Lady Gaga is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her non-standard and provocative works, as well as eccentric visual experiments with her appearance. Gaga is one of the best-selling music artists in music history. The singer’s achievements include several world records listed in the Guinness Book of Records, and many awards and nominations at various well-known awards, such as the Grammy Awards, Brit Awards, and so on. She was recognized as the artist of the year according to Billboard and was even included in the Forbes rating. The singer is also known for her social activity, she is engaged in issues of the rights of the LGBT community, the empowerment of youth.
What do we know about Lady Gaga?
The real name of the media persona is Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta, who was born in Manhattan (New York) on March 28, 1986.
The international fame of the singer was brought by such awards as 4 VMA awards, 5 Grammy awards and 11 EMA awards.
The Fame, released in 2008, sold 13.4 million copies worldwide by 2010.
In the same year, sales of singles of the performer exceeded the mark of 51 million, and the number of albums reached 15 million copies.
These facts can be considered the starting point of the rise in popularity of the singer. And, as you know, the more popular the image of Lady Gaga gained popularity, the more rapidly the shocking and indefatigable creative of the pop burlesque performer grew (the singer relates her work to this genre).
The biography of freak icons is replete with a variety of musical awards, the arsenal of which is replenished annually, as well as an impressive number of roles in the film industry. This is a unique breakthrough in the world of show business, which is fueled by a bold combination of absurd images combined with a production base of clips and stage performances. However, it is worth recalling the origins of Lady Gaga's work.
The childhood and youth of the queen of shocking
Little Stephanie grew up in an Italian family with her younger sister. As the performer stated in an interview, already at the age of 4 she played Michael Jackson’s songs on the piano. However, it is not worth talking about one fact from her biography with absolute certainty, because Gaga has been fueling interest in her own person for many years with many embellished facts.
Despite this integral PR move, one cannot but note the presence of the singer’s exceptional talent. From the age of 11 she studied at the prestigious institution Convert of the Sacred Heart, followed by admission to the New York School of Art. At age 15, Stephanie began to showcase her talents on the stages of nightclubs surrounded by downtown musicians. Already in those years, the frivolous image of Lady Gaga was born, because she loved to show herself in revealing outfits, leopard skins decorated with rhinestones and exotic flowers.
How did it all start?
Bold stage experiments distinguished the young performer among the general mass, and she was noticed by producer Rob Fusari, who suggested signing the first contract. At first, Gaga showed herself as a songwriter for already famous singers. However, the subsequent meeting with the producer RedOne became crucial, because Stephanie already in 2008 began working on her first album, The Fame, which brought world fame with its release.
Take-off career freak diva
The debut album was noted by critics for its special artistry and sense of humor, and new fans made up all copies of the record. From that moment, a successful bet on the shocking image of a nascent star became apparent. This paid off, and in 2009, American singer Lady Gaga was recognized by the public as the “Queen of Download”. The songs Poker Face and Just dance took first and third places in the chart of 40 most downloaded songs of all time, which was compiled by The Official Charts Company. This brought the singer a huge number of world awards, including 6 nominations and 2 Grammy Awards:
- composition Poker Face - in the nomination “Song of the Year” and “Record of the Year”;
- platinum record The Fame - nomination "Album of the year".
Further advancement to the podium of world fame
The Fame Monster's next album was released in late 2009. It was planned as a reprint of the previous disc. It included songs such as Telephone, Monster, Bad Romance and Alejandro, which also lifted Lady Gaga to the top of world fame.
In 2010, Lady Gaga was listed in the Guinness Book of Records, as the most popular performer in the history of Internet queries.
In 2011, Lady Gaga's project presented the second full-length disc, Born this Way, which sold over two million copies.
In 2013, the third album, called Artpop, was released, and in 2014 the jazz record Cheek to cheek was co-authored with American artist Tony Bennett.
The unusual story of the creation of the latest Joann album
In 2016, Gaga released her next studio album in honor of her late aunt, Joann, who passed away at age 19 due to complications caused by lupus. It is noteworthy that the singer believes that two souls abide in her body - her own and the spirit of that very deceased aunt who left this world shortly before the birth of the famous niece.
Presumably, this fact gave rise to the following statement by the singer to CNN that she also found a tendency to the very lupus erythematosus, which killed her aunt. However, neither at that moment nor later did the pop diva reveal any such signs. In subsequent years, such loud and ambiguous statements became an integral part of the image of Lady Gaga. After all, only provocative information allows you to keep an already hyped brand by ear for a long time.
Scandalous Controversy as Lady Gaga's Shock Brand
Screaming images that are less and less fitting in the minds of the audience, ambiguous statements in the press and absurd public antics are the basic components of the media image of the Queen of Paradox. The singer constantly notes that she first demonstrates to the public the essence of her essences, and does not give preference to the pursuit of fame through such an extraordinary self-expression. Ignoring all the rules of expected behavior - these are the positions that Gaga singles out, especially statements such as her willingness to have sex with her shoes, classing herself with bisexuals, lesbians, strict heterosexuals, and even hermaphrodites. It is unlikely that an ordinary connoisseur of her work will be able to get to the true essence of that very cute Italian girl Stephanie. Everyone has long forgotten what Lady Gaga is like in everyday life. However, this is no longer necessary, because without this glamorous devilry, the image of a well-known freak icon would not have been born.
One of the most famous tricks of the Queen of Provocations
At the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony in 2010, Gaga appeared in public in an outfit that was collected from fragments of real raw meat.
At the Grammy Awards in 2011, the singer was taken to the stage in a large, slimy egg, from which she eventually “hatched”.
Also in 2011, the image of Lady Gaga shocked the public as part of the presentation of the composition from the album Hair. During the performance of the song, the star took off a green wig, exposing her bald-headed head. At the same time, the singer wore a dress made of locks of real hair, and she sat at the “hairy” piano.
In 2012, the appearance in public of Gaga on one of the shows was remembered by the fact that she appeared in the studio with a live sheep. In the same year, at the Fashion Awards ceremony, walking along the red carpet in a modest dark dress, the pop diva coquettishly raised her hand, and this very dress instantly fell at her feet.
In 2013, allegedly “unsuccessfully” stumbling in high heels, she showed the public the presence of her intimate piercing.