[356][357] The special raised $127million, which according to Forbes "puts it on par with the other legendary fundraiser, Live Aid, as the highest grossing charity concert in history. Children. From the Pharaoh to Lady Gaga", "Raising the steaks: The impact of Lady Gaga's meat dress 10 years on", "The Greatest Pop Star By Year (1981-2020)", "Lady Gaga helps bring EDM to the masses", "Buy the Hype: Why Electronic Dance Music Really Could Be the New Rock", "Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time", "Lady Gaga's Oscar Performance Could Redefine Her Career", "Turning the Tables: Your List Of The 21st Century's Most Influential Women Musicians", "Miley Cyrus Says Next Album Has A 'Techno Vibe', "Nicki Minaj Open To Lady Gaga Collaboration", "Ellie Goulding: "I'm influenced by everyone", "Halsey Gushes Over Lady Gaga at the Oscars: 'I Stan Her to My Grave', "Beyonce: Lady Gaga is most talented pop star", "Nick Jonas Talks About His 'Sadistic and Twisted' Role in Frat-Hazing Movie 'Goat', "Lady Gaga's Advice to Sam Smith: 'Suffer for Your Art', "Noah Cyrus on What Miley Taught Her, Emotional Debut Single", "13 Reasons Why: Get to know series star Katherine Langford", "MGMT's new album influenced by Lady Gaga and Kanye West", "Allie X Puts the 'X' in Your Music #Xperience", "Lady Gaga Surprises 'Paparazzi' Fan Greyson Chance on 'Ellen', "Cardi B said Lady Gaga inspired her 3 years ago and freaked out after finally meeting her at the 2019 Grammys", "Rina Sawayama break through the simulation", "What Lady Gaga Taught Blackpink About Being Pop Stars", "As part of our #WHM celebrations, @madisonbeer has picked a woman that challenges conventions and we couldn't agree more! [350] That October, Yoko Ono gave Gaga and four other activists the LennonOno Grant for Peace in Reykjavk, Iceland. There is a background to the story. Her second album, The Fame Monster, was released in November 2009 (it was originally conceived as a bonus disc) and almost instantly produced another hit, Bad Romance. Other popular singles from the album followed, including Telephone (which featured Beyonc, as did a nine-minute video produced by Jonas kerlund starring the pair and referencing Quentin Tarantinos film Kill Bill: Vol. 7 Facts To Know About The GRAMMY-Winning 'Chromatica' Singer, Lady Gaga - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). [290][291] In summing up her voice, Entertainment Weekly wrote: "There's an immense emotional intelligence behind the way she uses her voice. "[380] She thanked FlyLife, a Manhattan-based LGBT marketing company with whom her label Interscope works, in the liner notes of The Fame. Gaga had her breakthrough the following year with her debut studio album, The Fame, and its chart-topping singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". During this time Lady Gaga continued to record solo albums. That same year Lady Gaga, who also wrote songs for other pop artists such as Fergie, the Pussycat Dolls, and Britney Spears, was signed by the singer Akon and Interscope Records and began preparing her debut album, The Fame, which was released in 2008. [2] Her parents are Cynthia Louise (ne Bissett), a philanthropist and business executive, and Internet entrepreneur Joseph Germanotta,[3] and she has a younger sister named Natali. [130][131] "G.U.Y." [319], Public reception of her music, fashion sense, and persona is polarized. Taking to Twitter during the 2020 election to laugh at herself (and urge followers to get out the vote), Gaga reminded her followers to always double-check they use their correct, state-identified name in their ballot. Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, a.k.a. The title track was a self-empowerment anthem in the style of Madonnas 1989 single Express Yourself, while Judas brazenly mixed sexual and religious imagery. She has starred in the films Machete Kills, A Star Is Born, and House of Gucci. The recording topped the Billboard 200 as well as the jazz and traditional jazz album charts, and it earned the Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album. That is the thing that I believe I am the greatest at. Alternate titles: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. From music to film to fashion, its hard to imagine a world today without Lady Gaga. It takes its name from her 2011 single and album. [33] The pair began performing at downtown club venues like the Mercury Lounge, the Bitter End, and the Rockwood Music Hall. [337], In 2011, the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China acting on behalf of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, banned Gaga for "being vulgar. Lady Gaga's real name is beautiful and probably would've stood out just as much in the music industry. Ga Ga was born Stefani Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986, in New York City, New York, U.S. [317], In an October 2018 article for Billboard, Rebecca Schiller traced back Gaga's videography from "Just Dance" to the release of A Star Is Born. As of October 2022, Gaga has had cumulative single certifications of 80.5 million digital downloads and on-demand streaming as a solo artist, and 5 million with Bradley Cooper. [93][279] She considers fashion designer Donatella Versace her muse; Versace has called Lady Gaga "the fresh Donatella". The title track became the fastest-selling song on the iTunes Store, with over one million downloads in less than a week. [124][125] The second Artpop single, "Do What U Want", featured singer R. Kelly and was released later that month,[126] topping the charts in Hungary and reaching number 13 in the US. