Lady Gaga biography

Biography

Lady Gaga, perhaps, is one of the most famous and outstanding names in modern pop music. Outrageous singer Lady Gaga in lightning speed conquered the summit of Olympus of show business. She is a laureate of many honorable awards, and recognized as the most influential woman in the world according to the newspaper ‘Times.’ She is the icon of modern pop music and the idol of millions of people. In this article, we will take a look at a history of her popularity and find out some of Gaga’s biography facts.

Early life and career

Her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She was born on March 28, 1986, in New York City and was named after her late aunt Johanna Stephanie Germanotta, who died at the age of 19 due to complications caused by lupus (later in 2016 Lady Gaga will name the album in honor of her). Little Stefani was a very talented girl and was fond of music. From an early age, Stephanie was carried away by the music, and by the age of 4, she had learned to play the piano by herself and soon began to play songs of Michael Jackson and Cindy Lauper. She inherited part of the passion for music from her father — Joseph Germanotta, whose nationality is an Italian. At the age of 11, Stephanie was sent to the Convent of the Sacred Heart school, where she studied, in particular, with Caroline Kennedy and Paris Hilton. Later she said that she only saw these girls sometimes, in the halls. At school, she often had to experience the ridicule of her peers, but in general, she happily recalls that time. After graduating from high school, Stephanie entered the Tisch School of the Arts at the University of New York.

When she was 14 years old, she sang on the stage of the New York club Bitter End, and also performed at the Regis High School Repertory school stage and as part of the Regis Jazz Band. At the age of 15, Stephanie began to perform in New York with bands Mackin Pulsifer and SGBand. Here she decided to do something provocative and did everything to attract attention. At the age of 19, Stephanie decided to leave college to start her own musical career. Her father supported her.

In 2006, Stephanie began working with music producer Rob Fusari, with whom she wrote several songs, which entered her repertoire. At the same time, she used the pseudonym Lady GaGa for the first time (from Queen’s song ‘Radio Ga Ga’). Rob Fusari began to call her that — for grimaces and poses, similar to those used by Freddie Mercury. In January 2008, she signed to the label Interscope Records, first as an author of songs. Lady Gaga’s material was used by such performers as Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears and New Kids on the Block. Among those who were impressed by her vocal and theatrical abilities of Lady Gaga, was rapper Akon: he listened to her demo recording and signed to the label KonLive Distribution. It was the time when Lady Gaga found the concept of her image.

Most popular songs

The most popular songs of Lady Gaga are: ‘Alejandro’, ‘Applause’, ‘Bad Romance’, ‘Beautiful, Dirty, Rich’, ‘Born This Way’, ‘The Edge of Glory’, ‘Joanne’, ‘Just Dance’, ‘Marry the Night’, ‘Million Reasons’, ‘Paparazzi’, ‘Poker Face’, ‘Telephone’, ‘You and I’.

Albums

‘The Fame’ (2008 – 2009)

With the support of Akon, Lady Gaga began preparing author material for the debut album with the producer RedOne. The goal of their creative duet was the combination of electro-glam (with elements of Bowie and Queen style) with hip-hop melodies and rhythms, but with the preservation of the rock ‘n’ roll mood. Among the favorite performers who influenced the sound and style of the album were Elton John and Scissor Sisters. ‘The Fame’ was released in August 2008, rising soon to the top of the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. By September 2010 it cracked a record — spent 154 weeks in the top 75 UK Albums Chart, beating the previous Oasis number — 134 weeks.

‘The Fame Monster’ (2009 – 2010)

The release of the mini album The Fame Monster took place on November 23, 2009. It included such famous hits as: ‘Bad Romance,’ ‘Alejandro’ and ‘Telephone.’ The last song was successful cooperation with another popular and talented singer Beyonce.

‘Born This Way’ (2011 – 2012)

By March 2010, in an interview with MTV of the United Kingdom, Gaga stated the information that she had begun work on her new studio album and had already finished the main song of the album. Her new single ‘Born This Way’ was released on February 13, 2011, and the album itself — on May 23 of the same year. Over the first week, more than 1.921 million copies of the album were sold.

Afterwards, two more albums were released. ‘Artpop’ (2013 – 2014) took the first line on the US Billboard 200 chart with such songs as ‘Applause’ and ‘G.U.Y.’. A later collaboration with Tony Bennett gives the world a new album ‘Cheek to Cheek’ (2014 – 2015). They started to work on the album after a joint single ‘The Lady Was a Tramp,’ created in 2011.

‘Joanne’ (2016)

On October 21, 2016, Lady Gaga released her fifth studio album. The singer did not confine herself to a certain genre on the album. It included songs in the styles of dance-rock and country. In terms of sounding the singer has made a greater bias towards her vocal, not melodies. In an interview for the Rolling Stones, the singer explained that the album talks about her family, her failures, and relationships with men. At the same time on February 5, 2017, Lady Gaga appeared in the Super Bowl with a full concert number — her performance included most famous hits and was incredibly impressive.

Lady Gaga has many awards, including six Grammy Awards, 13 MTV Video Music Awards and 8 MTV Europe Music Awards, and also ranked fourth in the list of 100 greatest women in music according to VH1. ‘Time’ named the singer as one of the most influential personalities in the world. In addition, Gaga is the defender of the LGBT community and supports charity and participates in various promotions.