Lady GaGa
Lady Gaga is an American recording artist. She began performing in the rock music scene of New York City’s Lower East Side. She soon signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, upon its establishment in 2007. During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities, and had her also sign to his own label, Kon Live Distribution.
Lady Gaga has been influenced by glam rock musicians such as David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, as well as pop music artists such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. John Dingwall of Daily Record wrote: ” She says she has been inspired by Madonna and the late Michael Jackson, but her number one inspiration has been Freddie Mercury.” The Queen song “Radio Ga Ga” inspired her stage name.
She commented: “I adored Freddie Mercury and Queen had a hit called Radio Gaga. That’s why I love the name… Freddie was unique – one of the biggest personalities in the whole of pop music.” She is also inspired by fashion, which she has said is an essential component to her songwriting and performances. To date, she has sold over eight million albums and 35 million singles digitally worldwide.
Her debut album, The Fame, was released in August, 2008. In addition to receiving generally positive reviews, it went number-one in four countries, and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart in the United States. Its first two singles,”Just Dance” and “Poker Face”, co-written and co-produced with RedOne, became international number-one hits, and the album later earned a total of six Grammy Award nominations, including Best Electronic/Dance Album and Album of the Year.
In early 2009, after having opened for New Kids on the Block and the Pussycat Dolls, she embarked on her first headlining tour, The Fame Ball Tour. By the end of 2009, she released her second studio album The Fame Monster, with the global chart-topping lead single “Bad Romance”, as well as having embarked on her second headlining tour of the year, The Monster Ball Tour. On January 14, 2010, Gaga had to cancel the Monster Ball concert in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to health concerns; she was having trouble breathing in the hours leading up to the show, and paramedics later stated that she was suffering from an irregular heartbeat as a result of dehydration and exhaustion.
Other Information
- Birth name : Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
- Born : March 28, 1986
- Origin : New York City
- Genres : Pop, dance, electronic
- Occupations : Singer, songwriter, musician
- Instruments : Vocals, piano, synthesizer
- Years active : 2006–present
- Labels : Interscope, Streamline, Kon Live, Cherrytree, Def Jam
- Associated acts : Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue
- Website : www.ladygaga.com
Discography
- 2008 : The Fame
- 2009 : The Fame Monster
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