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Fueled by Oscars Gains", "A Star Is Born [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] by Lady Gaga", "Review: 'A Star Is Born' soundtrack is a five-star marvel", "A Star Is Born soundtrack review instant classics full of Gaga's emotional might", "Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's 'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Debuts at No. [86] Before Michael Jackson's death, Gaga was set to take part in his canceled This Is It concert series at the O2 Arena in the UK. [396] Gaga made a congratulatory speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots and the LGBTQ+ community's accomplishments at WorldPride NYC 2019 outside the Stonewall Inn, birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. However, the lawsuit was dropped within the same year it was filed. [152] After the lukewarm response to Artpop, Gaga began to reinvent her image and style. Gaga also contributes in the fight against HIV and AIDS, focusing on educating young women about the risks of the disease. 1 on Billboard 200", "Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett to Celebrate Friendship With 'One Last Time' Shows at Radio City", "Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Partner With ViacomCBS for Three Specials, to Air on CBS, MTV and Paramount Plus", "Lady Gaga gets sweet and sassy with Tony Bennett in first MTV Unplugged footage", "Here Are the 2022 Grammy Awards Winners: Full List", "Lady Gaga performs 'Smelly Cat' with Lisa Kudrow on the 'Friends' reunion special", "Lady Gaga, Ridley & Giannina Scott Team On Film About Assassination Of Gucci Grandson Maurizio; Gaga To Play Convicted Ex-Wife Patrizia Reggiani", "Watch Lady Gaga Infiltrate the Gucci Family Empire in the Second House of Gucci Trailer", "Madness in her method: Did Lady Gaga really stay in character for 18 months? [88] She also partnered with Polaroid in January 2010 as their creative director and announced a suite of photo-capture products called Grey Label. Lady Gaga is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and businessperson. [308] According to author Curtis Fogel, she explores bondage and sadomasochism and highlights prevalent feminist themes. [144] Cheek to Cheek received generally favorable reviews;[145] The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan praised Gaga's vocals and Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune wrote that "Cheek to Cheek serves up the real thing, start to finish". Lady Gaga garnered an Oscar nomination for her lead role in the 2018 remake of the movie A Star Is Born where she played a guileless up-and-coming singer-songwriter opposite costar and director Bradley Cooper. Joshua Sarubin, the head of Artists and repertoire (A&R) at Def Jam Recordings, responded positively and, after approval from Sarubin's boss Antonio "L.A." Reid, Gaga was signed to Def Jam in September 2006. Lady Gaga (real name: Lady Gaga) is a cultural phenomenon, appearing in numerous fashion shows and wearing outrageous outfits. "[292], According to Evan Sawdey of PopMatters, Gaga "manage[s] to get you moving and grooving at an almost effortless pace". Her parents encouraged her to pursue music and enrolled her in Creative Arts Camp. Gaga began performing atneo-burlesqueshows, which according to her represented freedom. Spouse. Gaga revealed her personal struggles with mental health in her letter and how she was able to get support which saved her life: "I know what it means to have someone support me and understand what I'm going through, and every young person in the world should have someone to turn to when they're hurting. [353], In April 2016, Gaga joined Vice President Joe Biden at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to support Biden's It's On Us campaign as he traveled to colleges on behalf of the organization, which has seen 250,000 students from more than 530 colleges sign a pledge of solidarity and activism. [328] Partly awarded in recognition of the dress, Vogue named her one of the Best Dressed people of 2010 and Time named the dress the Fashion Statement of the year. 1 on Billboard Hot 100", "MTV VMAs 2020: Lady Gaga dominates during unusual pandemic broadcast", "Lady Gaga Finishes The Chromatica Ball With $112 Million in Stadiums", "Watch Lady Gaga power through national anthem at Joe Biden's inauguration", "Lady Gaga's dog-walker shot and bulldogs stolen", "Heart-Stopping Video Shows Moments Dog Walker Shot by Thieves Who Stole French Bulldogs Belonging to Lady Gaga", "Lady Gaga's 2 French bulldogs recovered unharmed following shooting, theft", "Five arrested in Lady Gaga dognapping case including the woman who returned them", "Man Is Sentenced to 21 Years in Shooting of Lady Gaga's Dog Walker", "Lady Gaga & Dom Prignon Announce The Queendom", "Lady Gaga shares Dawn Of Chromatica remix album release date, tracklist", "Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett's 'Love for Sale' Makes It Just Under the Wire for 2022 Grammy Eligibility", "Taylor Swift's 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' Returns to No. Although the energetic lead single Applause extended her string of chart successes, the album was perceived as a commercial disappointment. [391][392] She supported