady Gaga wore a long dress with Titian prints from Maya Hansen, and shoes from Noritaka Tatehana. She complemented the look with mittens from, neck jewelry in the form of collars with spikes, several and rings in the form of skulls.
“It all started with an email that said: Lady Gaga x Maya Hansen. I thought it was a joke. At that time, I was just starting to organize runway shows for young designers in Madrid. One of her stylists, who is responsible for the singer’s entire wardrobe, contacted me. We were asked to deliver ten outfits from my collection to New York within a few days."
Maya Hansen
Dress within a dress. In 2012, at Paris Fashion Week, the style icon appeared in a blue-pink outfit from Comme des Garcons fall-winter 2012/2013, made of polyvinyl chloride. It seemed as if another dress was draped over one dress. The look was completed with Pleaser boots and glasses from Daniel Stephen.
- Elegant and original sets
Alexander McQueen. On September 12, 2010, Lady Gaga arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards in a golden-red Alexander McQueen dress with a full skirt, hoof boots from the same brand and a feather headdress.
Tom Ford. In the summer of 2011, Lady Gaga appeared at the MTV studio in a white lace Tom Ford dress with a black thin belt at the waist. The style icon accessorized her outfit with a vintage brooch, pearl beads and a hat.
Salvatore Ferragamo. On August 1, 2011, the style icon attended The View show, for which she chose a total look from Salvatore Ferragamo - shoes, hat and glasses. All items were black and white houndstooth.
Alexandre Vauthier. In August 2011, for the Atom Factory VMA Dinner in Los Angeles, the style icon chose a scarlet pantsuit with a plunging neckline from Alexandre Vauthier, shoes from Noritaka Tatehana and glasses from Emmanuelle Khanh.
Chanel. In November 2011, for the opening of the Gaga's Workshop gift shop at Barneys, the style icon wore a luxurious tweed white Chanel dress with a full skirt. It was created to order personally.
Osman. In November 2011, while in London, Lady Gaga appeared in a soft lemon Osman dress, decorated with a voluminous bow, and golden Christian Louboutin shoes.
Stephane Rolland Couture. In 2011, at the 39th International Emmy Awards, Lady Gaga wore an elegant black floor-length dress from Stephane Rolland Couture with a high slit.
Roksanda Ilincic. In November 2011, while in London, the Lady appeared in a turquoise-pink dress from Roksanda Ilincic, a hat from Philip Treacy and glasses from Prada.
Atelier Versace. In April 2012, as part of The Born This Way Ball world tour, Lady Gaga arrived at the North Korean airport wearing a white Atelier Versace long dress with a plunging neckline and gold trim.
Prabal Gurung. In September 2012, the Lady Gaga Fame perfume was presented at the Solomon Guggenheim Museum. For the event, Lady Gaga wore a black Prabal Gurung maxi dress with rich detailing.
Ulyana Sergeenko. In September 2012, as part of The Born This Way Ball world tour, Lady Gaga gave two concerts in London. During her stay in this city, the style icon appeared in public in a long scarlet dress by Ulyana Sergeenko.
Saint Laurent. In December 2012, at a rehearsal with Rolling group Stones, Lady Gaga wore a long back Saint Laurent dress with a white bib and cuffs. The look was completed with glasses from Lara Jensen and shoes from Brian Atwood.
- Sets of video clips
Lady Gaga's videos are filled with sexual overtones; as a rule, they are distinguished by their provocative and ambiguous plot. The singer's stylists carefully think through her images, select and order exclusive and shocking stage outfits from designers.
Bad Romance. In November 2009, Lady Gaga presented a video for the song Bad Romance. Several outfits and pairs of shoes from Alexander McQueen were chosen for the video, including a golden dress and hoof shoes. In the video, the style icon also appeared in Agent Provocateur lingerie sets.
Alejandro. On June 8, 2010, Alejandro's homoerotic war-themed music video, directed by Steven Klein, was released. On the first day after the video appeared on the Internet, over 12 million views were registered on YouTube.
In the first frames of the video, Lady Gaga appeared in a cape with a voluminous top from Alexander McQueen, a futuristic black headdress and binoculars from Nasir Mazhar.
The singer then wore a dark red leather nun dress from Atsuko Kudo, accessorized with black beads from Pamela Love.
During one of the dances, Lady Gaga wore nude underwear, black Christian Louboutin shoes, and Agent Provocateur stockings.
The style icon also tried on a cross-print latex set from Jaiden Rva James and completed the look with ankle boots from Noritaka Tatehana.
One of Lady Gaga's most unusual outfits was a bra with pistols from David Samuel Menkes, combined with trousers from Francesco Scognamiglio and Pleaser shoes.
In the Alejandro video, she also appeared in a black Dolce & Gabbana, Hussein Chalayan leather jacket, Noritaka Tatehana shoes, Rigby & Peller shorts and vintage Versace glasses.
Judas. In May 2011, Lady Gaga's video for the song Judas was released. In one of the frames, the singer appeared in a blue leather jacket from Alex Noble with spikes and studs. The jacket was decorated with scarlet Swarovski crystals in the shape of a heart. Gaga wore the jacket over Haus of Gaga underwear and completed the look with Capezio and Alexander McQueen tights.
At the end of the video, Lady Gaga appeared in a long wedding dress made of satin from Christian Lacroix, embroidered with lace.
The singer also appeared in a Christian Lacroix corset jacket embroidered with black precious stones and decorated with a cross, a gold and black Sally LaPointe leather dress, scarlet by Saulo Villela, etc.
Born this way. On February 28, 2011, a video clip for the song Born this way was released. Lady Gaga tried on several futuristic looks: in one of the frames she appeared in a multi-colored glass dress from Petra Storrs.
Along with Rick Genest, known as Zombie Boy, Gaga wore a Thierry Mugler pantsuit with voluminous shoulders. Human skulls were painted on their faces. Gaga had a pink hairpiece attached to her head.
