Although she modeled herself on such theatrical performers as David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust period, the New York Dolls, Grace Slick, and Freddie Mercuryher adopted stage name was derived from Queens song Radio Ga Gashe created a character that came to occupy a unique space in the music world. [235][236] Two days later, on February 26, a woman brought the dogs to a police station in Los Angeles. The title track became the fastest-selling song on the iTunes Store, with over one million downloads in less than a week. [70] Both tracks reached the top five in the US. 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[59][84] Concerts performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City were filmed for an HBO television special, Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden. [149] The duo recorded the concert special Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live!,[150] and embarked on the Cheek to Cheek Tour from December 2014 to August 2015. It started when she was dating music producer Robert Fusari. Haley's stylish appearance at the Independent Spirit Awards follows her wild night at the SAGs, where The White Lotus cast won Best Ensemble in a Drama Series.. 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[486] In December 2019, Gaga placed 10th on Forbes' list of Top-Earning Musicians of the Decade with earnings of $500million in the 2010s. [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. [5][6] From age 11, she attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private all-girls Roman Catholic school. She has also been included in several Forbes' power rankings and ranked fourth on VH1's Greatest Women in Music (2012). [49] The video for "Bad Romance" became the most watched on YouTube in April 2010, and that October, Gaga became the first person with more than one billion combined views. "[380] She thanked FlyLife, a Manhattan-based LGBT marketing company with whom her label Interscope works, in the liner notes of The Fame. Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York. [218] Gaga signed a concert residency, named Lady Gaga Enigma + Jazz & Piano, to perform at the MGM Park Theater in Las Vegas. [329][330] It attracted the attention of worldwide media; the animal rights organization PETA found it offensive. [410] In 2018, NPR named her the second most influential female artist of the 21st century, noting her as "one of the first big artists of the 'Internet age'". She also appeared in the sixth season, which aired in 2016. [298] The album explores new genres, such as electronic rock and techno. [397], Gaga was named the "Queen of Pop" in a 2011 ranking by Rolling Stone based on record sales and social media metrics. [282], Gaga has called the Indian alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra a "true inspiration",[283] and has also quoted Indian leader Osho's book Creativity on Twitter. 25% of each purchase support Gaga's foundation and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. 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. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Don't call me Stefani ever again" Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Lady Gaga (real name: Lady Gaga) is a cultural phenomenon, appearing in numerous fashion shows and wearing outrageous outfits. [39] Despite securing a record deal, she said that some radio stations found her music too "racy", "dance-oriented", and "underground" for the mainstream market, to which she replied: "My name is Lady Gaga, I've been on the music scene for years, and I'm telling you, this is what's next. Popular as: Queen of Pop. [443], A new genus of ferns, Gaga, and three species, G. germanotta, G. monstraparva and Kaikaia gaga, have been named in her honor. [378][379] Early in her career, Gaga had difficulty getting radio airplay, and stated, "The turning point for me was the gay community. [368] She also appeared in a video by Staples Inc. to raise funds for the foundation and DonorsChoose.org. [173][174][175] The album, titled Joanne, was named after Gaga's late aunt, who was an inspiration for the music. [180] To promote the album, Gaga embarked on the three-date Dive Bar Tour. [49] While filming the former's music video, Gaga met and started dating actor Taylor Kinney in July 2011, who played her love interest. [297] Born This Way has lyrics in English, French, German, and Spanish and features themes common to Gaga's controversial songwriting such as sex, love, religion, money, drugs, identity, liberation, sexuality, freedom, and individualism. [408] In 2015, Time also noted that Gaga had "practically invented the current era of pop music as spectacle". Lady Gaga is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and businessperson. [349], In 2012, Gaga joined the campaign group Artists Against Fracking. She played the role of a vampiric countess with no regard for life or suffering. Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, Lady Gaga has become a household name. [375] On the 2021 World Kindness Day, Gaga released a 30-minute special, titled The Power of Kindness, as part of the foundation's Channel Kindness program, in which together with a mental health expert and a group of eleven young people, she explored the connection between kindness and mental health. The duo also won that award for their second collaboration, Love for Sale (2021), a tribute album to Cole Porter. [409] A 2017 journal published by Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts studying structural patterns in melodies of earworm songs compiled lists of catchiest tracks from 3,000 participants, in which Gaga's "Bad Romance", "Alejandro", and "Poker Face" ranked number one, eight, and nine, respectively. She criticized the poor state of gay rights in many European countries and described gay people as "revolutionaries of love". Gaga was the most nominated artist at 2010's Video Music Awards with a record thirteen nominations, including two nods for Video of the Year (the first female artist to achieve this feat). Cynthia Louise Germanotta ( ne Bissett; born August 30, 1954) is an American philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur. [32] During this time, she met performance artist Lady Starlight, who helped mold her onstage persona. [257] The song earned her nominations for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. [12] Gaga unsuccessfully auditioned for New York shows, though she did appear in a small role as a high-school student in a 2001 episode of The Sopranos titled "The Telltale Moozadell". [293] Gaga believes that "all good music can be played on a piano and still sound like a hit". Spouse. [270] Gaga has also cited heavy metal bands as an influence, specifically Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Marilyn Manson. [95] It debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 1,000th number-one single in the history of the charts. [52] The latter was also the world's best-selling single of 2009, with 9.8million copies sold that year, and spent a record 83 weeks on Billboard magazine's Digital Songs chart. If it happens to Lady Gaga, it truly happens to the best of us. [7] Gaga has described her high-school self as "very dedicated, very studious, very disciplined" but also "a bit insecure". [247] At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, Love for Sale won Gaga and Bennett the award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. [248], After an appearance in the television special Friends: The Reunion, in which Gaga sang "Smelly Cat" with Lisa Kudrow,[249] she portrayed Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of hiring a hitman to murder her ex-husband and former head of the Gucci fashion house Maurizio Gucci (played by Adam Driver), in Ridley Scott's biographical crime film titled House of Gucci. According to Lady Gaga herself via an interview with Flybe in 2010, her stage name came about when her music producer, Robert Fusari, told her that she reminded him of the famous Queen song. [466] As of 2022, she has grossed more than $689.5 million in revenue from concert tours and residencies with attendance of 6.3 million, being the fifth woman to pass the half-billion total as reported to Billboard Boxscore,[233][467] receiving the Pollstar Award for Pop Touring Artist of the Decade (2010s). [34][35] They performed at the 2007 Lollapalooza music festival. "[22], In 2005, Gaga recorded two songs with hip-hop artist Melle Mel for an audio book accompanying Cricket Casey's children's novel The Portal in the Park. [18][276] Stylistically, Gaga has been compared to Leigh Bowery, Isabella Blow, and Cher;[277][278] she once commented that as a child, she absorbed Cher's fashion sense and made it her own. [65] "Telephone", with Beyonc, followed as the second single from the EP and became Gaga's fourth UK number one. Gaga's outrageous performance style didn't always rub people the right way, and at one point, her detractors included her (well-meaning) own father. [93][279] She considers fashion designer Donatella Versace her muse; Versace has called Lady Gaga "the fresh Donatella". She has also branched out into jazz and other non-pop musical genres. [13][14] She later said of her inclination towards music: I don't know exactly where my affinity for music comes from, but it is the thing that comes easiest to me. The singer, actress, and all-around star first exploded onto the scene in 2008 with her hit song Just Dance, evolving into a megastar by way of her signature brand of horror, showmanship, and sheer talent, not to mention her passionate relationship with her Little Monsters. But before Gaga was, well, Gaga, she was a girl named Stefani Germanotta, growing up with a big Italian Catholic family in the Upper West Side. Before dropping out to pursue her music career she got canceled by Def Jam Recordings her contract, she worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music. [49][127] Artpop was released on November 6, 2013, to mixed reviews. 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." All revenue from a bracelet she designed in conjunction with the company was donated to relief efforts;[347] these raised $1.5million. She studied music there, and improved her songwriting skills by writing essays on art, religion, social issues and politics, including a thesis on pop artists Spencer Tunick and Damien Hirst. [162] She received Editor of the Year award at the Fashion Los Angeles Awards. [463] In 2023, the magazine included Gaga among the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Interscope music executive Vincent Herbert hired her in January 2008 as a music writer. Michael Levy was political science editor (2000-06), executive editor (2006-11), editor of Britannica Blog (2010-11), and director of product content & curriculum (2011-12) at Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. The Fame is an electropop and dance-pop album that has influences of 1980s pop and 1990s Europop,[296] whereas The Fame Monster displays Gaga's taste for pastiche, drawing on "Seventies arena glam, perky ABBA disco, and sugary throwbacks like Stacey Q". [198] Cooper approached Gaga after seeing her perform at a cancer research fundraiser. Other tracks on the album featured guest appearances from guitarist Brian May of Queen and saxophonist Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteens E Street Band. [11] She also studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute for ten years. The album also yielded Lady Gaga five Grammy nominations, including for album of the year and song of the year (Poker Face); she captured two Grammysbest dance recording (Poker Face) and best electronic/dance album (The Fame)and her opening duet with Sir Elton John was among the most talked-about elements of the 2010 Grammys telecast. [10] Gaga played the lead roles of Adelaide in the play Guys and Dolls and Philia in the play A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Regis High School. [476] She was included on Forbes' Celebrity 100 from 2010 to 2015 and then from 2018 to 2020, having topped the list in 2011. Angelina Germanotta was born in 1918 and is known as Stefani Angelina Germanotta. She was born on 28th March 1986. Having sold an estimated 170million records, Gaga is one of the world's best-selling music artists and the only female artist to achieve four singles that each sold at least 10million copies globally. [175][178] She later released a piano version of the album's title track in 2018,[179] which won a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance. Her contributions to the latter's soundtrack, which spawned the chart-topping single "Shallow", made her the first woman to win an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Grammy Award in one year. [232], During the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021, Gaga sang the US national anthem. [275], Gaga was inspired by her mother to be interested in fashion, which she now says is a major influence and integrated with her music. The 110 exclusive pieces will be sold at private sales, and the profits will benefit the foundation. [60] While traveling the globe, she wrote eight songs for The Fame Monster, a reissue of The Fame. [369], On the 2018 World Kindness Day, Gaga partnered with the foundation to bring food and relief to a Red Cross shelter for people who have been forced to evacuate homes due to the California wildfires. "[295], Gaga's songs have covered a wide variety of concepts; The Fame discusses the lust for stardom, while the follow-up The Fame Monster expresses fame's dark side through monster metaphors. 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