former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president in 2016. [310], Regarded as "one of the greatest living musical performers" by Rolling Stone,[311] Gaga has called herself a perfectionist when it comes to her elaborate shows. [473], According to Guinness World Records, she was the most followed person on Twitter from 2011 to 2013,[474] the most famous celebrity in 2013,[475] and the most powerful popstar in 2014. #AllYourFaultPt1", "Celeste reveals Lady Gaga is a BIG influence and she 'can't control herself', "How Kim Petras is Nurturing a New Era of Female-empowered Pop", "JoJo Siwa Reacts To Being On Time's Most Influential People List, Names Celebrity Inspirations", "Pabllo Vittar lista os cinco discos que mudaram sua vida para o TIDAL", "Sweet but Psycho" Singer Ava Max Is Trying to "Bring Pop Back", "The way @DojaCat is flexing an encyclopedic memory of her favorite @ladygaga and @beyonce #VMA performances (complete with EXACT YEARS) is truly impressive #VMAStanCam", "Kanye West 'Inspired' by Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face' for Kid Cudi Single", "Rachel Zegler GUSHES Over Lady Gaga, Says She's the Reason She's Here (Exclusive)", "You Have to See This Backstage Lovefest Between Lady Gaga, Jon Batiste & SZA at the Grammys: 'This Community Needs You', "RAYE Shares Exclusive BTS Look at 'Hard Out Here', "There's a new insect named for Lady Gaga, and it's every bit as otherworldly as the pop diva". Michael is CEO of the . In 2013 Lady Gaga released Artpop. She says the continual reinvention is "liberating" herself, which she has been drawn to since childhood. She was named one of Time magazines 100 Most Influential People and was named by Forbes magazine as one of the worlds most powerful women, and she capped off 2010 by being named Billboard magazines artist of the year. It is not strange to find some of her fans struggle to answer this question. Lady Gaga bio. Responding to a question on this issue, she expressed her fondness for androgyny. [223] Her sixth studio album, Chromatica, was released on May 29, 2020, to positive reviews. [162] She received Editor of the Year award at the Fashion Los Angeles Awards. [287][288][289] She has changed her vocal style regularly, and considers Born This Way "much more vocally up to par with what I've always been capable of". As a result, she was hired to write songs for Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls. Learn what it was (and why she changed it) here! [105][106] She also embarked on the Born This Way Ball tour in April 2012, which was scheduled to conclude the following March, but ended one month earlier when Gaga canceled the remaining dates due to a labral tear of her right hip that required surgery. [186] In April, Gaga headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The song sold more than one million copies within five days, earning the Guinness World Record for the fastest selling single on iTunes. [204] Gaga has also been recognized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) with the Fashion Icon award. [486] In December 2019, Gaga placed 10th on Forbes' list of Top-Earning Musicians of the Decade with earnings of $500million in the 2010s. [298] The album explores new genres, such as electronic rock and techno. [363][364], In October 2015, at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Gaga joined 200 high school students, policy makers, and academic officials, including Peter Salovey, to discuss ways to recognize and channel emotions for positive outcomes. The film follows Ally's relationship with singer Jackson Maine (played by Cooper), which becomes strained after her career begins to overshadow his. [107] While refunds for the cancellations were estimated to be worth $25million,[108] the tour grossed $183.9million globally. [65] "Telephone", with Beyonc, followed as the second single from the EP and became Gaga's fourth UK number one. [167] Her engagement to Taylor Kinney ended in July; she later said her career had interfered with their relationship. "[407] Including Born This Way as one of the 50 best female albums of all time, Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield considers it "hard to remember a world where we didn't have Gaga, although we're pretty sure it was a lot more boring". Gaga began performing as a teenager, singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays. [53][54] Three other singles, "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)", "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi", were released from the album;[55] the lattermost reached number one in Germany. [231], Acknowledged by Billboard as the Greatest Pop Star in 2009, with honorable mention in 2010 and 2011, and Woman of the Year in 2015, Gaga has consecutively appeared on the magazine's Artists of the Year chart (scoring the definitive title in 2010), and ranked 11th on its Top Artists of the 2010s chart. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Chromatica', "Lady Gaga Is About to Drop Her New Single 'Stupid Love' and We Are Not Calm: Find Out the Release Date", "Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande's 'Rain on Me' Collaboration Is Coming Really Soon", "Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande's 'Rain on Me' Debuts at No. She came back the following year with Cheek to Cheek, a collection of standards that she recorded with Tony Bennett. [74] The Fame Monster won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, and "Bad Romance" won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. Lady Gaga. [321] When Gaga met briefly with then-president Barack Obama at a Human Rights Campaign fundraiser, he found the interaction "intimidating" as she was dressed in 16-inch heels, making her the tallest woman in the room. Thesis- Beyonce and lady gaga provoke traditional performer expectations by carefully using their identities to develop or comment on existing assumptions of what a performer, or more so, a person can do. For her performance in the anthology series, Lady Gaga received a Golden Globe Award. According to Billboard, this shift started with the release of Cheek to Cheek and the attention she received for her performance at the 87th Academy Awards, where she sang a medley of songs from The Sound of Music in a tribute to Julie Andrews. Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in March 1986, Gaga got her start in music working with producer Robert Fusari, and first began to develop what would become her iconic stage identity. [176] It was released on October 21, 2016, and became Gaga's fourth number one album on the Billboard 200, making her the first woman to reach the US chart's summit four times in the 2010s. [239], In April 2021, Gaga teamed up with Champagne brand Dom Prignon, and appeared in an ad shot by Nick Knight. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! She calls herself "a little bit of a feminist" and asserts that she is "sexually empowering women". [476] She was included on Forbes' Celebrity 100 from 2010 to 2015 and then from 2018 to 2020, having topped the list in 2011. Gaga's five succeeding studio albums all debuted atop the US Billboard 200. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. [26] The producer said they began dating in May 2006, and claimed to have been the first person to call her "Lady Gaga", which was derived from Queen's song "Radio Ga Ga". [31][41], In late 2007, Gaga met with songwriter and producer RedOne. Lady Gaga starred opposite Adam Driver in House of Gucci What is Lady Gaga's real name? [191] Throughout the film, she was seen suffering from chronic pain, which was later revealed to be the effect of a long-term condition called fibromyalgia. Find out how she got from there to her Gaga fame, here! She criticized the poor state of gay rights in many European countries and described gay people as "revolutionaries of love". Her main nicknames are Gagaloo, Loopy, Mother Monster, Rabbit Teeth, and Little Mermaid. She has also branched out into jazz and other non-pop musical genres. [49][132], Gaga hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in November 2013. Rodemeyer's suicide prompted Gaga to meet with then-President Barack Obama in order to address anti-gay bullying in American schools. Following this event, The Advocate named her a "fierce advocate" for gays and lesbians. [66][67] Its third single was "Alejandro",[68] which reached number one in Finland[69] and attracted controversy when its music video was deemed blasphemous by the Catholic League. Lady Gaga cultivated a devoted following, particularly among gay men (she acknowledged her own bisexuality), who became some of her most loyal fans. Following her EDM-influenced third album, Artpop (2013), and its lead single "Applause", Gaga released the jazz album Cheek to Cheek (2014) with Tony Bennett, and the soft rock album Joanne (2016). [40] Akon convinced Jimmy Iovine, chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M Records (a brother company for Def Jam), to form a joint deal by having Gaga also sign with his own label KonLive, making her his "franchise player". [143] Before the album was released, it produced the singles "Anything Goes" and "I Can't Give You Anything but Love". [349], In 2012, Gaga joined the campaign group Artists Against Fracking. [112] She also performed a concert at the Sydney Town Hall in Australia that year to promote Born This Way and to celebrate former US President Bill Clinton's 65th birthday. Currently, she is dating Christian Carino, an Agent. An admirer of Cooper's work, Gaga agreed to the project due to its portrayal of addiction and depression. The singer had to previously evacuate her own home during the Woolsey Fire which spread through parts of Malibu. Lady Gaga, byname of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, (born March 28, 1986, New York City, New York, U.S.), American singer-songwriter and performance artist, known for her flamboyant costumes, provocative lyrics, and strong vocal talents, who achieved enormous popular success with songs such as Just Dance, Bad Romance, and Born This Way.. While Gaga and Starlight were performing, Fusari continued to develop the songs he had created with her, sending them to the producer and record executive Vincent Herbert. [71][72] At the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, she won eight awards from 13 nominations, including Video of the Year for "Bad Romance". "[338] The ban was lifted in 2014. [250][251] For the part, Gaga learned to speak with an Italian accent. [365] In 2016, the foundation partnered with Intel, Vox Media, and Recode to fight online harassment. [157] She received a National Arts Awards' Young Artist Award, which honors individuals who have shown accomplishments and leadership early in their career,[455] the Jane Ortner Artist Award from the Grammy Museum in 2016,[167] and a National Board of Review Award for Best Actress in 2018.